1st Annual Midland Sectional

Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2016

Please join us for fun, bridge, silver points and great hospitality in Midland - on the scenic shores of Georgian Bay.  The site is the spacious, well-lit, Midland Curling Club, 474 King Street, L4R 4L3

Saturday, September 17:

Stratiflighted* Pairs - Two session event, single entries welcome
1pm & 6:30pm

Sunday, September 18:

Stratiflighted* Swiss Teams
11am & TBD

*Stratifications: A = 2000+; B = 750 - 1999; C = 0 - 749 (199'er game if numbers permit)

Newcomer Games:

Separate beginner games each day, if numbers permit, with a special rate for player with 0 - 20 masterpoints - only $5!

Entry Fee:

$13 per session (includes HST) for ACBL members ($3 additional fee from non or unpaid ACBL members), $5 for students and FREE PARKING for everyone.

Come and enjoy a great weekend away.  The gorgeous Best Western is offering a special rate of $89.90 plus tax, per night for the 16th - 18th (includes full breakfast) for a traditional King or 2 Queen room and reduced rates on suites.  It's located at 924 King Street, minutes from the playing site and provides free parking, a large indoor heated pool, ot tub, saunca, fitness room, restaurant andbar.  Call 1-800-461-4265 ext. 0 and mention 'bridge tournament'.  The cut-off date for the reduced rates is August 16th, 2016.  For more information, go to www.bestwesternmidland.com.

Tournament Chair:

Linda Lord, lindaleelord@hotmail.com, 905-713-9141

Partnership Chair:

Anna Janssen, annajanssen@rogers.com, 705-526-5079

Directions:

Hwy 400 north to Midland/Penetanguishene exit, County Rd. 93. Proceed almost 25 km to Hwy 12 (Heritage Dr.) and turn right. Proceed almost 3 km to King Street and turn left. Proceed almost 2 km to Midland Curling Club at 474 King Street (left side.)

DATE: Friday, August 26
HOLD YOUR SPOT: Pay before July 20 to hold your spot. Make cheques payable to "Midland Duplicate Bridge Club"
REGISTRATION LIMIT: Only 18 Teams of 4 can fit into our club :-)
PRICE: $50 per team of 4 ($12.50 each)
PLACE: Midland Bridge Club
SOCIAL MEET & GREET: 5:30pm
BUFFET DINNER: 6:00pm (lemonade, cold cuts, buns, cheese, salads, desserts)
OTHER BEVERAGES: BYOB
PLAY BRIDGE: 7:00pm
SKILL LEVEL: This fun event is appropriate for ALL levels of players

What is a "Swiss Team" event? (copied from http://www.acbl.org/tournaments_page/general-information/explanation-of-events/types-of-team-games/ )

A Swiss Teams event is a partial Round-robin setup in such a way that winners play winners and losers play losers. It is based on the Swiss concept that governs play in most chess tournaments.

After each round, the game directors sort the team records and set up new matches between teams of approximately equal records. In general, teams are not permitted to play against each other more than once.

The length of matches is determined by the size of the field and the number of sessions. The most common match length is seven boards, but five, six, eight and nine are not uncommon.

At the end of a match, the East-West pair returns to their home table where they compare their scores with their teammates. The event is scored on International Matchpoints (IMPs). This is a special conversion system designed to translate totals into a scoring system that gives fairer comparisons.