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The 2007 President's Pairs Competition 

The President’s Pairs is a knockout handicap competition for teams of two and is open to any registered RTTL player who has played 3 or more league games before 1.1.07. Matches consist of four singles and one doubles match, using the same handicaps and scoring system as the Bower Trophy Team Knockout (see Jan 07 newsletter for details). Rules below.

This is a fun competition, giving players a chance to team up with someone from another team or club, perhaps, and involves a much shorter evening out than league matches. It would be good to get at least 16 pairs this year but the competition will not go ahead if there are fewer than 8 entries. The closing date for entries is 1st Feb so that we can get an early start and ensure that the competition is finished on time.

Entry costs £2 per team (cheques payable to RTTL and sent to Andy Seed, with the entry form, which can be downloaded here). The draw and more info will be sent out in early February and also posted here.

The Draw (results to be added)

Handicaps shown (doubles handicap in brackets) – top team at home in Round 1

 Preliminary Round match:

   Jill Adams 16 & Peter Lytton Cobbold 24 (20) 2 v David Grayson 32 & Adrian Voicu 8 (20) 3

*Tie conceded

Congratulations to Howard and James Mayne for winning the 2007 

pairs competition (report here)

Please arrange your first match right away and your next match asap if you get through.

Rules

·         The President’s Pairs is a handicap KO event

·         Matches consist of four singles games and one doubles

·         The handicap system is the same as for the Bower Trophy (team KO), ie one game up to 42 points, change ends at 21

·         Where a player has a minus handicap it is changed to a + number and added to 42 to find the length of the game (eg a -8 v. -3 will play to 50)

·         Each pair has a doubles handicap, shown in the draw chart

·         The order of play is 1v1, 2v2, 1v2, 2v1, doubles

·         The winner of each game gets one point and tied games are awarded half a point each

·         In the event of a drawn match, the team scoring the most overall points goes through

·         The pair named first in the each first round match is at home – venues for subsequent rounds are shown in the draw chart

·         The venue of the final is to be decided on the toss of a coin between opposing captains.

·         Results should be sent to Andy Seed by post or email within 3 days of each match (mark the card PAIRS please):

Andy Seed , Ash Tree Rise, Amotherby, Malton, N. Yorks YO17 6TG

tel 01653 696704

email: andy@cannybooks.com

·         It is the responsibility of each pair to arrange their next match as soon as possible after a result (within 2 weeks please).

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