RULES OF THE RILEY and HAYHURST CUP COMPETITIONS
1. The Rules of the Lancaster, Morecambe & District Badminton League shall apply to Cup Matches, except as amended below.
Cup fixtures do not count towards the number of games played up for the purposes of being starred for a higher team.
2. The Competitions shall be organised by the Secretaries of the Competitions and the League Committee.
3. In any case of dispute, the decision of the organisers shall be final.
4. The Riley Cup shall be open to teams from Division One and the top half of Division Two, and The Hayhurst Cup to teams playing in the bottom half of Division Two and Three.
5. Each team shall consist of the starred players eligible for that team.
6. The handicap for a team shall be based on the strengths of the players eligible to play for that team and the League results of that team. If a registered player other than a player eligible to play for that team or a lower team within the club is to play , the club must inform the Cup Secretary at least 48 hours before the match, to allow for any adjustment to the handicap. Failure to do this will incur all the games played by that player being lost 21-0. Handicaps may only be altered in exceptional circumstances and only by the organisers.
7.Each Round Robin match is to be decided on a points system. The winning team will be awarded 2 points and for a draw, 1 point to each team. In the event of a draw in the semi-final the match will be awarded to the away team.
8. The draw shall be published on the League Website each season.
9. The Secretary of the home team shall be responsible for arranging the fixture and the winning team shall be responsible for notifying the Cup Secretary of the result, using the League website, uploading it within 5 days.
10. All Cup matches are to be played in the week shown in the Handbook, unless by mutual consent of both clubs involved and with the approval of the organisers.
11. The away team shall provide and pay the cost of the shuttlecocks.
12. The Final shall be played over one match at a Venue to be decided by the League Committee, who shall be responsible for the costs involved.
13. In the event of a tie in the Final, the match shall be decided by a further game of 1st Mixed Doubles, or other matched Mixed Doubles as agreed by both sides prior to the commencement of the match. The Handicap of each team shall be divided by 18 to give a handicap for that game.
14. All Finals will be played with Feather Shuttlecocks which will be provided by the League.
2024/25 Season
CUP COMPETITION 2024/25
Draws to be made mid December and rounds played as below
Round 1: Week commencing 13/1/25
Round 2: Week commencing 17/2/25
Semi-finals. Week commencing 17/3/25
Cup Final: Friday 21/3/25 7pm at Carnforth High School
Cup Details
Lancaster, Morecambe & District Badminton League has 2 cup trophies as follows:
Please select a cup to view current and historic details.
