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.
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