CITY OF BATH PETANQUE CLUB
Internal Doubles League
EPA refers to the English Petanque Association
COB refers to City of Bath Petanque Club
GWR refers to Great Western Region Petanque
Competition Doubles Ladder
1. Entry into this ladder is only for registered City of Bath EPA Members and will be based on your playing ability along with your past results in Club / Regional and National Events. There will be three league levels which you will be able to START IN depending on your playing ability. They are Development which will be for players who play at club level and who have not entered a regional event. Performance which will be for players who have played regularly at regional level and Elite which will be for players who are current regional champions or have an EPA National ranking from the previous year (which is 50 or higher for men and 30 or higher for ladies) or who have represented their country at any time in the last 5 years. If there is a team which comprises of different abilities then the team will be classed by the player with the highest level. If you would like to enter then please contact the Playing Manager or any member of the City of Bath PC committee so your place can be added to the doubles league. Players can enter the league at any time but will only be placed into the actual playing league at the next issue of the league tables. Teams can be made up of male, female or mixed pairings. There can ONLY be two players per team.
2. The leagues will be based on a pyramid system with promotion and relegation every 3 months. There will be No time extensions for any reason. If a team does not want to play, then the opposing team will be awarded a 2-0 win and 26-14 score line. If there are any disputes regarding matches not being played, then the Playing Managers decision will be final. If all the league matches are completed before the end of the play by date, then the league will be deemed finished and the promotion and relegation will take place with the new league starting with immediate effect. Two teams will be relegated from each league and will replaced by the highest teams from the league below. The league will work as a pyramid so two teams will be relegated from each league and replaced from teams from the lower league.
3. City of Bath PC Ranking points will be awarded to players who win a match in their league as follows
Development - 1 point per game win
Performance - 2 points per game win
Elite - 3 points per game win
The points go up depending on standard as this is to encourage players to get better and progress up the leagues.
These ranking points will be combined with the players other points gained in other competitions (as stated later) to provide that player with a competition ranking with the COB club.
4. The league will be played on a rolling basis which will mean that it will never end providing there are teams to play in it. The league will be continuous and therefore, once started the league will be self dependant and totally separate to any other league run by the club.
5. Teams can only be changed after each promotion / relegation period and must be notified to the Playing Manager before the start of the new league. However, if a team is changing players it could mean that your league position may possibly change either by being promoted to a higher league or being relegated to a lower league. This will depend on the playing ability of the new team. Your Starting league position will be decided by the Playing Manager and will be determined by the highest squad ranked player.
6. All matches will be played as a 2-game event with each game being played to 13 points. The whole match MUST be played in one go. Each team will gain league and COB ranking points for each game they win. All results must be sent to the playing manager within two days of the completed match.
7. All matches must be played at the City of Bath PC at Larkhall, unless a different venue is agreed by BOTH teams.
8. The league will be played in accordance the rules played by the EPA.