14/12/2025
Introducing for 2026 a new team format league at the club, below is all the information you need!
-Teams-
4 players per team, maximum one Cat 1 per team
Played to a minimum point value of 20 per team, player values as below…
Cat 1- 3pts
Cat 2&3- 4pts
Cat 4&5- 5pts
Cat 6- 6pts
Cat 7- 7pts
Cat 8- 8pts
Any unknown players with no cat/results history will be started on 5pts.
Cat ratings based on current club comps.
-Match Format-
4x Race to 5 singles/45 minute match clock
2x Race to 3 scotch doubles/30 minute match clock
30 second shot clock in operation, match clocks paused while racking.
One team provides a ref, one team provides a timer per session.
1 point per session won, all played in group stage
Tied games in knockouts to be decided by Captains pick Race to 5 singles
-League Format-
2 round Robin groups of 8 teams (based on 16 entries)
One month to play each fixture, organise between teams via a captains WhatsApp group
Group stage matches March-September
Knockout stages October-December
Top 4 from each group qualify for main playoffs
Bottom 4 qualify for Plate Knockout
-Entries and prize money-
£20 reg per player for the full season
Each entry must have: Team Captain &contact number for the WhatsApp group, and list of players.
Entries to be paid in full before 15/02/2026
Based on 16 teams the prize money breakdown would be…
Main Champions-£600
Main runners up-£400
Plate winners-£200
Season MVP-£80
-Table Hire-
50% table hire to be paid by losing team, or split if a tie.
E.g a maximum match length of 4 hours would be £14.40 between a team of 4 (£3.60 each)
We look forward to seeing hopefully plenty of interest in what we think will be a great new format going forward giving players great value for their money and a more intense league experience!