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Well if you think you're in the running, here's a chance to prove it by posting your name below to take part.
Ideally we would like a minimum of 32 members to take part as the idea is to have a head to head knock out tipping contest over five weekends which begins this season on Friday January 1st 2021 at Cheltenham , culminating at the Leopardstown Dublin Racing Festival on the first weekend in February which includes the Irish Champion Hurdle and Irish Gold Cup. The competition will be staged using the format used in the 2018 World Cup i.e. a group stage in which 32 players are drawn into 8 groups of 4 who play one match against each of the other three players in the group with the top two players in each group (16 players) going through to the knock-out stages. This will ensure all contestants play a minimum of three matches.I would like a commitment to play the first three matches though, as by not "turning up" you could affect someone elses chance of progressing to the next stage.
In the event there are more than 32 entries a qualifying set of matches will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday December 29th 2018 at Newbury between the appropriate number of players needed to ensure a line-up of 32 for the start of the Group stages three days later. There is a contingency plan should entries be nearer 24 or 16.
A full draw will be made once any matches in any qualifying round are complete.
The schedule will be
Group Stage Match 1 Friday January 1st 2021 at Cheltenham or Exeter.
Group Stage Match 2 Saturday January 9th 2021 at Kempton Park or Wincanton.
Group Stage Match 3 Saturday January 16th 2021 at Warwick or Market Rasen.
Round of Sixteen Saturday January 23rd 2021 at Ascot or Haydock.
Round of Eight Saturday January 30thth 2021 at Cheltenham or Doncaster.
Semi-Finals Saturday February 6th 2020 at Leopardstown
Final Sunday February 7th 2020 at Leopardstown
Please note the schedule is subject to change and may be influenced by number of entries for the competition, abandoned meetings, small number of fields etc
Owing to number of entries the schedule was changed and the draw resulted thus, all players to play all five Match Days
Ideally we would like a minimum of 32 members to take part as the idea is to have a head to head knock out tipping contest over five weekends which begins this season on Friday January 1st 2021 at Cheltenham , culminating at the Leopardstown Dublin Racing Festival on the first weekend in February which includes the Irish Champion Hurdle and Irish Gold Cup. The competition will be staged using the format used in the 2018 World Cup i.e. a group stage in which 32 players are drawn into 8 groups of 4 who play one match against each of the other three players in the group with the top two players in each group (16 players) going through to the knock-out stages. This will ensure all contestants play a minimum of three matches.I would like a commitment to play the first three matches though, as by not "turning up" you could affect someone elses chance of progressing to the next stage.
In the event there are more than 32 entries a qualifying set of matches will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday December 29th 2018 at Newbury between the appropriate number of players needed to ensure a line-up of 32 for the start of the Group stages three days later. There is a contingency plan should entries be nearer 24 or 16.
A full draw will be made once any matches in any qualifying round are complete.
The schedule will be
Group Stage Match 1 Friday January 1st 2021 at Cheltenham or Exeter.
Group Stage Match 2 Saturday January 9th 2021 at Kempton Park or Wincanton.
Group Stage Match 3 Saturday January 16th 2021 at Warwick or Market Rasen.
Round of Sixteen Saturday January 23rd 2021 at Ascot or Haydock.
Round of Eight Saturday January 30thth 2021 at Cheltenham or Doncaster.
Semi-Finals Saturday February 6th 2020 at Leopardstown
Final Sunday February 7th 2020 at Leopardstown
Please note the schedule is subject to change and may be influenced by number of entries for the competition, abandoned meetings, small number of fields etc
Owing to number of entries the schedule was changed and the draw resulted thus, all players to play all five Match Days
Originally posted by Diamond Geezer
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The draw is as follows, first round of matches Fri Jan 1st 2021
Fair play for organising 
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