Merit Cup - How It
Works
Points were awarded to each player for their
results from all games played during the Crawley Friday League Premier
Division season. The more
successful the players they beat were - the more points they were awarded (see
bonus points).
Basic Points were as follows:
Singles
3pts for each 3-0 win, 2pts for each 3-1 win, 1pt for each 3-2 win
Pairs
2pts for each 2-0 win, 1pt for each 2-1 win
All Games
1pt for each 180 scored, 1pt for each 100+ finish
Bonus Points
Players gain 50% of the basic points of any player
they beat (in singles games only)
Points were awarded from all league games
and competitions run by the Crawley Friday League apart from the Good
Friday Singles as this competition is open to all local leagues and the
Captains and Secretaries Cups as these were limited to who could play in the competitions..
In the Knock-out Cup points were awarded as
follows: Trebles as Pairs above, 180's & 100+ finishes as
above. No points were awarded in the team game. Bonus points were
awarded for all games between Premier Division sides. If you were drawn
against an A Division side no bonus points were awarded.
In the Pairs, Flying Pairs and Trebles
competitions points were as Pairs points listed above. No bonus points
were awarded.
In the Singles competition points were
awarded as Singles points above. Bonus points were awarded.
At the end of the season the top 16 players
were invited to play in the Merit Cup competition (sponsored by Bedford
Sports). The draw was decided before the competition started and based
on the qualifiers relevant finishing positions. If any qualified players
were unavailable to take part in the
competition players ranked below moved up a position.
1 v 16, 8 v 9, 5 v 12, 4 v 13, 3 v 14, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 2 v 15
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Greyhound
player Jason Yates (pictured) was in great form
at Three Bridges Football Club on Friday 5th June as he won the
Bedford Sports sponsored Merit Cup, beating Royal Bridges' Ron
Clarke 6-3 in the Final. Yates blitzed his way through the
opening two rounds, beating teammate Andy MacIntosh and
Diamonds' Nick Edwards both 4-0. He then played a topsy-turvy
Semi-Final against another Diamonds player (Colin Whiley). Yates
took a 3-1 lead but Whiley responded well by taking the next
three legs. From 4-3 down Yates went on to win the next two legs
to book his place in the Final. Clarke trailed Tommy Lewis 3-1
in his opening match before reeling off three legs to advance to
the last eight where he met his Royal Bridges teammate Kevin
Reilly who had dumped out Charcoal Burner's Ken Sowerby 4-0 in
the First Round. Missed chances cost Reilly dear as Clarke went
through 4-1 to meet Charcoal Burner's Richard Stanford. Stanford
put out teammate Lee Gladman 4-3 and Kez Botting 4-0 for his
place in the Semi-Finals but came unstuck as Clarke advanced to
the Final with a 5-1 win.. Full results are listed below.
