The Thursday Night Merit will take place before the start of the Dennis Lewis Thursday League next season.
If it is a 13 or 14 team league, it will take place with qualifiers on Thursday 19th March and a final 8 on Thursday 26th March starting at 7.
If it has less teams than that, this can be scheduled for April.
Players who have played 4 Thursday Night games this season will be eligible to play in this competition.