BBA Bucks Cup
The format of the competition has changed in 2025 to combine the group stages of the Cup & Plate into 6 groups of up to 6 teams in each group. The groups will remain split by area and will be drawn soon after competition entry closing date, with the previous season’s Cup semi-finalists receiving a bye through to the knockout stages (except in 2025 where all clubs entering will play in group stages).
Group matches will continue to be played with 2 triples at home and 2 away with points allocated (as per the existing competition) with 2 points per rink won and 6 points for match winner or 3 points each for a draw.
Once the group games have been completed the top 2 teams from each group plus the 4 best 3rd placed teams, based on average points per games if different number of games played, will qualify for the knockout stages. The knockout stage will then become an open draw, although teams from the same group will not play each other, with matches played at the green of the “Home” side in the draw.
The winners of the 1st knockout round will proceed to the quarter finals of the Bucks Cup and the losers will then proceed to the Quarter Finals of the Bucks Plate, with all quarter finals being played at the “home” club. The semi-finals will be played on neutral venues as determined by the BBA and the 4 semi-finalists of the Bucks Cup competition will then be exempt from having to play in the group stages the following season and will receive a bye to the 1st round of the knockout stage.
The draw for the 1st round of the knockout stages, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be performed as soon as the group stage has been completed and will then be published.
Buckinghamshire Bowls Association
Link to BBA Bucks Plate 2025
BBA Fixtures, Results and Tables
https://www.buckinghamshirebowls.com/buck-cup-plate
Other BBA links