2021
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
1. The 2021 St. Louis Mixed Teams will be hosted in
Bridge Base Online from 8th to 12th of March, 2021.
2. All participants are bound by the regulations
within this document.
All players are welcome to register, yet some can be refused at
the discretion of the organizer.
Teams can consist of 4 – 10 players. If necessary, more players
can be added.
At the moment teams and/or players are registered, they
automatically agree to play according to the conditions in this document.
Should a team be disqualified and/or withdraw by their own choice
(before or during the event), there will be no refund of entry fees.
3. Schedule
of play:
Monday, 8
March 2021
10:30 EST / 16:30 CET – Round 1 (14 boards)
12:50 EST / 18:50 CET – Round 2 (14 boards)
15:10 EST / 21:10 CET – Round 3 (14 boards)
Starting from Tuesday the time schedule
is slightly different (shorter breaks)!
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
10:30 EST / 16:30
CET – Round 4 (14 boards)
12:40 EST /
18:40 CET – Round 5 (14 boards)
14:50 EST /
20:50 CET – Round 6 (14 boards)
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
10:30 EST /
16:30 CET – Round 7 (14 boards)
12:40 EST /
18:40 CET – Round 8 (14 boards)
14:50 EST /
20:50 CET – Round 9 (14 boards)
Thursday, 11 March 2021
10:30 EST / 16:30 CET – Round 10 (14 boards)
12:40 EST / 18:40 CET – Round 11 (14 boards)
15:15 EST / 21:15 CET – Semifinal. Segment 1/2
(16 boards)
Friday, 12 March 2021
10:00 EST / 16:00 CET – Semifinal. Segment 2/2
(16 boards)
12:30 EST / 18:30 CET – Final. Segment 1/2 (16 boards)
After 10 minutes break – Final. Segment 2/2 (16 boards)
4. Qualifying
Stage
The qualifying stage will be played in the form of a Round
Robin and will consist of 154 boards played in 11 matches of 14 boards each.
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 the qualifying stage will
advance to the knockout stage.
5. Knockout
Stage
The team placed 1st in the Round Robin gets to choose
the opponent for the semifinal from the teams placed 3th
– 4th in the Round Robin.
Both semifinal and final will be played over 32
boards, 2 separate segments of 16 boards each.
There will be the following carry over:
6. Line-Up
and Seating Rights
All matches of the Round Robin qualifying stage will
be played without change of the line-up; unless there is a valid reason for a
change, to be decided by the TD.
In semifinal and final change of the line-up is
possible after each 16 boards with no restriction (separate segments).
Captains submit their line up without knowing the line-up
of their opponents (“blind line-up”).
In the Round Robin qualifying stage 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.
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 must have their official name on their 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: Mixed Team
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 must be shut down till the TD arrives. The
TD will 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.
Players alert their own bids.
If players explain bids via
chat they should set the recipients to Opponents, not Table, so that only opponents
see the explanation not partner. The best way is to explain the bids via the
BBO alert mechanism.
Players may not consult their
own system card and use any aids to their memory or calculation or technique
between the commencement of the auction and the end of play.
If players experience highly suspicious plays, we encourage you to
send a report to the organizers at mmt@bridgeresults.org.
We will not reveal your name as source.
Players are expected to finish
14 boards within 1 hour 50 minutes; 16 boards within 2 hours. 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
The Mixed Team strongly encourages participants to play in the
most respectful way. Any player can summon the Director to the table in case of
irregularities. The time for a request for a TD ruling expires 30 minutes after
the end of the match. All requests will be decided by a qualified Director (if
appropriate - in consultation with other directors and/or world class players);
no further appeal will be possible after the TD’s
decision.
To submit protests, you should
send email to: mmt@bridgeresults.org
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 execution of the events.
Although the MMT are not aligned with any bridge
organization, we take ethical violations seriously and report to Eric Laurant from the WBF Investigation committee if our experts
and statisticians find ground to suspect a pair/player is violating the rules
of bridge through self-kibitzing or illegal communication with partner or
teammates.
10. The WBF Victory Points scale for 14 boards:
|
IMP |
VP |
|
IMP |
VP |
||
|
0 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
|
29 |
16.88 |
3.12 |
|
1 |
10.33 |
9.67 |
|
30 |
17.04 |
2.96 |
|
2 |
10.66 |
9.34 |
|
31 |
17.19 |
2.81 |
|
3 |
10.97 |
9.03 |
|
32 |
17.34 |
2.66 |
|
4 |
11.28 |
8.72 |
|
33 |
17.49 |
2.51 |
|
5 |
11.58 |
8.42 |
|
34 |
17.63 |
2.37 |
|
6 |
11.87 |
8.13 |
|
35 |
17.77 |
2.23 |
|
7 |
12.16 |
7.84 |
|
36 |
17.91 |
2.09 |
|
8 |
12.44 |
7.56 |
|
37 |
18.04 |
1.96 |
|
9 |
12.71 |
7.29 |
|
38 |
18.17 |
1.83 |
|
10 |
12.97 |
7.03 |
|
39 |
18.29 |
1.71 |
|
11 |
13.23 |
6.77 |
|
40 |
18.41 |
1.59 |
|
12 |
13.48 |
6.52 |
|
41 |
18.53 |
1.47 |
|
13 |
13.72 |
6.28 |
|
42 |
18.65 |
1.35 |
|
14 |
13.96 |
6.04 |
|
43 |
18.76 |
1.24 |
|
15 |
14.19 |
5.81 |
|
44 |
18.87 |
1.13 |
|
16 |
14.42 |
5.58 |
|
45 |
18.98 |
1.02 |
|
17 |
14.64 |
5.36 |
|
46 |
19.08 |
0.92 |
|
18 |
14.85 |
5.15 |
|
47 |
19.18 |
0.82 |
|
19 |
15.06 |
4.94 |
|
48 |
19.28 |
0.72 |
|
20 |
15.26 |
4.74 |
|
49 |
19.38 |
0.62 |
|
21 |
15.46 |
4.54 |
|
50 |
19.47 |
0.53 |
|
22 |
15.66 |
4.34 |
|
51 |
19.56 |
0.44 |
|
23 |
15.85 |
4.15 |
|
52 |
19.65 |
0.35 |
|
24 |
16.03 |
3.97 |
|
53 |
19.74 |
0.26 |
|
25 |
16.21 |
3.79 |
|
54 |
19.83 |
0.17 |
|
26 |
16.38 |
3.62 |
|
55 |
19.91 |
0.09 |
|
27 |
16.55 |
3.45 |
|
56 |
19.99 |
0.01 |
|
28 |
16.72 |
3.28 |
|
57 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
Last update:
March 7, 2021