2013-14 Season

President’s Cup Tournament – Sunday 26 January 2014

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The President’s Cup will be held on Sunday 26 January 2014 at Saffron Snooker Club.  Registration is from 10.30am with the draw taking place at 11.00am sharp.  The entry fee as previous seasons is £10 which includes your table light all day, and also includes a free entry into the Plate Tournament for the First Round losers.  All rounds of the main tournament are best of three frames, with the Plate being one frame throughout including the final.

The event is once again being kindly sponsored by Bullet Brickwork (UK ) Ltd.  Prize money and trophies are available and a raffle will also be held on the day.  If any members or clubs would like to donate a prize for the raffle then please feel free to bring along or hand to Peter Saville prior to the day, all will be very much appreciated.

Please text Adam Ingram on 07901-723360 prior to the day to reserve your place.

Our sponsor’s website can be found at http://www.bullet-brickwork.co.uk  For further information on the services that can be provided by Bullet Brickwork (UK) Ltd, please contact Steve Bothwell on 07957-123411.

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Last 32 Round – Drawsheets for Scratch Singles and Scratch Plus Singles

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Drawsheets for the Last 32 Round of the Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles are now on the league website.  All matches are to be played by 27 January 2014. The tournament contact list will be updated shortly but in the interim please contact either Adam or Peter if you do not have an opponents contact number.

SWDSL Historical Roll of Honour up to and including the 2012/13 League Season

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The SWDSL Historical Roll of Honour has been updated to include all league and tournament data currently available up to and including the 2012/13 League Season.  Should anyone be able to fill in any of the gaps or if any data appears incorrect, then please do not hesitate to contact the League Secretary/Treasurer Peter Saville via email, swdsl@live.co.uk.  Many thanks.

http://www.swdsl.co.uk/linked/historical%20roll%20of%20honour-29-12-13.pdf

2013-14 League Season – Updated Season Calendar dated 1 January 2014

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Please find below the updated Season Calendar for the 2013/14 League Season.  This update only includes the inclusion of the Quarter Finals for all league tournaments which will be held during March 2014.  All other dates are unchanged.

SWDSL 2013 /14 LEAGUE SEASON CALENDAR
UPDATED 1 JANUARY 2014

Four Player Division commences – w/c Monday 2 September 2013

Three Player Division commences – w/c Monday 9 September 2013

Handicap Singles / Handicap Doubles – Last 64 Round
1 November 2013 to 29 November 2013

Memorial Cup Tournament – Sunday 24 November 2013

Handicap Singles / Handicap Doubles – Last 32 Round
2 December 2013 to 30 December 2013

League Cup – Last 32 Round – w/c Monday 9 December 2013

League Cup – Last 16 Round – w/c Monday 16 December 2013

Three and Four Player Division Christmas Break –
Monday 23 December 2013 until Sunday 5 January 2014

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Scratch Singles / Scratch Plus Singles – Last 32 Round
2 January 2014 to 27 January 2014

Four Player Division recommences – Monday 6 January 2014

Three Player Division recommences – Monday 13 January 2014

President’s Cup Tournament – Sunday 26 January 2014

Saffron Walden Challenge Tournament – Sunday 23 February 2014

All Singles/Doubles Tournaments – Last 16 Round
3 February 2014 to 28 February 2014

All Singles/Doubles Tournaments – Quarter Finals
10 March 2014 to 30 March 2014

Bishop’s Stortford Challenge Tournament – Sunday 23 March 2014

Handicap Singles Semi Finals – Monday 21 April 2014

Handicap Doubles Semi Finals – Tuesday 22 April 2014

League Cup Quarter Finals – w/c Monday 28 April 2014

Scratch Plus Semi Finals – Tuesday 29 April 2014

Scratch Singles Semi Finals – Wednesday 30 April 2014

League Cup Semi Finals – w/c Monday 5 May 2014

Handicap Doubles Final – Monday 12 May 2014

League Cup Final – w/c Monday 12 May 2014

Singles Finals / Trophy Presentation Evening – Saturday 17 May 2014
Handicap Singles Final – 3.30pm start
Scratch Plus Singles Final – 3.30pm start
Scratch Singles Final – 7pm start
Presentation of trophies to follow after conclusion of finals

Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 17 June 2014 at 7.30pm
at Saffron Walden Bowls Club (Provisional date/venue)

NOTE :
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT OR REQUIRE CLARIFICATION THEN PLEASE CONTACT THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.

