MAJOR ALT INVITATIONAL
I
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
1. The Major Alt Invitational I will be hosted in
Bridge Base Online from 22nd to 26th of June, 2020.
2. All participants are bound by the regulations
contained within this document. Invitations for this event will be issued to
teams of 4 10 players.
3. Schedule of
play:
Monday, 22
June 2020
10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Swiss Round 1 (14 boards)
12:30 EDT / 18:30 CET Swiss Round 2 (14 boards)
15:00 EDT / 21:00 CET Swiss Round 3 (14 boards)
Tuesday, 23
June 2020
10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Swiss Round 4 (14 boards)
12:30 EDT / 18:30 CET Swiss Round 5 (14 boards)
15:00 EDT / 21:00 CET Swiss Round 6 (14 boards)
Wednesday,
24 June 2020
10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Swiss Round 7 (14 boards)
12:30 EDT / 18:30 CET Swiss Round 8 (14 boards)
15:00 EDT / 21:00 CET Swiss Round 9 (14 boards)
Thursday,
25 June 2020
10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Swiss Round 10 (14 boards)
14:00 EDT / 20:00 CET Quarterfinal (28 boards)
Friday, 26
June 2020
10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Semifinal (28 boards)
14:30 EDT / 20:30 CET Final (32 boards)
4. Qualifying
Stage
The qualifying stage will be played in the form of a
Swiss and will consist of 140 boards played in 10 matches of 14 boards each.
The results of each match shall be converted into Victory Points in accordance
with the appropriate WBF IMP/VP scales (see p. 10 below).
In the Swiss stage, any errors in assigning opponents
shall not invalidate the result of that, or any other, match.
In case of an odd number of teams the bye team will
receive 12 VPs.
In the event of two or more teams having the same
number of Victory Points, their rankings will be determined as follows:
The top 8 teams from the Swiss qualifying stage will
advance to the knockout stage.
5. Knockout
Stage
Before the start of the knockout stage a fixed
(standard) bracket will be created and the teams placed 1st 4th
in the Swiss will be seeded no. 1 4.
The teams placed 1st 3rd in
the Swiss, in that order, get to choose their opponents from the teams placed 5th
8th in the Swiss. Those chosen teams are assigned seed no. 8 6
respectively. The teams placed 4th in the Swiss will play the
quarterfinal against the remaining team which gets no. 5.
Quarterfinal and semifinal will be played over 1
segment of 28 boards each with possible change of the line-up after 14 boards
(see p. 6 below). Final will be played over 32 boards, 2 separate segments of
16 boards each.
There will be the following carry over:
6. Line-Up
All matches of the Swiss qualifying stage will be
played without change of the line-up; unless there is a serious reason for
that, to be decided by the TD.
In the quarterfinal and semifinal change of the
line-up is possible after 14 boards provided that no player can change the
compass direction (so East will stay East and so on).
The final will consist of 2 separate segments, so
there are no restrictions on the line-up.
The teams are expected to submit their line-up as
soon as practical but in any case not later than 30 minutes before the start of
the round.
Teams who infringe this regulation will be subject to
VP penalties according to this scale:
The line-up must be submitted through the line-up web
utility. All captains will be provided with the respective link and the
password.
It is possible to change the submitted line-up but
not later than 30 minutes before the start of the round.
The line-up is completely blind and will not be
published before the start of the round.
7. Running
the matches
All players involved must be online and logged in to
Bridge Base Online 10 minutes before the start of the round at the latest.
Players should have their official name on BBO
profile. Private isn't allowed.
The Tournament Director will create the tables and
send invitations to the players in accordance with the submitted line-ups.
Players are requested to accept the invitation immediately upon receipt.
All tables will play duplicated boards (same boards
for every team).
The table settings will allow kibitzers but forbid
communication between players and kibitzers.
Barometer scoring will be OFF. The scores are only
visible (for the players) after the last board has been played. Kibitzers can
see the scores during the match.
Undo and claiming according to the BBO-guidelines:
all players have the right to reject an undo or claim request for any reason.
They are not required to explain why they have rejected such a request.
