2010 "Starry Sky Cup" Golden Autumn Beidaihe Bridge Invitational Rules

2010-08-10

Hebei Province Qinhuangdao Bridge Association

1. Competition date: September 22, 2010 from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm on September 24, 2010

2. Venue: Beidaihe Guolin Hotel, Qinhuangdao City (three-star, address: No. 3 Heishi Road)

3. Organizer: Qinhuangdao Bridge Association

4. Organizer: Qinhuangdao Star Bridge Club

5. Competition items: Open team competition, Swiss system team competition

6. Participating units: Bridge enthusiasts from all over the world can form a team to participate

7. Participation method:

(1) Each team can apply for 1 leader, 1 coach, and 4-6 athletes;

(2) Each team is responsible for its own expenses.

8. Competition method:

Implement the "Chinese Bridge Competition Rules" approved by the Chinese Bridge Association and the 2006 "Chinese Bridge Association Double Contract Bridge Judgment Law (Trial)". The chief referee is responsible for the interpretation and enforcement of the rules.

Stage 1: Qualifying: The Swiss shift system is used. There are eight rounds in total, with 10 decks of cards in each round, without any division. Sort by cumulative VP. 40% of the accumulated VP in qualifying is taken to Switzerland as part of the overall score.

Stage 2: Divided into two parts

Open team competition: The top 8 teams in the qualifying competition will enter the knockout round of the open team competition.

The first round of knockout: The top 3 teams in the first stage will choose their opponents from the 5th to 8th teams to play in the knockout round, playing 20 decks of cards, divided into two quarters. The winning team advances to the second knockout round. The negative team will take the top four cumulative points and the average VP of the first and second rounds of the Swiss competition to participate in the Swiss team competition.

The second round of knockout, 20 decks of cards, will be divided into two quarters, the winner will enter the championship and runner-up finals, and the losing team will take the top two in cumulative points and the average VP of the first four rounds of the Swiss competition to participate in the Swiss team competition.

The third round of knockout: The championship and runner-up finals will be played with 36 decks of cards, which will be divided into three quarters. The winner wins the Open Team Championship, and the loser is the runner-up.

Switzerland Tournament: Teams after the top 8 in qualifying will enter the Switzerland Tournament. There are seven rounds of the competition, with 10 decks of cards in each round. In the first round of the Swiss competition, the 9th place in the qualifying matches the 10th place, and so on. After that, the arrangement is based on similar results, and it is allowed to compete again regardless of the arrangement in the qualifying match.

9. Admission ranking and awards:

The top two winners in the open team competition will be awarded as follows: Champion: 10,000 yuan, runner-up: 4,000 yuan;

The top six teams in the Swiss-style team competition will be rewarded as follows: 1st place: 3000 yuan, 2nd place: 2000 yuan, 3rd place: 1500 yuan, 4th place: 1000 yuan, 5th place: 800 yuan, 6th place Name: 600 yuan.

There will be one lucky prize, which will be drawn by lottery among the teams that did not win the competition after the competition (except for teams that withdraw from the competition in the middle of the competition), and the prize money is 500 yuan.

Members of the Chinese Bridge Association can obtain corresponding master points according to the relevant regulations of the Chinese Bridge Association.

10. Registration and Registration:

(1) Registration:

1. All participating teams should register by SMS before September 15, 2010. Due to the limitation of venues and other conditions, the number of participating teams is set at a maximum of 40 teams until the quota is full. Contact: Wang Zuolei 13011967872, Zhou Shuhong 13833547923;

2. Registration fee: 500 yuan per team;

   3. During the competition, Beidaihe is still in peak tourist season. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival again. The sky and the sea are the same color, the moon is like water, and the scenery is charming. It is a rare opportunity to view the moon by the seaside. Accommodation is rather stressful. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the competition, the organizing committee will arrange accommodation and meals. Therefore, all registered teams are required to book the required number of rooms and pay the registration fee at the same time as registration. The organizing committee will confirm the registration of each team by receiving the registration fee (will reply to each team in time). Please remit the registration fee to: China Construction Bank Card 4340610190054624 Dai Weiwei. From the registration deadline to the end of the competition, the Organizing Committee will not accept check-out requests.

(2) Registration:

All participating teams should report to the competition on September 21. The team leader meeting will be held at 8:30 pm on the 21st to confirm the final number of participating teams and arrange the competition schedule. The game starts on time at 9:00 on the 22nd. The room and board fee for each participant is 210 yuan per day (three-star standard room, buffet). Non-staff personnel are 260 yuan per person per day.

11. Unfinished matters will be notified separately.