Please Support Our League Secretary/Treasurer Peter Saville During January Who Is Fund Raising For Cancer Research UK

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This January I’m taking on Dryathlon® and raising money for Cancer Research UK.  I’ll be ditching the drink for one month to help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.  My fundraising has been given a massive boost of £132.00 thanks to Mark Halls and Ben Westwood who chose Cancer Research UK as the charity to receive the proceeds of the SWDSL Christmas Charity Raffle.

To help me support this great cause, please sponsor me by either texting SAVS74 £1 to 70070 or by visiting my fundraising page http://www.justgiving.com/petersaville-dryathlete

And don’t forget to claim Gift Aid to increase your donation by 25%, at no extra cost to you. Thank you!

Peter Saville

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Congratulations to Masters Ticket Winners Andy Wagstaff and Steve Stalley!

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SWDSL Christmas Charity Raffle Winners :-

2 x All Day Tickets to Masters Snooker – Andy Wagstaff

2 x All Day Tickets to Masters Snooker – Steve Stalley

Bottle of Champagne – Mark Halls

In total £132.00 was raised for Cancer Research UK, a charity chosen by Ben Westwood and Mark Halls as winners of the Memorial Cup.  If you didn’t manage to enter the raffle but would still like to donate, you can do so via your mobile, it’s easy just text SAVS74 £1 to 70070

A big thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, and also to Saffron Snooker Club and Committee Member Mark Cooper for selling the tickets and doing the draw, along with Dan Lewis.  We hope to run something similar again next year.

Win Masters Snooker All Day Tickets – 16 January 2014

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SWDSL Christmas Charity Raffle
Entrants to pick a lucky number from a list held at Saffron Snooker Club.  £2 per number, no limit of number that can be purchased.

Top prizes include 2 tickets worth a total of £90 to watch both the afternoon and evening sessions of the Masters Snooker Tournament at Alexandra Place on Thursday 16 January 2014 (we have two pairs in total to raffle).

All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to a charity to be chosen by the winners of the Memorial Cup. Each player can choose their own charity if they wish and the proceeds will be split equally. A random draw for the prizes will take place on Sunday 22 December 2013 at Saffron Snooker Club.

Please contact Committee Member Mark Cooper to purchase a number or any of the Bar Staff. Raffle is open only to registered league members.

Good luck!

SWDSL Newsletter – December 2013

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Dear League Member,

The Last 32 Round of the Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles is now open.  All matches must be arranged no later than 23 December 2013 and be played by 30 December 2013.  Please see the league website for the updated drawsheets.  The contact list is also on the league website.

In a change to previous seasons, the Last 32 and Last 16 Rounds of the League Cup will be played during week commencing 9 December 2013 and 16 December 2013 respectively.  Please refer to the League Cup drawsheet on the league website to see when your team has a match.  Don’t forget that League Cup matches cannot be cancelled under any circumstances, if you are unable to field a team of sufficient players (minimum of 3) then you will forfeit the match.  Matches are to be played on the usual home league night of the home team.

Entries for the Scratch Singles and Scratch Plus Singles are still being taken and will remain open until 30 December 2013.  If you haven’t already entered you can enter by text to the Tournament Secretary, Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.  Please see league website for entry conditions.  The first round of each tournament will start in January.

Finally, with this week being the last playing week for both divisions before the Christmas Break, please ensure that your Results Cards are posted promptly to Cathy O’Neill so she can start calculating the Handicaps for the second half of the season.  Please also ensure that any postponed matches that are outstanding are also played promptly.  Thank you!

Don’t forget that you can subscribe to our Online Newsletter, ‘SWDSL News & Views’ and receive an email notification of new posts as they are published.  For more information please visit https://swdslnews.wordpress.com/

Yours in sport,
The Committee

Halls & Westwood Storm To Memorial Cup Victory In Final Round Thriller

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Sunday 24 November 2013 saw the Memorial Cup Tournament held at Saffron Snooker Club with a new and exciting format, Scotch Doubles.

With 16 entrants on the day, the 8 doubles pairings played 7 round robin matches of one frame, with the winner of the group taking the title.  To ensure the rounds flowed, all frames started at the same time and a 30 minute time limit was put on each frame which added to the tension as the minutes ticked by towards the end of each round.  Normal doubles handicaps were used for each pairing but due to the reduced potential scoring ability of the format they were halved which gave everyone a fair chance of competing on a level playing field.

