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Open On-line Autumn Series – Competition Rules
The rules for the Shadwell Open On-line Autumn Series are as follows.
- It is an Open competition, so anyone can enter. Entrants must have rated themselves as Novice, Beginner or Intermediate on BBO and have a tournament completion rate of 95% or above. Players with a BBO ranking of above 7 will be allowed to play but will not be eligible for Prizes.
- The competition will be played over 4 rounds running from September to December. There will be one round a month, usually on the second Monday of each month.
- Handicaps
Pairs will be handicapped based the following formula.
Pair handicap = (player1BBOranking + player2BBOranking - 6) x -1.5
Examples
a pair who have BBO rankings of 6 and 6 will have a -9.00 handicap
a pair who have BBO rankings of 5 and 4 will have a -4.50 handicap
a pair who have BBO rankings of 2 and 2, will have a +3.00 handicap
- To qualify for the prizes, you need to play with the same partner in at least 3 rounds, your best 3 scores counting.
- For Mitchell type movements, the NS and EW winners will be awarded points equal to twice the number of tables, eg for a 5 table movement, the winners will each get 10 points, second place will get 8, third 6,fourth 4 and last 2. Where there are ties, points will be shared equally.
- For Howell type movements, the winners will be awarded points equal to the number of pairs playing, eg for a 4.5 table movement, the winners will be awarded 9 points, second 8, third 7 and so on. The pair coming last will each get 1 point. Where there are ties, points will be shared equally.
- The following prizes will awarded to the pairs with the best overall points scores from their best 3 rounds.
1st 10 BBO$ each
2nd 6 BBO$ each
3rd 3 BBO$ each
- In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared equally.
- In the event of any dispute regarding the competition the decision of the Shadwell Bridge Club Committee will be final.
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Last updated : 22nd Aug 2024 11:41 BST |
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