Surely the best way with 24 entries was to give last year's quarter finalists (or the top 8 Div.1 teams) a first round bye, and then have the other 16 teams go into the first round (resulting in 16 teams in the second round)?
2019 Cup
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Nov 28, 2018
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https://www.chess.com/club/matches/lancashire-lads-and-lasses/946938
Lancashire vs Devon R1 match link
I need links for Munster v Connacht and Sussex v Cheshire please. Matches need to start by the end of December. Thanks.
Thanks . Birmingham through round 2
Dec 30, 2018
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Somerset Wyvern claim a First Round win over Staffordshire. I believe we're now due to play Sussex. I hope it's over more than three boards !!
Yes Round 2 . Somerset v Sussex. I am sure there will be a lot more than 3 boards! See if you can make it close to 20?!
Dec 30, 2018
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yes 3 boards is a bit disappointing I'm sure many more of our team joined the match including me who didnt get a game
Round 2 Norfolk v Yorkshire both teams can't be beaten now in round 1
Marches win against Northern Knights. If the match ends in a draw - Marches will win on board elimination. Round 2 Lancashire v Marches Please start asap.
Round 2 -. London Knights v Leinster
Please start asap thanks
Round 2 Renfrewshire v Munster please start asap thanks
Round 2. Birmingham v Gloucestershire please start asap thanks
Sussex win against Somerset- if the match is drawn then the last board is removed - leaving Sussex with a winning margin.
Please start Semi Final Sussex v Leinster asap. Thank you.
Apr 18, 2019
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#19
Congratulations to Sussex but we aim to get revenge when the 2018 Cup Final is completed !!
Below is the draw for the 2019 cup. Matches can start anytime in November. Either team can send a challenge. The final will be a 3 way affair this year as I feel this is the best way with 24 entries. The rules of the 3 way final are described below. Once a match has started please post a link in this forum and when team has achieved enough points so they can't be beaten please post the result in this forum.
Round 1- has been drawn at random, and the schedule is below. Once a team has achieved a winning margin they progress to the next round. 2nd round matches start as soon as both teams in fixture have progressed.
The random draw for round one as produced some interesting ties- Norfolk v Suffolk, Worcs v Birmingham and Connacht v Munster. Plus sorry Yorks and Dorset find themselves repeating their tie from the 2018 cup!
Cup Draw 2019
Round 1
Round 2
A)Winner 1 Renfrewshire v Munster https://www.chess.com/club/matches/renfrewshire-rooks/979540
B) Winner 2 Marches v Winner 8 Lancashire https://www.chess.com/club/matches/lancashire-lads-and-lasses/969226
C) Winner 3 Leinster v London Knights Winner 9 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/leinster/972036
D) Winner 4 Norfolk v Yorkshire Winner 10 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/norfolk-knights/962876
E) Winner 5 Birmingham v Gloucestershire Winner 11 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/team-gloucestershire/992102
F) Winner 6 Somerset v Winner 12 Sussex https://www.chess.com/club/matches/somerset-wyvern/962950
Round 3
1)Winner A Renfrewshire V Winner D Yorkshire https://www.chess.com/club/matches/yorkshire-terriers/1003453
2) WinnerB Lancashire v Winner E Birmingham https://www.chess.com/club/matches/lancashire-lads-and-lasses/1020724
3) Winner C Leinster v Winner F Sussex https://www.chess.com/club/matches/team-sussex/999560
Final
Winner 1 Yorkshire v Lancs
Winner 1 Yorkshire v Leinster
Lancs v Leinster
(3 Way Final Rules - 2 points a win, 1 for a draw. If teams have equal points then the team who has the better win percentage out of all the games in the final is the champion eg games won - games lost)