LEAGUE FORMAT
A. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THREE ROUNDS – REVISED October 2022
1. All teams will be assigned a number by random draw for Round One.
2. For a 12 team group Round 1 will consist of a round robin format of 10 games.Wins are worth 3 points, loss 0 points. At the end of round 1, teams will be split into two groups based on points. Wins are worth 5 points in rounds 2 and 3. A group will consist of 6 teams and B group will consist of 6 teams. At the end of round 2, teams will again be split based on total points. A will consist of 6 teams and B will consist of 6 teams.
3. For a 7 team group Round 1 will consist of a round robin format of 7 games. Because of the odd number of teams , byes are scheduled in each round. In round 1.wins are worth 3 points, bye worth 2 points loss 0 points. Rounds 2 and 3 wins are worth 5 points with a bye worth 4 points Round 2 will consist of a round robin format of 6 games. Round 3 will consist of a round robin format of 7 games. At the end of Round 3, the top 4 teams in points will make up A group and the rest will make up B group.
4. Skips are responsible for marking their win/loss on the score sheet. Any result left blank will be recorded as a loss at the end of the round.
B. Group Winners, Playoffs, Prizes (Revised April 2021)
1. Upon completion of Round Three, the team with the highest number of accumulated points in either Group “A” or Group “B” during Rounds One, Two and Three will be declared the Aggregate Winner for the day i.e. Monday, Wednesday or Friday. In the event there are multiple winners, the Winner will be determined by which team won over the other in the final round. If this process does not declare the Winner, playoff games will be scheduled. In the event that the same skip is a winner on two days, he will choose which team he will skip. In the event a player is on an Aggregate winner of two days, the team that he will play for shall be determined by ‘the flip of a coin” between the two skips. The other team has the choice of any curler, not involved in the Aggregate playoff, to play in any position they want. (See rule #3 re spares)
2. The Club Championship playoff will consist of the Aggregate winner of each day and the runners up from each day in a crossover format for each game. (Monday 1 vs Wednesday 2, Wednesday 1 vs Monday 2). The final will be the two winners from the crossover games.
3. Upon completion of Round Three, the team in Group “A” with the most number of wins and the team in Group “B” with the most number of wins during Round 3, excluding the Aggregate Winner, will be declared the Group “B” winner, will be declared the Group “B”.
4. A team must have at least TWO REGULAR members to compete in any season end playoff games. Spares may be chosen from that day represented in the club playdowns.
That is if a Monday team requires a spare or spares, players chosen must be from the Monday group or any Associate) Group playoff spares must be chosen from that day involved in the playoff (or any Associate). Spares may play no higher than third position.
5. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Club Champions (Playoff winner)
Aggregate Winners ( Teams with the most number of accumulated points during Rounds One, Two and Three on Monday and Wednesday)
Group Winners ( Winners of group “A” and Group “B” for each day).
6. The Club Champion team is engraved on the Club Championship trophy.
The Aggregate group winners are engraved on the trophy for each day. Exception: The “A” Group winner of the day of the Club Champion will be engraved on that day trophy In addition each of the winning teams will receive a cash award for each team member. The Club Champion will receive both Club Champion and Aggregate cash awards for each team member.
City of Winnipeg Playoff Representation
The Club Champions of the current season represent the Antlers the following year at
the City of Winnipeg Club playoffs provided that at least 3 members of the team
are available, otherwise the runner up will represent the club.
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