Update: 18 November 2020
Since the opportunity for face‑to‑face play has remained out of reach for longer than hoped, the club has reluctantly discontinued this year’s event. An online (at least initially) version of the event for 2021 will start soon.
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Update: 25 March 2020
Event suspended until the club re‑opens for face‑to‑face play.
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The Young Chelsea Knockout (YCKO) is the club’s annual teams event that runs on "double elimination" lines. Other than in the semifinal and final a team has to lose two matches before it is knocked out. The undefeated team gets a bye through the round before the semifinal stage, and has the option of extending one of the semifinal or final by eight deals should it be behind at the normal end of the match. Only YC members may take part in this competition. The play‑by date for Round One is 23 December 2019. The winning team will receive a prize of £800 and will hopefully be eligible for a play‑off match against the team winning the 2020 London Championship Teams‑of‑four to decide which team will represent London in the 2021 Lederer invitation tournament. All matches are played at the YC. Matches in the early rounds are of 24 deals, and are priced (inclusive of half‑time refreshments} at £12.50 per person.
Although default play‑on dates were originally specified, so far almost no‑one has actually played on these dates, so the club has abandoned this idea. But the play‑by dates for completion of each round are certainly not being abandoned and the club will be aiming for them to be strictly observed. The dates have been revised and are now as shown:
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29 February |
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18 April |
24 deals |
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6 June |
24 deals |
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25 July |
24 deals |
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12 September |
24 deals |
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31 October |
32 deals |
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19 December |
48 deals |
These dates allow seven weeks for each round, which should be plenty if you make an effort to arrange your fixtures in good time. As soon as you know who you will be playing, each captain should offer at least four weekday dates before the play‑by date to the opposing captain. Teams that have not agreed a date by the play‑by date may apply to the club for an extension, but should be aware that the result may, if necessary, be awarded to one of the teams or be decided on the toss of a coin.
At the semifinal stage there will be one undefeated team (which is not required to play a quarter‑final match). This team may choose its opponents from the three remaining once‑defeated teams. They also have the option—at the end of either the semifinal or final—of adding one extra set of eight deals to be played.
All matches must be played at the club unless special dispensation has been given by the Management Committee. Once a date has been agreed, the match should be booked into the club by email. Send your booking, and also your match results, to the club with a copy to the organiser, Chris Duckworth, please.
Round Three Undefeated Pool Draw (and results when completed).
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Round Three Once‑Defeated Pool Draw (and results when completed).
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Barry STOKER |
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David NEWMAN |
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Andrew BLACK |
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Kath STYNES |
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Patrick LAWRENCE |
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Jerry COPE |
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Team Rosters.
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Sally BROCK, Barry Myers, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Mike Scoltock |
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Mike BELL, Tim Leslie, Ben Norton, Shahzaad Natt, Stefano Tommasini |
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Ray ROBINSON, Jerry Harouni, Ed Scerri, Gary Jones, |
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BINKIE: Brian Callaghan, Heather Dhondy, Joe Fawcett, Richard Granville, David Burn |
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PHOENIX: Ali Ahmed, James Thrower, Todor Tiholov, Maruša Gold |
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Bernard TELTSCHER, Tom Townsend, Victor Silverstone, Stelio di Bello |
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David MULLER, Trevor Matthews, Alan Mayo, Rob Cliffe |
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Andrew BLACK, Phil King, Andrew McIntosh, Gunnar Hallberg, David Gold |
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CLAIRE Robinson, Susanna Gross, Peter Taylor, Neeraj Tanna, Qian Li, Tony Ye |
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Jonathan HARRIS, Steve Root, Niall Igoe, Eduard Malhasyan |
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HOT FUZZ: Louise Selway, Will Roper, Kay Preddy, Norman Selway |
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Andrew CLERY, Jonathan Jacobs, Chantal Girardin, Gitte Hecht‑Johansen, Tony Verran |
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Chris DUCKWORTH, Graham Sadie, Simon Cearns, Mike Graham, Simon Cochemé |
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David NEWMAN, Ivor Snowden, Denise Grimston, Jane Coupe |
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Jerry COPE, Alan Kay, Francis Morton, Anthony Golding |
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BENEDICTS: Dick Jordan, Simon Prager, Dominic Flint, Pamela Reiss |
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ROSE ’N’ GUNS: Helen Rose, Sara Moran, Alex Crystol, Richard Bowdery, Croz Croswell |
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Kath STYNES, Debbie Sandford, Margaret Nygren, Martin Nygren |
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Graham ORSMOND, Jackie Fairclough, Szczepan Smoczyński, TBA |
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NORDIC INVADERS: Ingar Hansen, Fredrik Helness, Paula Leslie, Richard Hillman |
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Chris GOODCHILD, Mike Smyth, Roy Westwater, Peter Brook |
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Patrick LAWRENCE, Oliver Lawrence, TBA, TBA |
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Stephen POPHAM, John Pemberton, John Dean, Nick Dean |
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BRIDGE CHALLENGE: François Picard, Andy Bowles, Shireen Mohandes, Nicolas Leprovost, Christophe Grosset, John Cox |
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Barry STOKER, Barbara Stoker, Rosie White, Brian Ransley |
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Round Two Undefeated Pool Draw (completed with results).
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BINKIE |
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Andrew BLACK |
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Round One Draw (completed with results).
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Andrew BLACK |
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Barry STOKER |
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CLAIRE Robinson |
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CLAIRE Robinson |
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Jonathan HARRIS |
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Graham ORSMOND |
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Graham ORSMOND |
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Chris DUCKWORTH |
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HOT FUZZ |
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ROSE ’N’ GUNS |
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Item posted 15 November 2019, last updated 18 November 2020
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