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Sun 5th May 2024
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Sun 12th May 2024
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Crosfield Hall, Romsey
Sun 16th June 2024
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Pottage Semi Final
Badger Farm Community Centre
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Southampton League Rules 2023-24
Southampton League Rules 2023-24

SOUTHAMPTON & DISTRICT CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE

Online and Face-to-Face for 2023-24

RULES

  1. TEAM MEMBERSHIP

Teams consist of 4 to 6 players.  This may be extended to 8 players with prior permission from the League Secretary. No player may be registered with more than one team. Captains may register additional players and any team may register a substitute for an existing player who is unable to compete in remaining fixtures provided notification is made to the League Secretary.

2          ARRANGEMENT OF MATCHES

The League Secretary publishes a match schedule at the beginning of the season with a suggested due date for each match. It is the responsibility of the HOME team captain to contact the away team captain to arrange the match at least 1 week before the scheduled completion date of each match with 3 alternative dates. This season, matches may be played online or face-to-face.  If it is impossible to agree on how the match is played, it will not be played and averages will be given based on each team’s scores over the season.  Notify me and I will set up the results. In practice, it often helps to contact the opposing team first to find out which days of the week are preferred.   If he/she fails to do so, or none of the dates are acceptable the away captain should offer three dates and times. Dates offered by either captain should include a choice of days in the week. When arranging the match, the captains should agree on the number of boards to be played (from 16 to 24). The dates are a guideline.  If you can’t play a team by the due date, please try to arrange a match with another team.

  1. PLAYING OF MATCHES

Matches are played in accordance with the "Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017”.  Each match consists of two sets of from 8 to 12 twelve boards with a change of opponents after the first set has been completed and scored. Players are expected to maintain a reasonable rate of play.  Level 4 licence applies to both Divisions.

The scoring will be by IMPs converted to VPs according to the appropriate EBU scale depending on the number of boards played.

 

16 Boards

18 Boards

20 Boards

22 Boards

24 Boards

 

VP score

IMP difference

IMP difference

IMP difference

IMP difference

IMP difference

VP score

10 – 10

0 – 1

0 – 1

0 – 1

0 – 1

0 – 1

10 – 10

11 – 9

2 – 4

2 – 5

2 – 5

2 – 5

2 – 5

11 – 9

12 – 8

5 - 8

6 - 9

6 - 9

6 - 10

6 – 10

12 – 8

13 – 7

9 - 12

10 - 13

10 - 14

11 - 15

11 – 15

13 – 7

14 – 6

13 - 17

14 - 18

15 - 19

16 - 20

16 – 21

14 – 6

15 – 5

18 - 22

19 - 24

20 - 25

21 - 26

22 – 27

15 – 5

16 – 4

23 - 28

25 - 30

26 - 31

27 - 33

28 – 34

16 – 4

17 – 3

29 - 35

31 - 37

32 - 39

34 - 41

35 – 43

17 – 3

18 - 2

36 - 43

38 - 46

40 - 48

42 - 51

44 – 53

18 - 2

19 – 1

44 - 53

47 - 57

49 - 60

52 - 63

54 – 65

19 – 1

20 - 0

54+

58+

61+

64+

66+

20 - 0

The results should be entered on line on the HIWCBA website Local Leagues or e-mailed to me at fearon_ian@hotmail.com as soon as possible after the match.  This is normally the responsibility of the HOME captain, but may be delegated to another member of either team, if this is more convenient.  The e-mail should list all the players’ names (including those in the losing team), the match date, the number of boards played, each team’s IMPs and VPs.  The results will be confirmed to both teams by e-mail.  Any matters not resolved amicably during a match should be forwarded to me for a ruling.

  1. LEAGUE RESULTS

Teams are placed in order of VPs awarded. In the event of a tie for a position, matches played between the teams will be used.  If a team withdraws from the League then the matches played by that team are discarded for the purpose of final ranking. In general the top team will be promoted and the lowest team relegated at the end of the season, but this is subject to the number of entries for the following season and therefore at the discretion of the League Secretary.

If there is a change in team personnel from the previous season, the majority of members who continue to play carry the rights of the team. If the team is equally divided the captain carries the rights. Local points will be issued at the end of the season in accordance with the District scale.

5.         AND FINALLY

Please enjoy your bridge and try to keep up the reputation of the Southampton & District Bridge Club as a friendly league!

Ian Fearon                                                                                           57A Kingsway

League Secretary                                                                                Chandler’s Ford

Southampton & District Bridge League                                               EASTLEIGH

02380 265248                                                                                     SO53 1FH

fearon_ian@hotmail.com       (Note underscore between fearon and ian)

Website address:  https://www.bridgewebs.com/hiwcba

In the left-hand menu, click on Local Leagues

Ian Fearon

September 2023