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DAWES/PORTER LEAGUE
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OTHER GCBA EVENTS
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<< All start at 1430 hrs >>
25 Jun : Warwickshire (H, 6-14, 0-20, 5-15))
02 Jul : Worcestershire (H, 6-14, 6-14, 6-14)
06 Aug : Lincolnshire (H, 19-1, 20-0, 18-2)
17 Sep : Oxfordshire (A)
15 Oct : Leicestershire (A)
12 Nov : Derbyshire (H)
18 Feb : Staffordshire (A)
01 Apr : Nottinghamshire (H)
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<< All weekend events at CBC start at 1415
hrs >>
Sun 9 October : Bredon Vale Cup – interclub teams
Sun 23 October :
Lesley Everett Teams
Sun 13 November : Leonard Cup - pairs
Sat 4 December : Inter-Club team-of-8
Sat 14 January : County Pairs semi-final.
Sun 15 January : No Fear Cup - pairs
Sun 5 February : County Pairs final.
Sun 12 February : Ace of Clubs final (pairs).
Wed 22 March : Rank Xerox Teams
Sun 26 March : National Newcomers pairs
Sun 9 Apr : Cotswold Cup -
teams. Fri 28–30 April : Cheltenham Congress
Sun 21 May : County
AGM and Mixed Pairs
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County
Knock-Out Teams
: This is the County’s major teams trophy, and the winners are given the
opportunity to represent Gloucestershire in the EBU's Pachabo Cup. The
qualifying round will be a multiple teams held on Mon 24 Oct 05, with the
numbers determining the format. The top 8 teams will progress to the
knockout stage. Green Points will be awarded in all rounds.
Bredon Vale Cup : All affiliated clubs may enter one or two
teams of four for this inter-club event, but no team may contain more than
one player above non-expert status. Cheltenham Bridge Club will host this
event in Oct 05.
Lesley
Everett teams : Teams from
neighbouring counties are invited to compete against local teams for the
Lesley Everett Cup. If there are sufficient entries, the event will be run
as a Swiss Teams competition, otherwise it will be run in a Multiple Teams
format.
Leonard Cup : This is a Pairs event that is open to all GCBA
members below National Master.
No Fear
Cup : This is a Pairs event
that is restricted to the players below the rank of National Master. It
will be at most 28 boards in length.
County
Pairs : The County’s major
pairs competition for which Green Points are awarded to the leading pairs
in an all-play-all final. 50% of the entrants qualify from heats for
the semi-final. The top 14 or so semi-finalists qualify for the final. [If
less than 26 pairs turn up for the semi-final, it will become the final]
The top three pairs may represent Glos. in the EBU’s Corwen Trophy. A
qualifying round will be held on Monday 28th November at CBC.
Ace of Clubs
: A pairs event for all players below National Master (including
non-members of the GCBA). There will be heats at affiliated clubs, with the
top half of those fields qualifying for the final at CBC.
Inter Club team-of-8 : Affiliated clubs may enter one or two teams of
eight, and the winners will represent Gloucestershire in the EBU’s Garden
Cities Trophy. This event will only run if sufficient clubs declare their
intent to enter at least one month ahead.
Rank Xerox
Teams : An inter-club teams
of eight event. No team may contain more than one player of National Master
or above status. Teams may be invited from clubs in neighbouring counties.
Cotswold
Cup : A one-day teams event.
If there are sufficient numbers the competition will be run as Swiss Teams,
otherwise as Multiple Teams.
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