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1.
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Committee
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1.1
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The
League is run by a committee of five, elected at the AGM. The committee
has a non-voting Chairman, who only votes in the event of a hung decision.
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2.
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Fees
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2.1
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At
the beginning of each season all teams pay a registration fee to cover
League expenses. The size of the fee is determined by the committee (£30
in 2011–2012).
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3.
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Teams
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3.1
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For
all matches teams shall consist of no more than six players.
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3.2
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Players
should play for only one team during the season.
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The
committee must approve any individual changing team during the season and
will do so only under exceptional circumstances.
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3.3
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Teams
wishing to change venue and/or team name during the season should inform
the committee and webmaster before doing so. Please give as much notice as
possible.
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4.
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League placings and points
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4.1
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Two
league points are awarded for a win, one for a draw. League placings are
determined on points scored; teams level on points will be ranked according
to their average score.
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4.2
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A
team and individual trophies are awarded to the winners and runners up in
the League, the Cup and the Plate competitions.
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Teams
may choose to make a donation to charity or receive gift tokens instead of
receiving individual trophies.
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4.3
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If
two or more teams finish level on points and this affects first, second or
relegation places or qualification for the WIST Champions Cup, average
scores will not be used to decide these placings.
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There
will be a play-off between the relevant teams.
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4.4
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Teams
finishing in the top four places of the A Division will qualify to play in
the following season’s WIST Champions’ Cup.
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5.
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League matches
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5.1
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Matches
are played on Thursdays, commencing at 9.00 pm. The season runs from
September to May; dates of fixtures are agreed at the AGM.
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5.2
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Each
team will play all the other teams in the League home and away.
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5.3
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The
home team must provide a question master (QM) and the away team should try
to provide a scorer.
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5.4
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If
the home team has six or fewer players (including QM) and the away team has
seven or more it is customary (although not compulsory) for the away team
to offer to provide a QM.
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5.5
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Teams
should toss a coin for the choice of going first or second.
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5.6
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The
first thirty questions in each half are to be answered verbally by either
team alternately. If a team fails to answer correctly, the question is put
to their opponents (as a bonus).
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Two
points are awarded for a correct answer to a team’s own question and one
point for a bonus.
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Teams
are allowed thirty seconds to answer a question (this time starts when the
QM has finished reading the question). If a question is asked as a
bonus, an additional ten seconds are allowed for an answer.
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5.7
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Both teams must
provide written answers for the final ten questions in each half. If both
teams answer correctly they each score one point; if only one team answers
correctly, they score two points.
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Teams are given
thirty seconds to answer each question. Once all ten questions have been
asked teams may ask the QM to repeat any they wish to hear again.
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5.8
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The
onus is on the winning team to submit the match score, although both teams
are encouraged to do so.
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If a
result is not received within 14 days, the winners may be subject to
sanction. Scores should be sent to stockportquiz@hotmail.com
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5.9
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If a
team fails to fulfil a fixture their opponents will be awarded a ‘walkover’
victory.
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A
fixture may only be postponed with the approval of the committee and under
exceptional circumstances (which do not include being unable to field a full team due to holidays,
work or other commitments).
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If a
team is unable to play a fixture every effort should be made to inform the
opposing team before the date of the quiz. Contact details for
teams can be found here.
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5.10
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In
the event of a disputed result teams should follow the appeal process,
details of which can be found here.
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6.
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Knockout competitions
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6.1
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Each
season there are two knockout competitions: the Cup and the Plate. Unless
stated otherwise, matches are played under the same rules as league
matches.
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Matches
in these competitions are played on selected Thursdays throughout the
season; these dates will be determined at the start of the season and
published with the league fixtures.
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6.2
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Each team is
given a handicap score based on average league score.
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The handicap for
an A Division team is calculated as the difference between the team’s
average league score and that of the A Division team with the highest
average league score.
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For teams in the
B Division it is calculated as the difference between the team’s average
league score and that of the team with the highest average league score in
the A Division, plus an ‘extra’ five points.
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The handicap score is added to a team’s total points
scored. Submitted scores should include the handicap for both teams.
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Handicap
scores are re-calculated before each round of the knockout competitions.
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6.3
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The
format is essentially the same as for league matches: two rounds of thirty
verbally-answered questions and two ‘written rounds’.
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6.4
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The
verbally-answered questions are not paired as in league matches: teams
choose questions randomly by picking a number (from 1-30 in the first half
and from 41-70 in the second half).
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The
home team has ‘first pick’ in the first half, the away team in the second
half.
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6.5
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In
the event of a tie a third written round should be used as ‘extra time’.
If this fails to produce a winner, both teams should provide a written
answer to a ‘nearest-the-bull’ tie-breaker question.
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7.
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Questions
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7.1
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A
question-setting rota is published on the website at the start of the
season. It is the responsibility of teams to check when they are due to
set questions.
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7.2
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Questions
are set by a team with a bye on the date of the quiz.
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7.3
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Wherever
possible teams will not be asked to set knockout questions more than once
during the season.
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7.4
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After
they have been used, teams should submit their questions for publication on
the website (this helps avoid duplication of questions later in the
season). Guidelines on how to set questions can be found here.
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