MINOR ALT INVITATIONAL
IV
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
1. The Minor Alt Invitational IV will be hosted in
Bridge Base Online from 16st to 20th
of November, 2020.
2. All participants are bound by the regulations
contained within this document.
The Alt Organization emphasizes that all their events
are on invitation.
Teams who are interested in getting such an
invitation and have the idea they meet the standard of Alts various events,
can apply for that.
Invitations for this event will be issued to teams of
4 10 players.
Alt reserves the right not to invite any team/player
without giving a reason.
At the moment teams and/or players (also who have
played in the Alt before) are applying, they agree on the reserved rights as
mentioned.
Should a team be disqualified and/or withdrawn by
themselves (before or during the event), no refund of the entry fees will be
made.
3. Schedule of
play:
Monday, 16
November 2020
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET RR 1 (24
boards)
14:00 EST / 20:00 CET RR 2 (24
boards)
Tuesday, 17
November 2020
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET RR 3 (24 boards)
14:00 EST / 20:00 CET RR 4 (24 boards)
Wednesday,
18 November 2020
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET RR 5 (24
boards)
14:00 EST / 20:00 CET RR 6 (24
boards)
Thursday,
19 November 2020
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET RR 7 (24 boards)
14:00 EST / 20:00 CET Quarterfinal (24 boards)
Friday, 20
November 2020
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
Semifinal (28 boards)
14:30 EST / 20:30 CET Final
(32 boards)
4. Qualifying
Stage
In the qualifying stage all teams will be divided
into 2 groups of 8 teams and play 7 matches of 24 boards versus the teams of
the same group (168 boards in total). The results of each match shall be
converted into Victory Points in accordance with the appropriate WBF IMP/VP
scales (see p. 10 below).
A team will receive 12 VP for any match that is a
BYE.
In order to determine the grouping for the knockout
stage, a tie between two teams will be broken by the result of the match
between those two teams. If there should still be a tie, then the IMP quotient
of all matches will be taken into consideration to break the tie.
The top 4 teams from each group at the end of the
qualifying stage will advance to the knockout stage.
5. Knockout
Stage
The knockout stage will consist of Quarterfinal (24
boards), Semifinal (28 boards) and Final (32 boards).
There will be the following composition of the KO
matches:
Quarterfinal will be played over 1 segment of 24
boards with possible change of the line-up after 12 boards (see p. 6 below).
Semifinal will be played over 1 segment of 28 boards
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.
6. Line-Up
In the Round Robin and quarterfinal change of the
line-up is possible after 12 boards provided that no player can change the
compass direction (so East will stay East and so on).
In the 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. Teams who infringe this regulation will be
subject to VP penalties according to this scale:
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: Alt encourages the players to
accept the opponents undo in the obvious misclick
situations during the bidding as well as play. In case such undo is refused a
player gets one challenge whereby the TD can be summoned to the table. Play
at the moment of the refusal must be shut down till the TD arrives. The TD is
the one who can assess the situation, and if he believes the undo is justified
by an obvious misclick that no reasonable player
should refuse, the undo has to be accepted by the opponents.
If players explain bids via chat they should set the
recipients to Opponents, not Table, so that only opponents see the explanation
not partner. But the best way is to explain 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.
The gravest possible offence is for a partnership to
exchange information through prearranged methods of communication other than
those sanctioned by the Laws of Bridge or self-kibitzing.
Players are expected to finish 24 boards within 3
hours 15 minutes. 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 24 boards:
|
IMP |
VP |
|
IMP |
VP |
||
|
0 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
|
38 |
16.89 |
3.11 |
|
1 |
10.25 |
9.75 |
|
39 |
17.01 |
2.99 |
|
2 |
10.50 |
9.50 |
|
40 |
17.13 |
2.87 |
|
3 |
10.75 |
9.25 |
|
41 |
17.25 |
2.75 |
|
4 |
10.99 |
9.01 |
|
42 |
17.36 |
2.64 |
|
5 |
11.23 |
8.77 |
|
43 |
17.47 |
2.53 |
|
6 |
11.46 |
8.54 |
|
44 |
17.58 |
2.42 |
|
7 |
11.68 |
8.32 |
|
45 |
17.69 |
2.31 |
|
8 |
11.90 |
8.10 |
|
46 |
17.79 |
2.21 |
|
9 |
12.12 |
7.88 |
|
47 |
17.89 |
2.11 |
|
10 |
12.33 |
7.67 |
|
48 |
17.99 |
2.01 |
|
11 |
12.54 |
7.46 |
|
49 |
18.09 |
1.91 |
|
12 |
12.75 |
7.25 |
|
50 |
18.19 |
1.81 |
|
13 |
12.95 |
7.05 |
|
51 |
18.29 |
1.71 |
|
14 |
13.15 |
6.85 |
|
52 |
18.38 |
1.62 |
|
15 |
13.34 |
6.66 |
|
53 |
18.47 |
1.53 |
|
16 |
13.53 |
6.47 |
|
54 |
18.56 |
1.44 |
|
17 |
13.72 |
6.28 |
|
55 |
18.65 |
1.35 |
|
18 |
13.90 |
6.10 |
|
56 |
18.74 |
1.26 |
|
19 |
14.08 |
5.92 |
|
57 |
18.82 |
1.18 |
|
20 |
14.26 |
5.74 |
|
58 |
18.90 |
1.10 |
|
21 |
14.43 |
5.57 |
|
59 |
18.98 |
1.02 |
|
22 |
14.60 |
5.40 |
|
60 |
19.06 |
0.94 |
|
23 |
14.76 |
5.24 |
|
61 |
19.14 |
0.86 |
|
24 |
14.92 |
5.08 |
|
62 |
19.22 |
0.78 |
|
25 |
15.08 |
4.92 |
|
63 |
19.30 |
0.70 |
|
26 |
15.24 |
4.76 |
|
64 |
19.37 |
0.63 |
|
27 |
15.39 |
4.61 |
|
65 |
19.44 |
0.56 |
|
28 |
15.54 |
4.46 |
|
66 |
19.51 |
0.49 |
|
29 |
15.69 |
4.31 |
|
67 |
19.58 |
0.42 |
|
30 |
15.83 |
4.17 |
|
68 |
19.65 |
0.35 |
|
31 |
15.97 |
4.03 |
|
69 |
19.72 |
0.28 |
|
32 |
16.11 |
3.89 |
|
70 |
19.79 |
0.21 |
|
33 |
16.25 |
3.75 |
|
71 |
19.85 |
0.15 |
|
34 |
16.38 |
3.62 |
|
72 |
19.91 |
0.09 |
|
35 |
16.51 |
3.49 |
|
73 |
19.97 |
0.03 |
|
36 |
16.64 |
3.36 |
|
74 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
|
37 |
16.77 |
3.23 |
|
|
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Last update:
November 11, 2020