Notice of 2010 Harbin Zhongrui Ice and Snow Cup Bridge Invitational Tournament

2009-11-17

Harbin Ice and Snow Club

   1. Organizer: Harbin Ice and Snow Bridge Club

   2. Competition time: January 1st-3rd, 2010

   3. Competition venue: Harbin Swan Hotel (four-star, No. 95 Zhongshan Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin)

  4. Competition method:

  (1) Implement the "Chinese Bridge Competition Rules" approved by the China Bridge Association in 1999 and the 2006 "Chinese Bridge Association Judgment Law (Trial)". The part in the judgment law that is inconsistent with this regulation shall be subject to this regulation.

  (2) The chief referee presides over the draw. Each pair of players must fill out the agreement card in triplicate, one is handed over to the competition group when registering, and the other two are brought to the competition table for use during the competition

  (3) The competition system adopts the Swiss shift plus elimination system, and the Swiss shift adopts the 25:0 VP points system. There are 12 rounds of Swiss shift in two stages (14 pairs in each round); the preliminaries and finals are divided into two stages.

Preliminaries: Adopting the Swiss shift system, a total of six rounds, with 14 decks of cards in each round, and one quarter completed. Arrange the rankings by VP cumulatively.

   Final: divided into two parts

   The top 8 teams in the preliminaries participated in the single-elimination rounds and played a total of three rounds (two quarters per round, 14 pairs per quarter).

1. The first round of elimination: The top 3 teams in the first stage select their opponents from the 5th to 8th teams in turn from the first. A total of 28 decks of cards were played, divided into two quarters. The winning team entered the second round of the elimination round. The losing team took the top four average VPs from Switzerland in the first and second rounds to participate in the Swiss game.

2. The second round of the knockout round: the first and fourth of the preliminary rounds are a zone, the second and the third are a zone, a total of 28 decks of cards will be played in two quarters, and the winner will enter the championship and runner-up finals. The losing team led Switzerland to shift the top two average VPs from the first to fourth rounds to participate in the Swiss game.

3. The third round of the knockout round: a total of 28 decks of cards were played, divided into two quarters. The winner is the champion of this competition, and the loser ranks second.

The teams that did not enter the top 8 in the preliminaries took 40% of the VPs in the preliminaries and then re-arranged for the six-round final Swiss shift. The first round is from 9th to 10th in the preliminaries, and so on. Regardless of the arrangement of the preliminaries, another match is allowed. Finally, the third to sixth place is ranked cumulatively according to VP.

　5. Reward method:

First place: 30,000 yuan Second place: 10,000 yuan Third place: 4,000 yuan

Fourth place: 3,000 yuan 　 fifth place: 2,000 yuan 　 sixth place: 1,000 yuan

　 Note: The Ice and Snow Club will be a member of the China Bridge Association to apply for the Masters of the China Bridge Association in accordance with relevant regulations.

    6. Registration method

  (1) The participating teams are requested to mail or telephone the report to the Harbin Ice and Snow Bridge Club before December 20, 2009. Address: Zhuang Nanshou, Room 503, Building C, Xinhua Plaza, No. 26, Yimian Street, Daoli District, Harbin.　Postcode: 150010　 Email: zhuangnan1967@tom.com

Contact number: 0451-84560655 Zhuang Nan: 15114503530

For details, please visit China Bridge Network (www.ccba.org.cn) and the homepage of the Blue Sea Ling Dolphin Harbin Ice and Snow Club (http://www.bosd-whist.com/hebbx)

  (2) Registration fee: 500 yuan/team

  (3) Registration time: On December 31, 2009, the team leader's meeting was held in the conference room of Swan Hotel at 8 o'clock on the night of registration

  7. Participation fee: The conference will arrange board and lodging uniformly, 210 yuan per person per day in the standard room (including breakfast, buffet lunch), and dinner at your own expense