EOBA PLAYDOWN CHART - 2026

EOBA 2026 Playdown format by classification

as of March 29, 2026

# of

# to

EOBA playdown

FORMAT

OBA

OBA

TEAMS

OBA's

HOST

DATE

Advancing

Date

Location

8uAAA

3

3 team playdown

Aug 27-31

tbd

8uAA

2

N/A

N/A

home and home best of 3

Aug 27-31

Brantford

8uA

8

7 team playdown, excluding OBA host Northumberland

Aug 27-31

Northumberland

8uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Aug 27-31

Leamington

Kawartha

9uAAA

3

---

---

home and home best of three, excluding OBA host Oshawa

Aug 27-31

Oshawa

9uAA

4

Clarington

Aug 14-16

4 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Cambridge

9uA

7

7 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Tecumseh

10uAAA

5

Oshawa

Aug 14-16

4 team playdown, excluding OBA host Clarington

Aug 27-31

Clarington

10uAA

3

3 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Brantford

10uA

10

Kingston

Aug 7-9

10th vs 7th, 9th vs 8th in suddend death, then 8 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Cambridge

10B

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Aug 27-31

Midland

Kawartha

11uAAA

3

3 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Riverside

11uAA

6

Peterborough

Aug 14-16

6 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Greater Niagara

11uA

8

8 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Sault Ste. Marie

11uC

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Aug 27-31

Listowell

Kawartha

12uAAA

4

Whitby

Aug 14-16

4 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Waterloo

12uAA

6

Quinte

Aug 14-16

6 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Hamilton

12uA

7

Peterborough

Aug 7-9

6 team playdown, excluding OBA host Quinte

Aug 27-31

Quinte

12uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Aug 27-31

Chatham

Kawartha

13uAAA

4

Ajax

Aug 21-23

4 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Vaughan

13uAA

4

Pickering

Aug 14-16

4 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Mississauga SW

13uA

9

Ajax

Aug 21-23

9th vs 8th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown

Aug 27-31

Kitchener

13uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Aug 27-31

tbd

Kawartha

14uAAA

2

---

---

home and home best of 3 (Oshawa PBLO not included)

Sept 3-7

Etobicoke

14uAA

5

5 team playdown

Sept 3-7

Brantford

14uA

6

6 team playdown

Sept 3-7

North London

14uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Sept 3-7

Leamington

Kawartha

15uAAA

2

---

---

home and home best of 3 (Oshawa PBLO not included)

Sept 3-7

Vaughan

15uA

6

Oshawa

Aug 14-16

6 team playdown

Sept 3-7

Muskoka

15uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA's

Sept 3-7

Simcoe

Kawartha

16uAAA

2

---

---

home and home best of 3 (Oshawa PBLO not included)

Sept 3-7

Aurora-King

16uAA

1

1

N/A

N/A

Pickering straight to OBA's

Sept 3-7

Burlington

16uA

5

Ajax

Aug 21-23

4 team playdown, excluding OBA host Quinte

Sept 3-7

Quinte

16uB

2

---

---

home and home best of 3

Sept 3-7

Port Lambton

18uAAA (non Elims)

