2021 National Bridge Championship Competition Rules
China Bridge Association
March 3, 2021
1. Competition date and location
(1) Spring: May 14 to 23 in Leshan City, Sichuan Province
(2) Autumn: August 2-11 will be held in Putuo District, Shanghai.
2. Organizer
China Bridge Association
3. Competition items
(1) Open team competition
(2) Women's Team Competition
(3) Mixed team competition
(4) Open Doubles
(5) Women's double match
(6) Mixed double match
(7) Quick Knockout
(8) One pair one match team competition
(9) Swiss system team competition
(10) Swiss-system double match
(11) IMP double match
(12) Graded double match
(13) Continuous double match
(14) Grassroots Bridge Association Team Competition
4. Participation method
(1) The participating athletes must be non-arrears individual members of the China Bridge Association.
(2) Registration method
1. The grassroots bridge association group competition only allows the prefecture (city) and county (district) bridge associations among the members of the China Bridge Association to register for the competition. Participating athletes are mainly qualified for the athletes in the region (place of household registration or social security relationship, and the social security relationship certificate needs to provide the most recent continuous payment of social security records for more than 12 months). Each team allows 2 athletes from outside the region to participate. Athletes representing provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities under separate state planning, and industry sports associations who have participated in the 2021 National Bridge Team Competition shall not participate in this competition.
2. Each team can report 4-6 athletes in the team competition. In mixed team competitions, each team can report 4-6 athletes, including 2-4 male athletes and 2-4 female athletes. The partner must consist of 1 male and 1 female athlete.
3. Sign up
(1) All competitions adopt the method of public registration on the China Bridge.com event, subject to registration and payment, and the number of teams (pairs) to be reported for each competition is subject to the online announcement before the competition.
(2) The registration deadline for the grassroots bridge association team competition is 22:00 10 days before the start of the competition; the registration deadline for the open team competition is 22:00 2 days before the start of the competition, and the deadline for list modification is 18:00 1 day before the start of the competition; The registration deadline for other competitions is 22:00 one day before the start of the competition.
(3) With the permission of the competition venue, registration for team competitions (except for open team competitions and grassroots team competitions) and doubles competitions can be extended to 1 hour before the start of the competition. When there are certain restrictions on the competition venue, the registration will be closed at any time according to the order of registration and payment.
(3) The participating players are responsible for their own expenses.
(4) Registration fee
The registration fee is determined by the competition unit and charged according to the competition stage. 1 unit = half a day (3-4 hours)
1. Open team competition: 200 yuan/team/unit, no registration fee will be charged after the 5th day (inclusive).
2. Women's team competition, mixed team competition, grassroots bridge association team competition: 200 yuan/team/unit.
3. Quick knockout, one-pair one-match team competition, Swiss system team competition: 160 yuan/team/unit.
4. Double match: 100 yuan/pair/unit
The registration fee is collected by the organizer and used to subsidize the lack of competition funds.
5. Competition method
(1) Various competition methods
1. Open team competition: divided into preliminaries and knockouts.
In 2019, it won the top 4 men's team competitions in the National Bridge Championships. The teams that retain more than 4 original athletes this year are ranked 1st to 4th seeded teams. The other teams rank their seed numbers according to the total master points of the participating teams in the China Bridge Association (the master points of the four athletes with the highest master points of each team are accumulated). Foreign athletes are converted according to 5 times their World Bridge Masters points, among which foreign athletes who have participated in the A-type club league are divided into 8000 points. Prevail, otherwise, the conversion master will prevail.
The competition lasts for 7 days in total, and the competition method is determined according to the registration situation.
2. Women's team competition: divided into two stages. The first stage is the preliminaries, and the top 8 will enter the second stage. The second stage is the knockout.
3. Mixed team competition: There are two stages. The first stage is the points arrangement, and the top 32 will enter the second stage. The second stage is a victory-based points arrangement, which is divided into 5 rounds with 12 decks of cards in each round.
4. Open double match: The competition points system is adopted, and it is divided into three stages: preliminaries, semi-finals and finals. The preliminaries adopt the points-arrangement system, and 48 pairs will enter the semi-finals; the quarter-finals will adopt the group Howell system, and the first 16 pairs will enter the finals. The finals adopt the Howell system, and the ranking is determined according to the results of the finals, with the highest ranked first.
5. Women's double match: The match points system is adopted, and the preliminaries and finals are divided into two stages. The preliminaries will be organized by points, and the first 16 pairs will enter the finals. The final adopts the Howell competition system, and the ranking is determined according to the results of the final, with the highest ranked first.
6. Mixed double match: The match points system is adopted, and it is divided into three stages: preliminaries, semi-finals and finals. The preliminaries adopt the points-arrangement system, and 48 pairs will enter the semi-finals; the quarter-finals will adopt the group Howell system, and the first 16 pairs will enter the finals. The finals adopt the Howell system, and the ranking is determined according to the results of the finals, with the highest ranked first.
7. Quick Knockout: The competition method is determined according to the registration situation.
8. One pair one match team competition: The competition method is determined according to the registration situation.
9. Swiss-system team competition: divided into two stages: preliminaries and finals. There are 6 rounds in the preliminaries and 6 rounds in the finals, with 7 decks of cards in each round. The final team will be determined according to the registration situation. When there are fewer teams, the number of rounds can be reduced as appropriate.
10. Swiss-system double match: 8 rounds, 7 decks of cards in each round. Use field points system.
11. IMP double match: divided into preliminaries and finals. Perform 2 sessions each. The final team will be determined according to the registration situation.
12. Graded double match: the match points system is adopted, with or without the Mitchell match system. Group A is a group with a master score of 500 points or more, and Group B is a group with a master score of 500 points or less. Among them, players with low master points can register for high-level events, and players with high master points are not allowed to register for low-level events. For master points, the higher of a pair of partners shall prevail.
13. Continuous double matches: During the competition, several consecutive double matches are arranged according to the schedule. The competition method depends on the registration situation.
14. The grassroots bridge association team competition: use points to arrange the competition, the number of rounds and the number of pairs are determined according to the registration situation.
(2) The competition adopts the "China Bridge Competition Rules" approved by the China Bridge Association in 2018 and the "Supplementary Regulations on China Bridge Competition Rules" (2020).
(3) Each pair of players must bring the pair's Chinese system card and its supplementary pages in 1-2 copies to play.
6. Admission Ranking and Rewards
(1) Open teams, women's teams, quick knockouts, and one-to-one team competitions will receive the top 4 places. There will be no play-offs in the knockouts, and the relevant teams will be tied. The top 6 in other competitions were admitted.
(2) Prize money will be awarded to the top 6 admissions in the Open Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
(3) Obtaining the qualifications for the Men's Division C team of the 2022 National Bridge Team Competition through the grassroots team competition: 39 teams (including 39 teams) or less, the top 4; 40 to 49 teams, the top 6; 50 teams or more Time (including 50 teams), the top 8.
(4) Certificates will be issued for the rankings of all competitions, among which the top 3 will be awarded medals.
(5) All competitions are awarded to the Chinese Bridge Association Master Points in accordance with the "China Bridge Association Member Technical Level Standards". In addition to the Master Points awarded for each consecutive double match, the best four results of each participating athlete will be held. Rank and award master points.
Seven, check in
The referees shall report to the competition area 3 days before the game, and each team or participating athlete shall report to the competition area 1 day before the game.
8. The methods for the selection of referees and the arbitration committee shall be formulated separately.
9. Other
(1) Teams or individual athletes must purchase personal accident insurance (including during the competition and on the way back and forth).
(2) Matters not covered will be notified separately.
