ALT ELEVATOR (Super NewCo)

 

 

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST

 

 

 

1. The Alt Elevator (Super NewCo) will be hosted by Bridge Base Online from 26th to 30th of July, 2021.

 

This is a “standalone” event which will be played from Monday through Friday between 10:00 EDT (16:00 CET) and 15:10 EDT (21:10 CET) and consist of 15 rounds of 12 boards, three rounds per day.

 

 

2. All participants are bound by the regulations contained within this document.

 

The Alt Organization emphasizes that all their events are by invitation.

 

Teams who are interested in getting such an invitation and believe they meet the standard of Alt’s various events, can apply.

 

Invitations for this event will be issued to teams of four to ten players.

 

Alt reserves the right not to invite any team or player without stating a reason.

 

By applying teams and players – including those who have played in the Alt before – agree on the rights stated above.

 

Should a team be disqualified or withdraw by themselves, before or during the event, no entry fees will be refunded.

 

 

3. Schedule of Play

 

The time schedule will be as follows:

 

All days Monday – Friday

 

10:00 Eastern Time (16:00 CET) – Session 01 (12 boards)

11:50 Eastern Time (17:50 CET) – Session 02 (12 boards)

13:40 Eastern Time (19:40 CET) – Session 03 (12 boards)

 

 

4. Format (in case of 26+ teams participating)

 

Day 1 – Monday

Rounds 1 – 3: one group, general Swiss, 3 rounds of 12 boards.

After round 3 there will be a split of the field: the first 12 teams go to Group “A”; the rest (14+ teams) go to Group “B”.

 

Day 2 – Tuesday

Rounds 4 – 6: Swiss in Groups “A” and “B”, 3 rounds of 12 boards.

After round 6 the last 4 teams from Group “A” go down to Group “B”; the first 2 teams from Group “B” go up to Group “A”.

Group “A” becomes 10 teams. Group “B” splits into Group “B” (10 teams) and Group “C” (6+ teams).

 

Day 3 – Wednesday

Rounds 7 – 8: Swiss in Groups “A”, “B” and “C”, 2 rounds of 12 boards.

After round 8 the last 4 teams from Group “A” go down to Group “B”; the first 2 teams from Group “B” go up to Group “A”; the last 4 teams from Group “B” go down to Group “C”; the first 2 teams from Group “C” go up to Group “B”.

Group “A” becomes 8 teams. Group “B” remains 10 teams. Group “C” becomes 8+ teams.

 

Round 9 – the first round of the next two-round cycle (Swiss in Groups “A”, “B” and “C”).

 

Day 4 – Thursday

Round 10: the last round of the two-round cycle (Swiss in Groups “A”, “B” and “C”).

After round 10 the last 4 teams from Group “A” go down to Group “B”; the first 2 teams from Group “B” go up to Group “A”; the last 4 teams from Group “B” go down to Group “C”; the first 2 teams from Group “C” go up to Group “B”.

Group “A” becomes 6 teams. Group “B” remains 10 teams. Group “C” becomes 10+ teams.

 

Rounds 11 and 12: Swiss in Groups “A”, “B” and “C”, 2 rounds of 12 boards.

After round 12 the last 3 teams from Group “A” go down to Group “B”; the first 1 team from Group “B” go up to Group “A”; the last 4 teams from Group “B” go down to Group “C”; the first 2 teams from Group “C” go up to Group “B”.

Group “A” becomes 4 teams. Group “B” remains 10 teams. Group “C” becomes 12+ teams.

 

Day 5 – Friday

Rounds 13 – 15: Group “A” plays the full Round Robin, 3 rounds of 12 boards. The other groups play 3 rounds of 12 boards of Swiss.

 

 

Restrictions on re-matches

No team will play the same opponent within rounds 1 – 6, 13 – 15 and in any two consecutive rounds.

 

The results of each match shall be converted into Victory Points in accordance with the appropriate WBF IMP/VP scales (see below).

Teams keep their full Victory Points until the end of the event.

A team will receive 12 VP for any match that is a BYE.

In order to determine the ranking, a tie between two teams will be broken by the IMP quotient of all matches.

 

 

5. Line-Up and Seating Rights

 

All matches will be played without change of the line-up; unless there is a serious reason for that, to be decided by the TD.

 

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.

