GM Forum Matchplay Championship SIGNUP

[virtuocity]

Hello all,

Following a very encouraging response, I am delighted to announce that entries for the first GM Forum Matchplay Championship are now open.

Entry fee of £5 is now due and the closing date for the competition is one month from now- the 26th of July- no excuses!

For those interested in taking part, PLEASE click on the following images to enlarge them and read the information contained therein.

General Information



Payment Information



Rules Of Competition


Schedule of Dates


If anyone would like these images to be emailed to them, please PM me with your email address.

Should anyone have any questions, they are best handled by PM.

Many thanks again to those who have expressed an interest in taking part. As with all new competition ideas, it's vital that we recognise that there will be a steep learning curve, where everything doesn't run as smoothly as anticipated- please bear with me and support this competition as best as you can.

 

[virtuocity]

DATES OF COMPETITION

The following are the deadlines for completing each tie and failure to do so, for any reason without or out-with the participant’s control may result in expulsion from the competition. In the event of the likelihood of ties not being fulfilled in time, it is imperative to contact the competition organiser(s).

ROUND ONE: To be played by the end of August 2014
ROUND TWO: To be played by the end of October 2014
ROUND THREE: To be played by the end of January 2014
ROUND FOUR: To be played by 15th March 2015
QUARTER FINAL: To be played by the end of April 2015
SEMI FINAL: To be played by the end of May 2015
FINAL: Date to be announced following completion of 1/4 Finals

 

[virtuocity]

COMPETITION RULES

1. Payment of £5 due now or before 26th July 2014. See Payment Information
2. ALL draws based on geographical location. Entrants will play the closest remaining competitor in each round.
3. The first drawn competitor will be known as "The Challenger". They are responsible for liaising with their competitor, managing the booking of the venue and if unable to agree on location or dates, will offer 3 dates (including one weekend date) within the timescales at a course equidistant to each other.
4. In the event of disagreements about dates or venues, the competition organiser(s) will make the final decision, which is absolute.
5. Use of home clubs encouraged, subject to agreement from each competitor
6. Before entering, those without an official handicap must contact 'virtuocity', providing a record of recent scores.
7. 50% of entry fees to be evenly split amongst semi-finalists. The remaining 50% will be split evenly amongst finalists.
8. Final date and venue will be announced shortly after completion of quarter finals and will take into account the location and suitability for remaining competitors.

 

[fundy]

COMPETITION RULES

1. Payment of £5 due now or before 26th July 2014. See Payment Information
2. ALL draws based on geographical location. Entrants will play the closest remaining competitor in each round.
3. The first drawn competitor will be known as "The Challenger". They are responsible for liaising with their competitor, managing the booking of the venue and if unable to agree on location or dates, will offer 3 dates (including one weekend date) within the timescales at a course equidistant to each other.
4. In the event of disagreements about dates or venues, the competition organiser(s) will make the final decision, which is absolute.
5. Use of home clubs encouraged, subject to agreement from each competitor
6. Before entering, those without an official handicap must contact 'virtuocity', providing a record of recent scores.
7. 50% of entry fees to be evenly split amongst semi-finalists. The remaining 50% will be split evenly amongst finalists.
8. Final date and venue will be announced shortly after completion of quarter finals and will take into account the location and suitability for remaining competitors.

Does this mean youre not drawing the 1st round until the end of July leaving just 4/5 weeks in the school hols for the 1st round to be played? Would it not make sense to bring the date forward a couple of weeks?

Im in btw, money sent

 

[Odvan]

Pennies sent :thup:

 

[virtuocity]

Pennies sent :thup:

Thanks mate!

PM me your home postcode please.

FOLKS- this will make things run much easier- it's dead simple to forget but please put your postcode in the PayPal reference or if requesting bank details, be sure to give me your postcode when you do so. Cheers!

 

[Odvan]

Thanks mate!

PM me your home postcode please.

FOLKS- this will make things run much easier- it's dead simple to forget but please put your postcode in the PayPal reference or if requesting bank details, be sure to give me your postcode when you do so. Cheers!

