Entry to Club Competitions and Finals Weekend
Please note that Long Bennington 2025 Finals Weekend has been scheduled for Friday, 5th September to Monday, 8th September inclusive. With the exception of the Aussie Pairs league final, the intention is to have finals played on the Saturday and Sunday, if possible, in order to preserve the nature of the weekend.
Four finals will be fixed on particular days, unless there are exceptional circumstances, e.g. very poor weather.
Aussie Pairs league: Friday, 5th September
Ladies’ Singles: Saturday, 6th September
Men’s Singles: Saturday, 6th September
Champion of Champions: Sunday, 7th September
Play on the Friday or Monday may be necessary in some circumstances. As examples:
- Unforeseeable circumstances may prevent some players from playing on the Saturday or Sunday.
- As happened in 2024, some players may be in a number of finals and it might be unreasonable to ask them to play in multiple finals on one day, if avoidable.
- Bad weather may mean some games cannot be played on the Saturday or Sunday.
We would like to encourage members to enter as many competitions for which they are eligible and which they wish to enter as possible but, when entering, members are asked to:
- Barring exceptional circumstances, those entering the competitions whose times are fixed – see above – ensure that they are available to play on those days.
- For other competitions make every effort to be available for the Saturday and Sunday of Finals weekend and do their best to make themselves available for the Friday and Monday. Therefore, wherever possible, they are asked to avoid making other arrangements for these dates.
- If they know that they may be unavailable for a significant part of the weekend then think carefully about the number of competitions for which they enter.
- Let the Competitions Secretary know as early as possible of any unavailability over the weekend.
While all efforts will be made to ensure that all finalists can play in any final for which they qualify, any unavailability may prevent this.
In exceptional circumstances, e.g. extreme weather conditions, matches may have to be rescheduled at times other than on the Finals weekend. Monday, 8th September will be the first reserve date for finals which cannot be played on the weekend.