There are a number of options for the calculation of the competition

• No of Events - This is automatically calculated from the events selected.
• Minimum Events - Enter the minimum no of events played to qualify. If a % symbol is in the value, e.g. 50%, this will treated as a percentage. of the events. In the early stages of the competition, the no of events specified in the "Minimum" option may not have been reached. To overcome this (especially in early stages), the system can be set to do one of 2 things.
  • ProRata - the system will prorata the "Minimum" to the number already played / total events assigned to the competition, e.g. if there are 20 events in the competition, you have played 10 and the "Minimum" is 8, then the "Minimum" will be overridden to 8 *10/20 = 4.
  • Events Played - if the number of events played is less than "Minimum", then the "Minimum" will be reset to the number  played, i.e. in the early stages of the competition, the players must have played in all events.
• Maximum Best - Many clubs introduce a "best" option to encourage regular members, so that once this is reached only the best "n" scores are included and the "worst" score ignored. Leave blank to include all scores, i.e. ignore this option. In the early stages of the competition, the no of events specified in the "Best" option may not have been reached. To overcome this, the system can be set to do one of 2 things.
  • ProRata - the system will prorata the "Best" to the number already played / total events assigned to the competition, e.g. if there are 20 events in the competition, you have played 10 and the "Best" is 12, then the "Best" will be overridden to 12 *10/20 = 6. This method allows the "Best" factor to come into play earlier rather than towards the end when someone might suddenly move up because a couple of really dreadful results suddenly drop off.
  • Events Played - if the number of events played is less than "Best", then the "Best" will be reset to the number played, i.e. in the early stages of the competition, all results will count.
• Score Method - Which score to use.
  • Butler - Use the "Butler" score
  • Master Points - Use "Master Points"
  • Pair VPS - Use the VPS
  • Percentage
    • Percentage - Use the percentage
    • Percentage - 50 - Use the percentage less 50. Anyone with less than 50% gets 0, i.e. any bad scores are ignored, 75% get 25
    • Percentage - 40 - Use the percentage less 40. Anyone with less than 50% gets 0, i.e. any bad scores are ignored, 75% gets 35
  • Position - Pairs * 2 similar to scoring the tops on Travellers, e.g. with 12 tables, first gets 24, bottom gets 2 for turning up. 
  • Slams 3G/1S - 3 for a grand, 1 for a small
  •  IMPS - Use the scored "IMPS"
  • Team VPS - Use the "Team VPS"
  • Winners (Several Variations) first place gets the first amount, second second amount etc. e.g. 4/3/2/1- 1st position gets 4, 2nd gets 3, 3rd gets 2, 4th gets 1
    • 3 for a win/2/1
    • 4 for a win/3/2/1
    • 5 for a win/4/3/2/1
    • 6 for a win/4/3/2/1
    • 6 for a win/5/4/3/2/1
    • 7 for a win/6/5/4/3/2/1
    • 8 for a win/6/5/4/3/2/1
    • 8 for a win/7/6/5/4/3/2/1
    • 20 for a win/18/16....
• Total or Average
  • Total - Simply all qualifying scores are accumulated
  • Average - can be used with "Best"
• Handicap - Handicap rules to be used.
  • None
  • Rolling Monthly 12 Months - see Competitions - Handicaps
  • ScoreBridge
  • Manual
• Qualifiers - Players/Pairs to include in competition?
  • see Competitions -Restricted
• Maximum Same Partner - If you have a special Individual Competition only where a player is only allowed to play with the same partner "n" times, then enter that. Any results that the player may have played with the same partner after "n" will be ignored. For instance, if everybody must play with a different partner, enter 1.
• Ascendancy - You can use the Ascendancy option to compare 2 Competitions, see Ascendancy Tables