ProAm 2020 _ CoC – Important

ProAm 2020 Conditions of Contest

Players’ Information

The tournament will be held online at BBO. The tournament will be held as multiple team matches. However, the score of teammatch will not be relevant. For the duration of the event, all users must write their full name and phone no in their BBO profile.

Schedule

Schedule is available Here

Draw

Draw for the latest round will be available Here

We will be playing a mix of two swiss movements. R1-R12 will be swiss-1. Draws will be predetermined. The pair numbers will be drawn at random. R1 will be 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4 and so on. R2 will be 1 vs 3, 2 vs 4 and so on. R3 will be based on scores of R1, R12 on the cumulative scores upto R10.

Swiss-2 will be R13-R18, based on actual draws. R13 draw will be based on cumulative scores upto R12, R18 on cumulative scores upto R17.

You will not, as far as possible, play against the same opponents twice between R1-R12, or R13-R18.

However, you may play an opponent once during R13-R18 that you have already played during R1-R12

Seating

All Pros will be seated North or West. All Non-Pros will be seated South or East.

Joining a match

All players must be logged in atleast 5 minutes prior to start of the match, in the visible mode, and in the competitive area of BBO (Do not click Casual). A team invitation will be sent to you which you must accept. You must verify that you have the right opponents according to the draw, and they are seated in the right direction. In case of any issues, please click “Call Director” button.

Scoring

We shall be using the scoring interface provided by aceofclubs.in courtesy Vinay Jha. All player will be provided with a login ID for this interface. North at every table will be responsible for entering the scores using a browser window. North and West must login to this interface at the start of every match. As the scores are entered by North, they will be visible to other logged in players at the same table. In case a score is entered incorrectly, you must bring it to director’s notice immediately. Please use “Call Director” button. We’ll do a walkthrough of the site before start of tourney.

The method of scoring will be IMPs converted to VPs as per WBF 6 Board 20 VP scale.

Kibitzers

During the play, Kibitzing will be switched off. One or more tables will be streamed live via an access controlled web conference.  Kibitzers must request access to web meeting. Depending on the availability, we shall have audio commentary for these sessions. Process for requesting access will be shared shortly.

Undo  

Undos are strictly at director’s discretion. Undos are available only for misclicks and not for change of mind. No undo should be granted without director’s permission. TD will evaluate and may allow undo if he is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt. All players are strongly advised to enable confirm bid/confirm play option in BBO to avoid these situations.

Systems and conventions

Online events, by nature, do not allow for long periods of time to study and prepare against opponent methods. Hence only Green(Standard based) and Blue (strong club/diamond/precision based) systems are permitted. The following is prohibited in accordance with WBF system policies:

  1. Use of Brown Sticker conventions and HUM methods
  2. Random openings which, by agreement can have less than 8 HCP and no further description.

Further, multi bids, including multi 2D showing weak in either major, with or without strong option are not permitted in this event. Please note that referring to system notes during the play is not permitted.

Psyches

Conventional Psyches are disallowed. Psyches are allowed subject to the proviso that an individual does not psych repeatedly and regularly. The opposing team is requested to bring all psyches to the TDs notice to prevent misuse of this facility.

Pre-empts and Light Openings

All pre-empts are expected to be announced along with a defined range. The range needs to be reasonably defined (0-11 HCP is not a range). Light openings with less than 8 HCPs, if part of system understanding, are expected to be alerted in advance

Late Start to Matches

If any team delays start beyond 5 minutes, a late start penalty shall be imposed. A penalty of 3 IMP for every 5 minute delay shall be imposed. Beyond 15 minutes, the Non Offending Side shall be awarded a Walk Over with a score of 12-0 VPs.

Correction Time

All players will be given a reasonable correction time, usually up to 15 minutes after the end of a session or the publication of a scores (whichever is later) to request corrections to any result. Changing results beyond that time is at the discretion of the organizers.

Withdrawals

Withdrawals are not permitted at any stage in this event. Teams withdrawing will not be invited for any further bridgeduniya events. Without appeal.

Ethical Behavior

We expect all participants to adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior during the play of this tournament. Please maintain a courteous attitude towards your partner, teammates, directors, game hosts etc. Repeated misbehavior will lead to ban from any further bridgeduniya events.

Sharing Information post facto

No one may use deals played in our events to accuse anyone else of impropriety in public fora. If one wants to report or question an action, use a hand diagram or ensure all identifiers removed from BBO screenshot, like user IDs, Match number and other Results etc, before posting publicly. Players may report suspect actions to the TDs of the tournament. We take these reports very seriously. Any public accusations of unethical practice or impropriety will invite immediate financial sanction and may result in forfeiture of entry and prizes. Any kibitzer sharing such information will not receive further invitation to kibitz any upcoming bridgeduniya events. These sanctions are without appeal.

Review

Review against TD ruling can be requested to reviewer who will look into details of the ruling and procedure being followed. His decision will be final and binding.

Web Meeting

It is mandatory for every player to join a web meeting. No communication is expected on this channel. This is purely a security measure. You will be on a video meeting with your screen mate. (North and East, or South and west). Directors or table hosts can join these meetings at will and observe you. Please note that phone usage, or use of any other channel of communication is strictly prohibited. Random checks will be instituted where you may be asked to show your surroundings. Please avoid having any other device in the vicinity that’s not required for participation. We understand that disconnects are a reality of life, and due allowance will be made for those. But, please do note that we have the ability to distinguish between an involuntary network disconnection and a voluntary exit or disconnect.

Secondary and helpful devices

Please note that phone usage, messaging or whatsapp usage, any other chat or communication application or device usage, including but not limited to landline phones, text message, snapchat, telegram, skype, webmeeting other than authorized meeting is strictly prohibited.

Usage of helpful devices like printed notes, double dummy solver etc is also strictly prohibited. During the play please make sure that your computer doesn’t have any applications open other than BBO, the scoring interface(http://aceofclubs.in), and authorized web meeting. You may be asked to share your screen and/or show your surroundings during random search.

Further, all players are expected to have the last seen setting on for their whatsapp account. And this last seen time must be prior to the match. This maybe randomly looked up by directors. Any violation of these conditions will attract automatic penalty, a minimum of 3 IMPs, can be substantially higher based on director’s evaluation. There’s no appeal against this penalty.

If you absolutely have to take a call or message, please seek director’s permission and do so only during his presence in the web meeting. Absolutely do not leave or step away from web meetings during this period.

 

Breaks

Players are strongly advised not to take a break during the play of a session. A session is typically expected to last only 45 minutes. Most of us should be able to manage without a smoke or bio-break.

Miscellaneous

Anything not covered here is at the discretion of the director/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

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