Every year the league holds a knockout competition.
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The competition starts on the Last Saturday of every August
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The competition comprises of 8 rounds of 1 v 1 matches.
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The number of entries is limited to a maximum of 255 participants.
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To compete you must be a member of the league.
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Unlike earlier years, the distances in each round can be from 1Km to 21.1Km it is the choice of each competitor to run any distance within these limits.
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Each round commences at 00:01 UTC/GMT on the Saturday and finishes on the following Friday at 23:59 UTC/GMT
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A schedule for this year is posted below.
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All processing of results are completed immediately
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Scoring will be the highest league result of the week within the round's time limits.
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All participants will receive a seed.
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Seeding will be calculated right up to the commencement of round 1
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Seeding will be calculated based on a competitors scoring over the season to date.
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Seeding determines the draw.
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Seed #256 is always a 'Bye' meaning the #1 Seed always receives a 'Bye' in the first round.
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Each competitor will receive a handicap.
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The handicap is based on the competitors best score over the season to date.
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During the competition, a competitor's handicap may increase based on performance, but never decrease.
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A match score is the competitors Gross Score less Handicap. e.g. 848 points - 921 points = -73
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Nett scores can be positive or negative
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Late submissions are not accepted. No exceptions.
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Where neither competitor competes in a round, the participant with the lowest handicap will progress.
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Where there is a shortfall of the 255 entries, (which is normal), lower seeds will be filled with a 'Bye'
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Order of play is weekly 1 v 1 matches in bracketed knockout format. i.e. Round 1 - 256, Round 2 - 128, Round 3 - 64, Round 4 - 32, Round 5 - 16, Round 6 - 8 , Round 7 - 4, Round 8 - 2
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All timings are to UTC i.e. Wherever a participant is in the world the rounds start and stop exactly at the same time. For the sake of clarity,... Synaptic's clock is posted on the website.
