The qualifying for the ESSMBA singles takes place this weekend on Sunday 17th November and is being held at Grovelands primary school in Hailsham. Entries close on FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER. Club contacts have been sent entry forms that will need to be returned to the competition secretary, Graham Keeley.
There will be two sessions. The morning session check in time will be 8.30 am, the afternoon session 12.30 pm. Players will be informed in advance of the session in which you they will be playing in. The knockout rounds to ¼ final stage will be played on the Saturday of finals weekend, 28th March 2026.
The cost will be £9.00 per person per discipline, which includes tea/coffee and biscuits. This should be paid on the qualifying day. This payment covers players for all games in the competition, including both days of the finals weekend.
The top two places in each discipline will go forward to the ‘Main’ competition, the third and
fourth places will go forward to the ‘Plate’ competition
The finals will be played over the weekend of 28th/29th March 2026. Before entering this
competition, please ensure that you will be available for both of those days.
Last years competition saw a tight final between Edward Law and Mark Thomson that for the second year running saw it go to an extra end after ending a draw and with Edward Law emerging the winner in another thrilling final.