I did Dave - its in the subject header in the paypal payment - hope that's ok.

 

[pbrown7582]

im in payment sent.

 

[virtuocity]

I did Dave - its in the subject header in the paypal payment - hope that's ok.

Humble apologies. Mistake 1 of 1000 to come!!!

 

[fundy]

Just another small point virtuocity, what are you going to do if 2 people from 1 club enter? are you going to automatically draw them against each other or are you going to deliberately keep them apart? Seems a bit daft to enter this then play Alex1975 in the 1st round at our home track

 

[IanG]

I'm in - Payment sent.

ian

 

[virtuocity]

Just another small point virtuocity, what are you going to do if 2 people from 1 club enter? are you going to automatically draw them against each other or are you going to deliberately keep them apart? Seems a bit daft to enter this then play Alex1975 in the 1st round at our home track

Point taken :thup:

Just a quick-fire question back- what if you and Alex make it to the next round? Do you think you should be kept separate again? At what point do you believe that it's not daft to be drawn against him?

To answer your earlier question- if anyone thinks it's going to be very difficult to organise and commit to a tie organised around 26th July and to be played by the end of August at a course close to your home then there's very little I can do. I struggle to see why two people, even in holiday season aren't able to mutually agree to a 5 hour timeslot to travel to and play a game. Maybe I'm just not as busy as other people

 

[fundy]

Point taken :thup:

Just a quick-fire question back- what if you and Alex make it to the next round? Do you think you should be kept separate again? At what point do you believe that it's not daft to be drawn against him?

To answer your earlier question- if anyone thinks it's going to be very difficult to organise and commit to a tie organised around 26th July and to be played by the end of August at a course close to your home then there's very little I can do. I struggle to see why two people, even in holiday season aren't able to mutually agree to a 5 hour timeslot to travel to and play a game. Maybe I'm just not as busy as other people

1) Havent a clue tbh. Nike matchplay they keep you apart from 3 rounds i think it is but obv they have more rounds to play with. I guess maybe just 1 round apart then drawn against each other if both through (only a 1 in 4 chance we both win so unlikely). Funnily if you do it on home postcode not club postcode I expect were not drawn together anyway (were 25 miles apart and theres others local who i expect will enter) but surely this will affect others not just us 2?

2) Just talking from experience of having had to organise games like this before, only takes both to have a couple of weeks away and theres little time left. I like you have enough time but not sure that applies to everyone and obviously being the 1st round theres more games to organise. Just dont see the need for a whole month of registration, 2 weeks should be plenty surely and then you have 2 weeks extra to play the games (but again only imho)

 

[williamalex1]

Money paid for willie p and me. both same club but different post codes.

Has anymore been said about arranging a few mini meets to play some ties on the same day.???. Just a thought get some guys together, make the draw on the day,

 

[pbrown7582]

But if someone's away for 2 weeks now they'll easy be able to fit game in but will miss out registration. Always a tricky decision making rules and time frames.

 

[fundy]

Money paid for willie p and me. both same club but different post codes.

Has anymore been said about arranging a few mini meets to play some ties on the same day.???.

any thoughts on whether you would want to be drawn against another guy from your club or be kept separate at least for 1 round?

 

[Fish]

I'm in :thup:

I don't see an issue with the time frames, I've received my Nike & HDID matchplay round dates and both of them are 4-5 weeks max to arrange and some of my competitors are well outside of my post code area. With the light nights and not being too far away from each other shouldn't be too much of an issue for anyone IMO.

 

[williamalex1]

any thoughts on whether you would want to be drawn against another guy from your club or be kept separate at least for 1 round?

Thats why i suggested a mini meet for guys within a certain distance of each other, but if i have to play a fellow member thats ok by me.

 

[virtuocity]

I think we can draw a line under the issue of playing people from one's home club.

 

[virtuocity]

@williamalex_1

I keep meaning to post about what you've suggested.

Once you've arranged a tie, feel free to post details of it in the Arrange A Game section if you'd like to meet up with other forum members for a mini meet at the same time.