The County Teams Knockout is the county's premier green-pointed teams-of-four championship with matches played in players' homes. The winners will represent the county in the Pachabo.
The following teams entered the 2000/2001 competition:
Peter BURROWS, Myra Burrows, Axel Johannsson, David Kendrick
Brian COPPING, Mike Tedham, Mary Northfield, Bernard Northfield
Daniel ELSTEIN, Worters, Morton, Pal, Jones
Ian GREIG, Hiroshi Kaku, Rachel Wade, Michael Ashe, Tony Kelly
Anne HAMILTON, Gill Davies, Mary Knights, Terry Knights
Eryl HOWARD, Eric Campbell, Gladys Gittins, David Carmichael
Jenny JACOBSBERG, Joanne Caldwell, Ann Curtin, John Turner
Chris JAGGER, John Young, Julian Wightwick, Ed Linfield
Margaret JUDE, Jo Patten, Colin Campbell, John Tidswell
Philip JONES, Brenda Day, Sheila Lancaster, Eric Lancaster
Toby KENNEY, Teymur Tahseen, John Haslegrave, Jonathan Monroe
Chris LARLHAM, David Nicholson, Ross Midgley, Fiske Warren
Peter LAST, Bryan Last, David Allen, Kiki Allen
David MAN, Dennis Marrian, Stuart Warren, Hodgson, Ken Jackson
Matt MAY, Niel Pimblett, Carl De Vries, Derek Green
Tapan PAL, Peter Shawdon, Arie Schechter, A N Other
Miles PATTENDEN, Paul Huggins, Robert Richardson, Wooley, Frances, Harker
Penny RILEY, Ken Riley, Cynthia Bull, Nick Bull
Andy DE SOUZA, Vine, Ivanov, Sheppard
Giles WOODRUFF, Catherine Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, Rod Oakford
Philip WRAIGHT, Sally Wraight, Victor Milman, Nadia Stelmashenko
Sonia ZAKRZEWSKI, Gareth Birdsall, Don McFarlane, Alastair Brodie
The draw is given below. Teams eliminated in the preliminary round, or the first round for those not playing in the preliminary round, can enter the Plate with no additional fee.
Prelimininary Round (to be played by 21st November 2000)
| A | PATTENDEN | beat | JUDE | by 27 IMPs |
| B | HAMILTON | beat | KENNEY | by 45 IMPs |
| C | GREIG | beat | MAN | by 53 IMPs |
| D | ELSTEIN | lost to | COPPING | by 54 IMPs |
| E | MAY | lost to | JONES | by 33 IMPs |
| F | HOWARD | beat | DE SOUZA | by 38 IMPs |
First Round (to be played by 12th December 2000)
| 1 | PATTENDEN | lost to | BURROWS | by 39 IMPs |
| 2 | RILEY | lost to | HAMILTON | by 55 IMPs |
| 3 | WOODRUFF | beat | JACOBSBERG | by 62 IMPs |
| 4 | GREIG | beat | COPPING | by 72 IMPs |
| 5 | JONES | lost to | LARLHAM | by 63 IMPs |
| 6 | WRAIGHT | beat | LAST | by 11 IMPs |
| 7 | HOWARD | lost to | JAGGER | |
| 8 | PAL | lost to | ZAKRZEWSKI | by 45 IMPs |
Quarter-finals (to be played by 30th January 2001)
| Q1 | BURROWS | beat | HAMILTON | by 50 IMPs |
| Q2 | WOODRUFF | lost to | GREIG | by 43 IMPs |
| Q3 | LARLHAM | lost to | WRAIGHT | by 97 IMPs |
| Q4 | JAGGER | lost to | ZAKRZEWSKI | by 21 IMPs |
Semi-finals (to be played by 7th March 2001)
| S1 | BURROWS | lost to | GREIG | by 18 IMPs |
| S2 | WRAIGHT | lost to | ZAKRZEWSKI | by 15 IMPs |
Final (to be played by 18th April 2001)
| GREIG | lost to | ZAKRZEWSKI | by 14 IMPs |
In each of the above matches, the first named team is the home side. However an undergraduate team drawn away who would have great difficulty in reaching the away venue, have the option of requesting a home venue. If team captains are unable to agree on an earlier date, matches will be played at Cambridge Bridge Club on the latest specified date for the round. Should this be necessary, the Secretary of the Cambridge Club is to be advised of your intention. County boards will be made available if sufficient notice is given. A team failing to attend will be eliminated by default. Rounds up to the semifinal will be 24 boards, or 32 if both captains agree.The final will be of 32 boards, or 48 if both captains agree. Teams may contain up to 6 players.