SOUTH LONDON & KENT
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SINGLES & PAIRS

Paul Gafa' is the Knock Out Secretary.
All results should be texted in immediately after the tie by the winning players on 07443 456662.
Walkovers/forfeit results should be texted as won by default, not by the maximum score to nil please.
All player details will be lodged with the KO Secretary for contact purposes.
Entry to the Singles, Pairs, Ladies Singles or Mixed Pairs KOs is via payment of the entrance fee only to any League Committee member or via bank transfer to the League Account.
Payments via bank transfer on the day of the draw have now been outlawed. If you wish to enter on the day of the draw then payment will only be accepted in cash.

Account details available on request, once paid send text/email to notify the League of payment.

If you believe you have entered a competition and do not see your name listed here then contact the Knock Out Secretary immediately. Entry into the knock out will not be granted once the draw is made irrespective on whether you believe you have entered or not, however a refund will be possible if the League is at fault.

The earlier you register for the any Singles or Pairs KO, the more chance you have of receiving a 1st round bye.
Byes, if required, are awarded in consequential order of registration.

SINGLES KO

2025-26

Capped at 64 entries, and has is likely to sell out again this season.
Entry fee £5.
Players need to have played in a minimum of 1/3 of the possible league (not cup) frames playable per season, in order to qualify.
No exceptions.

List of 2025-26 Singles KO paid entrants, registration closes 26th March 2026.
1 Antony Su 17 Akar Necati 33 Rahat Munim 49 Richie Mitchell
2 Paul Williams 18 Greg Phillimore 34 Geoff La'Porte 50 Phil O'Kane
3 Charles French 19 Dany Shaw 35 Del Power 51 John Ly
4 Lewis Garland 20 Angie Hobbs 36 Paul Slater 52 Shane O'Reilly
5 Josh Gardner-Nutley 21 Richard Chapman 37 Len McCullough 53 Dean Passer
6 Marc House 22 Louis Wilbourne 38 Paul Rivers 54 Dan Heinink
7 Tony Clarke 23 Paul Gafa' 39 Chris Parlett 55 Dan Foley
8 Nick Steadman 24 Tony Frost 40 Jamie White 56 Gurpal Cheema
9 Ian Chapman 25 Nik Stockford 41 Paul Cook 57 Rocky Singh
10 Paul Carroll 26 Roy Boram 42 Ben Creffield 58 Peter Whyte
11 Ben McCarthy 27 Harry Clancy 43 Tony Gear 59 Dave Avery
12 Harry Hodges 28 Kevin Hooper 44 Sean Hennessy 60 Jim Woodbridge
13 Jason Brunton 29 Ryan Taylor 45 Spencer Hepper 61 Adam Coppen
14 Kevin England 30 Dave Mackrell 46 Alfie Hepper 62 Dylan Suggars
15 Barry Barham 31 Sam Baker 47 Stacy Redman 63 Steve Aldridge
16 Rachel Howard 32 Luke Terry 48 James Martin 64  

It is very likely that many reserves will get into the KO as there as usually last minute drop outs for various reasons.

List of Reserves for 2025-26 Singles KO paid entrants.  
1 None 5 9 13  
2 6 10 14  
3 7 11 15  
4   8   12   16  

The KO will culminate on Thursday 9th April 2026. Played out alongside the Sudden Death Singles KO.

The 64 players will play on 2 consecutive Thursdays at the end of the regular season, dates 2nd and 9th April 2026 at Eltham Terrace.
On 2nd April all the rounds down to the last 8 players will be played.
On 9th April Singles Finals Night will take place with the remaining 8 players playing to a finish.
Entry fee still £5.
Registration now open.
First round byes given in order of registration, so the earlier you enter the more chance of a bye.
All matches best of 5 frames in rounds 1-3.
Matches start from 8pm. Start times will be allocated.
Players who fail to appear at a venue on time risk being docked penalty frames for each 10 minutes late.

Rules in full on this link.

Prize money: Champion £180, Runner Up £80, based on 64 entrants
Perennial trophy awarded to the winner.
Finals Night details above.

