The Nick Ashley Trophy is a singles league competition. That is each player plays every other player in a match of a number of games of singles. At the end of the term the player with the most points wins. Simple really. Well perhaps I should be a little more explicit.
(When I say 'I' I mean me, Tim Hunt. I am running this tournament and what I say goes. That's the most important rule of all.)
All matches must be played and all results must be reported before the start of the Michaelmas Term Charles Relle Trophy. This will enable the results to be announced while there are still people around who might be interested. Also, conveniently, it should ensure that the winner is announced in Queens' Bar. It is convenient because I am sure that the winner will feel inclined to do a quick amigos and there is bound to be beer on hand. You might like to know that the trophy is a quart tankard. Just think, your entire Relle entry qualification in one fell swoop!
Matches should be played at a time agreed by the two contestants. It is up to the players to agree a mutually convenient time. If a match is not played by the end of term then both payer will loose the match with nil points. Of course we could all churlishly refuse to find a convenient time to play Patrick just to make sure he looses, but I am sure that we are above such behaviour. Well if you think that someone is trying to pull this trick on you then rant at me and I will try ranting at them or possible take even more extreme action.
The only other rule about the timing of matches is that they may not be played between 8:00pm and 11:59pm on a Wednesday. We all have much more important winking to do then.
Note that there is no reason why the whole match has to be played in one session
Each match should consist of two games of singles winks. The scores from the 2 games are added together and the one with the most points wins. This is rather like the World Singles, only smaller. In fact the winner of the match is largely irrelevant because the final outcome of the league will be decided on P. P. G. but in the case of a tie I will wear a tie and the tie-break shall be number of matches won.
I would suggest that colours and corners are chosen at random for the first game and that you keep the same colours but swap corners for the second game. Alternatively you could use the 'winner of the squidge off plays yellow' convention. You are of course entitled to mutually agree any other choice of colours and corners, but if you can't agree you must use one of the above set-ups.
There is also a potential problem if you are playing without an umpire available. Should a disagreement occur you are required to attempt to behave like responsible adults. If this proves impossible then toss a coin.
I expect that if people get really petulant we could end up with half-hour rants about which mat to use (like that world singles in the Castle between Dave Lockweed and Geoff Myers). If this happens either grow up or each choose a mat for one of the games. You might like to sort this out when arranging the match time.
Results should be sent to Tim Hunt (tjh1000@cam.ac.uk). It would be most convenient if you could E-mail them to me, but otherwise give them to me written on a bit of paper. The winner of the match is responsible for reporting the result, but there is no harm in both players informing me. I will try to keep an up-to-date league table and a copy of the results of all matches played on this page.
If you can think of anything I have overlooked in these rules then please let me know. Kindly bear in mind that this competition is meant to be fun so all participants are requited to (try to) enjoy themselves.
The following people are playing in this term's Nick Ashley:
| Pos. | Name | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts. for | Pts. against | P. P. G. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fayers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 77 1/2 | 34 1/2 | 4 27/32 |
| 2 | Tim Hunt | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 70 1/2 | 41 1/2 | 4 13/32 |
| 3 | Pete Keevash | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 63 1/3 | 48 2/3 | 3 23/24 |
| 4 | Phil Carmody | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 59 1/2 | 52 1/2 | 3 23/32 |
| 5 | Christine Wiggins | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 51 1/2 | 60 1/2 | 3 7/32 |
| 6 | Stew Sage | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 61 | 3 3/16 |
| 7 | Andrew Garrard | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50 1/2 | 61 1/2 | 3 5/32 |
| 8 | Chris Abram | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 41 2/3 | 70 1/3 | 2 29/48 |
| 9 | John Haslegrave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 38 1/2 | 73 1/2 | 2 7/32 |
In reverse chronological order.
Teusday 1st December, in the Castle. Matt Fayers beat Andrew Garrard 6-1, 5*-2*. Andrew Garrard beat Chris Abram 2*-5*, 6*-1*. Pete Keevash beat Andrew Garrard 5-2, 6-1. Andrew Garrard beat John Haslegrave 3-4, 6*-1*. Pete Keevash beat Christine Wiggins 5*-2*, 6-1. Christine Wiggins beat Chris Abram 5*-2*, 5*-2*. Christine Wiggins beat John Haslegrave 7*-0*, 6-1.
