These regulations
apply to all heats and finals of E.W.B.A. Area Events and also to heats and
Area qualifying rounds of W.B.U. National Events.
In respect of
W.B.U. events these regulations are subsidiary and supplementary to the
competition rules of the W.B.U. published in the W.B.U. Annual handbook.
Heats
(where appropriate) may be organized by any bridge club which is based in the
area of the E.W.B.A. and is affiliated to the W.B.U. Clubs which run such heats
must comply with the W.B.U. competition rules and with these regulations.
Subject to that, clubs may prescribe such procedures as they find convenient
for their members for the conduct of heats. For Area events all competitors
must be members of the E.W.B.A.
Membership of the WBU remains a
requirement for membership of EWBA. Membership of a Bridge Club in
The direct WBU membership subscription for 2007-8 is £15 and EWBA membership
subscription is £1.50.
Table money for
Area events will be £4.00
It is not
currently the practice to provide food at any EWBA event with the exception of
the Vera McAndrew Plate where a light tea is provided free of charge.
Level 3
conventions apply to all Area competitions.
However, for the Vera McAndrew Plate , the following additional
condition will apply:-
Any opening bid
which shows a weak hand (i.e. below the level for an ACOL one-level opening)
must be one suited with the suit specified (3NT to show a solid minor is permissible).
No opening bid may be used which has both weak and strong options.
1. These events will be held on the dates
specified in the W.B.U. calendar. They will be completed during the afternoon
and evening of a single day which will be either a Saturday or Sunday. All events will start play at
|
Event |
Date |
Venue |
Closing Date |
No Tables. |
|
WBU Mens Teams |
Sun 7th
Oct 2007 |
|
1st
Oct |
|
|
Stan Berger
Open Pairs |
Sun 14th
Oct 2007 |
|
7th Oct |
13 |
|
Louis Lermon
open Teams |
Sun 28th
Oct 2007 |
Gwent BA |
21th Oct |
13 |
|
Area final WBU
Mixed Pairs |
Sun 2nd
Dec 2007 |
Gwent BA |
25th
Nov |
|
|
Area Final WBU
Open Pairs |
Sun 20th
Jan 2008 |
|
13th Jan |
|
|
Area Qual Teams
of Eight |
Sun 3rd
Feb 2008 |
Gwent BA |
27th
Jan |
|
|
EWBA Mixed Pairs |
Sun 6th
April 2008 |
Gwent BA |
1st
April |
|
|
Vera McAndrew Plate |
Sun 6th
April 2008 |
Gwent BA |
1st
April |
|
|
Arthur James
Swiss Teams |
Sun 27th
April 2008 |
|
20th
Apr |
|
NOTE:- The number of tables may be changed if the
size of the original entry justifies it.
2. Players
entering qualifying rounds are expected to intend playing at the Area level. It
is the responsibility of the players to inform their club organizers as soon as
possible if they do not intend to proceed.
Late withdrawals
may be notified direct to the ATO.
3. For each event an entry date is quoted. Clubs
must ensure that by this date the ATO has received their entries (names and
numbers) together with the appropriate fees. The qualifying numbers for each
club will be notified immediately
after this date. Clubs need not
necessarily complete the playing of heats by the entry date, but entries so
received will be treated as if they have already played in the event. Extra entries may be accepted after the entry
date, on the understanding that they will not increase the qualification
numbers.
4. If heats contain non-qualifying participants
these must be clearly defined as such at the start of the heat, and notified as
such in the results sent to the ATO. If
at all possible clubs should have separate
movements for qualifiers and non-qualifiers.
5. A club heat of the Stan Berger Trophy should
contain at least six qualifying
pairs. Each pair must play at least 22
boards. A club heat of the Louis Lermon
Cup must contain at least three qualifying teams, and must be run as a multiple
team event. Each team must play at least 24 boards. Only competitors who
declare their intention to proceed before the start of the competition, or have
paid the entry fee prescribed for the competition may be counted as attempting
to qualify.
6. Organizers of club heats must ensure that the
ATO receives by the closing date above, a copy of the official result showing
the entire field , the scores, and if applicable the achieved percentages. Any
entry fee applicable should accompany
this information.
