2018 Norwich Bar Billiards League Cup
Cup Competition Details/Rules
The 2018 Cup and Plate competition will begin with a group stage. Groups will be made up of three teams drawn out of the hat at random. The first team drawn for a group will play at home against the team picked second. The second team will also play at home against the team drawn third. The third team will also play at home against the team drawn first (please the fixtures below)
The winners of each group will progress to the Cup and the teams in second place will progess to the Plate. Teams finishing in third place will be eliminated from the competition
The winners of the groups will be decided by points, then by frame difference then, if need be, total points scored.
The Cup and Plate semi finals will be knockouts with pairings for drawn at random played over one leg (the first team drawn out of the hat are the "home" team) following standard Norwich Bar Billiards rules. The final will be played at neutral venue.
To summarise
- Each group will consist of 3 teams drawn at random
- The first team drawn for a group will play at home against the second team drawn.
- The second team drawn will play at home against the third team drawn.
- The third team drawn will play at home against the first team drawn.
- The winners of the groups will be decided by points, then by frame difference then, if need be, total points scored.
- The winners of each group will progess to the Cup
- The teams in second place will progress to the plate
- The teams in third place will be eliminated from the competiton
- It will then be a knockout competition with fixtures for each round drawn at random.
- The first team out of the hat is the "home" team, except for the finals which are played at a neutral venue.
- Each match will be played over one leg, played to standard Norwich Bar Billiards rules.
Cup/Plate 2018 Fixtures
Group stage - Deadline 31/08/18
Group 1
| Team |
Win |
Loss |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
| Black Stars |
2 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
+2 |
4 |
| Vikings |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
+2 |
2 |
| King's Nits |
0 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
-4 |
0 |
|
Home |
|
Away |
|
| 5 |
Black Stars |
v |
King's Nits |
4 |
| 3 |
King's Nits |
v |
Vikings |
6 |
| 4 |
Vikings |
v |
Black Stars |
5 |
Group 2
| Team |
Win |
Loss |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
| Golden Star |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
+2 |
2* |
| White Lions |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
+2 |
2* |
| Coach & B-Yonce |
1 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
-4 |
2 |
|
Home |
|
Away |
|
| 3 |
Golden Star |
v |
White Lions |
6 |
| 4 |
White Lions |
v |
Coach & B-Yonce |
5 |
| 2 |
Coach & B-Yonce |
v |
Golden Star |
7 |
*As both teams are tied on points and frame difference, total points scored is used to determine who goes through to the next rounds.
The Golden Stars scored 24,110. The White Lions scored 17,580.
Golden Stars progress in the Cup. The White Lions go through to the Plate.
Group 3
| Team |
Win |
Loss |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
| King's Head |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
+2 |
2 |
| White Lion Cubs |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| Dad's Army |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
-2 |
2 |
|
Home |
|
Away |
|
| 5 |
White Lion Cubs |
v |
King's Head |
4 |
| 6 |
King's Head |
v |
Dad's Army |
3 |
| 5 |
Dad's Army |
v |
White Lion Cubs |
4 |
Group 4
| Team |
Win |
Loss |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
| Coach & Horses |
2 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
+6 |
4 |
| Baastafarians |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| White Lionessess |
0 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
-6 |
0 |
|
Home |
|
Away |
|
| 6 |
Coach & Horses |
v |
Baastafarians |
3 |
| 6 |
Baastafarians |
v |
White Lionessess |
3 |
| 3 |
White Lionessess |
v |
Coach & Horses |
6 |
Cup Semi Finals - Deadline 31/10/18
| Cup Semi Final 1 |
| 6 | King's Head | vs | Coach & Horses | 3 |
| Winner: King's Head |
| Cup Semi Final 2 |
| 4 | Golden Stars | vs | Black Stars | 5 |
| Winner: Black Stars |
Cup Final - Deadline 31/12/18
| Final |
| King's Head | vs | Black Stars |
| Venue: White Lion |
| Winner: Black Stars |
Plate 2018 Fixtures
Plate Semi Finals - Deadline 31/10/18
| Plate Semi Final 1 |
| 6 | White Lion Cubs | vs | Vikings | 3 |
| Winner: White Lion Cubs |
| Plate Semi Final 2 |
| 7 | White Lions | vs | Baastafarians | 2 |
| Winner: White Lions |
Plate Final - Deadline 31/12/18
| Final |
| 0 | White Lion Cubs | vs | White Lions | 0 |
| Venue: White Lion |
| Winner: TBA |