Welcome to the website of the DMC Leisure North Essex Snooker League.

The 2021/22 season was the 60th Season of the league and is a testament to the longevity, strength and popularity of the league. The league was originally formed in July 1962 and known as the Saffron Walden & District Snooker League.  All of the inaugral teams played either in the town or on the boundary of Saffron Walden and this continued to be the case for many years.  As the league has grown, we now stretch to venues in towns much further afield and in 2023, the league name was changed to the North Essex Snooker League to more accurately reflect our present day geographical playing area.

Currently, we have two different league formats, the Three Player Division and the Four Player Division.  In the Three Player Division, teams consist of three players who all play two frames each per match to a set order.  Similarly, in the Four Player Division, four players from each team play one frame each per match again to a predetermined order prior to the match commencing.  In order that players of a different standard can compete on an equal basis, all players are handicapped according to their ability and handicaps are altered twice a season depending on the player’s performance during the period.

We currently have a total of 11 teams competing for the Three Player and the Four Player titles.  The teams are represented by 8 league venues comprising of approximately 80 players of all ages and abilities.

The clubs in the league are spread far and wide and include the Saffron Walden Snooker Club, JP’s Snooker & Pool Club, Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club, Stansted Social Club, Whittlesford Social Club, The Dunmow Club, Takeley Sports and Social Club, Widdington Village Hall.

As well as the league matches which run from September to May each season, the Committee organise and run the following tournaments which all registered players are eligible to enter;

President’s Cup (one-day singles handicapped tournament)
Memorial Cup (one-day singles handicapped tournament)
Bishop’s Stortford Challenge (one-day team event)
Saffron Walden Challenge (one-day invitational team event against other leagues)
League Cup (team event held during the season for all league teams)
Handicap Singles
Handicap Doubles
Scratch Plus Singles (singles tournament for those with a handicap of 0 or above)
Scratch Singles (singles tournament played off scratch, ie no handicaps apply)

If you are a club and would like to enter a team in the league or are a player and would like to join an existing team, then please contact swdsl@live.co.uk for further information.  New team registrations are taken between May and July each year. New players can register to play for a team between 1 June and 31 December each year.

If you are a local business and would like to support the activities of the league either by sponsoring a tournament or by placing an advert on the website then please contact swdsl@live.co.uk for further information.  We can tailor-make a package for you to suit your requirements and budget.