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Competitions - Rules and Conditions

The Club runs various internal competitions throughout the year:-

Championship Pair ; Michael Farey Trophy ; Weir Trophy ; Individual Club Championship ; Slammer of the Year ; Most Improved Player ; Most Improved Pair ; Ladies Championship Pair ; Mens Championship Pair ; Most Masterpoints ; Simultaneous Pairs ; Swiss Pairs 

All competition winners receive a commemorative trophy to permanently retain and, in addition, many competitions have their own club trophy. Full rules and current trophy holders are given below. Unless otherwise stated below, EBU rules will be applied to split a tied result.

In addition to our own competitions, we participate and compete in local matches against other clubs.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

The Championship Pairs is, as the name suggests, the most prestigious Club Competition and the winners are presented with a magnificent cup to retain for 12 months. The cup was generously donated to the Club by John and Jill Williams.

1.  The qualifying rounds will be held from the last Wednesday in November (possibly the first Wednesday in December if the last Wednesday in November is a Swiss Pairs) until the second Wednesday in May - excluding Christmas Party! Pairs will be ranked in order of the accumulation of their best 12 weeks percentages and have at least 9 scores to qualify.

2.  The Championship Pair will be the pair that is in first place at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. In the unlikely event of a tie between two or more pairs the average of the weekly scores that comprise the ladder will be re-calculated fully and not rounded to two decimal places. If that still produces a tie the competition will be extended on a weekly basis until a winning pair is declared. 

3. The winning pair and runners up pair are sponsored by the Club to represent the Club in the WCBA Club Championship Pairs event.

4. Masterpoints in accordance with the EBU Masterpoints Handbook (Club Edition) are awarded.

 

Our 2011 Club Champions are:  Sally Martin and Bernard Palmer

 
 
SWISS PAIRS
Twice a year we hold a Swiss Pairs event, which are great fun. Visitors are particularly welcome to join us. See our Calendar for details. The winning pair receives a small prize. 
MICHAEL FAREY TROPHY

The Michael Farey Trophy is an annual competition in memory of Michael Farey, a founder member of the Club.

1. The Michael Farey Trophy is a Handicap Pairs event with the winners being decided after application of handicap scores. The Handicaps will be calculated using the average scores of the preceding 13 weeks results.

2.  A partnership without a handicap will be ineligible to win the Trophy.

3. The competition will be held on a normal club night in February.

4. Masterpoints will be awarded for the normal club evening result but no masterpoints can be issued for the Michael Farey Trophy event.

5. The Trophy will be presented to the winning pair at the earliest suitable opportunity.

Our picture shows 2011 winners Liz Boyes  and Don Teague 
WEIR TROPHY - Teams Competition

Due to the generosity of grandmasters Grahame and Sharleen Weir, we hold an annual single session multiple Teams of Four Competition. The winners are presented with the Weir Trophy.

The date of the competition will usually be in July and members should check their calendar of events for precise information. The competition will be decided by net IMP's. In the event of a tie for first place the winning team will be decided by applying the following until a winner is known:-

1.  The result of the match between the two tied teams

2.  If that fails to produce an outright winner, the winning team will be the team which has the highest number of victories

3. If still tied, the scores of matches against the same opponents will be compared

4.  As a last resort, on the cut of the cards.

Teams will NOT be randomly selected - therefore members should team up in good time and appoint a Captain. All teams will be expected to register their entry prior to the actual event by notifying the Events Secretary.

 WEIR TROPHY  WINNERS 2011

Bernard, Angela, Sally & Wilf

   

SLAMMER OF THE YEAR

1. The competition will run from January to December each year.

2. Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point, any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points.

3. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the winner will be the player or players who have the highest number of points.

4. In the event of a tie, the player having made the most grand slams will be the winner. If the result is still a tie the prize will be shared.

5. No masterpoints are awarded for this competition.

6. The prize will be presented at the Christmas club night.

Our 2011 Slammer of the Year:  Alan Boyes

 

 
INDIVIDUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

 1. The qualifying rounds will take place from the last Wednesday of May until the third Wednesday of October.

2. Players will be ranked in order of the accumulation of their best 11 weeks percentages and have at least 7 scores to qualify. In the unlikely event of a tie between two or more players the average of the weekly scores that comprise the ladder will be re-calculated fully and not rounded to two decimal places. If that still produces a tie the competition will be extended on a weekly basis until a winner is declared. 

3. From 2010 Masterpoints will no longer be awarded for the Individual Ladder result.

  Our 2011 Individual Champion - Bernard

LADIES PAIRS & MENS PAIRS

In 2005 we introduced two new competitions to our schedule – the Ladies Pairs and Mens Pairs. Both competitions are held on the same evening and feature single pair winner movements. A small Trophy  will be awarded to the winning Ladies and winning Mens Pair for the winners to retain.

Mens Pairs Champions 2011                                     Ladies Pairs Champions 2011

Robert Strong & Martin Rees                                  Louie Kennedy & Sally Martin

MOST IMPROVED PAIR and MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

1. Twice a year the Club will run an Ascendancy competition for both most improved pair and most improved player. The pair and individual whose average percentage score has increased the most over the preceding six months will be awarded a small trophy.

2. The competitions will run from the last week of June to the first week in December and from the third week in December until the third week of June.

3. Members must have played a minimum of 8 matches in each six month period to qualify.

4. The same player cannot win both Most Improved Pair and Most Improved Player in the same period.

5. From June 2011 only players with a Club Stratification Level of C or below are eligible for inclusion.

 JANUARY 2011 -  JUNE 2011

Most Improved Pair: Sally Martin & Bernard Palmer

Most Improved Player: Mark Stretch

                

             

 JUNE - DECEMBER 2011

Most Improved Pair:  Jim & Ruth Aitkenhead
 Most Improved Player: Ruth Simpson

          

     

MOST MASTERPOINTS

The annual cumulative total of club masterpoints for every member is maintained and the player who has won most in the preceding 12 months is awarded a small prize

Our 2011 winner was Martin Rees
SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS
The club enters for many simultaneous events with differing sponsoring organisations. Visitors are welcome at these events but we limit visitors to two simultaneous events only. The sponsors of some events can take up to three weeks to confirm / ratify the results and for that reason our own scoring of these events is provisional pending that confirmation.