There are several ways an unbadged player may qualify for her County Badge.
Points System
Points are awarded in the County Competitions to unbadged players as follows:
Team Games:
- County last sixteen – one point,
- Quarter-final – two points,
- Semi-final – three points,
- final – four points.
Singles and Two-Wood:
- County last sixteen – two points,
- quarter-final – four points,
- semi-final – six points,
- final – eight points.
Champion of Champions:
- Winner – awarded badge,
- Runner-up – six points,
- Semi-finalist – three points.
Unbadged Four-Wood Singles:
- Winner – awarded badge,
- Runner-up – three points,
- Semi-finalist – two points,
- Quarter-finalists – one point.
Unbadged Pairs:
- Winners – four points,
- Runners-up – three points,
- Semi-finalists – two points,
- Quarter-finalists – one point.
Benevolent Triples:
- Winners – three points,
- Runners-up – two points,
- Semi-finalists – one point.
One point for each round won at Leamington National Championships.
Players who have achieved 8 points over a maximum of 6 years will receive a full County badge at a County match during the following season.
A player who is a current International player may be offered a women’s Sussex County badge on condition that she plays in at least one County friendly match in the first year of her affiliation to Sussex.
Players must enter County/National competitions before they can be considered for a County match.