Monday 30th November, in the Castle. Andrew Garrard beat Phil Carmody 4½-2½, 7*-0*.
Saturday 28th November. The first tie, John Haslegrave vs. Chris Abram 1-6, 6-1.
Friday 20th November, The Castle. Matt Fayers beat Christine Wiggins 6-1, 4-3. Phil Carmody beat Christine Wiggins 5½-1½, 6-1.
Wednesaday 18th November, The Erasmus Room, by special dispensation. Phil Carmody beat Chris Abram 5½-1½, 6-1.
Monday 16th November, The Castle. Matt Fayers beat John Haslegrave 7*-0*, 6-1.
Saturday 14th November, Pete Keevash beat Stew Sage 3-4, 6-1.
Friday 13th November, evening in the Castle Inn. Phil Carmody beat Matt Fayers 6-1, 4½, 2½. Nice one Phil, all is forgiven, well, some of it at least.
Monday 9th November, evening in the Angevin Room, Queens'. It turned into a bit of a mammoth session in the end, but fortunately the bar was near at hand. Tim Hunt beat Chris Abram 3-4, 6-1. Stew Sage beat Phil Carmody 5-2, 4-3. Stew Sage beat Chris Abram 7*-0*, 3-4. Tim Hunt beat Phil Carmody 6-1, 6-1. Pete Keevash beat Chris Abram 5*-2*, 2 1/3-4 2/3. John Haslegrave beat Stew Sage 6-1, 6-1. Phil Carmody beat Pete Keevash 5-2, 6-1. Lastly Tim Hunt beat John Haslegrave 6-1, 6-1.
Saturday 7th November, afternoon in the Bowett Room. Pete Keevash beat Tim Hunt 7*-0*, 1-6. Matt Fayers beat Stew Sage 6-1, 3-4. Pete Keevash beat John Haslegrave 6-1, 6-1. Evening in the Castle, Matt Fayers beat Pete Keevash 6-1, 6-1.
Sunday 1st November, evening in the castle. Stew Sage beat Andrew Garrard 1-6, 7*-0*. Stew Sage beat Christine Wiggins 4-3, 5-2. Andrew Garrard beat Christine Wiggins 2-5, 6-1.
Thursday 29th October, evening in the castle. John Haslegrave beat Phil Carmody 6-1, 2½-4½. Matt Fayers beat Chris Abram 1½-5½, 6-1.
Sunday 25th October, p.m., Christine Wiggins beat Tim Hunt 2-5, 6-1.
Sunday 25th October, a.m., Matt Fayers beat Tim Hunt 5½-1½, 6-1.
Saturday 24th October, Tim Hunt beat Andrew Garrard 6-1, 6-1.
| Name | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | Total | P. P. G. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Chris Abram | - | 2½ | 6½ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 2/3 | 4 | 4 | 41 2/3 | 2 29/48 |
| B | Phil Carmody | 11½ | - | 10½ | 2½ | 5½ | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11½ | 59 1/2 | 3 23/32 |
| C | Matt Fayers | 7½ | 3½ | - | 11 | 13 | 11½ | 12 | 9 | 10 | 77 1/2 | 4 27/32 |
| D | Andrew Garrard | 8 | 11½ | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 50 1/2 | 3 5/32 |
| E | John Haslegrave | 7 | 8½ | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 38 1/2 | 2 7/32 |
| F | Tim Hunt | 9 | 12 | 2½ | 12 | 12 | - | 6 | 11 | 6 | 70 1/2 | 4 13/32 |
| G | Peter Keevash | 7 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | - | 9 | 11 | 63 1/3 | 3 23/24 |
| H | Stewart Sage | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 9 | 51 | 3 3/16 |
| I | Christine Wiggins | 10 | 2½ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 51 1/2 | 3 7/32 |