| Competition Rules |
Club Competitions General Rules 2019-20
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Competition Rules
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- A Minimum of 3 tables required for result to count
- 8+tables for session prize money to be awarded
- A minimum of 24 boards to be played on competition nights.
NOTE - Tuesday afternoon directors may reduce the number of boards but these results will only count towards masterpoints when everyone has played enough boards.
- The competition dates are set in the calendar and will not be changed. No additional nights will be added and bounce nights will not be converted to competition nights to make up for earlier nights missed.
- NOTE the Maxwelltown west Salver, Tuesday Handicap the Adamson and the Wednesday Scratch competitions do not have a set number of nights but do have fixed start and finish dates.
- The Number of scores to count towards a competition is:
Half the number of nights +1 if even number of events played
or half the number of nights rounded up if an odd number of qualifying events are played,
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Entry
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An entry list will be placed in the club 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the competition. Competitors may be added during the competition at the committee/ TD’s discretion.
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Qualification
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To win a competition overall, competitors must be club members.
Weekly prize money*, if applicable, can be won by guests (The guest's premium is NOT table money)
Note Prize money will be paid out the week following the event,
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Weekly prize money*
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Prize money will be awarded to the highest N/S and E/W in a Mitchell competition and the highest two percentages in a Howell Competition.
On Wednesday Prize money goes to the Handicap Winners.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicaps will be calculated by Bridgewebs on a 12 month rolling handicap system. After one has played 5 times Bridgewebs will calculate their handicap and apply it the following month.
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Results
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All competitions are now based on the percentages scored and not on the position. Hence Bridgewebs will show under the “Competition “ tab the current leaders of the competition for both scratch and handicap events.
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Masterpoints
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Masterpoints are awarded to the top third of the players on the night. These can be viewed on Bridgewebs and your total points viewed on Mempad.
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Rules
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No changes should be made during the competition year
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Monday
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Event
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The Stewart Trophy
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Monday of September. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Pairs Handicap
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Playing Monday of January after the club re-opens from the Christmas shutdown. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Hutcheon Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Monday of May. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player, Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Bronze Prize A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player unless a Bronze player has already won first or
second prize.
Tuesday.
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Event
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Tuesday afternoon
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch – bounce event – draw for partners– open to all comers
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Day of week and time
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Third ,Fourth & Fifth ( when it occurs) Tues 1:50 pm
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Duration and qualification
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Club Year
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Commencement
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See Calendar relevant dates
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Event
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Maxwelltown West Salver
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:50 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Event
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Tuesday Handicap
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Type
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Match pointed Handicap –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:450 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicap
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Wednesday
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Event
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The Adamson Cup
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates In the case of a tied result all their names will be put on the cup.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicapped
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Competition prize money
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1st £30, 2nd £20.
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Event
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Wednesday Scratch Competition
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates their names will be put on the cup
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £30 , 2nd £20.
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Event
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The Loreburn Cup
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Type
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Teams of 4
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Commencement
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A Wednesday in February. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £40 per team 2nd £20 per team
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Event J.H.S. LAW TROPHY .
This year the J.H.S. Law Trophy will run alongside Club Charity Night on ? 2020. Money received to be split between MARFAN and Charity of Presidents choice.
The J.H.S. LAW TROPHY will be a Match Pointed Handicapped Pairs Competition for club members and the J.H.S.Law Trophy winners will be the pair with the highest percentage after club Handicaps are applied. ( i.e. They could be N/S or E/W Pair.)
NOTE – (1) The J.H,S.Law Trophy can only be won by a club member
(2) If Club Member does not have an appropriate handicap then the Pair will be allocated one depending on their Master Point Ranking.
There will also be a prize for the Top Bronze Pair who did not win either the J.H.S. Law Trophy or the Charity Competition.
Note for Clarification – the Charity competition will be a Match pointed Scratch Competition with a winning N/S Pair and a winning E/W Pair.
