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Team competitions

• All league and cup games are played by six players from each team

• League matches

  • We have two divisions with a maximum of 28 clubs - for 2025-26  there should be 14 in D1 and 13 in D2

  • The season will run from early September to May

  • All new teams start in Second Division

  • In Second Division top two are promoted automatically – teams placed third to sixth go in an end of season play-off for the third promotion place

  • League games are scored with a point for each frame and a point for the aggregate

  • The top three players in each team are drawn against the top three from the other team, ensuring a match against a player of similar ability

• Knock Out Cup & Shield – first round losers in the KO Cup are entered into the KO Shield

  • KO matches are decided on aggregate only

• Divisional Cups – Cup Competition for each division - usually played at the end of the season

  • Divisional Cup KO matches are won by the first team to win four frames, or by the aggregate if frames are level

• Matches should start promptly at 8.00 (except at the clubs with one table [ i.e. Gorton] which should begin at  7.30)

Handicaps

• All league and cup matches are played off handicaps; a list of current handicaps will be published at every monthly Delegates’ Meeting. All current handicaps are listed on the league website

• Handicaps are adjusted monthly on the basis of league games won and lost, and on the margin of victory or defeat. Breaks, cup games and individual competitions are not taken into account.

• Handicaps in the league range from -35 to +35.

• Cap; the maximum start any player can give or receive in a league match is 50 points. This is also applied in any Cup or Individual matches

• New Players

  • With your list of registered new players we need a realistic guide to their ability.

  • No new players may start on more than +20

  • New players are subject to a treble adjustment for each of their first five league frames then double for the next five; this helps to ensure that an appropriate handicap is reached as soon as possible.

Individual Competitions and Awards

• Player of the Season; PoS points are awarded for league and cup wins and progress in individual competitions – one award for each division

• Most Improved Players; Player whose handicap has reduced by the greatest amount over the course of the season – one award for each division

• Best New Player; Awarded to the new player with the most PoS points

• Levenshulme Classic; Open to all players; scratch - £10 entry – all entry fees paid out in prizes to the finalists

• Senior Merit; Open to all players; played off scratch

• Tony Ellis Trophy; Open only to established players with a handicap 18 or over at the start of the season; played off scratch

• Hornby Handicap;    Open to all players; played off current league handicaps

• Veterans Handicap; Open only to players aged 50 or over on 1st Jan 2017; played off current league handicaps

• Pairs Tournament; Played to a winner on one Sunday in February or March; handicaps used

NOTE; Players in their first season may not enter the Junior Merit; also new players are not eligible to win the Player of the Season or Most Improved Player titles

Results

• The home team must send the result to the Match Secretary after each match.

• Prompt submission of results enables the details on the website to be kept up to date

• A photo of the match scoresheet should be sent to the match secretary, ideally straight after the match. All results must arrive by the following Saturday at the latest. A £1.00 fine must be paid for every late result

• Enter all breaks over 30 on the match card; a cash prize is paid at every monthly meeting to the highest break since the previous meeting

Website

• All information about the league may be followed on the league website. Go to https://sites.google.com/site/levenshulmesnooker/ or simply google Levenshulme Snooker

• Details of all the clubs in the league are listed on the website

• The website is regularly updated with all results, breaks and other information

Handbook and Monthly booklet

• All teams are provided with a league handbook at the start of each season with copies of scoresheets, fixtures, handicaps and club directory.

• At every monthly delegates’ meeting each team will receive a booklet with current league tables, handicaps, cup and individual draws, player rankings, breaks etc

Prize Money

• Last season, over £5,000 was paid out for trophies and prize money to successful individuals and teams

• Presentations are made at an event to be organised in July of August where trophies and cash prizes are handed out

Fees

• One team in the League and the KO Cup and Shield competitions;   £21.00

• Player registration – per player                                             £3.00

  • • If a registered player does not play a game, their registration fee will be returned at the end of the season

• League Match fees – per team per game                       £8.00

  • • £1.00 per team from every match is donated to cancer charities

• Individual Competitions; per entry

                o   Senior Merit & Hornby Handicap                                £3.00

o   Veterans Handicap and Tony Ellis Trophy                   £3.00

o   Levenshulme Classic                                                  £10.00

o   Pairs Tournament – per pair                                     £10.00

• All entry fees and player registration fees must be paid before the season starts

• Fees for entries to individual competitions must be paid before the competition starts

• Match fees should be paid up to date at each Delegates’ Meeting

Player Registration

• A list of players to be registered must be submitted at the July meeting

• Further players may be registered at later meetings or by phone to the Match Secretary; additional fees and restricted handicaps will apply to players registered after 1st January

Delegates’ Meetings

• Third Wednesday of alternate months at Longsight Cricket Club, off Bickerdike Rd at the bottom of Bowling Green Lane, Longsight

• Meeting start at 8.00

• If a club misses any delegates’ meeting without apology being submitted in advance there will be a fine and two league points will be deducted

• No more than two apologies may be submitted in any year