ALT COMPETITION 2023
CONDITIONS
OF CONTEST
1. Alt Competition 2023 (NewCo-23) will be hosted by
Bridge Base Online and consist of eights independent team tournaments. All
information about the dates and any possible changes will be timely published
on the Alt website.
Each tournament
will be played during one week, four days, 16 + 16 boards per day, between
10:00 Eastern Time (16:00 Paris Time) and 15:00 Eastern Time (21:00 Paris
Time).
2. All participants are bound by the regulations
contained within this document.
The Alt
Organization emphasizes that all their events are by invitation.
Teams interested
in getting such an invitation and believe they meet the standard of Alt’s
various events, can apply.
There is no limit
to the number of players on each team.
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
10:00 Eastern Time
/ 16:00 Paris Time – 12:10 Eastern Time / 18:10 Paris Time – Session 1 (16
boards)
12:30 Eastern TIme / 18:30 Paris Time – 14:40 Eastern Time / 20:40 Paris
Time – Session 2 (16 boards)
4. Format
The first
tournament will be played as a Swiss Teams tournament. All teams will be
playing in one group.
Starting from the
second tournament the event will be played in one or (normally) two groups and
the composition of the groups will depend on the number of participants and
will be as follows:
8 rounds of 16 boards. Either full round-robin + Danish (for 8 teams) or Swiss (for
10+ teams).
Principle of promotion/relegation
After the first tournament
the first 8 teams are guaranteed to play in Group A of the second tournament.
Starting from the
second tournament, the number of teams getting promoted / relegated will depend
on the number of participants in that particular tournament:
In case a team
that is guaranteed to play in Group A of the specific tournament does not apply
for that tournament, this team forfeits its unconditional right to continue
(re-start playing) in Group A in the next tournament for which the team applies
again.
In case not all
teams that have the right to play in Group A of the specific tournament
register to play in that tournament – the “gaps” will be filled by decision of
Alt. Alt reserves the right to extend the Group A.
NewCo-23 is always open to new teams. Any team can start
or re-start playing the NewCo-23 from any tournament (normally from Group B)
and get the opportunity to be promoted to Group A of the next tournament.
The results of
each match shall be converted into Victory Points in accordance with the
appropriate WBF IMP/VP scales (see below).
A team will
receive 12 VP for any match that is a BYE.
In order to
determine the final ranking, 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.
5. Line-Up and Seating Rights
All 16-board
sessions are expected to be played without change of line-up. If a team needs to
change its lineup after the first half of the 16-board session it needs to
contact the Alt Team or TD.
The line-up must
be submitted through the line-up web utility. All captains will be provided
with the appropriate link and password.
The line-up is completely
blind and will not be published before the start of the round.
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. It is possible to change the
submitted line-up but in case of the “last minute” change the captain must send
a message to the Alt Team (by email) or TD (in BBO).
Violations of this
regulation will be subject to VP penalties according to this scale:
6. Running the Matches
All players must
be online and logged in to Bridge Base Online five 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 table settings will NOT allow kibitzers. Some selected matches will be shown in the BBO
VUGRAPH AREA with 30 minute DELAY.
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. They only are permitted to consult a described defense against the Multi
convention.
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 to gain information through 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 16 boards within 2 hours 10 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. After each tournament Alt will assign Alt points to
the teams. After all eight tournaments at least six teams with highest number
of total Alt points will be invited to play the Grand Final of the Alt
Competition 2023.
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 16 boards:
IMP |
VP |
|
IMP |
VP |
||
0 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
|
31 |
16.88 |
3.12 |
1 |
10.31 |
9.69 |
|
32 |
17.03 |
2.97 |
2 |
10.61 |
9.39 |
|
33 |
17.17 |
2.83 |
3 |
10.91 |
9.09 |
|
34 |
17.31 |
2.69 |
4 |
11.20 |
8.80 |
|
35 |
17.45 |
2.55 |
5 |
11.48 |
8.52 |
|
36 |
17.59 |
2.41 |
6 |
11.76 |
8.24 |
|
37 |
17.72 |
2.28 |
7 |
12.03 |
7.97 |
|
38 |
17.85 |
2.15 |
8 |
12.29 |
7.71 |
|
39 |
17.97 |
2.03 |
9 |
12.55 |
7.45 |
|
40 |
18.09 |
1.91 |
10 |
12.80 |
7.20 |
|
41 |
18.21 |
1.79 |
11 |
13.04 |
6.96 |
|
42 |
18.33 |
1.67 |
12 |
13.28 |
6.72 |
|
43 |
18.44 |
1.56 |
13 |
13.52 |
6.48 |
|
44 |
18.55 |
1.45 |
14 |
13.75 |
6.25 |
|
45 |
18.66 |
1.34 |
15 |
13.97 |
6.03 |
|
46 |
18.77 |
1.23 |
16 |
14.18 |
5.82 |
|
47 |
18.87 |
1.13 |
17 |
14.39 |
5.61 |
|
48 |
18.97 |
1.03 |
18 |
14.60 |
5.40 |
|
49 |
19.07 |
0.93 |
19 |
14.80 |
5.20 |
|
50 |
19.16 |
0.84 |
20 |
15.00 |
5.00 |
|
51 |
19.25 |
0.75 |
21 |
15.19 |
4.81 |
|
52 |
19.34 |
0.66 |
22 |
15.38 |
4.62 |
|
53 |
19.43 |
0.57 |
23 |
15.56 |
4.44 |
|
54 |
19.52 |
0.48 |
24 |
15.74 |
4.26 |
|
55 |
19.61 |
0.39 |
25 |
15.92 |
4.08 |
|
56 |
19.69 |
0.31 |
26 |
16.09 |
3.91 |
|
57 |
19.77 |
0.23 |
27 |
16.26 |
3.74 |
|
58 |
19.85 |
0.15 |
28 |
16.42 |
3.58 |
|
59 |
19.93 |
0.07 |
29 |
16.58 |
3.42 |
|
60 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
30 |
16.73 |
3.27 |
|
|
|
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Last update: December 27, 2022