# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Exciting news !!

Our Champions challenge is Back and this year we are trying something different!!! 


From Jim and Chris:

Start 3pm 
- 8 group games with 8 players (2 more on top of our usual 6!) to seed themselves in the tournament 
- buffet and break 
Then:
- quarter finals (all players play!)
- semis
- final!

Aim to finish around 930/10pm latest!

And this year it’s on a Saturday !! So we hope more of you can come!!


See below - we’ve not yet finalised the final posters etc but thanks to Ai - I’ve used Chris’ details and popped into a poster! It’ll ne d some tweaking but you get the gist! 

All welcome and we really hope you can support us.

As usual tho - all proceeds go to Wigan and Leigh Hospice !
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leigh/the-martin-machin-champions-challenge-new-format-event-starting-3pm/200029936802959
- **Event Categories**: contests, nonprofit, sports, tournaments
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Leigh
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Leigh Miners Welfare Club
- **lat**: 53.49603415
- **long**: -2.5271798999998
- **full address**: Leigh Miners Welfare Club, Kirby Road, Twist Lane,Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm!
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/75754b1c4d2724a93403eb8858622d7f2b45baf99688019b8b1cc7c2a318e845-rimg-w1024-h1536-dc040616-gmir?v=1776077098

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm! being held?
  - **A:** The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm! takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm at Leigh Miners Welfare Club, Kirby Road, Twist Lane,Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm!?
  - **A:** The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm! is organized by The Martin Machin Champions Challenge.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm! is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Leigh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Martin Machin Champions Challenge - new format event! Starting 3pm! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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