0

0

N/A

N/A

Ajax, PTBO and Whitby at Elims, Oshawa in PBLO

Aug 13-16

Hamilton

18uAA

3

Ajax

Aug 7-9

3 team playdown

Aug 13-16

Windsor Stars

18uA

7

Kingston

Aug 7-9

6 team playdown, excluding OBA host Clarington

Aug 13-16

Clarington

18uB

1

1

N/A

N/A

Kawartha straight to OBA`s

Aug 20-23

Chatham

Kawartha

18uC

1

1

N/A

N/a

Uxbridge straight to OBA's

Aug 13-16

St. Thomas

Uxbridge

22UA

3

3 team playdown

Aug 7-9

London West and

London Talons

Snr A

1

1

N/A

N/A

Whitby straight to OBA's

Aug 28-30

Thorold

Snr C

2

1

N/A

N/A

Clarington straight to OBA's, joining OBA host Port Hope

Aug 28-30

Port Hope

EOBA PLAYDOWN CHART - 2025 EOBA 2025 Playdown format by classification as of August 20, 2025 # of # to FORMAT TEAMS OBA's HOST DATE Advancing 8uAAA 2 2 N/A --- not required Peterborough and Whitby both advance to OBA's 8uAA 3 3 N/A --- not required Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington all advance to OBA's 8uA 7 5 Northumberland Aug. 8-10 6 team playdown (excluding OBA host Northumberland) AjaxT1, Quinte, Pickering and Peterborough advance with host Northumberland 9uAAA 3 3 N/A --- not required Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington all advance to OBA's (Oshawa is OBA host)  9uAA 4 2 Peterborough Aug. 8-10 4 team playdown Pickering advances to OBA's as EOBA 1 and Whitby as EOBA 2 9uA 9 2 Oshawa  Aug. 8-10 9th vs 8th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown Clarington advances to OBA's as EOBA 1 and Uxbridge as EOBA 2 10uAAA 2 2 N/A --- not required Peterborough and Whitby both advance to OBA's 10uAA 5 1 Pickering Aug. 15-17 5 team playdown Oshawa advances to OBA's 10uA 11 1 Quinte Aug. 8-10 11th vs 6th, 7th vs 10th, 8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown Ajax advance to OBA's 10B 1 1 N/A --- not required Kawartha direct to OBA's 11uAAA 4 2 Whitby Aug. 8-10 4 team playdown Whitby advances to OBA's as EOBA 1 and Clarington as EOBA 2 11uAA 2 1 N/A Aug. 8-10 home and home best of 3 Whitby advances to OBA's 11uA 11 1 Peterborough Aug. 8-10 6th vs 11th, 7th vs 10th, 8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown Whitby advances to OBA's 11uB 1 1 N/A --- not required Kawartha direct to OBA's 12uAAA 5 2 Ajax  Aug. 8-10 5 team playdown Whitby advances to OBA's as EOBA 1 and Clarington as EOBA 2 12uAA  1 1 N/A --- not required Whitby direct to OBA's 12uA 12 2 Ajax  Aug. 8-10 6th vs 11th, 7th vs 10th, 8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown (excluding OBA host Quinte) Oshawa and Quinte advance to OBA's 12uB 1 1 N/A --- not required Kawartha direct to OBA's 13uAAA 1 1 N/A --- not required Whitby direct to OBA's 13uAA 6 2 Whitby Aug. 15-17 6 team playdown Whitby advances to OBA's as EOBA 1 and Ajax as EOBA 2 13uA 8 2 Quinte Aug. 15-17 7 team playdown (excluding OBA host Northumberland) Quinte advances to OBA's along with OBA host Northumberland 13uB 1 1 N/A --- not required Kawartha direct to OBA's 14uAAA 1 1 N/A --- not required Peterborough direct to OBA's 14uAA  1 1 N/A --- not required Whitby direct to OBA's 14uA 7 1 Clarington Aug. 15-17 7 team playdown Quinte advances to OBA's 14uB 1 1 N/A --- not required Kawartha direct to OBA's 15uAAA 6 1 Clarington Aug. 8-10 6 team playdown Whitby (2011) advances to OBA's 15uAA  2 2 N/A N/A not required Whitby and Quinte both advance to OBA's 15uA 7 1 Pickering Aug. 15-17 7 team playdown Peterborough advances to OBA's 15uB 2 1 N/A --- home and home best of 3 Kawartha advances to the OBA's 16uAAA 3 1 Whitby Aug. 8-10 3 team playdown Clarington advances to OBA's 16uAA  2 2 N/A --- not required Ajax and Kawartha both advance to OBA's 16uA 7 2 Ajax  Aug. 8-10 6 team playdown (excluding OBA host Quinte) Kingston and Quinte advance to OBAs's 18uAAA (non Elims) 2 2 N/A --- not required Whitby and Clarington both advance to OBA's 18uAA  1 1 N/A --- not required Whitby direct to OBA's 18uA 7 1 Quinte Aug. 8-10 7 team playdown Ajax advances to OBA's 18uB 2 2 N/A --- not required Kawartha and Northumberland both advance to OBA's 22uAA 3 3 N/A --- not required Kendal, Ajax, Whitby T2 all advance to OBA's Snr AAA 2 - N/A --- National Qualifier completed Snr AA 1 N/A --- Whitby direct to OBA's Snr C 2 N/A --- both Port Hope and Clarington advance to OBA's (Port Hoper is OBA host) 2024 Play Downs for Provincials
