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For the coming weekend, we have for you another tournament which, we hope, will be as popular with you as the previous one was.

Below are the major features of this tournament

Dates

The tournament will start on Thursday, April 9 and the semi finals and finals will be held on Monday, April 13, 2020. 

Two Leagues

We propose to have a Gold and a Silver league like all major tournaments. Teams in the silver league will be allowed to have just one National Master in their team.

There is no restriction on the number of members in a team. However, one person can play only in one team. Both leagues will have a maximum of 30 teams with entries being granted on a first come First Served Basis

Schedule

Both Gold and Silver leagues will play according to the same schedule below. 

The Swiss League will be have 9 rounds, each of 10 boards, as follows.

9th April Thursday
Round 1	Can start anytime but scores to reach us by 5.30 pm. Failure to submit scores will result in both teams being awarded a score of 8 VPs each
Round 2	6:00 PM. onwards. Scores to reach us by 8.30 pm. Failure to submit scores will result in both teams being awarded a score of 8 VPs each
10th April Friday
Round 3	Can start anytime but scores to reach us by 5.30 pm. Failure to submit scores will result in both teams being awarded a score of 8 VPs each
Round 4	6:00 PM. onwards. Scores to reach us by 8.30 pm. Failure to submit scores will result in both teams being awarded a score of 8 VPs each
11th April Saturday
Round 5	10:00 am
Round 6	11.45 am
Round 7	3.30 pm
Round 8	5.30 pm
Round 9	7.30 pm
	The top 16 teams in each group shall qualify for the pre-quarter finals knock out of 2 sessions of 10 boards each. The line up will be 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15 and so on. There will be no carry over
12th April Sunday
Round 1	10:00 AM Prequarter Finals Round 1
Round 2	11:45 AM Prequarter Finals Round 2
Quarter finals	3.00 pm The winning teams shall play a quarter final league in two groups (1,4,5,8 and 2,3,6,7) and will play 3 matches of 10 boards each. We will be using common boards from this stage onwards. Top 2 in each group will play the semi finals on Monday
13th April Monday	Semi Finals will be between Winner of Group 1 vs Runner up of Group 2 and vice versa. The semi finalists will play 2 sessions of 12 boards each
Round 1	10:00 PM
Round 2	12:00 PM
	The Finalists will play 3 sessions of 12 boards each. The losing semi finalists will play off for the third place in 2 sessions of 12 boards each.

General Conditions of Contest

• Entry 

  Entries have to be submitted by filling up this form. Those who have informally submitted their entry may please fill this form to confirm it. Entries will be accepted only via submission of this form 

  Entries are limited to 30 teams in each section for now.

  The organizers reserve the right to reject any entry without assigning any reason whatsoever.

• Honoring our volunteers
  
  Like the previous tournaments, we will be donating all contributions made by you to volunteers at our physical tournaments all round the country. We collected close to Rs. 35,000 last week. We could off the top of our heads count over 30 volunteers round the country. 

  This is the reason, we have requested a minimum contribution of Rs. 1,000 from each team. We would welcome more and would like to reiterate that this contribution is entirely voluntary.

  Remittances may be made to the account below.

  Account Name	The Bombay Contract Bridge Association	IFSC Code	HDFC0000625
  Bank Name	HDFC	Branch	Malabar Hill
  Account No	50200037482792	Account Type	Current

  Once you remit the money, please advise Jenish Shah, someone we are sure most of you know ,about your remittances 

• Directors

  Chief Tournament Director     :    Sudhir Agarwal
  Gold Tournament                     :   Sanjay Chakraborty / Sukrit Vijayakar
  Silver Tournament                   :   Sukrit Vijayakar / Sanjay Chakraborty

  Other senior Tournament Directors may also be called on to assist if necessary
     

• Barometer

  Barometer will be switched off throughout.

• Kibitzers
  
  During the league, Kibitzing will be switched off.

  During the play offs, if both teams agree, Kibitzers may be allowed subject to the proviso that the Director may, at his discretion, switch off Kibitzing.

• Undo

  During the league, teams may mutually agree to allow undos
  During the play offs, undo will remain on, but will be only allowed with the express permission of the director

• Psychs

  Conventional Pyschs are disallowed in the event
  Psychs are disallowed in the Silver Tournament
  Psychs are allowed in the Gold Tournament subject to the proviso that an individual does not psych repeatedly and regularly. The opposing team is requested to bring all psychs to the TDs notice to prevent misuse of this facility.

• Insufficient Boards

  It is the responsibility of both teams to ensure that the match is set up using the correct number of boards. In the event that a match is set up for fewer boards that required, the rest of the boards shall be treated as scratched

• Withdrawals

  Withdrawals are not allowed after a draw has been made. Teams withdrawing in this manner will not be allowed to play in the next event.

  Post qualification, withdrawals are not permitted. Teams withdrawing will not be allowed to play in the next event.

• Ethical Behavior

  We expect all participants to adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior during the play of this tournament. While we find it painful to issue such a statement, it is equally painful to admit that making such a statement has been felt necessary by the organisers. Players whose behavior was reported as suspect are being watched by the CTD as well as other senior directors of the country.

Miscellaneous

Anything not covered here is at the discretion of the organizers. They may opt to consult with one or more senior bridge players / organizers, but their decision will be final and binding in all respects