Competitions

Team Competitions

• League - two divisions with a maximum of 14 teams in each. Play all other teams once home and away. Three to be relegated from first division; from second, two automatically promoted and next four in play-offs for final promotion place

• Knock-out Cup - all teams enter

• Knock-out Shield - all first round KO Cup losers

• First Division Cup and Second Division Cup - KO competition open to all teams in that division

Individual Competitions

• Senior Merit - open to all - no handicaps

• Hornby Handicap - open to all; played off current league handicaps

• Junior Merit - open to players with handicaps of 18 or more at the start of the season. No new players

• Veterans Handicap- open to players over 50 on 1st January 2022; played off league handicaps

• Young Players Handicap- not currently held

• Levenshulme Classic - open to all, no handicaps, £10 entry, all prize money divide between winner and runner-up

• The Masters; an invitation event held every five years

  • Only players who have been finalists in other competitions may enter

  • The next Masters will be held in 2028-2029, the league's 65th season

• In all rounds up to the final, matches are the best of 3 frames. Players may arrange to play the match on any night that is mutually agreeable. Both players will be excluded from the draw for the next round if results are not received by the deadlines set.

Other Competitions

• Three man team; not currently held

• Pairs - one day event, usually on a spring Sunday

• Manchester Open - individual competition open to players from leagues in Manchester

• Interleague Competition - team tournament for leagues in Greater Manchester area (and beyond). Not currently held

Not all competitions listed above will be held every season, dependent on interest, time etc. 

Some are promoted by other organisers apart from the League