| Description |
The Deva's Championship Teams competition is the club's most prestigious teams event with the winners being represented on the club's honours boards.
It is referred to in the club's competitions procedures as the "Teams of Four Championship" although the rules then go on to explain that teams may consist of up to 6 players!
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| Rules and procedure |
The 2023/24 competition moves to being played back in the club, and a multiple teams format (a change from last year when it was a league format). The format this year is:
- Teams can have up to 6 members.
- There are 5 qualifying heats (2nd Wednesdays in September to January), play starting at 7pm.
- The heats are open to members and non-members - but only results with 4 members count in the qualification table.
- A team must play in a minimum of three qualifying rounds to have a chance of qualifying for the Final
- The highest 50% of teams qualify for the final (min 2 max 4) based on total IMPS from the best three qualifying rounds.
- The FINAL is on Wednesday 21st February 2024 starting at 7pm.
- Table money includes an additional £0.50 per player to fund prizes of £40 and £20 to the 1st and 2nd teams.
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| 2023/2024 Competition |
The current qualifying table can be seen here.
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| 2022/2023 Competition |
This (club) year's competition had clear winners, the team of John Hampson, Simon Edwards, Matt Foster, Chris Pope and Andy Prothero. They were 27 VPs above the 2nd team of Frank McAleavy, Jeff Angove, Brian Crawford, Stephen Doubt, Pete Nickson, Haydn Roberts and Frank Salt. In all there were 6 teams and the final table was:
| Rank |
Team |
VPs |
| 1 |
Hampson |
78.91 |
| 2 |
McAleavy |
51.65 |
| 3 |
Merrill |
50.70 |
| 4 |
Pitts |
45.94 |
| 5 |
Smith |
41.25 |
| 6 |
Sneddon |
31.55 |
The winners have their names engraved on a champions board in the club and shared in a £40 prize. The runners shared a £20 prize.
The full league table can be seen here.
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| Previous winners |
- 2022/23: John Hampson, Simon Edwards, Matt Foster, Chris Pope and Andy Prothero
- 2021/22: Julian Merrill, Paul Roberts, Peter Hall, Joan Marray, Keith Shuttleworth & Sebastian Jones
- 2020/21: Bob Pitts, Peter Kaufmann, Stuart Matthews, Alan Stephenson
- 2019/20: Brian Crawford, Frank McAleavy, Peter Nickson, Jeff Angove, Di Knight, Frank Salt
- 2018/19: Chris Pope, John Hampson, Matt Foster, Andy Prothero, Liz Commins
- 2017/18: Bob Pitts, Peter Broster, Stuart Matthews, Alan Stephenson
- 2016/17: Julian Merrill, David Flacks, Laurence Stone and Peter Hall
- 2015/16: Matt Foster, John Hampson, Chris Pope, Andy Prothero and David Stevenson
- 2014/15: Bob Pitts, Peter Broster, Stuart Matthews, Alan Stephenson and Mark Weeks
- 2013/14: Matt Foster, John Hampson, John and Pauline Rudolf, Barry Jones
- 2012/13: David Stevenson, Liz Commins, John Hampson, Matt Foster
- 2011/12: Bob Pitts, Peter Broster, Stuart Matthews, Alan Stephenson
- 2010/11: David Stevenson, Liz Commins, Peter Kaufmann and Mike Amos
- 2009/10: David Stevenson, Peter Kaufmann, Matt Foster and John Hampson
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