Please see below the proposed structure of the above competition. If you wish to register your interest please contact Steve James via the contact details indicated in the e-mail sent to all members.

Winter members singles league/s

League Administrators: Steve James, Dave Roper and Martin Roberts

Eligibility: OBC winter or full members only

Duration: Commence 10th October conclude by 31st March

Format: Membership capped at 14 players per league

League structure: If more than 14 people wish to play we may create a second league with
promotion and relegation. The Administrators would decide who played in which league.

No. of matches: Members would be required to commit to playing everybody in the league once, i.e.
to playing 13 matches during the 6 month period – one match a fortnight.

Arranging matches: A fixture list will be produced with each player scheduled to play one game
every 2 weeks. A ‘Winter Singles League’ WhatsApp group will be established to help people contact
each other to arrange times to play.

Scoring / points system:
 3 points – match winner
 1 point to the loser if they score 15 points or more

Recording of results: Dedicated section of the noticeboard created in the clubhouse. Players to write
the results up at the end of each game. Steve / Dave will produce an updated table to show games
played, positions, etc. and place this on the noticeboard once a fortnight. The table and results will
also be available on a dedicated ‘Winter Singles League’ part of the website.

Player gets behind with fixtures:
If a player is unable to play a match they must re-arrange it as quickly as possible and let the League
Administrators know the re-scheduled date.
The Administrators will contact players who have not played their fixtures or contacted with details
of re-arranged dates.
If a player has played fewer than half of their scheduled fixtures by the end of January they will be
removed from the league. All results relating to that player would be removed in full including points
gained by their opponents. The table would look as if the player had never been involved.

League winner:
 The player with the most points wins the league. In the event that two or more players are
level on points, the player will the most number of wins will be champion. If still level, the
player with the highest average aggregate points difference will be champion. In the very unlikely event that two players cannot be separated a ‘final’ match or matches will be
arranged.

Winter Ladder
I would suggest two changes to the Ladder:

1. It does not lead to a finals morning – the ladder leader at the end of March is the winner.
2. It is not administered on the website but self-administered by the members. This could be
   via a simple ‘clothes peg’ ladder in the clubhouse, with members moving themselves up the
   ladder after winning a game. The clothes peg could have the players initials on. Matches
   could continue to be arranged through the WhatsApp group with phone numbers / contact
   details given to members in advance of the season.
3. Everyone starts at the base of the ladder.