The competition has attracted 32 sides, which play in four groups.

Each group winner will take part in a knockout finals series after five weeks of round-robin.

GROUPS

1 - Bungaree, Ballarat Red, Buninyong Gold, Creswick Maroon, Daylesford, Mt Xavier, Linton, Sebastopol Gold

2 - City Oval Brown, Smeaton White, Webbcona Green, Burras, Victoria White, BMS Red, Learmonth Gold, Midlands Golf

3 - Ballarat North, Smeaton Maroon, Ballan, BMS Black, Creswick Gold, Waubra, Learmonth Blue, Centrral Wendouree

4 - Invermay, Webbcona White, City Oval Gold, Victoria Blue, Buninyong Green, Ballarat Green, Sebastopol Blue, Clunes

WEEK 1 DRAW

Group 1: Bungaree v Ballarat Red, Buninyong Gold v Creswick Maroon, Daylesford v Mt Xavier, Linton v Sebastopol Gold

Group 2: City Oval Brown v Smeaton White, Webbcona Green v Burras, Victoria White v BMS Red, Learmonth Gold v Midlands Golf

Group 3: Ballarat North v Smeaton Maroon, Ballan v BMS Black, Creswick Gold v Waubra, Learmonth Blue v Centrral Wendouree

Group 4: Invermay v Webbcona White, City Oval Gold v Victoria Blue, Buninyong Green v Ballarat Green, Sebastopol Blue v Clunes

The midweek event was first played as a post pennant season tournament in 2016, running for eight weeks from April.

BDBD introduced it with the intention of crteating a pathway to weekend pennant in the summer.