Spring/Summer IMP League 2010
Conditions of Contest
The two teams with the highest
Victory Point totals at the end of the schedule will qualify for
a 26-board playoff match against each other to determine the
League winner.
In the event of a tie between
two or more teams for 2nd position at the conclusion
of the round-robin stage, or in the event of a tie between more
than two teams for first position at the conclusion of the
round-robin stage, the following formula will be employed to
determine which two teams will meet in the playoff match;
1.
Matches won during the round-robin stage:
Each win = 1, each tie = ½, each loss = 0
a.
Any of the tied teams with a superior score to the other tied
team(s) when the above is calculated will advance to the playoff
match (unless this results in more than two teams qualifying to
the playoff, in which case see below).
b.
If two or more teams remain tied after Step 1 has been applied,
and it is still necessary to qualify a second team to the
playoff match, the following step will be used;
2.
The result of the head-on matches between the teams still tied
and contending for a spot in the playoff match.
Victory Points will be used in this calculation.
3.
If it is still necessary to resolve a tie, the team whose
opponents (all matches are considered) have the lowest Victory
Point total(s) will advance.
4.
In the unlikely event none of the above has resolved the tie(s),
a coin toss will be held to determine which team(s) will
advance. The League
coordinator will make the arrangements.
To be considered eligible for
any end-of-season Butler Score award, a player must have played
in at least 40% of his/her team’s matches
The ACBL 30 Victory Point scale
will be used to score all matches (see below)
IMP Differential
VP Split (W-L)
0
15-15
1-2
18-12
3-4
19-11
5-6
20-10
7-8
21-9
9-11
22-8
12-14
23-7
15-18
24-6
19-22
25-5
23-26
26-4
27-31
27-3
32-36
28-2
37-41
29-1
42+
30-0
Hazel’s
Summer IMP League has promised players entering the league that
play will be concluded by 10:00 P.M.
It is hoped that players will arrive in time to be seated
and start play by 7:00 as scheduled, and that play will proceed
at an appropriate pace so as to be completed on time.
However, in the event a team is unable to seat a full
team at the scheduled start of play, or in the event a team
fails to appear at all, the following policies will apply.
·
There will be a 10-minute grace period starting at 7:00 P.M.
·
If one team is able to seat 4 players and the opposing team is
not, a 3 IMP penalty will be incurred by the late team when the
director in charge judges the 10-minute grace period has
expired. A further
penalty of 1 (one) IMP per minute will be incurred by the
offending team until the team is able to seat 4 players.
·
A
team short of player(s) may ask an acceptable substitute to sit
in until the late team member(s) arrive(s).
·
In the event a team has incurred a penalty for lateness, the
offending team will also be penalized 3 IMPs for each board not
played in the match (see section 1.3 of this document).
·
If a team fails to show up for a scheduled match, or is unable
to seat a full team within 30 minutes of the scheduled start of
a match, the offending team will forfeit either or both matches
on that evening for which it is unable to seat a team of four
players (including substitutes).
An acceptable substitute may be used for the entire
match if necessary.
·
In the case of a forfeited match, the non-offending team will
receive either the average number of Victory Points it has
scored in all of its matches, or the average VP total of the
opponents of the offending team, whichever is greater.
The value of this penalty will be calculated at the end
of the League schedule.
When a team captain realizes he
will not be able to field a team for a scheduled match, he may
contact the captain of the opposing team to reschedule the match
in question.
i)
The team needing to reschedule the match must notify its
opponents at least 24 hours in advance that the match must be
rescheduled.
ii)
Matches must be rescheduled for play on another evening or
afternoon that is convenient for Hazel’s Bridge Club (I.E.: a
date and time when a director will be onsite running a scheduled
duplicate).
iii)
It will be the responsibility of the team rescheduling the match
to notify Hazel’s Bridge that the match will not take place as
scheduled, and also of the rescheduled date & time.
iv)
No matches can be scheduled for later than the final match date
of the round-robin schedule.
v)
If a match is not played due to the above, the League
coordinator will determine whether one team should be held
responsible or whether responsibility is shared.
If the teams are held to be jointly responsible for the
failure to play the match, both teams will receive a score equal
to the lesser of their average Victory Point score in all of
their matches, or the average VP total of their opponents.
The ACBL Mid-Chart will be in use for this event.
Players using conventions listed on the Mid-Chart are
expected to acquaint themselves with their obligations as
described by the ACBL on its website.
We take these requirements seriously.
Failure to comply with these obligations will result in
disallowing of all Mid-Chart conventions until the offending
pair is in compliance with its obligations, and in addition, a 3
IMP penalty will be assessed on the board on which the
infraction occurs.
http://www.acbl.org/assets/documents/play/Convention-Chart.pdf
Each pair is expected to have
two completed convention cards available for examination by
their opponents at all times.
If the director is called to the
table and there is no convention card available, the offending
pair will be required complete two convention cards immediately
and will be subject to a 3 IMP penalty per board not played
based on the Match Start/End Times as specified in section 1.3
of this document.
The team for which a substitute
plays is responsible to pay the entry fee for the evening for
the substitute player(s).
Any player who is not listed on
the roster of another team in the league will be deemed an
acceptable substitute.