The Trophy shall be played for annually in the Ice Rinks and the Royal Club shall send entry forms to all the Local Club Secretaries.
Team entries shall be made by individual curlers or by the Local Club Secretaries to the Royal Club in writing on the official entry form by 30 June each year along with the appropriate entry fee as decided by the Royal Club and shall state at which Centre and Ice Rink the entrant desires to play.
Those teams from Ice Rinks having less than six team entries may be required to play at another Ice Rink.
Local Clubs may enter one or more teams composed of four ladies who are Members of the Royal Club. No curler shall play for more than one team in the competition in the same season.
All entrants must notify their Club Secretary of their entry to avoid any duplication.
Game Final Section Henderson Bishop
23 Feb 1.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Stranraer
1
o
o
4
o
o
o
o
1
c
6
Lanarkshire 2
o
1
o
o
1
1
1
o
o
c
4
Game Final Section The Cherrystone
23 Feb 1.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Greenacres
o
1
o
1
o
1
3
o
1
o
7
Braehead
3
o
1
o
2
o
o
4
o
1
11
Game Semi Section High Road
23 Feb 9.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 1
o
2
o
o
1
o
1
o
2
c
6
Stranraer
3
o
1
1
o
1
o
2
o
c
8
Game Semi Section High Road
23 Feb 9.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Murrayfield 2
o
2
o
o
o
o
o
1
x
3
Lanarkshire 2
2
o
2
2
4
1
1
o
x
12
Game Semi Section Low Road
23 Feb 9.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Braehead
o
1
o
1
1
o
5
o
1
x
8
Kinross
1
o
o
o
o
2
o
1
o
x
4
Game Semi Section Low Road
23 Feb 9.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 1
3
2
o
1
o
o
1
o
1
o
8
Greenacres
o
o
1
o
4
1
o
2
o
1
9
Game 10 Section C
22 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Braehead
2
o
o
1
o
o
o
2
5
Dumfries
o
1
2
o
1
2
2
o
8
Game 10 Section C
22 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Ayr
o
o
2
o
1
2
o
o
5
Lanarkshire 1
2
1
o
3
o
o
3
2
11
Game 10 Section D
22 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Waterront
o
o
2
o
1
o
o
o
3
Murrayfield 1
1
2
o
1
o
2
1
1
8
Game 10 Section D
22 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Stirling
o
2
o
o
o
2
1
o
5
Lanarkshire 2
2
o
5
2
3
o
o
1
13
Game 9 Section A
22 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Aberdeen
1
o
o
3
o
o
o
2
6
Stranraer
o
2
1
o
2
o
1
o
6
Game 9 Section A
22 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lockerbie
2
o
4
1
o
2
o
o
9
Perth
o
2
o
o
6
o
1
1
10
Game 9 Section B
22 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Borders
1
o
2
o
1
o
2
o
6
Forfar
o
1
o
3
o
1
o
2
7
Game 9 Section B
22 Feb 11.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Murrayfield 2
o
1
o
3
o
2
o
1
7
Greenacres
1
o
1
o
3
o
1
o
6
Game 8 Section D
22 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Waterfront
1
o
o
4
1
4
1
o
11
Striling
o
2
2
o
o
o
o
1
5
Game 8 Section D
22 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 1
3
3
o
1
1
o
o
o
8
Murrayfield 1
o
o
2
o
o
2
1
1
6
Game 8 Section C
22 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 1
o
2
o
1
o
4
o
2
9
Dumfries
1
o
2
o
4
o
1
o
8
Game 8 Section C
22 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Breahead
4
o
o
7
1
o
3
o
15
Kirkcaldy
o
1
3
o
o
2
o
4
10
Game 7 Section A
21 Feb 4.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Perth
o
1
o
1
o
o
1
o
3
Stranraer
1
o
3
o
3
3
o
2
12
Game 7 Section A
21 Feb 4.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Aberdeen
o
1
o
1
o
o
1
o
5
Kinross
1
o
1
o
2
1
o
o
5
Game 7 Section B
21 Feb 4.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Borders
2
o
1
1
o
1
1
o
6
Murrayfield 2
o
1
o
o
3
o
o
3
7
Game 7 Section B
21 Feb 4.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 2
o
1
o
o
o
o
1
o
2
Forfar
1
o
4
3
1
1
o
1
11
Game 6 Section C
21 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 1
3
3
o
5
o
2
o
3
16
Kirkcaldy
o
o
1
o
1
o
1
o
3
Game 6 Section D
21 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 2
1
o
2
o
1
o
1
1
6
Waterfront
o
2
o
2
o
1
o
o
5
Game 6 Section D
21 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 1
1
o
2
2
1
2
1
1
10
Stirling
o
1
o
o
o
o
o
o
1
Game 6 Section C
21 Feb 2.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Ayr
o
5
3
o
o
1
o
1
10
Dumfries
o
o
o
1
5
o
3
9
Game 5 Section A
21 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Perth
1
o
1
o
3
o
1
o
6
Kinross
o
2
o
1
o
2
o
2
7
Game 5 Section B
