YOU CAN START YOUR MATCHES - PLEASE FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE WHILE SENDING/ACCEPTING MATCHES.
RESULTS LINK: https://www.dropbox....0Fast.xlsx?dl=0
Go to Group B if your name is not here: http://www.bridgebas...__1#entry915874
Group A (Players are taken to 5 pots based on their MPs and then randomly assigned to Groups A & B):
1 zzmiy
2 smerriman
3 wackojack
4 scarletv
5 olegru
6 gerardo
7 sieong
8 diana_eva
9 tonywuhk
10 ye17
11 jordanova
12 nige1
13 mkgnao
14 chuck11
15 jexa_
Rules:
1) The group will play a full Round Robin, 15 rounds (14 matches for each player + 1 bye).
2) The game format is 14 boards, Best Hand, IMP with advanced robots - BBO people will make sure that you have advanced robots.
3) You must follow the thread at least once in every 48 hours. Post your game results immediately with the game link.
4) Schedule of play is announced below. Players have to follow the specific to keep things organized.
5) Unfinished match: 5-5 if both parties are responsible. If only one player is responsible, then 0-12 or 0-(Opp's effective average IMP vs. responsible player).
6) If a player fails to complete less than 6 matches in total, all game results for the player will be changed to 0-12 to keep things fair.
7) Players who fail to complete the tournament without a legitimate reason will be banned for the next 5 tournaments (Remember that this is a serious event)
8) Top 4 will qualify for the Gold KO Stage. The pairings will be A1-B4, A2-B3, B2-A3, B1-A4. Semifinals will be (A1-B4)-(B2-A3) and (A2-B3)-(B1-A4). This KO will be 64 board matches (4 x 16).
9) 5-8 in each group will qualify for the Silver KO Stage. The pairings will be A5-B8, A6-B7, B6-A7, B5-A8. Semifinals will be (A5-B8)-(B6-A7) and (A6-B7)-(B5-A8). This KO will be 48 board matches (3 x 16).
Schedule of play: https://www.dropbox....hedule.pdf?dl=0 (tonywuhk is the correct name!! sorry)
Players have to follow the schedule of play. Do not have more than 3 active challenges at a time. Contact your opponent if you need to reschedule your game. Here is the expected time guideline (We play 6 matches in 7 days):
- Rounds 1 to 6: March 5-11 (Have all your first 6 matches completed before Saturday 11:59PM EST)
- Rounds 7 to 12: March 12-18 (Have all your second 6 matches completed before Saturday 11:59PM EST)
- Rounds 13 to 15: March 19-22 (Have all your games completed by Wednesday 11:59PM EST)
This post has been edited by ovncylmz: 2017-March-05, 22:38
Reason for edit: fix tonywuhk typo