Rock Cup Round 1 Draw
A great entry this year, 22 contestants, so 11 pairings in the first round.
The draw is below, as usual this round has been seeded so the top half of the draw will play the bottom half.
Home/Black | Away/White |
John Fahy | Chris Cox |
Bill Hulley | Malcolm Phipps |
Andy Southall | Steve Heath |
Mike Hoare | Nick Arkell |
Chris Williamson | Geoff Rosser |
John Pakeman | Lee Grinsell |
Matt Carr | Stuart Deeley |
Andrew McCumiskey | Peter Nixon |
Mike Groombridge | Dave Hodkinson |
Vic Brown | Phil Maybury |
Jon Turner | Gordon Sands |
In the above draw the first named player in each pairing is at home and has black. He is also responsible for contacting his opponent within a week to arrange a date/venue for the game, failing which the away player can claim the game. When agreeing a date be sure to leave time for a replay in the event of a draw.
Remember the new time controls rules (below) apply this season.There are no adjournments or adjudications.
The use of clocks shall be compulsory, and the time limits in all WDCL competitions shall be one of the following options: (the default rate of play will be option (1))
(1) All moves in 80 minutes with 10 seconds per move added throughout (incremental) if sufficient digital clocks are available.
(2) All moves in 90 minutes
All games must be completed and results returned to me by Saturday November 3rd 2018.