2019: South West Championships 11-12th May Plymouth
This years SW Champs entry procedure has now been confirmed by the SW committee. A maximum of 28 teams can enter the SW Championships and places will be allocated in two rounds until the event is full on a first come first served basis. Existing South West and National League teams will be given priority under Round One. All other teams within the SW region can enter under Round Two.
Round One:
- Round One will open at 10am on 9th March for all SW League and VE National League teams.
- Clubs can enter up to two teams per gender.
- All entries will be via an on line form on the SWVA web site (first come first served).
- Once received, payment details will be emailed shortly afterwards (BACS, Paypal or Cheque), payment must be received before Round Two opens to confirm your place under round One.
Teams entered under Round One and Round Two:
| 2019 SW Championships | ||
| No: | Ladies | Men |
| 1 | Bemi W1 (SW) | Bemi M1 (BDVA) |
| 2 | Bemi W2 (BDVA) | Bristol Men 1 (NL 2) |
| 3 | Bristol Ladies 2 (NL 2) | Bristol Men 2 (SW) |
| 4 | Bristol Ladies 3 (SW) | Cardiff Celts (NL 1) |
| 5 | Cheltenham & Gloucester (SW) | Cheddar (BDVA) |
| 6 | COB Ladies 1 (NL 3) | Cheltenham & Gloucester (NL 2) |
| 7 | COB Ladies 2 (BDVA) | COB Men 1 (NL 2) |
| 8 | Plymouth Ladies (NL 3) | COB Men 2 (SW) |
| 9 | PMVC (NL 3) | Exeter Storm (SW) |
| 10 | RWB Misfits (SW) | Gloucester Eagles (SW) |
| 11 | Taunton (SW) | PMVC Pirates (SW) |
| 12 | Torexe (SW) | Swansea (Welsh) |
| 13 | Swansea (Welsh) | Wiltshire Mavericks (NL 3) |
| 14 | Yeovil (NL 3) | Yeovil (SW) |
Updated 18-03-2019 20:00
If your team is not listed, you have not been successful.
Teams on the waiting list: Ladies = 1, Men = 2
Round Two:
- Round Two will open on 16th March at 10am, for all teams located within the SWVA region from the SW, NL, Local, BUCS and SW Crown Services programs.
- Clubs limited to a max of two teams per gender under round one, can now enter a third or fourth team if required.
- All Places not confirmed under round One (i.e. payment not received) will be reallocated, teams can re-apply under round Two.
- Payment details will be emailed shortly afterwards (BACS, Paypal or Cheque), payment must be received within one week of receiving the email to confirm your place.
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Please note that this tournament is the South West’s elite competition to find the best team in the region. Teams are therefore expected to select their players from their current registration lists and the organizers reserve the right to apply sanctions to the club for future events for obvious transgressions.
Rachel Swindell
Competitions Secretary
After 150 matches our new SW Champions have been crowned for 2018, with City of Bristol 1 in the men’s competition and Bristol Ladies 1.5 in the women’s competition both retaining their titles from last year.
FINAL RESULTS
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Wiltshire Mavericks 2 – 0 (25-16, 25-19)
Ladies
Bristol Ladies 1.5 beat Yeovil 2-0 (25-12, 25-9)
Semi-Finals
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat City of Bristol 2 31-21
Wiltshire Mavericks beat Plymouth Oldboys 30-18
Ladies
Bristol Ladies 1.5 beat Bemi Brunel 27-23
Yeovil beat Torexe 24-20
Playoffs
Men
For 3rd Place Plymouth Oldboys beat Exeter Storm 30-25
For 4th Place City of Bristol 2 beat Swansea 360 24-23
Ladies
For 3rd Place Torexe beat City of Bristol 1 33-17
For 4th Place Bemi Brunel beat Bemi Cabot 30-22
Final Pool Placings, positions 7 to 14 are as per the table below:
| Men’s Division | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 336 |
| 2 | Wiltshire Mavericks | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 296 |
| 3 | Plymouth Oldboys | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 291 |
| 4 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 277 |
| 5 | Exeter Storm | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 287 |
| 6 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 281 |
| 7 | Bristol VC 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 280 |
| 8 | PMVC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 260 |
| 9 | Cheddar | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 249 |
| 10 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 249 |
| 11 | Cheltenham & Gloucester* | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 196 |
| 12 | Bristol VC 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 232 |
| 13 | Bemi Concorde | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 202 |
| 14 | Yeovil | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| * Points deducted for late to officiate | ||||||
| Women’s Division | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | Bristol Ladies 1.5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 348 |
| 2 | Yeovil | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 310 |
| 3 | Torexe | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 328 |
| 4 | Bemi Brunel | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 267 |
| 5 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 251 |
| 6 | Bemi Cabot | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 270 |
| 7 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 222 |
| 8 | PMVC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 232 |
| 9 | Plymouth Uni | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 223 |
| 10 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 230 |
| 11 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 204 |
| 12 | Cardiff Jets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 229 |
| 13 | Bristol Ladies 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 177 |
| 14 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 165 |
2017 South West Championships
Final Results
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Speedwell Dash 2 – 0 (25-21, 25-22)
Ladies
Bristol 1 beat Torexe 2 – 0 (25-20, 25-23)
Semi-Finals
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Cardiff Celts 1 34 – 21
Speedwell Dash beat Devizes 33 – 22
Ladies
Bristol 1 beat Plymouth Ladies 30 – 17
Torexe beat Royal Wootton Bassett 30 – 22
Play-offs
Men
For 3rd Place Devizes bt Cheddar 31 -24
For 4th Place Cardiff Celts 1 bt City of Bristol 2
Ladies
For 3rd Place Royal Wootton Bassett beat Guernsey 30 – 16
For 4th Place Plymouth Ladies beat PMVC 31 – 17
Final Pool Placings, positions 7 to 14 are as per the table below:
| Mens | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 344 |
| 2 | Speedwell Dash | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 285 |
| 3 | Cheddar | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 291 |
| 4 | Cardiff Celts 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 317 |
| 5 | Devizes | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 293 |
| 6 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 263 |
| 7 | Bristol 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 275 |
| 8 | Royal Navy | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 245 |
| 9 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 253 |
| 10 | Cardiff Celts 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 247 |
| 11 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 251 |
| 12 | Bournside Unlucky | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 245 |
| 13 | PMVC | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 247 |
| 14 | Bristol 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 238 |
| Womens | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 294 |
| 2 | Torexe | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 327 |
| 3 | Guernsey Ladies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 255 |
| 4 | Plymouth Ladies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 254 |
| 5 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 257 |
| 6 | PMVC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 242 |
| 7 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 255 |
| 8 | C&G | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 227 |
| 9 | Bristol Bemi | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 223 |
| 10 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 228 |
| 11 | Cardiff Jets | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 219 |
| 12 | Cardiff Met Ladies | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 200 |
| 13 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 202 |
| 14 | Bristol 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 170 |
The schedules, rules and information for the event are given below: