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Last updated 18 November 2024

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25 Sep 2024. The controller has announced that the Midland Counties Championship has three team entries: Lincolnshire (Nigel Birtwistle), Staffordshire (Andrew Smith), and Worcestershire (Paul Sharratt). This year teams will field 12 boards and the time control is G135+15. The MCCU will nominate the top two teams for ECF national stages of the Open or Minor counties competitions.

25 Sep 2024. There are at least five entries for the u1650 competition: Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire (Paul Sharratt) and it is hoped that Herefordshire will be able to join the u1650 competition. Stephen encourages captains of u1650 teams to agree to reserve 2, 4 or 6 boards for u1450 players. The time control for the u1650 tournament is G110+10, but captains may agree a different time control subject to agreement by the controller.

22 Jun 2024. At the MCCU annual meeting, Peter Sherlock announced he was stepping down as MCCU county controller. Members thanked him for his work over many years. Delegates were concerned about the lack of team entries in the previous season and decided to organise 12-board Midland Counties team championship and Midlands Counties u1650 teams championships. To allow u1450 county players to participate, it was proposed that captains should be encouraged to reserve 2, 4 or 6 boards in their teams for u1450 players. The top two perfoming teams will be nominated for the Minor Counties and the u1650 Counties national stages. Counties who entered either or both of the MCCU competitions will be invited to submit expressions of interest for a MCCU nomination for any of other national stage competitions in the new year.

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