Rules for Melville League matches

Matches will be Teams of Four matches played Face to Face at the club.

They will consist of 24 boards played in two sets of 12.

After 12 boards, pairs will swap to play the other pair in the opposing team.

The result will be calculated using IMP converted to VPs.

In the interests of avoiding postponements, teams may recruit a member of a team from a lower league or a club member of a similar standard (who is not already playing for another team!).

At the completion of the league matches there will be promotion and relegation between divisions.

Promotion and relegation will be between teams finishing top and bottom in their divisions.

At the completion of the first “season”, any new teams being formed will be classified, using experience and ranking, and placed in the division that is regarded as appropriate. Thereafter new teams will join in at the lowest division. Teams can, of course, recruit new members as required.

League matches can be re-arranged due to unavailability of members but we hope there will be a designated finishing date by which all matches must be completed.

It is hoped that the final match for teams can be arranged at a date which will allow the league to be completed with a social-type event.

The result of matches will be sent to the club so that it can be incorporated into a league table.

The result shall also include details of who played in the team so that the master points can be allocated correctly.

The allocation of master points will occur at the completion of the league season.

As far as possible, boards will be pre-dealt with identical hands being played in all matches on a given night. This does not preclude hands being dealt at the table if this is necessary.