Club Champs

2025 will see our first annual Club Champs being launched. Full rules below:

* 8 pairs - members only. All players must be available for both the Thurs & Friday evening if they want to take part in Open (or just the day for Womens which is 6 pairs)
* Top 6 box league pairings qualify. Must play with box league partner if both are available.    
* If any of top 6 pairs are only partially available - the person available can recruit a replacement partner.  
* 2 wildcard pairings by application & organisers will choose (Padel sub-committee currently Alice / Aly / Brian / Derek / Graeme)
* Group stage - First to 4 games wins a set (including 4-3) and if a set all, decider is a TB to 7.    
* Whichever pair serves first in Set 1 will receive first in Set 2.          
* Group stage final placings will be on wins (2 points per win) then if 2 couples tied, H2H result. If more than 2 couples tied then Sets won, then games won.
* Open - Semis & Final - Normal sets with a MTB to 10 if a set all.          
* Womens - Final - Normal sets with a MTB to 10 if a set all.          
* 2 minute warm up max each game. Golden point in operation at all times.        
* One "open" event and one "womens" event. Players can only enter one of the events.      
* £5 per person entry fee towards court costs.              
                       
OPEN                      
Group 1 Thurs 5.30pm   Group 2 Thurs 7.45pm approx          
1 vs 2   5 vs 6          
3 vs 4   7 vs 8          
1 vs 3   5 vs 7          
2 vs 4   6 vs 8          
1 vs 4   5 vs 8          
2 vs 3   6 vs 7          
                       
SF1 Fri 6pm                      
G1W vs G2RU                  
SF2 Fri 7pm approx                  
G1RU vs G2W                  
Final Fri 8pm approx                  
SF1 vs SF2                  
                       
                       
WOMEN                      
Group 1 Thurs 5pm                  
5 vs 6 17:00                
5 vs 7 17:30                
6 vs 7 18:00                
Group 2 Thurs 6.30pm                  
1 vs 2 18:30                
1 vs 3 19:00                
2 vs 3 19:00                
Final Fri 8.15pm approx                  
G1W vs G2W 20:15                
                       
                       
Key dates - open                      
30/07/2025   Invites sent to top 6 box league pairings & wildcard applications can be submitted to Aly
17/08/2025   Deadline for responses & wildcard applications          
24/08/2025   Padel sub-committee agree on entrants & make draw        
04/09/2025   Open event begins with final stages 05/09/25          
                       
Key dates - women                      
30/07/2025   Invites sent to top 6 box league pairings & wildcard applications can be submitted to Aly
24/08/2025   Deadline for responses & wildcard applications          
31/08/2025   Padel sub-committee agree on entrants & make draw        
02/10/2025   Womens event on one day