The INFO tab on the CVCC web site for Thursday Evening Open has been updated to reflect the following for
the 2023-2024 season. (2023-09-03)
SPARING
Spares can be anyone that has paid club fees, regardless of league.
Social members are deemed to be non-members for sparing.
Spares cannot fill positions higher than the person being replaced.
No more than two spares per game unless agreement reached between both teams to use three spares – four
spares are a NO.
Spares cannot be used by a team until the team has four paid-in-full members
5th/6th NAMED TEAM MEMBER
Team may identify a 5th and 6th team member once the team has four paid-in-full members.
The named 5th and 6th team member can be anyone that has paid club fees – this includes someone that has paid
spare fees only, excludes a social membership.
The named 5th and 6th team member can play any position.
The named 5th and 6th team member CANNOT be a member of another team in the Thursday Evening Open
League.
LEAGUE SETUP
Thursday Evening Open will have 20 teams in 4 divisions (A1, A2, B1, B2).
The top 10 teams will be “A1” Division and “A2” Division.
“A1” Division will be teams ranked 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and “A2” Division will be teams ranked 2, 3, 6, 7, 10.
The bottom 10 teams will be “B1” Division and “B2” Division.
“B1” Division will be teams ranked 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 and “B2” Division will be teams ranked 12, 13, 16, 17,
20.
There will be 5 draws (periods of 5 weeks each with reshuffling of teams using total points to date).
Team placement for Draw # 1 is based on final standings at the end of 2022/2023 with priority to returning
teams to Thursday Evening Open.
The placement of teams in Draw # 2, Draw # 3 and Draw # 4 will be by overall ranking of points (not points in
only the most recent draw).
In Draw # 5, the four divisions will be ranked in order of the standings (i.e. teams ranked 1-5 will play in "A1"
Division, 6-10 in "A2" Division, 11-15 in "B1" Division, and 16-20 in "B2" Division).
Ties in the standings will be broken by head to head in the standings so far with a team in a higher division
getting the advantage.
Points for the leagues will be as follows:
Division A1 Win=9, Loss=3, Tie=6
Division A2 Win=9, Loss=3, Tie=6
Division B1 Win=7, Loss=1, Tie=4
Division B2 Win=7, Loss=1, Tie=4
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BELL RULE
The bell signals to finish the end you are in! No extra ends or tie breakers.
An end is deemed to have started once the first rock of the end has crossed the near tee line during a slide