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Day of week and time Wednesday ?? 2020
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Commencement 7:00 pm
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Handicap calculation - Club Handicap Applies
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Competition prize money JHS Law £10 per player to winning pair
See calendar for exact date.
Friday
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Event
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Appleton Cup Handicap Competition /Mary Birss Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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1st Friday of September See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
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The winner and second place of the Appleton Cup /Mary Birss - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Appleton Cup unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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Handicap calculation
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Appleton – Handicapped Mary Birss – Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player Bronze prize £10 per player if applicable.
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Event
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Cissie Hanley Handicap Competition /Cissie Hanley Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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1st Friday of January See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
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The winner of the Cissie Hanley Scratch/Handicap - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Cissie Hanley Handicapped Competition unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicap/Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player. Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Event
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The Summer Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then qualification will be greater than half the number of nights played.
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Commencement
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1st Friday of May See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Saturday
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Event
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McGowan Cup
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Type
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Ladies Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Saturday 1:30 pm
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Commencement
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A Saturday in February
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Qualification
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A minimum of 24 boards to be played. In the case of a tied result the TD will compare the scores of the pairs involved and decide the winner. If this is impossible both pairs names will be put on the Trophy
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Club Competitions General Rules 2019-20
|
Competition Rules
|
- A Minimum of 3 tables required for result to count
- 8+tables for session prize money to be awarded
- A minimum of 24 boards to be played on competition nights.
NOTE - Tuesday afternoon directors may reduce the number of boards but these results will only count towards masterpoints when everyone has played enough boards.
- The competition dates are set in the calendar and will not be changed. No additional nights will be added and bounce nights will not be converted to competition nights to make up for earlier nights missed.
- NOTE the Maxwelltown west Salver, Tuesday Handicap the Adamson and the Wednesday Scratch competitions do not have a set number of nights but do have fixed start and finish dates.
- The Number of scores to count towards a competition is:
Half the number of nights +1 if even number of events played
or half the number of nights rounded up if an odd number of qualifying events are played,
|
|
Entry
|
An entry list will be placed in the club 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the competition. Competitors may be added during the competition at the committee/ TD’s discretion.
|
|
Qualification
|
To win a competition overall, competitors must be club members.
Weekly prize money*, if applicable, can be won by guests (The guest's premium is NOT table money)
Note Prize money will be paid out the week following the event,
|
|
Weekly prize money*
|
Prize money will be awarded to the highest N/S and E/W in a Mitchel competition and the highest two percentages in a Howell Competition.
On Wednesday Prize money goes to the Handicap Winners.
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Handicaps will be calculated by Bridgewebs on a 12 month rolling handicap system. After one has played 5 times Bridgewebs will calculate their handicap and apply it the following month.
|
|
Results
|
All competitions are now based on the percentages scored and not on the position. Hence Bridgewebs will show under the “Competition “ tab the current leaders of the competition for both scratch and handicap events.
|
|
Masterpoints
|
Masterpoints are awarded to the top third of the players on the night. These can be viewed on Bridgewebs and your total points viewed on Mempad.
|
|
Rules
|
No changes should be made during the competition year
|
Monday
|
Event
|
The Stewart Trophy
|
|
Type
|
Match Pointed Pairs.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
Monday 7.00 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
First Monday of September. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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|
Event
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The Pairs Handicap
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
First Playing Monday of January after the club re-opens from the Christmas shutdown. See Calendar for exact date
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|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
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|
Competition prize money
|
1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Hutcheon Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
|
First Monday of May. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
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|
Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player, Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Bronze Prize A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player unless a Bronze player has already won first or
second prize.
Tuesday.
