The Knockout Tournament 2023 , organised by Steve Dunleavy, has seen a record 28 entrants. It has a Preliminary Round plus 4 byes to establish the Round 1 players.
With a record 28 entrants this year we have 4 byes into the first round and 12 preliminary round games to qualify for the first round. If you are defeated in your preliminary round game you are eliminated from the competition. This system will reduce us from 28 to 16, and then 8, 4, and 2 thereafter.
The Preliminary Round Pairings
- Kev Lamb vs Steve Saunders
- Patrick Pavey vs Sam Murphy
- Phillip Tarrant Edwards vs Nobby George
- Alan Weaver vs Steve Dunleavy
- James Gray vs Connor Frost
- Lee Mundy vs Keith Gregory
- John Davis vs John Kooner
- Rose Saunders vs Daniel Phillips
- Geoff Parish vs Rob Strachan
- Cary Xie vs Peter Przybycin
- Pablo Vidal vs Iwan Cave
- Fraser Burlinson vs Rob Sims
Preliminary Round Byes
- Andy Mills
- Ian Parker
- Graham Stuart
- Mike Davis
Knockout 2023 Rules
- There are a Maximum of 5 rounds: Preliminary, 16, 8, 4, 2).
- The draw for the Preliminary round will be in May.
- Please email Steve Dunleavy the result and let him know if you are having difficulty completing your game by the deadline date
- Both clocks to be set at 90 minutes
- The name drawn first plays with white in the event of a draw colours are to be reversed and the game is still to be played(if possible) within the original deadline.
- If possible games to be played over the board at club on a club night, if not both players can agree a mutually convenient venue to play at.
- All results to be sent for grading
- Good luck and enjoy!
- Please keep Steve Dunleavy informed as to what date you have agreed to play to enable him to monitor the progress of this competition.