7. The ATO will, from the results sent to him
from club organizers, calculate the number of qualifiers from each heat. The
number of qualifying places Q will be calculated as:
Q = size of area final x size of
club heat
total area
entry
Subject to the
lowest qualifying competitor having achieved a place in the first 50% of those
attempting to qualify.
After each club has been allocated the
integer part of Q, the remaining places will be allocated to the clubs with the
highest fractional part remaining. Where
two or more clubs have an equal right under this rule, preference will be given
to the heat with the larger entry. If
the entries are of equal size, a random device will be used to determine the
allocation. Reserves will be allocated according to the regulations in the
Supplement to the EBL TD Guide (White Book) 80.26 subject to 9 below.
8. For Club Heat
of the Vera McAndrew Plate (If held), master points will be issued by the club.
For all other club heats and Area finals covered by these rules master points
will be issued by the Area Master Points Secretary.
10. If, at the start of an Area final or
qualifying round, fewer than the full number of expected qualifying entrants is
present, the event will be started without replacement. Late arrivals arriving
before the start of the second round will be allowed to join the movement with
the usual score adjustment. After the
start of the second round late arrivals may be accommodated, at the discretion
of the tournament director, if this may be done without causing inconvenience.
11. It is the responsibility of the tournament
director to run each Area final in accordance with the rules of the
competition, to score the event and. to determine and announce the
results. The director should attempt to
complete the scoring on the day of the event in which case the result will be
subject to scrutiny and appeal for 30 minutes after announcement. Should timely announcement not be possible
the result will be subject to scrutiny for 1 week after being communicated to
the secretaries of all clubs affiliated to the E.W.B.A.and/or posted on the
EWBA web site. The tournament director shall, in either case, ensure that the
results are given to the ATO without delay for circulation. to all, clubs. The
final result of all EWBA events will be published on the EWBA web site.
A.T.O.
12. It is the responsibility of the A.T.O. to
book accommodation for Area events, to select and engage tournament directors,
ensure that all the necessary equipment and stationary is available, and to
determine the amount of table money and make arrangements for its collection.
The ATO must also ensure that details of the date, location, time and format of
each Area final are notified to organizers of clubs which ran heats not later
than the time at which the number of qualifying places is notified. He is also
responsible for notifying all organizing
clubs of the results of the Area finals.
AREA
OPEN EVENTS
This is the major
Area Open Pairs Championship. Heats will
be held at club level followed by a two session final with a minimum of 36
boards-
Master Point
Awards
Heats: Basic scale
X 2 reducing to half-way. Final: Will be determined by the size of the original
entry.
Probably about 4
green points for the winners reducing to 8th place with local points for the
top 1/4 of the original entry.
This is the major
Open Teams of Four Championship. Heats
will be held at club level followed by a two session final of at least 40
boards. Heats and the final will be run as multiple team’s events.
Master Point
Awards
Heats: Basic
scale X 2 reducing to half-way. Final: Will be determined by the size of the
original entry-
probably about 5
green points for the winners reducing to 7th place with additional local
points.
This is the Area
Swiss Teams Championship. It is a two
session event of at least 36 boards with no qualifying round.
Master Point
Award’s Individual matches: 3 X
number of boards in match. Position points are given to the top 1./4 of the field, the number depending on the size of the
entry.
Entry to these
events will be limited to players whose Master Point holding (as in the W.B.U.
Master Point Journal 2004-5) is below a certain level- The systems which may be
played in these events will be limited in accordance with the E.W.B.A.
Competition Regulations.
VERA
McANDREW PLATE
A pair’s event
open to players of the rank of
Entry is by club
heat. Every club holding a heat will be guaranteed at least one pair in the
final. The final will be a single session event (with light refreshments served
at the half way stage)
There will be no
entry fee, and no table money will be charged in the final. It is hoped that
the final will be of 14 tables.
Master Point
Awards
Heats : Basic
scale X 1.5 reducing to half-way.
Final:
Winners 6 X number of pairs in final
reducing to half-way.