St. Louis KO’s 2008

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST

FLIGHTS
Flight A: unlimited
Flight B: 0-2000 MP
Flight C: 0-750 MP
Novice Flight: 0-200MP

recorded as of June 1, 2008 ACBL mailing

• Open to teams of 4,5, or 6 players.

• All team members must be in good standing with ACBL Greater St. Louis Unit 143 or near-by Unit 223.  A member in good standing has dues currently paid.

• A player's principle physical residence as of June 1, 2008 must be within an eligible unit.

• This will be run as a Knockout event, with format in each Flight depending on the number of teams entered.

• A Swiss team qualifier based on the 30-pt Victory scale may be used to get to a semi-final of 4 teams in any flight.

• The DIC will determine how to best design flight format.  DIC to consult with Board Event sponsors in difficult cases.

• Some teams may be eliminated after the loss of their first match.

• Head to head and round robin matches will be used to reduce the number of teams to get most expediently to either 2 or 4 teams for the KO semi-finals/finals.

• Only one team will be eliminated from a round robin of three teams.

• For teams with 5 or 6 members:
  • Each member must play in at least half the of all matches won. (Points awarded only for matches played and won.)
  • Each member must play at least half the boards played in the semifinal and final.
  • A participant who kibitzes must be at least 2 tables removed from each table of her/her own team’s match.
  • Winning teams may subsequently augment the team to a maximum of 6 players for competition in the Bragging Rights matches.

• In Flight A only: Pre-Alerts and Mid-Charted Conventions allowed.
  
• The DIC will determine the number of boards played by each Flight.

• The event will be timed at 7½ minutes/board.
  

• When table exceeds the time, the pair(s) responsible will receive a first warning. When a pair exceeds a second time, the players will be referred to the Director for assessment of VP or Imp penalty.
  
• Score correction expires 30’ after completion of the segment.
  
   *Masterpoints won in other bridge organizations, such as ABA and foreign organizations, must be taken into account.

• A player’s experience is taken into account to determine the suitable flight; the Director in Charge is authorized to make such decisions.