It is that time of year when the Comberton Club Tournaments are nearly here. We will be starting the Junior Tournaments this week.
Look on the noticeboard for the player line-up to see your opponent and your starting handicap.
What tournaments will there be?
Under-16 Junior Tournament Under-11 Junior TournamentUnder-16 Handicap TournamentUnder-11 Handicap TournamentCombined under-11 under-16 plate competition - if you lose your first game in a non-handicap tournament (including qualifying round) you are eligible for this.
Age limitsTo enter a tournament you must have been under that age at the start of the season (1st September 2006).
Under-16 Junior TournamentBest of five games, normal scoring to 9 points.
Under-11 Junior TournamentBest of three games, professional scoring - point each rally to 11 but if 10-all is reached then tie-break when one player has to win by two clear points - that could be 13:11, or 15:13, or 103,101 (phew!).
Under-16 Handicap TournamentBest of three games, professional scoring as for the under-11 above. But starting scores for each game determined by your handicapping number.
For example if player has handicap +6 then each game starts on 6:0 to them.
Or if player has handicap -6 then each game starts on -6:0 against them.
If players have handicaps with opposite signs then both are used:
For example Player A with -6 player B with +6 then each game starts on -6:6.
If players have handicaps with the same sign then lower one starts on zero and the other is offset by the difference between their handicaps.
For example player A with +6 player B with +2 then each game starts on +4:0.
Or player A with -4 player B with -2 then each game starts on -2:0.
Under-11 Handicap TournamentSame as under-16 handicap tournament.
Plate tournamentSame as under-11 main tournament.
