The knockout mixed teams-of-four championships of England. Named after the former EBU chairman, Hubert Phillips.
Scoring is by aggregate with honours counting. At no time may an all male or all female team be playing. Matches are played on the full pivot principle such that one plays one-third of the match with each of one’s teammates as a partner.
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Eight teams are seeded, and every non-seeded team is guaranteed at least one match before meeting a seed. There is a Plate competition at no extra cost, so all non-seeded teams play at least two matches. There was no change to the entry fee.
Matches are of 30 boards up to and including the quarter-final, except that 24- or 27-board matches may be played in Rounds 1–3 by mutual agreement. The semi-final is 48-boards, and the final is 60-boards.
Teams may contain 4, 5 or 6 players, but only 4 players may play in any single match prior to the semi-final stage.
The draw for the early rounds is regionalised to try to help keep travelling distances small.
Current results
Results of the ongoing competitions are available here: 2018/19 Bowl, 2018/19 Plate;
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To enter
Entries for 2018/19 have now closed. The closing date for entries for 2019/20 is Monday 15 April 2019 and entries will open in due course.
Holders
2018
Bowl - Paula Leslie, David Gold, Tom Paske, Susanna Gross, Richard Hillman and Graham Orsmond
Plate - Tom Gisborne, Dave Robinson, Sandy Davies, Richard Pike
Timetable
Round | Play by |
|---|---|
I | 1st July 2018 |
II | 19th August 2018 |
III | 7th October 2018 |
IV | 25th November 2018 |
Quarter-final | 27th January 2019 |
Semi Final | 17th March 2019 |
Entry Fees
Entries for 2018/19 have now closed. |
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The entry fee for 2019/20 will be announced in due course. |
Master Points
Master Points will be awarded in the form of Green Points for each round won as follows (based on an entry of over 64 teams):
| Round | I | II | III | IV | V | SF | Final |
| GPs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
All awards quoted are 'per player'. To receive points, a player must have played in at least one third of the boards involved in the match in question.
Agreements
Level 4 agreements are permitted in this event.
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.