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Event
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Tuesday afternoon
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch – bounce event – draw for partners– open to all comers
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Day of week and time
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Third ,Fourth & Fifth ( when it occurs) Tues 1:45pm
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Duration and qualification
|
Club Year
|
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Commencement
|
See Calendar relevant dates
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
|
Event
|
Maxwelltown West Salver
|
|
Type
|
Match pointed Scratch –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Event
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Tuesday Handicap
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Type
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Match pointed Handicap –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
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Duration and qualification
|
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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|
Handicap calculation
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Handicap
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Wednesday
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Event
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The Adamson Cup
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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|
Day of week and time
|
Wednesday 7.00 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates In the case of a tied result all their names will be put on the cup.
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Handicapped
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Competition prize money
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1st £30, 2nd £20.
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|
Event
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Wednesday Scratch Competition
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|
Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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|
Day of week and time
|
Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
|
The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates their names will be put on the cup
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|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £30 , 2nd £20.
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Event
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The Loreburn Cup
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Type
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Teams of 4
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Commencement
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A Wednesday in February. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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|
Competition prize money
|
1st £40 per team 2nd £20 per team
|
|
Event J.H.S. LAW TROPHY .
This year the J.H.S. Law Trophy will run alongside Club Charity Night on ? 2020. Money received to be split between MARFAN and Charity of Presidents choice.
The J.H.S. LAW TROPHY will be a Match Pointed Handicapped Pairs Competition for club members and the J.H.S.Law Trophy winners will be the pair with the highest percentage after club Handicaps are applied. ( i.e. They could be N/S or E/W Pair.)
NOTE – (1) The J.H,S.Law Trophy can only be won by a club member
(2) If Club Member does not have an appropriate handicap then the Pair will be allocated one depending on their Master Point Ranking.
There will also be a prize for the Top Bronze Pair who did not win either the J.H.S. Law Trophy or the Charity Competition.
Note for Clarification – the Charity competition will be a Match pointed Scratch Competition with a winning N/S Pair and a winning E/W Pair.
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Day of week and time Wednesday ?? 2020
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Commencement 7:00 pm
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Handicap calculation - Club Handicap Applies
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Competition prize money JHS Law £10 per player to winning pair
See calendar for exact date.
Friday
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Event
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Appleton Cup Handicap Competition /Mary Birss Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
1st Friday of September See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
|
The winner and second place of the Appleton Cup /Mary Birss - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Appleton Cup unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
|
|
Handicap calculation
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Appleton – Handicapped Mary Birss – Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player Bronze prize £10 per player if applicable.
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Event
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Cissie Hanley Handicap Competition /Cissie Hanley Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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|
Commencement
|
1st Friday of January See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
|
The winner of the Cissie Hanley Scratch/Handicap - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Cissie Hanley Handicapped Competition unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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|
Handicap calculation
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Handicap/Scratch
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|
Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player. Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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|
Event
|
The Summer Cup
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|
Type
|
Match Pointed Pairs.
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|
Day of week and time
|
Friday 7.00 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then qualification will be greater than half the number of nights played.
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|
Commencement
|
1st Friday of May See Calendar for exact date
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|
Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Saturday
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Event
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McGowan Cup
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Type
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Ladies Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Saturday 1:30 pm
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Commencement
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A Saturday in February
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Qualification
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A minimum of 24 boards to be played. In the case of a tied result the TD will compare the scores of the pairs involved and decide the winner. If this is impossible both pairs names will be put on the Trophy
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
|
Competition prize money
|
1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
|
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|
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|
|
Club Competitions General Rules 2019-20
|
Competition Rules
|
- A Minimum of 3 tables required for result to count
- 8+tables for session prize money to be awarded
- A minimum of 24 boards to be played on competition nights.
NOTE - Tuesday afternoon directors may reduce the number of boards but these results will only count towards masterpoints when everyone has played enough boards.
- The competition dates are set in the calendar and will not be changed. No additional nights will be added and bounce nights will not be converted to competition nights to make up for earlier nights missed.
- NOTE the Maxwelltown west Salver, Tuesday Handicap the Adamson and the Wednesday Scratch competitions do not have a set number of nights but do have fixed start and finish dates.
