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Notes from the organizer: The Apterous Seniors Championship is open to all players aged 40 or above as of 31st December 2016, therefore this year we welcome 1976 births.

The format is Standard 15 Rounder and will be a straight knockout, seeded by Pro-Rank at the closing date for entries.

Matches will be best of 3 until the Quarter-Finals onwards which will then be best of 5.

Seedings : Should he elect to defend his title, John Beresford will be seeded 1st. All other players will be seeded based on Pro-Ranks issued Monday 23rd January 2017. Players with a lapsed Pro-Rank will be placed at the foot of the list, ordered by peak Pro-Rank. If this is still tied, preference will be given to the most recent occurrence.

Closing date for entries is Sunday 22th January 2017, with the draw being made in the early hours of Monday 23rd January 2017 and published later that day.

It would be expected that each round would take no more than two weeks to complete, although in previous years this has not been the case and the tournament has run beyond schedule. Therefore, if the match has not been played within the first week, please could I ask players to inform me of when the match is scheduled to be played.

As usual, players who are either unwilling or unable to confirm their identity and/or birthdate (if required) will not be accepted for this tournament. This caveat is included to protect the integrity of the competition and will not be (and has not been) required in most cases.

Ran from: 29 December 2016 – 22 January 2017. Format: 15 Rounder. Matches: Best-of-3. Approved.

Fixtures: 0. Completed: 0.