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EVENTS.033 (PAGE 1)
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EVENTS
SIDE GAME SERIES
SCHEDULING
A "Side Game Series" may be run at a Sectional
or Regional. It must
have at least three sessions. It must be an
open event unless the
tournament is otherwise restricted.
PARTICIPATION: Players buy entries for each
session as pairs; they may
play with different partners in different
sessions; they may play as
many sessions as they wish.
OVERALL SCORE AND RANKING: Players compete for
the overalls as
individuals. An individual becomes eligible
for the overalls by
playing two or more sessions (with the same or
different partners).
His overall score is the sum of the percentage
scores of his two best
sessions. His two best scores may be achieved
with different
partners. A difference of 0.01% is sufficient
to break ties for the
overall standings.
MASTERPOINT RULES FOR THE EVENT: At Sectionals,
overall awards are
silver at 80% of open Sectional. At Regionals,
overall awards are
gold/red at 80% of open Regional. Overalls are
calculated as a
two-session pair event based on the average of
the tables in play in
the two largest single sessions. (The depth of
the overalls is not
doubled just because the competitors are
individuals.) Session awards
are paid at 100% at Sectionals and Regionals.
At Senior Regionals
overalls are 70% and session awards 80%.
Each individual session may award single
session overall awards and
session awards (in the same manner as side
games at 65%). Each
individual session may be stratified.
(Board of
Directors - July, 1995)
MASTERPOINT RULES FOR EACH PARTICIPANT: No
player can rank more than
once in the overalls. Each player receives the
greater of (1) the sum
of all his session awards, and/or side game
awards or (2) his overall
award plus those session awards for the
sessions not used in
determining his overall finish. A player's
section top in a Regional
Continuous Pair event will be gold only if he
plays in two or more
sessions of the same event. At Regionals, Blue
Ribbon qualifications
will be given to first and second place
finishers (and ties) in the
event.
COMPACT KNOCKOUTS
A bracketed knockout event consisting of four
person teams in which
each match is half the normal length (i.e., at
least twelve and
probably not more than fourteen boards) is an
approved tournament
event. This event shall be permitted at
Sectionals, for silver points,
and at Regionals for red and gold points.
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 2)
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The formula for masterpoints, including the
factor for the number of
boards in the match and the reduction for
concurrent knockout events
(when applicable), shall be used to determine
the masterpoint awards.
Additionally, in order to receive an overall
award, a team must play
two complete sessions (four matches). In
brackets with an original
entry of nine or more teams, the losing
semifinalist must play off
(producing a clear third place and a clear
fourth place) in order to
meet this requirement. In an event with an
original entry of five
through eight teams, the final match shall be
of full length. In an
event with an original entry of three or four
teams, all matches shall
be of full length.
The depth of awards shall be limited to four
places with an original
entry of nine or more teams, to two places with
an original entry of
five through eight teams, and to one place with
an original entry of
three or four teams. No playoff matches for
additional overall awards
shall be permitted. Sanction fees shall be
collected as for one
session zip knockouts, i.e., the number of
entries sold times the
length of match (expressed as a fraction of a
full length match). For
example, an event with an original entry of
sixteen teams will sell
thirty-two entries (16=8=4=4). Each match is
1/2 of a full length
match -- 32 x .5 = 16 tables for sanction fees.
(Board of Directors - March,
1996)(Rev. August, 1996)
NOTE: When compact knockouts are scheduled a
consolation must always
be offered. Single session Swiss team may be
offered instead using a
side game rating. (Office Policy - Dec, 2003)
CHARITY EVENTS
Any events run to benefit the ACBL charity, or
another charity as
approved by ACBL regulations, will receive
championship rating (not
subject to the 65% "M" factor limit). This
includes International Fund
games.
TEAMS PLAYING FOR MATCH AWARDS ONLY
Where Swiss Teams are used at a Regional
tournament as a qualifying
event for Knockout Teams, Sponsoring
Organizations may allow the
participation of teams which announce upon
entry that they do not
intend to play past the qualifying rounds. Such
teams shall be
eligible for match awards only. Teams playing
for match awards only
shall not be included in calculating overall
awards for the Knockout.
(Board of
Directors - March, 1975)
ROUND ROBIN (BRACKETED) SWISS TEAMS
1. Teams are ordered by the average masterpoint
holding for each team
using the masterpoints of all participants.