If players explain bids during the bidding via chat,
then this is not communicated to the table, but only to the opponents. This
way their partner cannot see the explanation, similar to explaining the bids
via the BBO alert mechanism.
Players alert their own bids.
Players may not consult their own system card and use
any aids to their memory, calculation or technique between the commencement of
the auction period and the end of play.
Players are expected to finish 14 boards within 2
hours. The Tournament Director
may remove unplayed boards
if in his opinion a delay in finishing the match in
the allotted time would interfere with the
smooth running of
the competition.
8. Request
of the TD ruling
This tournament will of course be played in the most
respectful way possible. Fun and good bridge are paramount. Netbridge
relies on reluctance and restraint to call the Director. Should a team find a
serious cause for demanding a ruling, then this will only be dealt with if the
captain of the team announces this via email within 45 minutes after the last
board played (with an explanation and a request for a specific adjustment of
the score). Netbridge will inform the other team and
give that team the opportunity (through its captain) to respond via an email
within 45 minutes after being informed. The protest will be decided by a
qualified director; or world class player; no further appeal will be possible
after his/her decision.
To submit protests, you should send email to: info@netbridge.online
9. These Regulations may be amended and augmented at the
discretion of the organizing committee if circumstances so warrant so as to
ensure the smooth, efficient and enjoyable running of the tournament.
Although this tournament isn't aligenced
with any bridge federation we will cooperate and provide them with all the
information necessary to detect and prevent cheating.
10. The WBF Victory Points scale for 14 boards:
|
IMP |
VP |
|
IMP |
VP |
||
|
0 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
|
29 |
16.88 |
3.12 |
|
1 |
10.33 |
9.67 |
|
30 |
17.04 |
2.96 |
|
2 |
10.66 |
9.34 |
|
31 |
17.19 |
2.81 |
|
3 |
10.97 |
9.03 |
|
32 |
17.34 |
2.66 |
|
4 |
11.28 |
8.72 |
|
33 |
17.49 |
2.51 |
|
5 |
11.58 |
8.42 |
|
34 |
17.63 |
2.37 |
|
6 |
11.87 |
8.13 |
|
35 |
17.77 |
2.23 |
|
7 |
12.16 |
7.84 |
|
36 |
17.91 |
2.09 |
|
8 |
12.44 |
7.56 |
|
37 |
18.04 |
1.96 |
|
9 |
12.71 |
7.29 |
|
38 |
18.17 |
1.83 |
|
10 |
12.97 |
7.03 |
|
39 |
18.29 |
1.71 |
|
11 |
13.23 |
6.77 |
|
40 |
18.41 |
1.59 |
|
12 |
13.48 |
6.52 |
|
41 |
18.53 |
1.47 |
|
13 |
13.72 |
6.28 |
|
42 |
18.65 |
1.35 |
|
14 |
13.96 |
6.04 |
|
43 |
18.76 |
1.24 |
|
15 |
14.19 |
5.81 |
|
44 |
18.87 |
1.13 |
|
16 |
14.42 |
5.58 |
|
45 |
18.98 |
1.02 |
|
17 |
14.64 |
5.36 |
|
46 |
19.08 |
0.92 |
|
18 |
14.85 |
5.15 |
|
47 |
19.18 |
0.82 |
|
19 |
15.06 |
4.94 |
|
48 |
19.28 |
0.72 |
|
20 |
15.26 |
4.74 |
|
49 |
19.38 |
0.62 |
|
21 |
15.46 |
4.54 |
|
50 |
19.47 |
0.53 |
|
22 |
15.66 |
4.34 |
|
51 |
19.56 |
0.44 |
|
23 |
15.85 |
4.15 |
|
52 |
19.65 |
0.35 |
|
24 |
16.03 |
3.97 |
|
53 |
19.74 |
0.26 |
|
25 |
16.21 |
3.79 |
|
54 |
19.83 |
0.17 |
|
26 |
16.38 |
3.62 |
|
55 |
19.91 |
0.09 |
|
27 |
16.55 |
3.45 |
|
56 |
19.99 |
0.01 |
|
28 |
16.72 |
3.28 |
|
57 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
Last update:
June 22, 2020