ALT SWISS TEAM-PAIRS INVITATIONAL

 

 

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST

 

 

 

1. Alt Swiss Team-Pairs Invitational (the event) will be hosted by Bridge Base Online. The event will take place from 8th to 12th of February, 2021.

 

Each team may consist of two to eight players.

 

Technically it will be an IMP pair tournament, so each team defines which two players (one pair) will play in each round. Every combination is possible.

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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:

 

Monday, 8 February 2021

 

10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – 11:15 EST / 17:15 CET – Round 1 (10 boards)

11:45 EST / 17:45 CET – 13:00 EST / 19:00 CET – Round 2 (10 boards)

13:30 EST / 19:30 CET – 14:45 EST / 20:45 CET – Round 3 (10 boards)

 

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

 

10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – 11:15 EST / 17:15 CET – Round 4 (10 boards)

11:45 EST / 17:45 CET – 13:00 EST / 19:00 CET – Round 5 (10 boards)

13:30 EST / 19:30 CET – 14:45 EST / 20:45 CET – Round 6 (10 boards)

 

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

 

10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – 11:15 EST / 17:15 CET – Round 7 (10 boards)

11:45 EST / 17:45 CET – 13:00 EST / 19:00 CET – Round 8 (10 boards)

13:30 EST / 19:30 CET – 14:45 EST / 20:45 CET – Round 9 (10 boards)

 

Thursday, 11 February 2021

 

10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – 11:15 EST / 17:15 CET – Round 10 (10 boards)

11:45 EST / 17:45 CET – 13:00 EST / 19:00 CET – Round 11 (10 boards)

13:30 EST / 19:30 CET – 14:45 EST / 20:45 CET – Round 12 (10 boards)

 

Friday, 12 February 2021

 

10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – 11:15 EST / 17:15 CET – Round 13 (10 boards)

 

 

4. Format

 

The event will consist of 13 rounds x 10 boards (see the time schedule above).

The draw for rounds 2 – 12 will be made in accordance with the Swiss system (no re-matches); last round – Danish (1st versus 2nd; 3rd versus 4th etc).

 

Each team (pair) will compare its scores with the board datum. In order to calculate the datum of the board, ~10% of the scores from the “top” and ~10% of the scores from the “bottom” will not be taking into account. Then the result of each board will be calculated in IMPs and the total amount of IMPs will be converted into VP in accordance with the official WBF scale (20:0) for 10-board matches.

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:

 

 

5. Line-Up

 

All 10-board sessions will be played without change of line-up; unless there is a force-majeure.

 

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 will play the same boards.

 

The Alt Team allows kibitzers. However, this decision can at any time 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).

 

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 10 boards within 1 hour 15 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 30 boards (3 matches). 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 10 boards:

 

IMP

VP

 

IMP

VP

0

10.00

10.00

 

25

16.97

3.03

1

10.39

9.61

 

26

17.16

2.84

2

10.77

9.23

 

27

17.34

2.66

3

11.14

8.86

 

28

17.51

2.49

4

11.50

8.50

 

29

17.68

2.32

5

11.85

8.15

 

30

17.84

2.16

6

12.18

7.82

 

31

18.00

2.00

7

12.51

7.49

 

32

18.15

1.85

8

12.83

7.17

 

33

18.30

1.70

9

13.14

6.86

 

34

18.44

1.56

10

13.43

6.57

 

35

18.58

1.42

11

13.72

6.28

 

36

18.71

1.29

12

14.00

6.00

 

37

18.84

1.16

13

14.28

5.72

 

38

18.97

1.03

14

14.54

5.46

 

39

19.10

0.90

15

14.80

5.20

 

40

19.22

0.78

16

15.05

4.95

 

41

19.33

0.67

17

15.29

4.71

 

42

19.44

0.56

18

15.52

4.48

 

43

19.55

0.45

19

15.75

4.25

 

44

19.66

0.34

20

15.97

4.03

 

45

19.76

0.24

21

16.18

3.82

 

46

19.86

0.14

22

16.39

3.61

 

47

19.96

0.04

23

16.59

3.41

 

48

20.00

0.00

24

16.78

3.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last update: January 28, 2021