"Sail Cup" 2010 National Bridge Invitational Competition Rules

2010-05-27

Zhejiang Taizhou Bridge Association

1. Date and place of competition

From July 1st to 4th, 2010, Fangyuan International Hotel (four-star), Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.

2. Organizer

Taizhou Bridge Association, Zhejiang Jingfan Bridge Club.

3. The organizer

Zhejiang Jingfan Saddle Co., Ltd.

4. Participating units

There is a limit of 64 teams. (1) Invite the national A-level bridge clubs, the bridge associations of friendly units across the country, the bridge associations of various provinces (cities) in Zhejiang Province, and the bridge associations of all counties (cities, districts) in Taizhou to form a team to participate in the competition (2) Free team of bridge fans Registration, according to the registration order until full (Zhejiang foreign bridge team priority registration).

5. Competition items

Open team competition.

6. Competition method

(1) The competition adopts the 20-round Swiss system, which is divided into 4 stages, and each round in each stage has 10 decks of cards.

The first stage: 5 rounds of Swiss-style matches, ranked by cumulative VP.

The second stage: grouped according to the results of the first stage, 1-16 is group A, 17-32 is group B, 33-48 is group C, and 49-64 is group D. Each group has 5 rounds of Switzerland. (The teams that have played in the first stage are allowed to play against each other repeatedly in this stage, but only one match is allowed in this stage). Each group is ranked according to the cumulative VP in two stages, the bottom 4 of group A will be promoted to group B; the top 4 of group B will be promoted to group A, and the bottom 4 will be promoted to group C; the top 4 of group C will be promoted to group B , the last 4 were dropped to Group D; the top 4 of Group D were promoted to Group C.

The third stage: Each group will play 5 rounds of Swiss-style matches (the teams that have played in the first two stages are allowed to play against each other repeatedly in this stage, but only one match is allowed in this stage). Each group is ranked according to three stages of cumulative VP, the bottom 4 of group A will be promoted to group B; the top 4 of group B will be promoted to group A, the bottom 4 will be promoted to group C; the top 4 of group C will be promoted to group B , the last 4 were dropped to Group D; the top 4 of Group D were promoted to Group C.

Stage 4: Each group will play 5 rounds of Swiss competition (teams that have competed in the first three stages are allowed to play against each other repeatedly in this stage, but only one match is allowed in this stage), and the final ranking: The rankings of each group in the fourth stage will be selected according to the cumulative scores of each group. .

(2) The competition adopts the "Chinese Bridge Competition Rules" and "Chinese Bridge Association Double Contract Bridge Judging Law (Trial)" approved by the Chinese Bridge Association.

(3) Each pair of players must bring a contract card to the game.

7. Rewards

1. Total bonus: 220,000 yuan.

The groups A, B, C, and D referred to below are groups A, B, C, and D in the fourth stage.

 The top 10 in group A will be rewarded. The first place is 80,000 yuan; the second place is 40,000 yuan; the third place is 20,000 yuan; the fourth place is 10,000 yuan; the fifth place is 8,000 yuan; the sixth place is 6,000 yuan; the seventh place is 5,000 yuan; the eighth place is 4,000 yuan; the ninth place 3,000 yuan for the first place; 3,000 yuan for the tenth place.

The top 6 teams in group B will be rewarded. The first place is 8000 yuan; the second place is 6000 yuan; the third place is 4000 yuan; the fourth place is 2000 yuan; the fifth place is 1000 yuan; the sixth place is 1000 yuan.

The top 4 places in group C will be rewarded. The first place is 6000 yuan; the second place is 4000 yuan; the third place is 2000 yuan; the fourth place is 1000 yuan.

 The top 3 places in group D will be rewarded. The first place is 3000 yuan; the second place is 2000 yuan; the third place is 1000 yuan.

2. With the approval of the Chinese Bridge Association, the master points of the Chinese Bridge Association will be awarded according to the standards of the National Bridge Invitational Tournament.

8. Registration and Registration

(1) Each team can report 1 leader (coach) and 4-6 athletes.

(2) All registered teams must download the registration form from the Taizhou Bridge Association website, fill it out and send an email to: tzxjn@163.com. Registration deadline is June 10.

(3) Each team should pay the registration fee of 800 yuan, and remit it to the second floor, No. 249, Jingzhong Road, Economic Development Zone, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province at the time of registration. Payee: Xia Jiangnan, zip code: 318000; or transfer to Xia Jiangnan through the counter of Agricultural Bank of China , the card number is 6228480361259437511, to confirm the validity of the registration by receiving the registration fee.

(4) The referee shall report 2 days before the game and the participating teams shall report 1 day before the game.

(5) Xia Jiangnan, contact person of Taizhou Bridge Association, Tel: 13705761658.

10. Expenses

     Each team is responsible for their own expenses. The conference will arrange accommodation in a unified manner. Standard rooms are 260 yuan per day (including breakfast), and lunch buffets will be arranged at 50 yuan per person per meal. Each team will be responsible for dinner.

     9. The unfinished matters will be notified separately.