ALT COMPETITION 2023 – EVENT X

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST

1. New Alt Competition – Event X will be hosted in Bridge Base Online from 13^th to 16^th of November, 2023.

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

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

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

There is no limit to the number of players on each team.

Alt reserves the right not to invite any team/player without giving a reason.

At the moment teams and/or players (also who have played in the Alt before) are applying, they agree on the reserved rights as mentioned.

Should a team be disqualified and/or withdrawn by themselves (before or during the event), no refund of the entry fees will be made.

3. Schedule of play: four days, two matches of 16 boards per day from 10:00 NY Time (16:00 Paris Time) till 14:30 NY Time (20:30 Paris Time).

Monday, 13 November 2023

10:00 NY Time / 16:00 Paris Time – Round 01 (16 boards)

12:30 NY Time / 18:30 Paris Time – Round 02 (16 boards)

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

10:00 NY Time / 16:00 Paris Time – Round 03 (16 boards)

12:30 NY Time / 18:30 Paris Time – Round 04 (16 boards)

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

10:00 NY Time / 16:00 Paris Time – Round 05 (16 boards)

12:30 NY Time / 18:30 Paris Time – Round 06 (16 boards)

Thursday, 16 November 2023

10:00 NY Time / 16:00 Paris Time – Round 07 (16 boards)

12:30 NY Time / 18:30 Paris Time – Round 08 (16 boards)

4. Format

The event will be played in one group: 8 rounds x 16 boards (7 rounds of Swiss + 1 round of Danish).

5. Line-Up

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 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:

• 1st occasion – warning;
• 2nd and any subsequent occasion – 0.5 VP penalty.

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 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:

• first occasion – warning
• second and any subsequent occasion – 0.5 VP penalty for each match for each player without official name on BBO profile.

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 tournament 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 for demanding 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 world class player; no further appeal will be possible after his/her decision.

To submit protests, you should send email to: info@netbridge.online

8. 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 running of the tournament.

Although this tournament isn't aligenced with any bridge federation we will cooperate and provide them with all the information necessary to detect and prevent cheating.

Last update: November 6, 2023