General
- Competitions will be played in accordance with the current Laws of Duplicate Bridge promulgated by the WBF, the by-laws of the EBU, and in accordance with the current Blue Book.
- Members of County Clubs shall mean any person who has paid the current year’s subscription to any club affiliated to the CCBA and to the EBU. Bona fide members of such clubs whose County of Allegiance is other than Cumbria may play in the Championship Pairs and Championship Teams of Four. Direct Members of the EBU who name Cumbria as their County of Allegiance may also play in the Championship competitions.
- Entry to all competitions to be made to the County TD by the closing date to be announced on the entry form. Late entries accepted at discretion of Tournament Organiser or Director.
Championship Teams of Four (MAJOR EVENT)
General. A one day qualifying event followed by a head to head match involving the top two teams on the day. Winners (or runners-up or combination of winners and runners-up) qualify for Pachabo. (Eiigibilty for the Pachabo is for members whose County of Allegiance is to Cumbria). Green-pointed event. Scoring by VP's in qualifier, IMP's in head to head match.
Eligibility. Bona fide county club members including those whose County of Allegiance is other than Cumbria or Direct members of the EBU whose County of Allegiance is Cumbria.
A Bona fide member is one who has paid their membership subscription to a Cumbrian club for the current year of competiton.
Systems and Treatments.
Scoring. VP's. Ties broken by EBU methods in the qualifier.
Ties broken by playing four extra boards in the head to head which will be scored in IMP's
Sponsorship. Pachabo (entry fee and some expenses).
Special Rules.
Entries consist of a team of 4 players. No substitutions will be allowed for the head to head final except under extremely exceptional circumstances.
Head to Head Match
The higher placed team will be the HOME TEAM. The captains of each team are encouraged to contact each other and attempt informally to agree a date and venue for their match at as early a date as possible. In the event that the captain's are unable to agree a mutual date the HOME TEAM captain shall formally offer three dates which shall be on different days in different weeks including one weekend date. If none of these dates are suitable to the opponents the captain of the AWAY TEAM shall offer three dates on the same basis as above. In the event of any dispute the matter should be referred to the Tournament Organiser who will form a sub-committee consisting of the Chairman, Secretary and Tournament Officer which will consider the matter and whose decision is final. The match should be played by the 31st March.
Normally the home team will be responsible for providing simple refreshments. If a club or other venue is chosen as a half-way point then each team will be jointly responsible for any charges. If the home team chooses its own club as the venue and the opposing team has to travel more than an average of 15 miles per player the home team will be responsible for any table charges, otherwise these will be borne equally.
The match will be played over 24 boards in two sets of 12 boards. The home team will change polarity for the second stanza. A victory by 1IMP will constitute a win. In the event of a tie a further four boards will be played (and so on until a result is obtained).
The match will be played without a Tournament Director present. It is hoped that any problems arising will be able to be resolved between the players at the time. In the event that this is not possible you may seek resolution of the problem by phoning one of the EBU Tournament Directors listed on the EBU website. If for some reason this is not possible a full report of the circumstances together with details of the hands should be made to the Tournament Officer immediately after the match.
The winning captain will be responsible for transmission of the result to the Tournament Officer.
Championship Pairs (MAJOR EVENT)
General. The event to be an all-play-all competition as far as possible. Green-pointed event.
Eligibility. County Club members irrespective of their County of Allegiance and Direct members of the EBU whose County of Allegiance is Cumbria
Systems and Treatments.
Scoring. Match pointed pairs. Ties broken by EBU methods.
Sponsorship.
The highest positioned pair with allegiance to Cumbria who wishes to proceed to the Corwen Trophy will have the entry fee paid and receive £20 per player expenses. Other pairs with allegiance to Cumbria who qualify and who wish to play in the Corwen Trophy will have to pay their own entry fee and will receive no expenses.
Simple Systems (with Stratification)
General. A match pointed pairs event for players of ALL standards with the intention of encouraging club players who do not regularly play in County events.
Eligibility. This is an open competition for players who are members of the EBU or another country's sponsoring organisation.
Systems and Conventions. Only the systems and conventions contained in the “SIMPLE SYSTEMS” convention card which can be viewed on the Cumbria Bridge website may be used.
Scoring. Match-pointed pairs scoring.
Stratification. There will be three strata and the division will be as follows:
A All Players
B Players below the rank of Regional Master
C Players below the rank of Advanced Master
Except that the Tournament Organiser will have the option at his discretion to alter the stratification levels if the event will not give three approximately equal strata based on the Master Point ranks of the players entering the competition.
Autumn and Winter Simultaneous Pairs
General.The events are run on Monday to Friday inclusive in weeks designated by the County Committee in clubs affiliated to the County and the EBU.
Systems and Treatments.Club rules apply
Eligibility.All of those playing in clubs, including visitors who are members of the EBU or another country's sponsoring organisation.
Scoring. Match pointing over the whole events. Ties remain as ties, with those who tie sharing any winnings. Master Points for ties allocated as per EBU schedule.
Special Rules. For clubs to participate, a minimum entry of 3½ tables is required, and for up to 4½ tables an all-play-all movement must be adhered to. Non-standing pairs are not allowed to participate.
Dave Mullany Memorial Trophy. The winners (excluding visitors) with the highest percentage result over the Autumn and Winter Simultaneous Pairs competitions will be presented with the Dave Mullany Memorial Trophy.
IMP Pairs
General. A "Blue Points" pairs competition scored using the "Butler" method
Eligibility. This is an Open competition for players who are members of the EBU or another country’s sponsoring organisation
Systems and Conventions.
Scoring. Butler scoring. Ties broken by EBU methods.
Inter Club Teams of Eight
General.Teams of 8 match on all-play-all basis. Winners sponsored for the Garden Cities Trophy (Regional Final and Final - entry fee paid by County; expenses paid by club)
Eligibility. Players must have been members of club they are representing for three months
Systems and Treatments.
Scoring. Total VPs as laid down by the EBU. Ties broken by EBU methods
Special Rule- Number of Boards to be played depending on number of teams entering: 2 teams 36 boards; 3, 4, 5, 7 teams 48 boards; 6 teams 45 boards.
NB: This competition will rotate around the 5 affiliated Cumbrian clubs in alphabetical order. Therefore Barrow will host in 2017 followed by Eden, Grange, St Bees & Workington in subsequent years before commencing again.
Pivot Teams
General. A teams of four event which is divided into three sessions. Partnerships in team rotate. Players are not allowed to partner a team member they have partnered in a previous session. The event to be divided into three sessions as equal as possible.
Eligibility. This is an Open competition for players who are members of the EBU or another country’s sponsoring organisation
Systems and Treatments.
Scoring. Imps. Ties broken by EBU methods.
Pro-Am Teams
General. A teams of four competition. No team shall contain more than two players whose grade under the EBU National Grading Scheme is Jack or higher at the time of entry into the competition. Pairs within any team may be of any combination of the players involved.
Eligibility. This is an Open competition for players who are members of the EBU or another country’s sponsoring organisation
Systems and Treatments.
Scoring. Imps. Ties broken by EBU methods.
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