Going into the final round, Halls & Westwood had 5 points, closely followed by Saville & Turner, Rule & Gibson and Spackman & Cooper all on 4 points.  With the final round already pre-drawn at the start of the day, Saville & Turner played Rule & Gibson for a potential 5 points total hoping that Halls & Westwood lost their final round, but in a twist, they were playing Spackman & Cooper who were also on contention for the title.  In a potential winner takes all for Halls & Westwood or face a three way play off, they continued the consistent form shown throughout the day and pulled another frame win out the bag storming to victory over Spackman & Cooper and took the title winning 6 out of 7 frames during the tournament.  Rule & Gibson finished runners up with 5 points by beating Saville & Turner in the final round.

The high break prize went to Saville & Turner who clicked into gear with an excellent 37, no mean feat when taking alternate shots!

The new format was a roaring success on the day with everyone enjoying the tournament.  The Committee hope for continued support from league players next season so we can continue this new tournament format and build on the success.  If you weren’t able to come along on Sunday, get 4 players together and try it in your own club the next time you are looking for something different to do!

Many thanks to all those that turned up on the day to support the tournament, and a special thank you to Des and Mark Cooper for kindly hosting at Saffron Snooker Club.  The tournament was run by Peter Saville, assisted by Stuart Turner and Mark Cooper.

The winners, Mark Halls and Ben Westwood kindly donated their prize money to the Christmas Charity Raffle so stand a chance of winning one of the two pairs of afternoon/evening session tickets available to see The Masters Snooker Tournament at Alexandra Palace in January. Lucky numbers for the raffle can be bought at Saffron Snooker Club at £2 each.  Each pair of snooker tickets is worth £90 so well worth a flutter given also that all proceeds will be donated to a charity which will be chosen by the winners of the Memorial Cup Mark and Ben.

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Reminder : League Rule 12 – Postponed Matches

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In accordance with League Rule 12, for the remainder of the 2013/14 League Season, please could all Captains refresh themselves with the procedures that apply with regards to postponed matches;

In the event of a team being forced to postpone a match due to unavoidable circumstances, the captain should notify the captain of the opposing team and the Fixtures/Results Secretary at least 24 hours before the match is due to be played. Failure to notify opponents and the Fixtures/Results Secretary as required will result in penalties being applied according to the discipline (see Rule 19 and Rule 22). Subject to a claim being raised, the offending team shall pay the sum of £15 to a Three Player Team / £20 Four Player Team as a contribution towards their expenses if they fail to turn up to a match and the non-offending team is already at the league venue, or cancel a match after 6.30pm on the evening of the match. Such expenses shall be paid within 28 days to the non-offending Captain.

Any postponed matches should be rearranged within 14 days and played within a further 14 days. Failure to do so will result in the deduction of two points (Four Player Division) or three points (Three Player Division) from their aggregate total. This will be repeated at monthly intervals. When a match has been postponed it is the responsibility of the home team captain to offer three dates on which the postponed match can be played.

A league match may be cancelled once in each half of the season without penalty, however should two or more league matches be cancelled in either half of the season then the team cancelling the match shall have 1 point deducted from their aggregate total to date, and for each and every match thereafter.

In the event of a league match or tournament round being played at an alternative venue due to the home table being unavailable, the original home player/team shall remain as such for the purposes of the order of play and payment of any table fees.

For a match to be confirmed via text, email or other electronic communication as either being cancelled and/or rearranged for a new date, such communication must be acknowledged by either the Captain or Vice Captain of the other team for it to be deemed as agreed. The Fixtures/Results Secretary shall be informed of any cancelled/rearranged matches.

League Rule Clarification as per SWDSL November 2013 Newsletter;

The Committee have decided unanimously that if a cancelled league match is re-arranged and then played either in the SAME playing week as it is detailed in the fixtures OR earlier, then League Rule 12 shall not apply with regards to that match counting as the free cancellation or subsequent cancellation of which a 1 point penalty would be applicable. This is because playing in the same week or earlier does not affect the league table standings or cause disruption to the fixtures.

Should you require any advice or clarifications regarding the league rules then please do not hesitate to contact the League Secretary, Peter Saville via email swdsl@live.co.uk

 

 

Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles – Last Chance To Enter!

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With the first rounds of the Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles not due to commence until January 2014, the deadline for entries has been extended until Monday 30 December 2013.

Should you wish to play in either or both of these tournaments, please confirm your entry via text to Adam Ingram or via email to the league email address swdsl@live.co.uk

Entry fee is £2.00 per player and all rounds are best of five frames, apart from the Scratch Final which is best of seven frames.

The conditions of entry and rules for both tournaments are detailed on the Tournament Entry Form previously posted on the league website.