Chard & District Pool League Cup & Competition Rules 2026

By Michael Willoughby
On Thursday 15 January 2026 21:00

Cups & Knockout Competitions

  1. The Team Knockout Cup will be first to 8 (best of 15)
  2. The 3-a-side competition will be best of 9 or first to 5.
  3. Home team to referee, Players will lag to decide who breaks.
  4. The 4-a-side competition will be best of 16 or first to 9.
  5. If the score ends up being 8-8, then the captains will pick a player to play a deciding frame.
  6. Home team to referee, Players will lag to decide who breaks.
  7. Singles & Doubles competitions will be best of 5 for all to a venue winner. This will take place over several nights.
  8. All players must be at their venues by 7.30 pm; any late arrivals will forfeit their place.
  9. The winner of each venue will go through to Finals night.
  10. Players at each venue to decide on whether a referee is needed.
  11. If a venue winner cannot make the finals night, their place will be a bye.
  12. Players will lag on the first game of each round and alternate the break thereafter.
  13. All competitions & matches to be played in accordance with the league rules & World rules. (apart from the arrival time for singles and doubles)
  14. Final Venues will be decided at the start of the season. These venues can only be changed by the venues themselves. Should the finalists decide not to play at the arranged venue, both teams will be disqualified, with the final being made void, and both sets of players on the night (not teams) will be suspended from that competition the following season.
  15. The home team is the team that is drawn first (appears on the left side of the draw/fixtures).
  16. Each competition that a player enters will cost £2. Singles-£2, Doubles-£2 per player, 3 a side & 4 a side-£2 per player. The Team Knockout is free to enter, and all teams are automatically entered upon league registration.

Anyone who enters a competition (singles/doubles, etc) and does not attend will result in a 5-point penalty deduction to their team, unless the committee grant exceptional circumstances. If a pair do not attend the doubles comp, this would result in a 10-point team deduction. This is to prevent people from entering and then not attending venues on the night, based on the location or group.