Floppers Cup and Spares Cup Draws!

​Please send me an email if I've made any mistakes in this! 

  • All teams play four games on neutral boards, over five matchday nights.
  • All matches are level throws. Legs can therefore be drawn.
  • Matches must be played on the designated home team’s usual board with the usual skittles and ball.
  • Captains are responsible for making sure that landlords know when a game is being played at their venue (The usual food would be appreciated, I’m sure, with the extra custom the match brings in).
  • The top two of each cup’s mini-league after all five rounds of matches will play off in the final for the cup. Mini-league positions will be decided by the usual two points for a match win and one point for a draw. In the event of teams being tied after this, the team with the most legs ‘for’ will go through. If this is tied too, the team(s) to go through to the final will be drawn from a hat.
  • We have tried to make sure that there is always a match at the pub where the team with no game plays so they can still have a night out, watching and supporting, if wanted.
 
MATCHDAY 1 - November 26th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame  vs Redhill Club at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Crown Jewels no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders  vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
LionHarts vs SSW at Plough Inn
Plough Inn no game
 
MATCHDAY 2 - December 3rd
SPARES CUP:
Stoke Inn vs Crown Jewels at Redhill Club
Redhill Club vs Airport Tavern at Blue Flame
Blue Flame no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
LionHarts vs Plough Inn at Crown Regil
Crown Regil vs SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Bellenders no game
 
 
MATCHDAY 3 - December 10th
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels vs Redhill Club at Stoke Inn
Blue Flame vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Stoke Inn no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough Inn vs Crown Regil at Redhill (LionHarts)
Bellenders vs SSW at Plough Inn
LionHarts no game
 
MATCHDAY 4 - December 17th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Redhill Club at Blue Flame
Airport Tavern no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
SSW no game
 
MATCHDAY 5 - January 28th 2026
 
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Stoke Inn at Redhill Club
Crown Jewels vs Airport Tavern at Stoke Inn
Redhill Club no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs LionHarts at Crown, Regil
Plough Inn vs SSW at  Bell (Bellenders)
Crown Regil no game
Tweak to published fixtures
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I bumped into a player from another team in Tesco's on Sunday, who very kindly told me I was doing a great job, especially with the new cups...

But that was before he knew that in the published fixtures I'd somehow left off one week of matches altogether!

As a result, there is the following change needed to the published fixtures, although to be fair I think it's an improvement. 

So:

"January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups Semi-Finals – venues tbc
MINI-TABLE 1st place vs MINI-TABLE 4th place
MINI-TABLE 3rd place vs MINI-TABLE 2nd place"

Now changes to

"January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Five – teams and venues tbc"
 
Instead of a semi final as described originally, the top two from each mini league will now compete in the final, as per the changes in red below.

  1. The SPARES CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the bottom five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November. Each team will play each other team in this group once on neutral boards in a mini-league, and the results will go into a mini-table. The top two from each of these mini leagues will contest the final on 18th March.
 
  1. The FLOPPERS CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the top five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November. Each team will play each other team in this group once in a mini-league on neutral boards, and the results will go into a mini-table. The top two from each of these mini leagues will contest the final on 18th March.

ALL THE DETAILS ON THE WEBSITE HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THIS, THOUGH I CAN'T CHANGE THE FIXTURE SHEETS YOU HAVE ALREADY, OBVS.

Don't worry, as always I'll post each week's fixtures in advance so if you don't understand all this now, just turn up where it says each week as normal!
INDIVIDUALS AND PAIRS COMPETITIONS: FIRST ROUND DRAWS NOW MADE - SEE RELEVANT PAGE ABOVE.
Please can all captains send me - by whatsapp (07934 674385) or by email to [email protected] - a list of everyone and anyone who wants to enter the individuals or pairs by WEDS 8 OCT please.It's free, so why not enter?

New Season began on 10th September. Just in time, as the summer seemed to end this week with a bang, with gales and rain. 

WELCOME BACK!

 
The new season be on Wednesday 10th September - all league fixtures are on the 'Calendar 25-26' and 'Fixtures and Results' pages of the website above. 

There are six competitions available to all players this year:

1. All players can enter the INDIVIDUALS CUP – the dates are in the calendar.
Team Captains will need to let me know players involved by 30th September.
Entry is completely fre
The final will be held on Presentation Night on 22 April.

2. All players can enter the PAIRS CUP – the dates are in the calendar.
Team Captains will need to let me know players involved by 30th September.
Entry is completely free.
The final will be held on Presentation Night on 22 April.

3. The MENDIP TABLE SKITTLES LEAGUE itself starts on 10th September and finishes on 15th April, with the presentations on 22nd April 2026.

4. The SPARES CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the bottom five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November.
Each team will play three other teams in this group once on neutral boards in a mini-league, and the results will go into a mini-table.
The top four out of the five in these tables will play in a semi-final match on a neutral board, and the winners of those games contest the final on 18th March.

5. The FLOPPERS CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the top five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November.
Each team will play three other teams in this group once in a mini-league on neutral boards, and the results will go into a mini-table.
The top four out of the five in these tables will play in a semi-final match on a neutral board, and the winners of those games contest the final on 18th March.

These new cup competitions ensure that all teams will have at least one title to be playing for right up until the end of the season!

6. The LEAGUE CUP will be contested by the respective winners of the SPARES CUP and the FLOPPERS CUP on 01st April.

Fixtures books and scorebooks will be delivered to pubs/captains before the start of the season.

Other Updates:

1. A reminder that because Cheddar will, unfortunately, not be entering this year, we therefore have a few very good, very committed players looking for a new club. Let me know if you can give them a game and I'll put you in touch.

2. The Sheep Worriers will be playing again at Star for the new season, as they did at the tail end of last season.