Brackets are formed
according to one of the following principles:
2. Each bracket will contain 7-9 teams except
for the bottom bracket
which will contain between 8 and 15 teams. With
fewer than 14 teams
there is only one bracket.
3. Each bracket will contain 16 teams except
for the bottom bracket
which will contain between 16 and 31 teams.
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 3)
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4. At NABC's it might be necessary to allow for
unequal bracket sizes
depending on anticipated attendance.
5. At sponsor's option, the event may be
handicapped.
Under 2. above, each bracket would be run as a
complete round robin
(could change bracket size to 9 teams if one
feels it necessary to run
eight matches) while the last bracket might of
necessity be run as a
partial round robin. It is recommended that
matches for all brackets
be predetermined and posted as soon as
feasible.
Under 3. above, the event should be run as a
standard Swiss team with
matches based on current records. The event may
be run with as many as
the first 4 matches predetermined and the
remainder according to
record.
MASTERPOINT AWARDS
Masterpoint awards will be computed according
to the General Formula
using "M" values calculated as follows. Each of
the brackets will have
a minimum "M" value according to the table
below:
Brackets I II III
IV V VI,etc.
1.00 0.75 0.60
0.50 0.40 0.33
The "M" value for any bracket will be higher
whenever the average
masterpoint holding of the highest team in the
bracket would have a
higher value according the "M" table in the
ACBL masterpoint book. For
example, if the average holding for the top
teams in bracket 3 were
800 points, the "M" value for that bracket
would be increased to 0.70,
the value of the "M" factor for the next lowest
upper limit in the
book (in this case 0-750).
For regionally rated events, overall awards
will be red and gold
according to the following table:
I 100% Gold
II 100% Gold
III 90% Gold, 10% Red
IV 67% Gold, 33% Red
V 50% Gold, 50% Red
VI(or higher) 33% Gold, 67% Red
Match awards will be computed according to the
formulas, using the
appropriate "M" value.
First overall in any bracket will be based on
the number of teams in
that bracket plus all of the number of teams in
all lower brackets.
The number of overall awards in any bracket
will be one third of the
number of teams rounded up. (Board of
Directors - Summer, 1996)
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 4)
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INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME AT SECTIONALS
A. Effective as soon as can be implemented by
Management, all Units
(i.e. Sectional Sponsors), are permitted to
run up to two (2)
International Fund session at each Sectional
with the exception of
STaCs.
B. An International Fund game can be run as an
open game, senior
game, team or pair game, newcomer game, or
any other game that is
run at a Sectional.
C. The point awards will be regionally rated
silver points.
D. The Sponsor of the Sectional will be charged
$1.00 per player. In
Canada the charge will be $1.00 Canadian.
1. If the game is run at a Sectional in
the US, the money will go
to the US International Fund.
2. If the game is run at a Sectional in
Canada or Mexico, the
money will go to the NBOs International
Fund.
B. The normal sanction fee for Sectionals will
also be charged to the
Sponsoring Organization.
C. All previous motions governing International
Fund Games held at
Sectionals are rescinded.
(Board of
Directors - July, 2003)
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 5)
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PERMISSIBLE EVENT TYPES AND RESTRICTIONS
The following event types and restrictions are
authorized for ACBL
sanctioned tournaments. Management is
authorized to sanction other
events on an experimental basis.
PERMISSIBLE EVENTS and RESTRICTIONS
I TYPE:
INDIVIDUAL
PAIR
TEAM (SWISS, BOARD-a-MATCH, KNOCKOUT)
PAIR/TEAM (One-session event with
masterpoints to be the
greater of the pair event
or team event.)
II GENDER:
OPEN
MEN'S
WOMEN'S
MIXED
UNMIXED
III AGE:
OPEN
JUNIOR (25 years and younger)
SENIOR (55,65,75 years and
older)(any 2 separate events
may be scheduled)
IV EVENTS:
OPEN: (No masterpoint
restriction.)
FLIGHTED: By masterpoints only.)
Two or three flights.
Flight C may have up to 5
strats.
NOTE: Flighted KO events at Regionals
may be bracketed
(may not be randomly grouped) to
finish in 4 sessions.
STRATIFIED: (By masterpoints only.)
Two or three strata.
STRATIFLTED: Flight A separate and
unlimited. Two or three
strata.
NOTE: Only Flight A and Strat B with
750 masterpoints or
greater are eligible for Gold points.