Series	Commissioner	Info	Location	Date
8U AAA	Scott Manson	Whitby Canadians direct to OBA's
8U AA	Scott Manson	Clarington Orioles are the OBA host, they and Oshawa Legionaires & Peterborough Tigers direct to the OBA's
8U A	Scott Manson	Northumberland Jacks - OBA host, 7 othe teams playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Oshawa	August 9-11, 2024
9U AAA	Scott Manson	Peterborough Tigers & Whitby Canadians direct to the OBA's
9U AA	Scott Manson	Clarington Orioles & Oshawa Legionaires direct to the OBA's
9U A	Scott Manson	8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Northumberland	August 9-11, 2024
10U AAA	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Two teams in a best of 3 for EOBA Rep
10U AA	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Three team playdown for EOBA Rep	Whitby	August 16-18, 2024
10U A	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Sudden death games, then 8 team playdown for EOBA Rep	Peterborough	August 9-11, 2024
10U B	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Kawartha Cubs direct to OBA's
11U AAA	Carol Steele	Four team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Oshawa	August 16-18, 2024
11U AA	Carol Steele	Two teams in a best of 3 for EOBA Rep
11U A	Carol Steele	8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Kingston	August 9-11, 2024
11U B	Carol Steele	Northumberland Jacks direct to OBA's
12U AAA	Jeff Smyth	Whitby Canadians direct to OBA's
12U AA	Jeff Smyth	Six team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Pickering	August 16-18, 2024
12U A	Jeff Smyth	8th vs 9th in sudden death, then 8 team playdown for EOBA Rep	Whitby	August 16-18, 2024
12U B	Jeff Smyth	Kawartha Cubs direct to OBA's
13U AAA	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Four team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	TBD	TBD
13U AA	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Whitby Canadians direct to OBA's
13U A	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Oshawa Legionaires - OBA host, 7 team playdown to determine EOBA 1,and 2	Uxbridge	August 16-18, 2024
13U B	Ryan Van Hartingsveldt	Kawartha Cubs direct to OBA's
14U AAA	Chuck Wurster	Three team playdown to determine EOBA 1 and 2	TBD	TBD
14U AA	Chuck Wurster	Quinte Royals direct to OBA's
14U A	Chuck Wurster	Clarington Orioles - OBA host, 8th vs 9th in sudden death,  8 team playdowns for EOBA Rep	Quinte	August 16-18, 2024
14U B	Chuck Wurster	Two teams in a best of 3 for EOBA Rep
15U AAA	Carol Steele	Five team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Ajax	August 16-18, 2024
15U AA	Carol Steele	Ajax Spartans & Whitby Canadians direct to the OBA's
15U A	Carol Steele	Six team playdown for EOBA Rep	Kingston	August 9-11, 2024
15U B	Carol Steele	Kawartha Cubs direct to OBA's
16U AAA	Brian MacIntyre	Four team playdown for EOBA 1 and 2	Peterborough	August 16-18, 2024
16U AAA	Brian MacIntyre	no entry
16U A	Brian MacIntyre	Seven team playdown for EOBA Rep	Quinte	August 9-11, 2024
18U AAA (non Elims)	Deena Misale	Whitby Canadians direct to OBA's
18U AA	Deena Misale	Kendal Eagles & Whitby Canadians direct to the OBA's
18U A	Deena Misale	Six team playdown for EOBA Rep	Ajax	August 9-11, 2024
18U B	Deena Misale	Kawartha Cubs & Northumberland Jacks direct to the OBA's
22U	Todd Denault	Ajax Spartans & Whitby Canadians direct to the OBA`s
22U	Todd Denault	Kendal Eagles - OBA host and direct to OBA's
Snr C		Port Hope is OBA host, two other teams in best of 3 for EOBA Rep	Best of 3

