All Teams in the Premier, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Divisions of the Southend & District Table Tennis League have been entered into this Season’s Rosebowl Knockout Cup Handicap Competition.

Result Sheets

i. The Rose Bowl Draw, together with Result Sheets, player Handicaps & Rules are on our Web Site.

ii. The winning Captain must email the result of each round to louhopkins@sdttl.info with a copy to jej@sdttl.freeserve.co.uk and kenfield@sdttl.info .

Handicaps

i. Players’ handicaps will be based on last year’s averages

ii. In certain circumstances, Players will be handicapped above their Division.

iii. Handicaps will be reviewed after Round 2.

iv. Handicaps to be netted down, so that one player will be playing from naught in each set.

v. In Doubles, add both handicaps together and divide by 2: all half numbers to be rounded up to the next whole number.

vi. It is the responsibility of Team Captains, to ensure that all members of their team have a handicap rating, prior to the commencement of each match.

Ineligible Players

i. Players, playing in Round 3 and after, must have played at least 33% of their team’s league matches: any points won by ineligible Players will be declared null and void.

Match Format

i. Each Team Captain will write down their player order, on their copy of the Result Sheet and exchange sheets before the Match commences.

ii. Teams will comprise of 3 players each.

iii. 1^st Round Matches must be completed by Friday 17^th October.

iv. Matches will be best of 9 Games. Comprising 6 singles and 3 doubles.

v. Games will be best of 3 sets.

vi. Sets will be played from 0 up to 17.

vii. In each set, each player shall serve 2 points and then serve changes, continuing up to 16.

viii. 16 all – Deuce. In any set, where the score reaches 16 all, there will be alternate serves until one player is 2 points ahead and wins the set. However, when a player is playing a player from a lower division, the lower division player will serve all serves after 16 all is reached

ix. Ends. Players will not change ends during the middle of a deciding Set, for Singles or for Doubles and the order of Doubles stays the same throughout the final set.

Premier sides verses sides from lower divisions.

As far as possible, all Premier sides will be drawn against teams from lower Divisions. In these matches, the Premier sides will play as per their handicaps shown on the Handicap List, but their lower division opponents will each play off of the lowest handicap for their Division. In these matches Division 1 players will all start at 6. Division 2 will start at 10, Division 3 will start at 13.

Players handicapped above their Division, will play off their handicap as per the handicap list: these players are shown in red.

Any queries, please contact Lou, or if he is not available, Ken.

Enjoy the matches

Jayne Johnson, General Secretary,

23^rd September 2009