COMPETITION RULES

The Association will hold annually the following competitions for male players:-

  1. A Club Competition
  2. Singles
  3. Pairs
  4. Triples
  5. Fours
  6. Under 18 Singles
  7. Under 25 Singles
  8. Senior Singles
  9. Senior Pairs
  10. Senior Fours
  11. A one rink Veteran's Rink Competition

The qualifying date for age is April 1st of each season.

Club Competition

  1. All affiliated clubs must play in this competition unless for a special reason they are given permission not to participate by the Management Committee. Any such permission must be applied for in writing to the Secretary before December 31st prior to the season in question.
  2. Clubs will play all other clubs twice during the season.
  3. All matches should commence by the latest 6.30 p.m.
    21 ends will be played unless otherwise agreed due to inclement weather. If inclement weather curtails a match then if an overall 60 ends have been played the result at that stage will stand [four rink match], for a six rink match the number of overall ends will be 90.
  4. A Mid-Wales league fixture should never be cancelled, and a fixture can only be postponed for inclement weather and greens unplayable, Carruthers Shield commitments or bereavement within the club. Clubs who postpone a fixture for any reason other than those mentioned will be deducted 6 points immediately from their points total. If a fixture is postponed due to any of the reasons mentioned above the fixture must be played within three weeks of the original date. If no date can be agreed between the clubs the Mid Wales Secretary will instruct the clubs when they have to play. A club must give reasonable notice to their opponents of the circumstances necessitating the postponement of the said fixture.
  5. Clubs failing to fulfil a fixture in the competition shall be eliminated from the competition and all their match scores involving other clubs shall be expunged.
  6. A club failing to provide a complement of players per rink for a match shall forfeit one quarter of the shots gained per players short.
  7. A win will count for 6 points and a draw for 3 points, each winning rink will count as 2 points and drawing rinks 1 point. At the end of the season the team with the most points will be declared League Champions. In the event of a tie the aggregate number of shots will be taken into consideration. At the termination of each match, responsible officers of both clubs shall sign a declaration of the result and forward it to the person responsible for receiving results within 48 hours of the match finishing.

    Veterans League
    Clubs may enter teams in the League consisting of four players and all matches to be played on the date shown on the fixture list. Any matches postponed due to inclement weather will be arranged by the Management Committee. If a club feels that they cannot play on the date specified the fixture must be re-arranged before the start of the season and the County Secretary informed. If the matches are postponed without going through the specified procedure the offending team will lose 2 points to their opposition who will also be awarded an average shots for and against for the match.
    Play will be 18 ends and 1 trial end. A win will be 2 points and draw 1 point. All the score cards will be sent by the host club to the person appointed to receive the results within 48 hours of the completion of matches. Matches will be played according to the "Laws of the Game". There will be no entry fee or green fee and dress will be greys and white or club shirt.

    Any dispute on any matter e.g. postponed fixtures etc. shall be decided by a committee comprising of one member from each club (excluding club/s involved in the dispute) and the President will chair the meeting.

Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours

  1. A Singles Competition is open to all affiliated club members.
  2. Pairs, Triples and Fours Competitions are only open to a combination of competitors from the same club.
  3. Competitions shall be run in two sections; North and South unless deemed by the Management Committee to be Open Competitions.
  4. Entries for all competitions with the appropriate fees must be in the hands of the Competition Secretary on the appropriate form by a date already specified. Failure to submit entries and fees by the stipulated date will give rise to disqualification. A player cannot play a competition without first having paid his entry fees.
  5. Play must be conducted in accordance with the draw and a player or players drawing a home game must offer their opponent/s at least three dates on which the tie can be played. These dates must not be consecutive dates.
  6. Any player who refuses to play on one of the offered dates or fails to appear on the date specified on the draw sheet will be struck out of the competition.
  7. The winners should notify the Competition Secretary within 48 hours of the game being played, and the scorecard of the winners of the first round of the pairs, triples and fours must be sent to the Competition Secretary with the scorecard giving the names of all players plus the name of the reserve if used in the first round.
  8. Finals of all competitions shall be played on a specific date and green and all players must wear regulation dress for all rounds (greys and white or club shirts for early rounds and white trousers and white shirt or club shirts for finals).
  9. A player can only enter once in a competition.
  10. A player on International duty may have dispensation to play his final round as soon as possible on returning from duty. This only applies to a singles competition and if the player is in a team competition then the named reserve must be used in his absence.
  11. All County Matches and County Finals will be played at Llandrindod Wells if the greens are available.
  12. Please note:- W.B.A. and Mid-Wales matches and competitions take precedence over all other tournaments and competitions.
  13. Competitors who reach the County finals must be prepared to play the final on the date and time specified on the finals draw sheet.

    County Finals must be completed by the Saturday before entries have to be sent in for the Welsh National Finals.

    All dates arranged for completion of rounds and finals must be complied with and if they are not then competitors will be eliminated.

    Players involved in County Matches should all wear regulation dress on the green i.e. county shirts, white trousers, white or brown shoes, white headwear and in the event of wet weather white waterproofs.

    All players arriving for County Matches should wear blazers, white shirts, county ties and grey trousers and also wear the same dress at the meal after the game.

    When a player makes himself available for county selection he should be prepared to play in the position for which he has been selected.

Last updated November 2008