The English open teams-of-four championship.
This is England's premier teams championship. It consists of knock-out matches in the early stages, played privately, qualifying eight teams to contest an all-play-all final.
The competition is part of the Championship Series, in which points can be earned towards the Player of the Year Championship.
The Crockford's Plate competition is open to all unseeded teams who are defeated in their first match of the main event, be this in round 1, or in round 2 following a bye. The last 8 from the Crockfords Plate will play alongside the main final (same dates, venue and format).
Results
2017/18 Results - Crockfords Cup; Crockfords Plate
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Holders 2016/17
Cup - Dennis Bilde, Simon Cope (capt), Anita Sinclair, Peter Crouch, Zia Mahmood & Glyn Liggins
Plate - Ian Reissmann, Andrew Murphy, Steve Eginton, Tim Rees, Mike Perkins & Chris Cooper
Timetable
2017/18 Timetable | ||
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Round | To be completed by | |
I | 26th November 2017 | |
II | 11th February 2018 | |
III | 22nd April 2018 | |
IV | 5th August 2018 | |
2017/18 Plate Timetable | ||
I | 18th February 2018 | |
II | 29th April 2018 | |
III | 5th August 2018 | |
2017-18 Finals Timetable | ||
Saturday | ||
Session 1 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Match 1 |
2:10pm - 3:10pm | ||
3:20pm - 4:20pm | Match 2 | |
4:30pm - 5:30pm | ||
5:40pm - 6:40pm | Match 3 | |
Session 2 | 8:05pm - 9:05pm | |
9:15pm - 10:15pm | Match 4 | |
10:25pm - 11:25pm | ||
Sunday | ||
Session 3 | 10:30am - 11:30am | Match 5 |
11:40am - 12:40pm | ||
Session 4 | 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Match 6 |
2:25pm - 3:25pm | ||
3:35pm - 4:35pm | Match 7 | |
4:45pm - 5:45pm | ||
Results and presentation of trophy by 6:00pm | ||
2018/19 Cup Timetable | ||
Round | To be completed by | |
R1 | 2nd December 2018 | |
R2 | 24th February 2019 | |
R3 | 6th May 2019 | |
R4 | 11th August 2019 | |
2018/19 Plate Timetable | ||
R1 | 3rd March 2019 | |
R2 | 12th May 2019 | |
R3 | 11th August 2019 |
Entry Fees
Entry fee for 2018/19 is £102.00 per team |
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Master Points
This is a Green Point event, with the following awards.
2017-18 Masterpoint Details
Crockfords Cup
| Round | I | II | III | IV | Final |
| GPs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | see below |
Final: 1 Green Point per match won (0.5 for a draw) plus ranking points to the top four teams: 1st 24; 2nd 12; 3rd 7; 4th 3.
Crockfords Plate
| Round | I | II | III | Final |
| GPs | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 50% of awards for Cup |
Agreements
Level 5 agreements are permitted in this event.
Venue and Tariff
2018 Final Information
St Johns Hotel, 651 Warwick Rd, Solihull, B91 1AT,
2018 Rates
DB&B £69 per person per night sharing, £87 single occupancy
In order to take advantage of the following rates book via the EBU Accommodation Booking Service - call Bridge Overseas Freephone on: 0800 0346 246 or use their online reservation form.
A number of rooms are reserved for booking at this negotiated rate for a limited period of time. Any unbooked rooms are usually released for booking by the general public a few weeks before the event. Thereafter rooms may still be available, but at the hotel’s current rate. Likewise if all allocated rooms are booked then rooms may still be available, but at the hotel’s current rate. To ensure rooms are available at the negotiated rate please book as early as possible.
Halfway venues
Some clubs are available for hire by teams wishing to hold a knockout match at a 'halfway venue'. A list of some of these is available here.
Downloads
- General Regulations for Matches Played Privately - November 2017 revision
- Summary of main changes in November 2017 revision of General Regulations
- Regulations for Rulings and Appeals in Matches Played Privately
- Specific Regulations for this Event
Past winners
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2016 results
2015 results
2014 results
2013 results
2012 results
2011 results
2010 results
2009 results
2008 results
2007 results
The finals of the 2016/17 Crockfords Cup were available to watch on Funbridge Live, and the coverage is now in their archive.
To access the coverage, open Funbridge and log-in (if you have not yet downloaded the Funbridge app to your mobile device, or the Funbridge platform to your desktop/laptop, and created an account, you can find instructions for doing so here). Once you have logged in, click on the icon for live coverage - it will be at the bottom of the screen and looks like a TV with an aerial (it is highlighted in red on the adjacent screenshot). If you click the archive tab you can then select the Crockfords Cup and pick the match you want to rewatch.
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