HANDICAPPED: Based on masterpoint
holding of entrants.
BRACKETED: (KO and Swiss teams)
Based on masterpoint
holding of entrants.
COMPACT: (KO) Two matches are
played per session, at
least 12 boards per
match.
MASTERS: One member of each
partnership must meet minimum
limit.
NON-MASTERS: All entrants must be
under maximum limit.
LMS: All entrants must meet
Life Master requirement.
RESTRICTED: (Upper masterpoint
limit) All entrants must be
under maximum limit.)
SIDE SERIES: (Pair game only) May not
be restricted by age,
gender, or masterpoint
holding.
(May be stratified for
single session awards
only.)
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NOTE: SIMULTANEOUS SPLIT REGIONALS SHALL HAVE
THE SAME CHAMPIONSHIP
PAIR EVENTS PLAYED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT BOTH
SITES. THESE GAMES CANNOT
BE QUALIFYING EVENTS.
V SCORING METHODS:
INDIVIDUAL: Matchpoint, IMP,
PAIR: Matchpoint, IMP
TEAM: Win-loss, victory point, total
points, bam
PAIR/TEAM: Matchpoints + one from "Team"
above (must be a one
session event only)
VI REGIONAL STRAT/FLIGHT LIMITS
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY (AX must
be at least 500
PAIRS higher than upper
limit for B,max 5000)
B
0-750,1000,1250,1500,1750,2000,2500
C 0-100,200,300,NLM
(max 500),500,750,1000
(MAY BE STRATIFIED)
STRAT STRATA A TOP "B"-UNLIMITED
PAIRS B TOP"C"-750,1000,1250,1500,1750,2000,2500
C
0-100,200,300,NLM,NLM(max500)500,750,1000
(OPTIONAL)(IF NO
C"=0)
STRATA A Both over
300,LM,500,750,1000,1250,1500,
1750,2000,2500
B One over & one
under
C Both under
STRATIFLT FLIGHT A UNLIMITED (STAND
ALONE)(AX must be at
PAIRS least 500 higher
than upper limit for B,
max 5000)
STRATA B TOP OF
"C"-750,1000,1250,1500,1750
2000,2500
C TOP OF
"D"-300,NLM,NLMmax500,500,750,1000
D 0-100,200,300,NLM
(less than 500 pts)
(IF NO "D", C is
0-50,100,200)
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY
KO TMS B
0-750,1000,1250,1500,1750,2000,2500
C
0-100,200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
NOTE: May be bracketed to
finish in 4 sessions
BRACKETED Must be bracketed by: Average
MP's all team members
KO/SWISS
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY (AX must
be at least 500
higher than upper
limit for B,maximum
5000)
SWISS B
0-750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
(MAY BE STRATIFIED
&/or 1 SESS)
STRAT STRATA A TOP "B"-UNLIMITED
SWISS B TOP
"C"-750,1000,1250,1500,2000
C
0-200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
(OPTIONAL)(IF NO
"C"=0)
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STRATIFLT FLIGHT A UNLIMITED (STAND
ALONE)
SWISS STRATA B TOP OF
"C"-750,1000,1250,1500,1750,
2000,2500
C TOP OF
"D"-300,500,750,1000
D 0-200,300,NLM (less
than 500 pts)
(OPTIONAL)(IF NO
"D", C is 0-200,300)
VII SECTIONAL STRAT/FLIGHT LIMITS
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY
PAIRS B
0-300,500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-50,100,200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
(MAY BE STRATIFIED)
STRAT STRATA A TOP "B"-UNLIMITED
PAIRS B
TOP"C"300,500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-50,100,200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
(OPTIONAL)(IF NO
"C"=0)
STRATA A Both
over300,LM,500,750,1000,1250,1500
B One over & one
under
C Both under
STRATIFLT FLIGHT A UNLIMITED (STAND
ALONE)(AX must be at
PAIRS Least 500 higher
than upper limit for B)
STRATA B TOP OF"C"-500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C TOP OF
"D"-200,300,500,750,1000
D 0-50,100,200
(OPTIONAL)
(IF NO "D", C is
0-50,100,200)
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY
KO TMS B
0-300,500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-100,200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
BRACKETED must be bracketed by: Average
MP's all team members
KO/SWISS
FLIGHTED FLIGHT A 0-INFINITY
SWISS B
0-300,500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-100,200,300,NLM,500,750,1000
(MAY BE STRATIFIED)
STRAT STRATA A TOP "B"-UNLIMITED
SWISS B
TOP"C"300,500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C
0-100,200,300,NLM.500,750,1000
(OPTIONAL)(IF NO
"C"=0)
STRATIFLT FLIGHT A UNLIMITED (STAND
ALONE)
SWISS STRATA B TOP"C"-500,750,1000,1250,1500,2000,2500
C TOP OF
"D"-200,300,500,750,1000
D 0-50,100,200
(OPTIONAL) (IF NO
"D", C is 0-50,100,200)
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 8)
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TEAM OF TWO PAIRS
SETUP: Each team (WHICH MAY CONSIST OF NO MORE
THAN FOUR PLAYERS) is a
"N-S" team or an "E-W" team; the two pairs sit
in the same direction,
at the same table number, in a pair of
sections. The worst score is
posted for each team in a pair game format.
