Competitions
The general rules and regulations for all WBU Competitions, the entry fees and how to contact people who can help with rulings and appeals can be found in the WBU Journal 2007-2008, which may be read online here.
Detailed rules and arrangements for individual competitions can also be found in the Journal (starting on page 21).
Entries for many events, as indicated, should be made to the National Tournament Organiser (NTO), Mike Amos, telephone 01691 662213. Other entry, selection or invitation arrangements are explained in the table.
General advice on accommodation, as well as specific information for some of our venues, can be found here.
All the dates after 31 July 2008 are provisional
Old Results
I (Mike Tedd) have been trying to put together everything I can about the past winners of WBU competitions. Most of this data comes from the annual WBU Journal, and I am indebted to my mother-in-law, Mrs Margaret Davies of Aberystwyth, who was able to lend me a full set of Journals from 1969 on. Roy Griffin kindly added data from the 1960s.
You can see a large table of all this data in PDF form here. I would greatly appreciate it if you could point out all the inevitable errors, and fill in the gaps. Results earlier than 1960 would be particularly valuable! See the Contacts page for my address etc.
Teams competitions
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Welsh Cup
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IMP scoring, teams of 4 to 6 players. Knockout matches throughout. |
Times and venues of matches to be arranged by the teams. |
To NTO
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31 October 2007 | 1996 on | ||
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Cambria Cup
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IMP scoring, mixed teams of 4 to 6. Each player must play with at least three others in each match. Knockout matches throughout. | Times and venues of matches to be arranged by the teams. |
To NTO
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31 October 2007 | 1996 on | ||
| Perry Shield | Inter-area open teams of 4 to 6. Three sessions, each of three 10-board matches against the other areas. | 17-18 May 2008 | West | Teams selected by each area | |||
| Spickett Bowl | As Perry, for ladies' teams. | 17-18 May 2008 | West | Teams selected by each area | |||
| Ladies' Welsh Cup | All-female teams of 4 to 6 players | to be decided |
To NTO
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| Men's Team Championship | All-male teams of 4 to 6 players. | not held in 2007 |
chrisrochelle@poetoncardiff.co.uk
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| Webber Cup and Philip Angel Cup | Open teams of 4 to 6 players. Qualification through club (or perhaps area) heats. The final is a multi-team event. | Final on 10-11 May 2008 | Builth Wells | Heat organisers to inform NTO of entries |
4 April 2008 |
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| Schools Team Championship | To be determined according to entries (unlikely to be held in 2006-7) | To Chief Executive |
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| National Club Teams of Eight | Teams of 8-12 representing affiliated clubs (allowed two teams when 70+ WBU members). Qualifying through area heats. | 22 June 2008 | Builth Wells | Heat organisers to inform NTO of entries | 1 May 2008 | ||
Pairs competitions
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| National Open Pairs | Heats held in clubs, then area finals. Final of 28 pairs, all-play-all over 3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring. | Final on 15-16 March 2008 | Builth Wells | Area organisers give entry numbers to NTO by 31 January, and then qualifiers by 14 February | 2008 | Open | |
| Men's Pairs |
Both-male pairs. £12pp (pay on the day). Entries must reach Sheila Shea by Saturday October 27th. |
Saturday November 3rd 2007, starting at 1pm. | Colwyn Bay Cricket Club |
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2007 | Mens | |
| Ladies' Pairs | Both-female pairs, on the Sunday of the Ladies Weekend. Match-point pairs scoring. | 8 June 2008 | Builth Wells |
To NTO
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15 May 2008 | 2007 | Ladies |
| Mixed Pairs | Qualifying in areas, final of 28 pairs, all-play-all over
3 sessions. Match-point pairs scoring. Arrangements for the final. |
Final on 23-24 February 2008 | Builth Wells | Area organisers give entry numbers to NTO by 17 January, and then qualifiers by 31 January | 2008 | Mixed | |
| Graded Masters Pairs | Multiple sections, typically 14 pairs, section 1 being the pairs with the highest combined green point holdings, and so on. Three sessions all-play-all. Match-point pairs scoring. | 26-27 January 2008 | The Rest Hotel, Porthcawl |
To NTO
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3 January 2008 | 2008 | |
| Veterans' Pairs | Pairs with both players born before 1st January 1952. Two sessions. Two venues (North & South Wales). Match-point pairs scoring. |
11am, 25 November 2007 |
S: Gwent Academy N: to be decided. |
To NTO
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15 November 2007 | 2007 | |
| Portland Pairs | Mixed pairs held at several venues in England and Wales, MP pairs scored over the whole field. | 30 March 2008 | North | To NTO. See here for brochure. | 1 March 2008 | ||
| Young Players' Cup | For players who are under 25 on 1 January 2007. Arrangements to be announced. (Likely to be associated with one of the junior days.) | ||||||
| Autumn Simultaneous Pairs |
Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. See Ecats for more details. Three sets of hands (Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday, and Thursday/Friday). |
1-5 September 2008 | Clubs | Clubs wishing to take part notify Neville |
not held in 2007 |
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| St David's Day Simultaneous Pairs |
Simultaneous pairs, held in clubs, scored across the field. See Ecats for more details. 2009 will see three sets of hands (Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday, and Thursday/Friday). |
25/2-5/3 2008 2-6 March 2009 |
Clubs | Clubs wishing to take part notify Neville | |||
| Invitation Pairs | Three session all-play-all pairs using Butler scoring. All pairs are invited, and of international standing, with around half of the pairs from other countries. | 22-23 September 2007 | South Wales | Any pair of suitable standing wishing to be considered should notify the NTO by the end of July. | 2007 |
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