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Instructions for Entering Online Tournaments
How to Enter the our tournaments

Once you have registered by filling in this form, each time you play you need to follow these steps:

  1. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND OUR TOURNAMENT ON BBO UNTIL TWO HOURS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT STARTS.  AS OUR START TIME IS 7:30pm THIS MEANS IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER 5:30pm
  2. If you intend to play on a battery powered device, ensure that it is fully charged. You are advised not to play using a smartphone because of the small screen and mis-taps.
  3. Login to BBO at least 15 minutes beforehand to enter. It is possible to do this up to 2 hours beforehand providing your partner is also online, in which case you can both logout and return 5-10 minutes before the start. We recommend entering in good time in case of any connection or other problems. In case of such problems please contact the director (Adam 07860340054)
  4. Select Competitive then All Tournaments and type ALTRINCHAM (ALT shold be enough) on the Search line for Pending Tournaments. In the Title column, select the ALTRINCHAM tournament for the correct date and time.
  5. When prompted, enter your partner's username. An invitation will be issued (but withdrawn after 20 seconds if not accepted). If your partner has not yet logged in, just wait. They will follow the same procedure and invite you.
  6. Your entry should be confirmed; now just wait to play. Each round has a time limit; any unfinished boards will be adjudicated. Please be courteous, and ready to start each round promptly. You can find out who you are playing against by selecting an opponent's username. It is good practice to introduce yourselves and give a short summary of your system at the beginning of a round, or you can refer to your profile which should give this information as well as your real name.
  7. It is possible to send a message to the TD using BBO Chat directed to the TD username which is currently MCBA01
  8. Please ensure that your BBO profile includes your real name so that the Tournament Director and your opponents can see who you are. Click here for a video on how to add your real name to your BBO profile 

  9. You must self alert, i.e. you alert your own bids. This is a requirement of BBO online bridge. If you forget then an oppponent may 'ask' in which case a yellow box pops up. Please explain your bid and write a description which is appropriate and accurate. You also need to self alert your no trump range when you open 1NT or 2NT together with the strength of your natural two and three level bids. 

    Click here for a video on self alerting on BBO. 

    NOTE that self alerts are MANDATORY for all relevant bids up to and including 7NTXX

  10. Results will appear on your screen shortly after all the tables have finished playing the last board. They will also be shown on this website displaying all the correct player names. See the Results tab in the Menu. Adjustments may be made within 20 minutes of the end of the tournament and they will be included in the results shown on the ABC website.