Cheshire Junior SRA

Ladder Rules

  1. Results of the 2005/6 Cheshire Junior Closed Championships will determine the initial starting positions on the ladder
     
  2. A player may challenge up to 3 places above
     
  3. The challenge match shall be played at the home club of the challenged player or at a neutral venue if the challenged player agrees.
     
  4. The match must be the best of 5 games, English scoring. Enough time must be allowed to ensure that the match is finished and it is the responsibility of the challenged player to book the court, normally two consecutive sessions.
     
  5. The challenge match must take place within three weeks of the challenge being made, subject to pre-booked holidays and known commitments.
     
  6. All matches must he refereed, the referee to be agreed by both players
     
  7. A successful challenge will result in the challenger taking the place of the challenged player and that player moving down one place on the ladder.
     
  8. A challenger may challenge the same person only once in any three week period. E.g. following a match the same two players may not play each other until three weeks have elapsed.
     
  9. Three weeks must elapse before a rechallenge.
     
  10. Any player wishing to enter the ladder system is entitled to one flying challenge. If unsuccessful that player must start at the lowest position.
     
  11. Results must be reported by email immediately following the challenge to alanbatch@hotmail.com who will forward it to the ladder organizer.
     
  1. The ladders will be published on the Cheshire Website www.cheshiresquash.org
     
  2. Subject to rule 2, matches in the Cheshire Closed Championships and Cheshire Open Championships will be deemed challenge matches as will any match in an England Squash Sanctioned Event, Cheshire Ladies League and North West Counties League.
  3. The ladder will be used as a guide only for county team selection and for seeding in county tournaments.