- The Number of scores to count towards a competition is:
Half the number of nights +1 if even number of events played
or half the number of nights rounded up if an odd number of qualifying events are played,
|
|
Entry
|
An entry list will be placed in the club 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the competition. Competitors may be added during the competition at the committee/ TD’s discretion.
|
|
Qualification
|
To win a competition overall, competitors must be club members.
Weekly prize money*, if applicable, can be won by guests (The guest's premium is NOT table money)
Note Prize money will be paid out the week following the event,
|
|
Weekly prize money*
|
Prize money will be awarded to the highest N/S and E/W in a Mitchel competition and the highest two percentages in a Howell Competition.
On Wednesday Prize money goes to the Handicap Winners.
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Handicaps will be calculated by Bridgewebs on a 12 month rolling handicap system. After one has played 5 times Bridgewebs will calculate their handicap and apply it the following month.
|
|
Results
|
All competitions are now based on the percentages scored and not on the position. Hence Bridgewebs will show under the “Competition “ tab the current leaders of the competition for both scratch and handicap events.
|
|
Masterpoints
|
Masterpoints are awarded to the top third of the players on the night. These can be viewed on Bridgewebs and your total points viewed on Mempad.
|
|
Rules
|
No changes should be made during the competition year
|
Monday
|
Event
|
The Stewart Trophy
|
|
Type
|
Match Pointed Pairs.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
Monday 7.00 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
First Monday of September. See Calendar for exact date
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
|
Competition prize money
|
1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
|
|
Event
|
The Pairs Handicap
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|
Type
|
Match Pointed Pairs.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
Monday 7.00 PM
|
|
Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
First Playing Monday of January after the club re-opens from the Christmas shutdown. See Calendar for exact date
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
|
Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Hutcheon Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Monday of May. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player, Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Bronze Prize A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player unless a Bronze player has already won first or
second prize.
Tuesday.
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Event
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Tuesday afternoon
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch – bounce event – draw for partners– open to all comers
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Day of week and time
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Third ,Fourth & Fifth ( when it occurs) Tues 1:45pm
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Duration and qualification
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Club Year
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Commencement
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See Calendar relevant dates
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Event
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Maxwelltown West Salver
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Event
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Tuesday Handicap
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Type
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Match pointed Handicap –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicap
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Wednesday
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Event
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The Adamson Cup
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates In the case of a tied result all their names will be put on the cup.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicapped
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Competition prize money
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1st £30, 2nd £20.
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Event
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Wednesday Scratch Competition
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates their names will be put on the cup
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £30 , 2nd £20.
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Event
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The Loreburn Cup
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Type
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Teams of 4
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Commencement
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A Wednesday in February. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £40 per team 2nd £20 per team
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Event J.H.S. LAW TROPHY .
This year the J.H.S. Law Trophy will run alongside Club Charity Night on ? 2020. Money received to be split between MARFAN and Charity of Presidents choice.
The J.H.S. LAW TROPHY will be a Match Pointed Handicapped Pairs Competition for club members and the J.H.S.Law Trophy winners will be the pair with the highest percentage after club Handicaps are applied. ( i.e. They could be N/S or E/W Pair.)
NOTE – (1) The J.H,S.Law Trophy can only be won by a club member
(2) If Club Member does not have an appropriate handicap then the Pair will be allocated one depending on their Master Point Ranking.
There will also be a prize for the Top Bronze Pair who did not win either the J.H.S. Law Trophy or the Charity Competition.
Note for Clarification – the Charity competition will be a Match pointed Scratch Competition with a winning N/S Pair and a winning E/W Pair.
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Day of week and time Wednesday ?? 2020
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Commencement 7:00 pm
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Handicap calculation - Club Handicap Applies
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Competition prize money JHS Law £10 per player to winning pair
See calendar for exact date.
Friday
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Event
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Appleton Cup Handicap Competition /Mary Birss Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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1st Friday of September See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
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The winner and second place of the Appleton Cup /Mary Birss - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Appleton Cup unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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Handicap calculation
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Appleton – Handicapped Mary Birss – Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player Bronze prize £10 per player if applicable.
