Cornwall Hockey Association Knockout Cup
The Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, commonly referred to as the Cornwall County Cup or CHA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Field Hockey for clubs based in Cornwall, run by and named after the Cornwall Hockey Association. The competitions are open to all senior male and female hockey teams within the county of Cornwall.
As of 2012–13, the competitions included are the Men's Cup and Ladies Cup, the reigning champions of which are Truro HC and Newquay HC respectively.
Competitions and Format
The Men's and Ladies Cups are played concurrently between September and April, culminating with the competition finals which are typically played in early April. The finals of the competitions are contested on a single date (a Sunday) at a single venue determined by the Cornwall Hockey Association at the start of each season. The Finals of the 2011-12 Competitions were held at Penzance HC on 15 April 2012.
| Round | Date | Competition and Entrants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Cup | Ladies Cup | ||
| Preliminary Round | October | - | 6 |
| Round 1 | December | 16 | 161 |
| Quarter Finals | February | 8 | 8 |
| Semi Finals | March | 4 | 4 |
| Final | April | 2 | 2 |
1 13 new entrants plus 3 winning teams from the Preliminary Round
Men's Cup
As of the 2011-12 Season, The Men's Cornwall Cup is contested by 14 of the 16 men's teams within Cornwall, representing 8 clubs. Four rounds of matches are used to determine the champions. All fourteen clubs enter the competition in Round 1, with the 4 top-ranked teams in the county seeded so as to avoid their being drawn against one another. All other teams are drawn randomly.
Ladies Cup
As of the 2011-12 Season, The Ladies Cornwall Cup is contested by all 19 of the ladies teams within Cornwall, representing 12 clubs. Five rounds of matches are used to determine the champions. The Preliminary Round of the competition is contested by the six lowest-ranked teams in the competition, with the three winning sides joining the remaining 13 teams in Round 1. The 4 top-ranked teams in the county are seeded in Round 1 so as to avoid their being drawn against one another. All other teams are drawn randomly.
Previous Winners
| Season | Ladies Cup Winners | Ladies Cup Runner Up | Men's Cup Winners | Men's Cup Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Newquay 1st XI | Falmouth 1st XI | Truro 1st XI | Penzance 1st XI |
| 2011-12 | Newquay 1st XI | Falmouth 1st XI | Truro 1st XI | Bodmin 1st XI |
| 2010-11 | Falmouth 1st XI | Newquay 1st XI | Truro 1st XI | Penzance 1st XI |
| 2009-10 | Falmouth 1st XI | Caradon 1st XI | Truro 1st XI | Bodmin 1st XI |
| 2008-09 | St. Austell 1st XI | Falmouth 1st XI | Truro 1st XI | Bodmin 1st XI |