AC Late Summer One-Day Tournament

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 CqE 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:	16Entries so far: 0
Date:	Saturday 6 September (provisional)
Entries:	Non-members may be invited from 4 weeks before the tournament to make up numbers.
Manager:	Simon Hathrell
Format:	5 rounds, all-play-all, 14-point games, 90-minute 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. Tea, soft drinks and biscuits are provided free of charge, but please bring your own lunch.
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 CqE 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).

Details are provisional pending the tournament entry.