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Event
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Cissie Hanley Handicap Competition /Cissie Hanley Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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1st Friday of January See Calendar for exact date.
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Eligibility
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The winner of the Cissie Hanley Scratch/Handicap - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Cissie Hanley Handicapped Competition unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicap/Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player. Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Event
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The Summer Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then qualification will be greater than half the number of nights played.
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Commencement
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1st Friday of May See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Saturday
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Event
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McGowan Cup
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Type
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Ladies Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Saturday 1:30 pm
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Commencement
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A Saturday in February
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Qualification
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A minimum of 24 boards to be played. In the case of a tied result the TD will compare the scores of the pairs involved and decide the winner. If this is impossible both pairs names will be put on the Trophy
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Club Competitions General Rules 2019-20
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Competition Rules
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- A Minimum of 3 tables required for result to count
- 8+tables for session prize money to be awarded
- A minimum of 24 boards to be played on competition nights.
NOTE - Tuesday afternoon directors may reduce the number of boards but these results will only count towards masterpoints when everyone has played enough boards.
- The competition dates are set in the calendar and will not be changed. No additional nights will be added and bounce nights will not be converted to competition nights to make up for earlier nights missed.
- NOTE the Maxwelltown west Salver, Tuesday Handicap the Adamson and the Wednesday Scratch competitions do not have a set number of nights but do have fixed start and finish dates.
- The Number of scores to count towards a competition is:
Half the number of nights +1 if even number of events played
or half the number of nights rounded up if an odd number of qualifying events are played,
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Entry
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An entry list will be placed in the club 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the competition. Competitors may be added during the competition at the committee/ TD’s discretion.
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Qualification
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To win a competition overall, competitors must be club members.
Weekly prize money*, if applicable, can be won by guests (The guest's premium is NOT table money)
Note Prize money will be paid out the week following the event,
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Weekly prize money*
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Prize money will be awarded to the highest N/S and E/W in a Mitchel competition and the highest two percentages in a Howell Competition.
On Wednesday Prize money goes to the Handicap Winners.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicaps will be calculated by Bridgewebs on a 12 month rolling handicap system. After one has played 5 times Bridgewebs will calculate their handicap and apply it the following month.
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Results
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All competitions are now based on the percentages scored and not on the position. Hence Bridgewebs will show under the “Competition “ tab the current leaders of the competition for both scratch and handicap events.
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Masterpoints
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Masterpoints are awarded to the top third of the players on the night. These can be viewed on Bridgewebs and your total points viewed on Mempad.
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Rules
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No changes should be made during the competition year
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Monday
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Event
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The Stewart Trophy
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Monday of September. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Pairs Handicap
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
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First Playing Monday of January after the club re-opens from the Christmas shutdown. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Event
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The Hutcheon Cup
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Monday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
|
First Monday of May. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player, Bronze £10 per player if applicable
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Bronze Prize A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player unless a Bronze player has already won first or
second prize.
Tuesday.
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Event
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Tuesday afternoon
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Type
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Match pointed Scratch – bounce event – draw for partners– open to all comers
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Day of week and time
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Third ,Fourth & Fifth ( when it occurs) Tues 1:45pm
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Duration and qualification
|
Club Year
|
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Commencement
|
See Calendar relevant dates
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Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
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Event
|
Maxwelltown West Salver
|
|
Type
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Match pointed Scratch –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
|
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Duration and qualification
|
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
|
|
Handicap calculation
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Scratch
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Event
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Tuesday Handicap
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Type
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Match pointed Handicap –– draw for partners– open to all members attending.
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Day of week and time
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This event will take place on the First & second Tuesdays of the Month 1:45 PM
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Duration and qualification
|
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers). See calendar for fixed start and finish dates.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicap
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player.
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Wednesday
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Event
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The Adamson Cup
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
|
The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates In the case of a tied result all their names will be put on the cup.
