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:	16
Date:	Saturday 6 September
Allocation:	Sunday 24 August (only applicable if over capacity by then)
Entries:	Non-members may be invited from 4 weeks before the tournament to make up numbers.
Manager:	Simon Hathrell
Format:	Depends on entry. Provisionally either four 18-point games or five 14-point games in one block. Mixed game 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, and a cold lunch will be available for a small 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 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).