Nature of Tournament
The tournament is divided into two divisions. The first division is made up of the top 10 district teams. At present these teams are Ba, Labasa, Lautoka, Nadi, Nadroga, Navua, Rewa, Suva, Savusavu and Tavua. The teams are divided into two pools of five and each team plays all the other teams once, usually over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the semi-finals, with the winner of each pool playing the runner-up of the other pool. The semi-finals and the final are played on the same day.
The second division is made up of 12 teams. At present these teams are Bua, Dreketi, Lami, Nadogo, Nalawa, Nasinu, Rakiraki, Seaqaqa, Tailevu/Naitasiri, Tailevu North, Taveuni and Vatukoula. The teams are divided into three pools of four and each team plays all the other teams once, over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 points and a loss 0 points. The top team in each pool plus the best runner-up qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the final are played on the same day. (Edit by GWB - 12 Oct 2011)
Read more about this topic: Inter-District Championship (Fiji)
Famous quotes containing the word nature:
“Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, “I’m going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that’s tough. I am going to snow anyway.””
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)