PAIRS KO

2025-26

Results texted to 07443 456662 immediately the result is known.
Matches arranged by the competitors.
Best of 5 frames of Scotch pairs.
If your name is not shown in the first round then you have a bye into the next round by virtue of entering early.

List of entrants/results usually updated every Wednesday and immediately after each round.

Entry fee £10 per pair.
Byes allocated in order of registration. Early entrants likelier to receive byes.

Capped at 32 entries.
Players need to be active/playing to qualify.

1st Round
Complete by Saturday 31st January 2026
Kevin England & Phoebe French HURRICANES REBORN 3-1 Ryan Taylor & Roy Boram BRENT OLD BOYS
Harry Clancy & Nik Stockford BRENT OLD BOYS 3-2 Tony Clarke & Paul Thomas BELL YA LATER
Paul Gafa' & Louis Wilbourne  PICKWICK 3-0 Paul Donohoe & Jamie Walkey ACADEMICALS
Adam Coppen & Tony Gear MERIDIAN A  3-2 Ryan Francis & Joe Kelly HOTSHOTS
Angie Hobbs & Reece Stewart BELL YA LATER 2-3 Joe Hills & Paul Williams ROYAL OAK
Dean James & Dave Jandu FOOTS CRAY BEARS 3-0 Josh Gardner-Nutley & Marc House BELL POTTERS
Alfie Hepper & Spencer Hepper AVERAGE JOES 1-3 Jason Brunton & Dean Murray BELLEGROVE FLYERS
Barry Barham & George Covington BELLEGROVE 1-3 Steve Gibson & Dylan Suggars RUGRATS
Ian Chapman & Del Power Various 3-0 Dave Mackrell & Kevin Hooper BRENT OLD BOYS
Paul Carroll & Ben McCarthy NEW ELTHAM BULLETS 3-0 Andrew Byrne & Jade Holmes Various
Dean Passer & Nick Steadman BELLEGROVE 3-1 Jamie Davis & Elliott Giles BELLEGROVE
Gurpal Cheema & Rocky Singh FALCONWOOD CLUB 2-3 Richard Marsh & Akar Necati FALCONWOOD CLUB
Len McCullough & Paul Rivers NE NEW BOYS 3-2 Sam Baker & Luke Terry NE NEW STARS
2nd Round        
2nd Round
Complete by Saturday 28th February 2026
Paul Gafa' & Louis Wilbourne  PICKWICK 3-2 Harry Clancy & Nik Stockford BRENT OLD BOYS
Steve Gibson & Dylan Suggars RUGRATS 3-2 Richard Marsh & Akar Necati FALCONWOOD CLUB
Joe Hills & Paul Williams ROYAL OAK 1-3 Dean Passer & Nick Steadman BELLEGROVE
Antony Su & Jamie White Various 2-3 Dean James & Dave Jandu FOOTS CRAY BEARS
Michelle Brown & Jack Tyson HURRICANES REBORN 0-3 Ian Chapman & Del Power Various
Paul Carroll & Ben McCarthy NEW ELTHAM BULLETS 3-1 Charles French & Arif Salih HURRICANES REBORN
Adam Coppen & Tony Gear MERIDIAN A  3-0 Jason Brunton & Dean Murray BELLEGROVE FLYERS
Kevin England & Phoebe French HURRICANES REBORN 0-3 Len McCullough & Paul Rivers NE NEW BOYS
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Quarter Final
Complete by Sunday 29th March 2026
Dean James & Dave Jandu FOOTS CRAY BEARS vs Paul Gafa' & Louis Wilbourne  PICKWICK
Ian Chapman & Del Power Various vs Dean Passer & Nick Steadman BELLEGROVE
Len McCullough & Paul Rivers NE NEW BOYS 3-2 Paul Carroll & Ben McCarthy NEW ELTHAM BULLETS
Adam Coppen & Tony Gear MERIDIAN A  3-1 Steve Gibson & Dylan Suggars RUGRATS

Pairs each round will be played roughly once a month from 5th January 2026 until Monday 30th March 2026, with the Finals Night.