 

 

6. Running the Matches

 

All players must be online and logged in to Bridge Base Online ten minutes before the start of the round at the latest.

 

Players must have their official name on their BBO profile; ‘Private’ is not allowed. Violations of 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 line-ups submitted. Players are requested to accept the invitation immediately upon receipt.

 

All tables of the same group will play the same boards.

 

The Alt Team allows kibitzers. However, this decision can at any time in any group be revoked. Any communication between players and kibitzers will be forbidden.

 

Barometer scoring will be OFF. For the players the scores are only visible after the last board has been played. Kibitzers (if allowed) can see the scores during the match.

 

Undo and claiming: Alt Team encourages players to accept an opponent’s undo in obvious misclick situations during bidding as well as play. In case such undo is refused a player gets one ’challenge‘ whereby the TD can be called to the table. Play must halt until the TD arrives. The TD will assess the situation, and if he or she believes the undo is justified by an obvious misclick that no reasonable player should refuse, the undo has to be accepted by the opponents.

 

Players alert and explain their own calls. Calls must be alerted before entering them. If you don’t alert before making your call, your opponent may think that it is natural, make his or her call, then see the alert, and legitimately ask for an undo in case the information changes their perspective.

 

If players explain calls via chat they should set the recipients to Opponents, not Table, so that partner will not see the explanation. The best way is to explain calls via the BBO alert mechanism (see above).

 

The use of both HUM systems and ‘Brown Sticker’ systems is prohibited.

 

Players may not consult their own convention card nor use any aids to their memory or calculation or technique between the commencement of the auction and the end of play.

 

The gravest possible offense is for a partnership to exchange information through non-public communication or (individual) players self-kibitzing.

 

If players notice highly suspicious calls or plays, we encourage you to send a report to the organizers at info@netbridge.online. We will not reveal your name as source.

 

Players are expected to finish 12 boards within 1 hour 30 minutes. The Tournament Director may cancel unplayed boards if in his or her opinion a delay in finishing the match in the allotted time would interfere with smooth running of the competition.

 

 

7. Request of the TD ruling

 

This event will of course be played in the most respectful way possible. Fun and good bridge are paramount. Alt team relies on reluctance and restraint to call the Director. Should a team find a serious cause to request 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. Alt team 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 a world-class player; no further appeal will be possible after his or her decision.

 

To submit ruling requests send email to: info@netbridge.online

 

 

8. There will be individual Alt points (for the ’Triple F Alt Point Race’) assigned to the players who played at least 25% of the boards. The points as such will be published in the Alt bulletin.

 

 

9. These Regulations may be amended and augmented at the discretion of the organizing committee if circumstances so warrant in order to ensure the smooth, efficient and enjoyable running of the tournament.

 

Although this event is not sanctioned by 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 12 boards:

 

IMP

VP

 

IMP

VP

0

10.00

10.00

 

27

16.91

3.09

1

10.36

9.64

 

28

17.08

2.92

2

10.71

9.29

 

29

17.24

2.76

3

11.05

8.95

 

30

17.40

2.60

4

11.38

8.62

 

31

17.56

2.44

5

11.70

8.30

 

32

17.71

2.29

6

12.01

7.99

 

33

17.86

2.14

7

12.31

7.69

 

34

18.00

2.00

8

12.61

7.39

 

35

18.14

1.86

9

12.90

7.10

 

36

18.28

1.72

10

13.18

6.82

 

37

18.41

1.59

11

13.45

6.55

 

38

18.54

1.46

12

13.71

6.29

 

39

18.66

1.34

13

13.97

6.03

 

40

18.78

1.22

14

14.22

5.78

 

41

18.90

1.10

15

14.46

5.54

 

42

19.02

0.98

16

14.70

5.30

 

43

19.13

0.87

17

14.93

5.07

 

44

19.24

0.76

18

15.15

4.85

 

45

19.34

0.66

19

15.37

4.63

 

46

19.44

0.56

20

15.58

4.42

 

47

19.54

0.46

21

15.79

4.21

 

48

19.64

0.36

22

15.99

4.01

 

49

19.74

0.26

23

16.18

3.82

 

50

19.83

0.17

24

16.37

3.63

 

51

19.92

0.08

25

16.55

3.45

 

52

20.00

0.00

26

16.73

3.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last update: May 13, 2021