Competitive. Fair. Exciting. A true Champion in the end.
ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH

ST. GEORGE CARROM TOURNAMENT

ADULT DOUBLES – 19 TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT

Competitive. Fair. Exciting. A true Champion in the end.

TEAMS19(Doubles)
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CHAMPION1 Team
TOTAL MATCHES20
EST. DURATION~3–3.5Hours
BOARDS8Simultaneous Play
TOURNAMENT FORMAT OVERVIEW
ROUND 1 19 → 10

18 teams play

9 matches

1 team gets a BYE


10 teams
advance

ROUND 2 10 → 5

All 10 teams play

5 matches

Top 5 advance


5 teams
advance

TOP 5 PLAY-IN 5 → 4

Teams ranked
#1 to #5

#4 vs #5

1 match

Winner advances
to Semifinals

SEMIFINALS 4 → 2

Semifinal 1
#1 vs Winner of #4/#5

Semifinal 2
#2 vs #3

2 matches
3rd PLACE MATCH 2 → 1

Loser SF1
vs
Loser SF2


Winner is
THIRD PLACE

FINAL 2 → 1

Winner SF1
vs
Winner SF2

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CHAMPION
CROWNED

Round 1 BYEJohn Zachariah / Brijit JoshuaAdvances directly to Round 2
After Round 2#1, #2, #3 receive semifinal byes#4 plays #5 in the Top 5 Play-In
ROUND 1 FIXTURES (19 → 10)
MATCHTEAM 1TEAM 2
1Tom Zachariah / Sunil PhilipvsGeorge Thomas / Susan Philip
2Regi Mathews / Shibu VarghesevsGeorgin / Jim Koshy
3Jins Joseph / Rony PhilipvsRenju Thomas / Jeena Thomas
4Sajesh Skaria / Benson VarghesevsDenisha Kuruvila / Dan Kuruvila
5Ajit Yohannan / Alex PallivathuckalvsJinu Mathew / Rincy
6Binu George / Biju GeorgevsSandeep James / Abey George
7Anoop Varghese / Savin GeorgevsGeorge Zachariah Mathew / Anil Thomas
8Joji Varghese / Aji GeorgevsSujith Mathew / Danny Mathew
9Merril Mathew / Varghese ThomasvsJoseph George / Bobby Mathew
BYE (Advances to Round 2)John Zachariah / Brijit Joshua
BRACKET STRUCTURE (OVERVIEW)

ROUND 1

19 → 10 Winner M1Winner M2Winner M3Winner M4Winner M5Winner M6Winner M7Winner M8Winner M9 BYE TEAM

ROUND 2

10 → 5 W1 vs W2W3 vs W4W5 vs W6W7 vs W8W9 vs BYE

TOP 5

5 → 4 #1 BYE#4 vs #5#2#3

SEMIFINALS

4 → 2 SF1
#1 vs Play-In Winner
SF2
#2 vs #3

FINAL

2 → 1 Winner SF1
vs
Winner SF2
🏆 CHAMPION
3rd PLACE MATCH: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
MATCHES BREAKDOWN
StageTeamsMatchesDetails
Round 1 (19 → 10)19918 teams play; one BYE
Round 2 (10 → 5)105All 10 teams play
Top 5 Play-In (5 → 4)51#4 vs #5
Semifinals (4 → 2)42#1 vs Play-In winner; #2 vs #3
3rd Place Match21Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
Final21Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
TOTAL20Total Matches
SEEDING & BYES
  • All 19 teams are seeded #1 to #19.
  • Round 1 BYE goes to the highest-seeded team.
  • After Round 2, the Top 5 teams are ranked #1 to #5.
  • #1, #2 and #3 receive byes to Semifinals.
  • #4 plays #5 in the Top 5 Play-In.
TIE-BREAKING (IF NEEDED)
  1. Head-to-Head Result
  2. Point Differential
  3. Total Points Scored
  4. Coin Toss
GENERAL RULES
  • Standard Carrom Doubles rules apply.
  • All matches are knock-out.
  • No team is eliminated without playing.
  • Players must be present when called.
  • Committee decisions are final.

WHY THIS FORMAT?

✓ Every team plays at least once. ✓ Ensures competitive championship final. ✓ Balanced mix of knockout and placement match. ✓ Fair recognition for Top 3 teams.
ONE CHAMPION.
ONE TROPHY.
ONE LEGEND.