Rules for Divisional Shield Competition; Read below carefully.  

1. The entry shall be £4 per team.
2. In the 1 st Round, the first named team is the home team. These matches are to be played in the Week Commencing. Monday, 7 th Dec.
3. The subsequent rounds will be played at the Leisure centre on Sunday, 3rd January. 6 teams compete in 2 groups of 3, with the group winners meeting in the Final.
4. Each team consists of 2 players, who may be changed each match.
5. A player may only represent one team in the Competition
6. A team may only play any player who is registered in that Division.
7. The Competition shall be played in accordance with League Rules, except : - i) only 3 games are played in each set, not best of 5 ii) all games are played to 11, no deuce.
8. Each tie consists of 5 sets :- A v X, B v Y, A v Y, B v X plus 1 doubles
9. The handicap for each match shall be determined as follows. Before the match starts, the handicaps for both players in each team are totalled separately, and the small total taken from the larger. The result is then multiplied by 7 ½ and this total is added to the final points score of the weaker team.
10. The Handicaps for individuals shall be decided by the Handicap Committee.
11. The scores for each game are entered on a special score sheet and the points totalled at the end of the 5 sets. The team with the most points is the winning team. If teams finish level on points :- i) In the 1 st Round, the away team, will be declared the winners. ii)In the group of 3 teams, if each team wins one match, the total points of all three matches shall be added together, and the team with the highest total is the winner. iii) In the final, if the teams finish level on points, the winners shall be those who won most of the 15 games.