Usually, if "A" and "B" are the sections, N-S
scores are posted in "A"
and E-W scores in "B". This is facilitated if
each board is scored on
a separate ticket and these are then sorted
into "worst N-S" and
"worst E-W" stacks.
SCORING: Score each section separately; post
only the appropriate
recap sheet, discarding the irrelevant one. For
example, the A E-W
sheet will be meaningless, since A is the N-S
team. Remember to
adjust the M value to 110% of pair rating if
you put masterpoint
awards on the recaps.
NOTE: Effective July, 1997 the Team of Two
Pairs event must be scored
by using the team's TOTAL.
MATCHPOINT score to be calculated in
determining all rankings.
EXAMPLE: Each pair sits the same direction in
different sections. The
event is scored as a normal pair game. The
matchpoint scores of each
pair are added together. The sum is their
team's score.
(ACBL
Board - Summer 1997)
TYPING: For press sheets, use the Swiss
program. For recap sheets,
type, via HDE, the Captain's name ONLY, and
ONLY in the appropriate
direction (N-S for A and E-W for B). A copy of
the Swiss generated
press sheets should be posted next to the
recaps for the players'
information.
CROSSOVERS: For two session events of two
sections only, you will
probably want to switch directions, except for
the stationary pairs.
It is suggested, but not mandatory, that one
group switch their pairs
between the sections so that new opponents are
met, even though the
same "teams" meet. (At the current time, there
is no way to convey
this instruction through the computer.) Your
crossover screen should
read: A.N-B.E
A.E-ZZ.N (or any
nonexistent section)
B.N-ZZ.E
B.E-A.N
With four sections the section crossover would
read, for example:
A.N-B.E C.N-D.E
A.E-Z.N C.E-X.N
B.N-Z.E D.N-X.E
B.E-C.N D.E-A.N
Individual crossovers need only be done for the
relevant directions.
COMMENT: The vital issue, when using the above
format, is to send the
nonexistent half of each section to limbo.
Failure to do this can
cause a moderate to severe disaster.
NOTE: Each pair of sections can be posted as a
single section of pair
game using special for every board, with
two-way scores. While this is
a bit more difficult to post, the crossover is
much simpler.
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DEFINITIONS
STRATIFIED PAIRS
1. The event will be scheduled with up to three
strats.
2. The strats shall be mutually exclusive.
Partnerships may cross
masterpoint boundaries, provided the player
with the higher
masterpoint holding is eligible for the
strat they wish to play
in.
3. The event may be scheduled for two or more
sessions, but only as
playthroughs. ACBL does not allow
qualifying in stratified
events.
STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS
Sanctioning of stratified Swiss teams at ACBL
sponsored events is
approved. (December 1988)
Comment: Directors should identify which
strata each is entering, run
the event with no regard to flights and rank it
the same as a
stratified pairs.
No qualifying/consolation may be held in any
portion of an event that
is stratified.
WIN-LOSS OR VICTORY POINT SCORING
The sponsoring organization shall determine the
method of scoring used
in any Swiss Team event at its regionals,
sectionals and other special
events. If Victory Point scoring is selected,
either of the approved
ACBL VP scales (20-point or 30-point) may be
used. Any other VP scale
must be approved by Management prior to use.
VICTORY POINT SWISS TEAM
When victory points are the basis of
determining the overall winner,
then individual match pairings must be based on
current Victory Point
standings rather than on the win-loss records
of the team.