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Handicap calculation
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Handicapped
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Competition prize money
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1st £30, 2nd £20.
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Event
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Wednesday Scratch Competition
|
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Type
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Handicapped Match Pointed played in Pairs scored as Individuals
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
|
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Duration and qualification
|
The winner of this competition will be the person with the highest average.
The number of qualifying weeks will be half the number events plus 1 (for even numbers) or half the number of events rounded up (for odd numbers).
See Calendar for fixed Start and finish dates their names will be put on the cup
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|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
|
Competition prize money
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1st £30 , 2nd £20.
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Event
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The Loreburn Cup
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Type
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Teams of 4
|
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Day of week and time
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Wednesday 7.00 PM
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Commencement
|
A Wednesday in February. See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
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Competition prize money
|
1st £40 per team 2nd £20 per team
|
|
Event J.H.S. LAW TROPHY .
This year the J.H.S. Law Trophy will run alongside Club Charity Night on ? 2020. Money received to be split between MARFAN and Charity of Presidents choice.
The J.H.S. LAW TROPHY will be a Match Pointed Handicapped Pairs Competition for club members and the J.H.S.Law Trophy winners will be the pair with the highest percentage after club Handicaps are applied. ( i.e. They could be N/S or E/W Pair.)
NOTE – (1) The J.H,S.Law Trophy can only be won by a club member
(2) If Club Member does not have an appropriate handicap then the Pair will be allocated one depending on their Master Point Ranking.
There will also be a prize for the Top Bronze Pair who did not win either the J.H.S. Law Trophy or the Charity Competition.
Note for Clarification – the Charity competition will be a Match pointed Scratch Competition with a winning N/S Pair and a winning E/W Pair.
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Day of week and time Wednesday ?? 2020
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Commencement 7:00 pm
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Handicap calculation - Club Handicap Applies
|
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Competition prize money JHS Law £10 per player to winning pair
See calendar for exact date.
Friday
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Event
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Appleton Cup Handicap Competition /Mary Birss Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
|
|
Commencement
|
1st Friday of September See Calendar for exact date.
|
|
Eligibility
|
The winner and second place of the Appleton Cup /Mary Birss - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Appleton Cup unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
|
|
Handicap calculation
|
Appleton – Handicapped Mary Birss – Scratch
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|
Competition prize money
|
1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player Bronze prize £10 per player if applicable.
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Event
|
Cissie Hanley Handicap Competition /Cissie Hanley Scratch Competition
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Type
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Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Friday 7.00 PM
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Duration and qualification
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15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then the number of nights to count will be greater than half the number of nights played
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Commencement
|
1st Friday of January See Calendar for exact date.
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|
Eligibility
|
The winner of the Cissie Hanley Scratch/Handicap - a person of any Masterpoint rank.
A prize for the Highest ranked Bronze player in Cissie Hanley Handicapped Competition unless a Bronze player has already won first or second prize.
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|
Handicap calculation
|
Handicap/Scratch
|
|
Competition prize money
|
1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player. Bronze £10 per player if applicable
|
|
Event
|
The Summer Cup
|
|
Type
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Match Pointed Pairs.
|
|
Day of week and time
|
Friday 7.00 PM
|
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Duration and qualification
|
15 weeks with 8 scores counting. If fewer than 15 nights are played then qualification will be greater than half the number of nights played.
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Commencement
|
1st Friday of May See Calendar for exact date
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Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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Saturday
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Event
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McGowan Cup
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Type
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Ladies Match Pointed Pairs
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Day of week and time
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Saturday 1:30 pm
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Commencement
|
A Saturday in February
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Qualification
|
A minimum of 24 boards to be played. In the case of a tied result the TD will compare the scores of the pairs involved and decide the winner. If this is impossible both pairs names will be put on the Trophy
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|
Handicap calculation
|
Scratch
|
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Competition prize money
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1st £15 per player, 2nd £10 per player
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