2021 AC Late Summer One-Day

Association Croquet

This Tournament is an informal one-day Association Croquet singles competition held at Watford. It is primarily for club members and is not in the CA calendar, but there may be a few players invited from other nearby clubs in order to make the numbers up.

Title:	Late Summer One-Day AC Tournament
Handicaps:	: any
Capacity:	16
Date:	Saturday 11 September 2021
Entries:	Non-members may be invited from 4 weeks before the tournament to make up numbers.
Entry fee:	£5 (cash on the day)
Manager:	Simon Hathrell
Format:	Swiss, 4 rounds 18-point games (variant 44(b)(4) in the Laws book), 2-hour time-limit per game. Mixed formats: Level Advanced, Handicap Advanced or simple Handicap, with the higher handicap player choosing in each game.

Notes:

1. Play starts at 09:30, and entrants should expect to play until 6pm.
2. Food and drink are NOT provided - so please bring your own for the day. Lunch and tea will be provided for a £5 fee.
3. Winner: the player with the most wins. Tie-breakers, in order:
   1. Wins vs. those tied if they have all played each other, otherwise 'matchpoints' (see the CA tournament regulations).
   2. Net index point gain (so wins played level against a stronger opponent count for more than handicap wins).
   3. "Quality of wins" (i.e. number of wins scored by defeated opponents).
   4. Wins within time.
4. There will also be a consolation prize for the player, other than the winner, with the largest net index point gain.
5. Whites are optional (but the manager thinks they look nice).