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I'm not sure I understood what was happening with the plate competitions.

Mark Halsey made a proposal which was passed to put everyone into the first round of the cup competitions and because Div One players were not allowed in the plate the draw would be seeded so that they would not meet in the first round. This was to ensure that one player (partnership or team) isn't automatically going to be out of both comps. Byes would then be entered into the second round of the main comp (and the first round of the plates) to even up the numbers and mean that there would be no byes in later rounds.

Later in the meeting a vote took place which allowed Division One players to enter the plate and the plate sponsorship was rescinded as a result.

What I want to know is does this mean that the first round of the knockouts now be an open draw or will the division one 'segregation' (for want of a better word!) still apply?