CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR ONLINE WINTER NATIONALS 2021:

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• Participation in this tournament is open to all resident bridge players of Indian Nationality. Teams with one or more non-resident or OCI card holder Indian bridge player(s) or players of other NBO’s of foreign nationality are also eligible to participate. However, the non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s) or an Indian resident player partnering a non-resident Indian / OCI card holder Indian/ foreign player will not be eligible for the ranking points from this tournament. In case, if the non-resident / OCI card holder / foreign player has played with 2 or more Indian partners in the team event, then all of them will be ineligible for the ranking points.
• In case there are more than one pair of non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player playing for a team in the team event, the whole team will be disallowed any ranking points.
• If there are less than 64 entries in  Gold/Silver Teams Category, there will be no pre quarter final stage
• In case of a non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s) secures a rank in an event, that rank will not get substituted for ranking point. For eg. If we are giving ranking points up to 8 positions and the 5^th rank is secured by a non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s), then no ranking points will be allocated to any Indian players for that rank.
• English will be the official language for foreign players to communicate with other players participating in the championship. It will be presumed that, while playing on RealBridge online platform, foreign Bridge players participating in the championship are able to communicate with other players in English. Those foreign players, who cannot communicate with other players in English are requested not to participate, as it will mean unnecessary calling of TDs, when other players are not able to understand the meaning of a call made by them and vice versa. CTD has full authority to exit such players from play, if it is found that it is creating problems in smooth running of the event. It may please be noted that no translators will be allowed to the RealBridge table in such cases.
• In a ranking point Pairs event, an Indian resident player partnering a non-resident Indian / OCI card holder / foreign player will not be eligible for the Ranking points for the event. However, they will be eligible for the prize.
• IMPORTANT – Performance in the Ruia Gold Teams / Shree Cement Gold MP Pairs / Women Pairs / Mixed Pairs will be eligible for Ranking Points for Indian Teams selection, as per the BFI Ranking Point Policy 202
• Entries for all events will start from 1^st Jan 2022 on BFI web site.
• Detailed information on the schedule & SCoC will be circulated on the BFI web site at www.bfi.net.in & various Bridge related WhatsApp group
• For playing on “Realbridge” platform, players have to ensure that they have a laptop / desktop, I-pads or PC with Camera & Microphone facility and a good internet connection. This is a mandatory condition and players should ascertain that they are equipped with the required paraphernalia before entering the event. It may please be noted that you can’t play the event on mobile phone.
• Teams participating in Ruia Gold / Ruia Silver Trophy can have a minimum of four and maximum of 8 players in the team. 
• In Ruia Silver teams, maximum two player of the team can be of the rank of National Masters or above and they should not be playing as a partnership. Rest should be of below the rank of National Master.
• There is no rank restriction for participation in Shree Cement Gold. However, pairs participating in Shree Cement SIlver should be below the rank of National Masters. 
• TRIOS are not allowed in any of the Pair events.
• The pairs from finalists / play-off teams from Gold / Silver team event will get seeded to the corresponding Shree Cement Gold / Silver MP Pairs final, depending on the event for which the entry has been received. That is if a pair has given entry in Shree Cement Gold event, he / she will get seeded to the Shree Cement Gold MP Pairs final and the pair who has given entry in Shree Cement Silver event will get seeded to the Shree Cement Silver MP Pairs final.
• One berth will be reserved for the Sponsors in the final of Late Shri Murli Deora Memorial IMP Pairs.
• All participating players should go through and abide by the tournament SCoC, which will be circulated on the BFI web site www.bfi.net.in latest by 1^st Jan 2022.

• All Indian players particicipating in the championhip should be registered under BFI Master Point Scheme.