ALT ELEVATOR II (Super NewCo)
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
1. The Alt Elevator II (Super NewCo)
will be hosted by Bridge Base Online from 6th to 10th of
September, 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 Alts 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 (24
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 (12 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 becomes 14
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.
Group A becomes 8 teams. Group B splits into
Group B (10 teams) and Group C (6 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 8 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 10 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 opponents 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 dont 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 |
|
|
|
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Last update:
September 4, 2021