Aims: Advocate Quality Leisure Activities, Develop Sportsmanship;
Promote On-line Bridge Skill Exchanges, Foster Bridge Friendship.
1. Time: 13-15 August 2021.
2. Platform: BBO
3. Sponsor: Mr. Yeh Chen.
4. Event: Mixed Team Tournament.
5. Entry requirement:
1) By invitation.
2) Each invited team can enter 4-6 players, with a maximum of 3 males and 3 females.
3) Entry fee: Free.
6. Special Restriction in Bidding:
Psychic bids are not permitted.
7. Tournament Format:
The tournament is divided into 3 stages: qualifying round, semi-final and final.
Qualifying Round: will be 10 rounds of 10-board Swiss. The match-up of the 1st round will be drawn at random by the CTD. The match-up for the 2nd to 10th round will be based on the running results (with no re-matching).
The top 4 teams at the end of the qualifying round will enter the semi-finals. The 5th and lower ranking teams can play in the consolation.
Semi-finals: the 1st qualified team will play the 4th, the 2nd will play the 3rd. The semi-finals will consist of 1 segment of 14 boards. The winners will enter the final, with the losers playing in the 3/4 play-off.
Final: consists of 2 segments of 14 boards each. The winner will be the champion and the loser the 1st runner-up.
3/4 Play-off: consists of 2 segments of 14 boards each. The winner will be the 2nd runner-up and the loser the 3rd runner-up.
Consolation: 3 round Swiss of 14 boards each. Team numbers will be based on the finishing positions in the qualifying round. The 1st round match up will be U-shaped based on the finishing result of the qualifying round.
8. Each competing team must register the player names on-line via the tournament’s link on or before 30 July 2021. Membership numbers are required. Teams are not allowed to change the players after midnight of 11 August 2021.
9. WeChat group will be set up prior to the tournament. Each team is required to file their system cards, preferably in 1 compressed folder. The system cards should be in .pdf format, with the names of the players using them. If the entire team uses a single card, please note it as such.
10. Awards: (in USD/RMB)
Ranking awards:
1st: 2,000/12,000; 2nd: 1,000/6,000; 3rd: 500/3,000; 4th: 250/1,500
Consolation awards:
1st: 500/3,000; 2nd: 200/1,200; 3rd: 100/600
Match winner award will be given for qualifying round and consolation matches: 50/300.
11. There will be no Appeals Committee for this tournament. Should there be dispute against the TD’s ruling, the CTD will review the situation and make the final decision after due consultation in line with the normal Request for Review process.
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