21 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Greenacres
1
2
o
1
1
o
1
o
6
Borders
o
o
1
o
o
2
o
1
4
Game 5 Section B
21 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 2
o
1
o
1
1
o
o
2
5
Murrayfield 2
1
o
3
o
o
1
1
o
6
Game 5 Section A
21 Feb 11.30am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lockerbie
o
o
1
o
o
1
o
o
2
Stranraer
4
2
o
2
3
o
1
1
13
Game 4 Section C
21 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Ayr
2
o
3
o
o
1
o
o
6
Braehead
o
1
o
1
1
o
4
o
7
Game 4 Section C
21 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Dumfries
2
o
o
1
2
o
1
2
8
Kirkcaldy
o
o
2
o
o
1
o
o
3
Game 4 Section D
21 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 2
1
1
1
o
1
4
o
1
9
Murrayfield 1
o
o
o
1
o
o
3
o
4
Game 4 Section D
21 Feb 9.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Waterfront
o
o
o
o
o
1
o
o
1
Inverness 1
1
3
3
2
2
o
1
6
18
Game 3 Section A
20 Feb 3.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lockerbie
o
o
o
2
1
o
o
1
4
Aberdeen
1
2
2
o
o
1
2
o
8
Game 3 Section A
20 Feb 3.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Stranraer
o
1
o
1
o
4
o
2
8
Kinross
2
o
1
o
2
o
3
o
8
Game 3 Section B
20 Feb 3.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Greenacres
o
2
1
3
o
o
5
o
11
Forfar
2
o
o
o
1
1
o
2
6
Game 3 Section B
20 Feb 3.00pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Borders
3
o
1
1
1
o
5
o
11
Inverness 2
o
1
o
o
o
1
o
2
4
Game 2 Section D
20 Feb 12.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Stirling
o
o
o
1
1
1
o
o
3
Murrayfield 1
1
3
1
o
o
o
3
2
10
Game 2 Section D
20 Feb 12.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 1
3
o
2
o
o
o
1
o
6
Lanarkshire 2
o
1
o
1
2
2
o
1
7
Game 2 Section C
20 Feb 12.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Lanarkshire 1
1
2
o
o
o
2
o
o
5
Braehead
o
o
2
1
1
o
2
1
7
Game 2 Section C
20 Feb 12.30pm
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Kirkcaldy
1
o
1
o
1
o
o
4
7
Ayr
o
1
o
2
o
1
3
o
7
Game 1 Section B
20 Feb 10.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Murrayfield 2
1
o
o
1
o
1
2
2
7
Forfar
o
1
1
o
2
o
o
o
4
Game 1 Section B
20 Feb 10.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Inverness 2
o
o
o
3
o
o
1
o
4
Greenacres
1
1
1
o
1
1
o
1
6
Game 1 Section A
20 Feb 10.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Perth
1
o
2
1
o
1
2
o
7
Aberdeen
o
2
o
o
3
o
o
3
8
Game 1 Section A
20 Feb 10.00am
H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
EE
Score
Kinross
1
o
1
1
o
o
4
o
7
Lockerbie
o
2
o
o
1
1
o
1
5
Competition Rules
S13. THE HENDERSON BISHOP (The Ladies Challenge Trophy)
(a) The Ladies Challenge Trophy (presented by A. Henderson Bishop) shall be played for annually in the Ice Rinks and the Royal Club shall send entry forms to all the Local Club Secretaries. (b) Team entries shall be made by individual curlers or by the Local Club Secretariesto the Royal Club.
(c) Those teams from Ice Rinks having less than six team entries may be required to play at another Ice Rink.
(d) Local Clubs may enter one or more teams composed of four ladies who are members of the Royal Club. No curler shall play for more than one team in the competition in the same season.
(e) Play shall be on the knock-out principle in the preliminary rounds and one team shall go forward from each Ice Rink to the concluding stages at an Ice Rink selected by the Ladies’ Branch. Should the winners be unable to play, the runners-up shall take their place, whom failing the next available team. To complete the Finals’ places, when appropriate, the Ladies Branch may invite the runners-up team from Ice Rinks with larger entries to compete with a second team. Notwithstanding this provision, R11 (k): Failure to Appear shall prevail and the defaulting club shall be held liable.
(f) The Finals shall initially be played in four league sections. Section winners shall qualify for the final knock-out stages of the Henderson Bishop Trophy whilst Section runners-up shall qualify for a concurrent consolation event for The Cherrystone. Two points shall be awarded for each win and one point for a draw. Ends, shots up and total shots scored shall count in the event of a tie.
(g) In the final knock-out stages extra ends shall be played to determine a winner.
(h) All round robin games shall be 8 ends. The semi-finals and final which shall be 10 ends.
(i) Any dispute arising in connection with the competition shall be decided by the Ladies’ Branch of the Royal Club whose decision shall be final.