Politiken World Pairs '00Phoenix Copenhagen



Conditions of Contest

1. The Tournament is played under the WBF International Code-Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge - 1997 and these conditions of Contest whose special provisions for this contest supplement The Laws required.

2. Each pair will play 10 boards against each other pair.

3. The ``Butler'' method is used as method of scoring. To determine the datum score, top and bottom scores are excluded; six (6) scores remaining.

In case of an artificial score (Law 12.C.1) or not balancing assigned scores (Law 12.C.2) the result is excluded from the calculation of the datum score.

The score of each of the competing pairs is compared with the datum score, and the difference rounded off to the nearest multiple of 10 (if it ends in 5, then this is rounded away from zero) gives the International Match Points won or lost by the pair.

The total difference in IMPs, limited to +50 for the winner and -50 for the loser, will be the result of the match. For publicity reasons (no negative numbers), there will be added 50 IMPs to the result of each pair.

4. A recorder at the table shall record the auction, the final contract and the result on the recording form. The results and the ranking are published immediately after the conclusion of the round. The players are obliged to check their scores and in case of disagreement to object before the start of the next round. After the third round of a session the correction period will expire 20 minutes after the official score has been completed and made available for inspection.

5. Any pair which is not seated and ready to play at the start of a round will be fined 2 IMPs and 2 IMPs for every minute thereafter. Players are requested to be seated 5 minutes before the start of each round.

At the beginning of each round the Tournament Director will announce the time by which the round must be completed. Playing time will be 75 minutes, including the time for system explanation. At the end of the allocated time, both pairs - or the guilty pair - will be fined as follows:

from 0 to 5 minutes late: warning
from 5 to 10 minutes late: 3 IMPs
more than 10 minutes late: 6 IMPs

Two warnings will be converted to 3 IMPs

6. Contestants are required to bring an adequate initial written disclosure of their System (3 copies of the WBF Convention Card including a maximum of 2 supplementary sheets), and make a full and true disclosure of any call or play in response to a proper question from an opponent at the table.

HUM-systems and brown sticker conventions are disallowed.

7. Players are reminded that English is the official language.

8. No player may leave the table until all boards are played. After completion of play it is not allowed to watch the play at other tables.

9. The pairs will be ranked according to he total number of IMPs gained in the Tournament.

A tie between two or more pairs will not be broken and the possible prizes will be divided.

10. Bidding boxes will be used throughout the Tournament.

11. It is the duty of the player who makes a jump bid to place his bidding card with the indication ``stop'' on the table before making the bid. The next player must pause until approximately 10 seconds have elapsed.

12. The alert procedure is used.

13. Any pair must play in the VU-graph room as often as is required.

14. A contestant may appeal of any ruling of a Tournament Director, provided that the appeal is made within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the round. Notification of intention to appeal must be given to the Tournament Director.

A deposit of 200 Danish kroner must accompany each appeal. The deposit will be refunded if the appeal is judged not to have been frivolous.

The players involved are requested to meet for the Appeals Committee.




Last modified: Sat Apr 15 17:43:55 MET DST 2000