This past week I directed two ACBL North American Pair (NAP) club qualifiers (stratified open/2500/500) with the following game movements:
1. 11-table, Hesitation Mitchell, 12 rounds, 2 boards per round, last round arrow switch, one winner movement (scores like an "11 table Howell")
2. 11 1/2 table Hesitation Mitchell, 13 rounds, 2 boards per round, last two rounds arrow switched, one winner movement (scores like an "11 1/2 table Howell")
Which movement I used doesn't matter much other than it was a one winner movement (similar to a Howell). [Also, these two games above were concurrent with a 5-table 299er game, but my questions below assume a single section and single session.)
Our club always before used a 9x3 Mitchell, but I ran the Hesitation Mitchell for a fairer game with less boards in play and much less opponents missed.
I was curious about the total masterpoints awarded for the straightforward 11-table 9x3 Mitchell and the 11-table, 12x2 Hesitation Mitchell one winner movement. I'm concerned the Hesitation Mitchell may be robbing masterpoints from the players.
Q1 - are total masterpoints awarded for a REGULAR ACBL 11-table club game with standard Mitchell movement more or less than the same game as a one winner movement (with Hesitation Mitchell or Scrambled Mitchell, or any other one winner movement)?
Q2 - same as Q1 but for a special club game with overall awards for the one session (NAP, club championship, charity pairs, etc)
Q3 - for what ranges of game (table) sizes are the one winner games awarding a larger total number of masterpoints (in both regular and special overall award games?)
(Since I received some complaints about the "new fangled" Hesitation Mitchell, it would be great if the total masterpoints awarded were at least equal to a standard Mitchell.)
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ACBL total masterpoints awarded question - club game
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