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 2017-18, the competitions included are the Men's Cup and Ladies Cup, the reigning champions of which are Camborne School of Mines HC and Caradon 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; as well as the Cornwall Hockey Association Plate; are contested on a single date at a single venue determined by the Cornwall Hockey Association at the start of each season. The Finals of the 2016-17 competitions were held at Penzance HC on 08 April 2017.Men's Cup
Since the 2016-17 Season, the Men's Cup comprises a round-robin stage followed by a single elimination knockout format semi-final and final.The entered teams are divided into four groups of either three or four teams, playing each of the other teams in the group once; with home or away ties determined by the draw. The winner of each group advances to the Semi Finals.
The runner up from each group advance to the Cornwall Hockey Association Plate semi finals. All other teams are eliminated. The 4 top-ranked teams in the county are seeded so as to avoid their being drawn against one another at this stage of the competition. All other teams are drawn randomly