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Order of play, scoring formats, and cup structures

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Match Night — Order of Play

Standard league fixture sequence and scoring

Order of Play

# Format Score
1st6×6801
2nd3×3701
3rd3×3701
4th2×2601
5th2×2601
6th2×2601
7th1×1501
8th1×1501
9th1×1501
10th1×1501
11th1×1501
12th1×1501
13th3×3701
14th3×3701
15th6×6801
Away team always throws first in the opening game, then teams alternate the start.

Legend

Format notation shows players per side:

  • 6×6 — 6 vs 6 (team game)
  • 3×3 — 3 vs 3 (triples)
  • 2×2 — 2 vs 2 (pairs)
  • 1×1 — singles
Games played in order
  1. 6×6 — 801
  2. 3×3 — 701
  3. 2×2 — 601
  4. 1×1 — 501 (six singles total)
  5. 3×3 — 701
  6. 3×3 — 701
  7. 6×6 — 801

Singles Draw — Cards Method

Singles are randomly drawn by cards. Place your singles in positions 1–6 (Ace = position 1), then each team draws one shuffled card A–5 per singles game to determine the matchup.

  1. Each team lists players in fixed order (positions 1–6). Ace = position 1.
  2. For each singles game, both teams draw a card (A–5). No changes once drawn.
  3. The matchup is Team 1 card vs Team 2 card.
Example
Team 1 draws 3
Team 2 draws 5
➜ Game 1: Player #3 (Team 1) vs Player #5 (Team 2)
Keep drawing for each singles game until all cards are used. You cannot change the order of cards or players once drawn.

Cup Formats

Kerrygold Pairs
  • Early rounds: 2×501, 1×601
  • Final: 2×501, 3×601
Lee Woodrow — Seeded Pairs
  • Early rounds: 3×601
  • Final: 5×601
Singles
  • Early rounds: 3×501
  • Final: 5×501
Pairs
  • Standard: 3×601
  • Final: 5×601
KO Cup
  • 1×6 (801)
  • 2×3 (701)
  • 3×2 (601)
  • 2×3 (701)
  • 3×2 (601)
Challenge Cup

As above (same sequence as KO Cup).