2023 Play Downs for Provincials

Series	Commissioner		Year End Play Down for Provincials
			Format	Location	Date
08U AAA	Scott Manson	Oshawa Legionaires T1 Peterborough Tigers T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Tournament	Oshawa
08U AA	Scott Manson	Clarington Orioles T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Best of 3
08U A	Scott Manson	Ajax Spartans T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Northumberland Jacks T1 Oshawa Legionaires T2	Tournament	Oshawa	August 18, 2023
09U AAA	Scott Manson	Peterborough Tigers T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Single Game
09U AA	Scott Manson	Clarington Orioles T1 Northumberland Jacks T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Tournament	Peterborough	August 11, 2023
09U A	Scott Manson	Ajax Spartans T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Oshawa Legionaires T1 Peterborough Tigers T2 Quinte Royals T1	Tournament	Peterborough	August 11, 2023
09U B	Scott Manson	Kawartha Cubs T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
10U AAA	Jeff Smyth	Oshawa Legionaires T1 Peterborough Tigers T1 Pickering Red Sox T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Tournament	Oshawa	August 11, 2023
10U AA	Jeff Smyth	Clarington Orioles T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Best of 3
10U A	Jeff Smyth	Ajax Spartans T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Peterborough Tigers T2 Pickering Red Sox T2 Quinte Royals T1 Uxbridge Grizzlies T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Oshawa	August 11, 2023
10U B	Jeff Smyth	Northumberland Jacks T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
11U AAA	Carol Steele	Ajax Spartans T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Best of 3
11U AA	Carol Steele	Clarington Orioles T1 Oshawa Legionaires T1 Pickering Red Sox T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Tournament	Kingston	August 18, 2023
11U A	Carol Steele	Ajax Spartans T2 Kingston Thunder T1 Oshawa Legionaires T2 Peterborough Tigers T1 Quinte Royals T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Kingston	August 11, 2023
11U B	Carol Steele	Northumberland Jacks T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
12U AAA	Scott Meadwell	Clarington Orioles T1 Oshawa Legionaires T1 Peterborough Tigers T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Tournament	Oshawa	August 18, 2023
12U AA	Scott Meadwell	Ajax Spartans T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Tournament	Uxbridge	August 11, 2023
12U A	Scott Meadwell	Ajax Spartans T2 Clarington Orioles T2 Kawartha Cubs T1 Kingston Thunder T1 Oshawa Legionaires T2 Pickering Red Sox T1 Quinte Royals T1 Uxbridge Grizzlies T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Uxbridge	August 11, 2023
13U AAA	Brian MacIntyre	Oshawa Legionaires T1 Peterborough Tigers T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Tournament	Ajax	August 18, 2023
13U AA	Brian MacIntyre	Ajax Spartans T1 Northumberland Jacks T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Tournament	Ajax	August 18, 2023
13U A	Brian MacIntyre	Ajax Spartans T2 Clarington Orioles T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Peterborough Tigers T2 Pickering Red Sox T1 Quinte Royals T1 Whitby Canadians T3 Whitby Canadians T4	Tournament	Ajax	August 18, 2023
13U B	Brian MacIntyre	Kawartha Cubs T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
13U C	Brian MacIntyre	Uxbridge Grizzlies T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
14U AAA	Carol Steele	Whitby Canadians T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
14U AA	Carol Steele	Ajax Spartans T1 Northumberland Jacks T1 Oshawa Legionaires T1 Pickering Red Sox T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Tournament	Ajax	August 11, 2023
14U A	Carol Steele	Ajax Spartans T2 Clarington Orioles T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Kingston Thunder T1 Pickering Red Sox T2 Uxbridge Grizzlies T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Kingston	August 11, 2023
14U B	Carol Steele	Kawartha Cubs T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
15U AAA	Andy Topolie	Clarington Orioles T1 Peterborough Tigers T1 Pickering Red Sox T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Tournament	Peterborough	August 18, 2023
15U AA	Andy Topolie	Oshawa Legionaires T1 Whitby Canadians T2	Best of 3
15U A	Andy Topolie	Ajax Spartans T1 Clarington Orioles T2 Kingston Thunder T1 Peterborough Tigers T2 Pickering Red Sox T2 Quinte Royals T1 Uxbridge Grizzlies T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Whitby	August 18, 2023
16U AAA	Bill Rourke	Peterborough Tigers T1 Pickering Red Sox T1 Whitby Canadians T1	Best of 3
16U AA	Bill Rourke	Ajax Spartans T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
16U A	Bill Rourke	Kawartha Cubs T1 Kendal Eagles T1 Kingston Thunder T1 Northumberland Jacks T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Tournament	Quinte	August 11, 2023
18U AA	Deena Misale	Kendal Eagles T1	Automatic Entry to Provincials
18U A	Deena Misale	Ajax Spartans T1 Kendal Eagles T2 Oshawa Legionaires T1 Whitby Canadians T3	Best of 3