Matches are arranged between the competitors themselves between the set dates.
Pairs on the left are drawn at home, (or can choose venue) players on the right are drawn away.
Any players not shown in the earliest round have a bye into the following round.
Matches are best of 5 frames played to a scotch pairs format.
Winning pairs should text in the result immediately once it's known. Pairs who fail to text in the result promptly also risk being eliminated.

Entry fee £5 per player.
Pairs can only be made up from two players from the same team, or from two different teams.
Players need to be active within the current season in order to compete.
The Pairs competition format is posted below.
Rules in full on this link.

Prize money: Winners £150, Runners Up £80.
Perennial trophy awarded to the winners.

LADIES KO

2025-26

Results texted to 07443 456662 immediately the result is known.
Entry fee £5 per player.
Byes allocated in order of registration. Early entrants likelier to receive byes.
Players need to be registered to a team to qualify.
Matches are arranged between the competitors themselves between the set dates.

1st Round
Complete by Saturday 28th February 2026
Petrina Pearce BELLEGROVE FLYERS 3-1 Phoebe French HURRICANES REBORN
Kerry Wyatt BLACKHEATH SC 1-3 Angie Hobbs BELL YA LATER
Jackie Hepper AVERAGE JOES 0-w/o Rachel Howard CUE-OLOGISTS
Michelle Brown HURRICANES REBORN 0-w/o Melissa Barnes BLACKHEATH SC
Semi Final at Bellegrove Social Club 8pm Monday 16th March 2026

If your name is not shown in the first round then you have a bye into the next round by virtue of entering early.

Each round will be played roughly once a month from 5th January until Monday 16th March 2026, with the Finals Night.
Any players not shown in the earliest round have a bye into the following round.

Winning players should text in the result immediately once it's known. Players who fail to text in the result promptly also risk being eliminated.
The rules for the Ladies Singles KO will run in a similar fashion to the Pairs KO rules
with the exception of any rule that applies to Pairs play.

Prize money: Winners £50, Runners Up £20.
Perennial trophy awarded to the winners.

MIXED PAIRS KO

2025-26

Entry fee £10 per pair.
Byes allocated in order of registration. Early entrants likelier to receive byes.

At least on one of the entrants male or female, must be currently registered for a League team, the other need not be.

Matches are arranged between the competitors themselves between the set dates.
Results texted to 07443 456662 immediately the result is known.
Best of 5 frames of Scotch pairs.
If your name is not shown in the first round then you have a bye into the next round by virtue of entering early.

1st Round
Complete by Saturday 31st January 2026
Alan Dolan & Kerry Wyatt BLACKHEATH SC 3-1 Dean Passer & Alison Cable Various
Peter Moult & Petrina Pearce BELLEGROVE FLYERS 1-3 Nick Steadman & Melissa Barnes Various
2nd Round
Complete by Saturday 28th February 2026
Tony Clarke & Joanna Williams BELL YA LATER 0-3 Nick Steadman & Melissa Barnes Various
Kevin England & Phoebe French HURRICANES REBORN 0-3 Alan Dolan & Kerry Wyatt BLACKHEATH SC
Shane O'Reilly & Angie Hobbs Various 0-w/o Richard Chapman & Jade Holmes Various
Ian Chapman & Rachel Howard Various 3-0 Luke Knight & Michelle Brown HURRICANES REBORN
Semi Final at Bellegrove Social Club 8pm Monday 23rd March 2026

Each round will be played roughly once a month from 5th January until Monday 23rd March 2026, with the Finals Night.
Pairs on the left are drawn at home, (or can choose venue) players on the right are drawn away.
Any players not shown in the earliest round have a bye into the following round.
Matches are best of 5 frames played to a scotch pairs format.
Winning pairs should text in the result immediately once it's known. Pairs who fail to text in the result promptly also risk being eliminated.
The rules for the Mixed Pairs KO will run in a similar fashion to the Pairs KO rules

Prize money: Winners £60, Runners Up £30.
Perennial trophy awarded to the winners.