Club Championship

The Club Championship preliminary rounds will be starting on Sunday the 15th of June 2025 and finishing on Finals Day on Sunday the 7th of September 2025.

For administration purposes, with the subject heading of Club Champs all entries are by email only and are to be sent to Jim at j.hunter2011@btinternet.com.

(something has gone wrong if you do not receive a conirmation of entry, so please resend your entry)

Entries must be received by 11.59 pm on Wednesday the 11th of June 2025. (Late entries will not be accepted).

Please don’t enter if you cannot complete the schedule

RULES:

1.   All entrants must be Needingworth Club members

2.   You may enter up to three events:

  • Ladies’ Singles or Doubles
  • Gentlemen’s Singles or Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles (Brian Northwood Cup)

3.   Players are free to choose their own partner for all doubles tournaments, but partners must also confirm their entry by email.

4.   Seeded players will be determined by a Committee based on form and Fast4 results.

5.   The draw will be drawn from a hat by a Committee, (except for seeded players).

6.   The draw will be published on the website at 5.00pm on Saturday 14th of June 2025 and can be viewed on the website:

7.   This tournament is a knockout, with the winner progressing to the next round.

8.   Each match, except the Gentlemen’s Final will be a Fast4.  Sudden death at deuce, with receiver’s choice in all draws except the mixed, where the serve at deuce will be lady to lady or man to man.

9.   Players to bring their own balls or use club balls for all preliminary rounds.

10.   Each round must be played between the following dates: 

  • Qualifying              Sunday 15th June to Saturday 28th June
  • Round 1                    Sunday 29th June to Saturday 19th July 
  • Quarter Final        Sunday 20th July to Saturday 9th August 
  • Semi Final              Sunday 10th August to Saturday 30th August
  • Final                          Sunday 7th September

11.   If a match is not played by the designated date, the winner shall be deemed to be the player who has attempted to arrange the match.   If this is not clear, the winner will be decided by the toss of a coin. 

12.   All results to be sent to Jim by email or WhatsApp