ALT BOARD-A-MATCH INVITATIONAL II
CONDITIONS
OF CONTEST
1. The Alt Board-a-Match Invitational II will be hosted
in Bridge Base Online from 12th to 16th of April, 2021.
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 Alt’s 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disqualified and/or withdrawn by themselves (before or during the event), no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, 12 April 2021
From 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
till 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET – Qualifier (Round Robin or Swiss)
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
From 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
till 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET – Qualifier (Round Robin or Swiss)
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
From 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
till 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET – Qualifier (Round Robin or Swiss)
Thursday, 15 April 2021
From 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
till 11:30 EST / 17:30 CET – Qualifier (Round Robin or Swiss)
From 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET
till 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET – KO
Friday, 16 April 2021
From 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
till 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET – KO
4. Qualifying
Stage
The qualifying
stage will be played in the form of Round Robin (up to 14 teams) or Swiss (15+
teams). The total number of boards in the qualifying stage will be around 100.
Scoring:
board-a-match (1:0 – 0.5:0.5 – 0:1).
At the end of the
qualifying stage the top 4 teams (in case of up to 12 teams participating) or 8
teams (in case of 13+ teams participating) will advance to the knockout stage.
5. Knockout Stage
The total number
of boards in the knockout stage will be around 50. The exact structure of the knockout
stage will be announced when the number of teams participating is known.
Scoring:
board-a-match (1:0 – 0.5:0.5 – 0:1).
6. 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 opponent’s 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.
Last update February 19, 2020