EVENTS.033 (PAGE 10)
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VICTORY POINT SCALES
30 VPs___________________IMP
DIFFERENCE_________________
x-8 9-11 12-15 16-20
21-27 28-36
Bds Bds Bds Bds Bds
Bds
15-15 0 0 0 0- 1 0-
2 0- 2
18-12 1 1 1- 2 2- 3 3-
5 3- 6
19-11 2 2 3- 4 4- 6 6-
8 7-10
20-10 3 3- 4 5- 6 7- 9
9-12 11-15
21- 9 4 5- 6 7- 8 10-12
13-16 16-20
22- 8 5- 6 7- 8 9-11 13-16
17-21 21-26
23- 7 7- 8 9-11 12-14 17-20
22-26 27-33
24- 6 9-10 12-14 15-18 21-24
27-31 34-41
25- 5 11-13 15-17 19-22 25-29
32-37 42-50
26- 4 14-16 18-21 23-26 30-34
38-44 51-60
27- 3 17-19 22-25 27-31 35-40
45-52 61-71
28- 2 20-23 26-30 32-36 41-47
53-61 72-83
29- 1 24-27 31-35 37-41 48-55
62-71 84-95
30- 0 28+ 36+ 42+ 56+
72+ 96+
20 VPs___________________IMP
DIFFERENCE_________________
x-8 9-11 12-15 16-20
21-27 28-36
Bds Bds Bds Bds Bds
Bds
10-10 0 0 0 0- 1 0-
2 0- 3
11- 9 1- 2 1- 2 1- 3 2- 4 3-
6 4- 8
12- 8 3- 4 3- 5 4- 6 5- 8
7-11 9-14
13- 7 5- 7 6- 9 7-10 9-13
12-17 15-21
14- 6 8-10 10-13 11-14 14-18
18-24 22-29
15- 5 11-13 14-17 15-19 19-24
25-32 30-38
16- 4 14-16 18-21 20-24 25-31
33-41 39-48
17- 3 17-19 22-25 25-29 32-38
42-50 49-59
18- 2 20-23 26-30 30-35 39-46
51-60 60-71
19- 1 24-27 31-35 36-41 47-55
61-71 72-84
20- 0 28+ 36+ 42+ 56+
72+ 85+
STRATIFLIGHTED EVENTS
Flight A may be stratified into two strats
provided that the limit of
the lower A strat is at least 500 points higher
than the limit of the
flight below.
Overall awards are based on the appropriate "M"
factor for the flight
or strat on the tables in that flight or strat
and all those below.
Gold points (overalls and section tops) are
awarded in Flight A (both
strats) and in the highest strat of Flight B,
provided the upper limit
is 750 or higher.
STRATIFLIGHTED/FLIGHTED EVENTS
I. Masterpoint awards for the second strat of
the unlimited portion of
a stratiflighted event:
(Two-Fold Stratified Event) shall be as
follows:
0-3000 = 0.90
0-5000 = 0.95
5000+ = 1.00
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II. Upper masterpoint limit for Strat "A2" is
selected from among
1500, 2000, 3000, 5000 at sponsor option with
the proviso that the
limit is at least 500 points higher than Strat
B.
III. For this event-type only the upper three
strats in regional event
award gold points for overall and section tops
as long as the upper
limit of each is at least 750 masterpoints.
IV. Session and Overall Masterpoints
A. Session masterpoint awards for all strats
are calculated using the
appropriate "M" factor and the number of
pairs in the comparison
group.
B. Overall awards for the unlimited strat "A1"
are calculated as now
using the general formula based on the total
number of tables in
play in all strats.
C. Overall awards for the second strat "A2" are
calculated using the
general formula (and the appropriate "M"
factor) and based on the
number of tables in the strat other that
"A1" and "A2". Table
from other restricted events used in the
calculation of strat "A1"
overall award are not used in the
calculation of the strat "A2"
overall award.
D. The depth of the "A2" award shall be a
maximum of 35% of the "A2"
field.
SWISS QUALIFYING FOR REGIONAL KNOCKOUT TEAMS
Except for those districts under the
McConnell-Rubin grandfather
clause, Swiss qualifying for all ACBL Regional
Knockout Teams shall be
abolished. (Board of Directors - Boston, 1981)
STRATIFYING FLIGHT C
In a Flighted Event Flight C may be stratified
within their flight.
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