WELCOME TO EvilSpaders: I'm SimplyDebbie, I am your host for Tournament_CVIII ****************** PLAYERS *********************** * Please copy this schedule down or print it out * ************************************************** EvilSpaders TOURNAMENT_CVIII: EvilSpaders: Hosts Choice ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Saturday APRIL 6, 2002 TIME: 5PM PST, 6PM MST, 7PM CST, 8PM EST MEETING PLACE: Zone > Spades > Comp. Suicide > Last Tables Open (60's & 70's) SIGN-UP: OPEN, teams, singles, and subs sign-up's allowed until 12 NOON, EST APRIL 6, 2002 subject line: Tourney_CVIII signup message body: nicnames and email addresses ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT EXPLANATION OF SINGLE ELIMINATION AND HIGH POINTS TOURNAMENTS SINGLE ELIMINATION: It will take a lot of skill, and the cards falling right for you. The object of this tourney is to not lose a game. One loss and you are out, however, there is a round to determine 3th and 4th places. HIGH POINTS: There is a good chance you can win this tourney with a couple of good games. You will need your skills, and you will not have to win all your games to win this tourney. High points is a total of all games/bags played to determine the winners. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MISBID RULE: 1)CONTACT THE HOST WHENEVER A MISBID OCCURS. THE HOST AND STAFF WILL THEN DETERMINE IF RESEATING IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. FOR INSTANCE, IF THE 1ST BIDDING PARTNER ON A MIRRORS HAND HAS MISBID HIS/HER HAND, AND REALIZES IT BEFORE THEIR PARTNER HAS BID, THE 2ND BIDDING PARTNER CAN ADJUST THEIR BID TO CORRECT THE TOTAL "TEAM BID" FOR THE MIRRORS HAND. OTHERWISE, ANY UNADJUSTABLE MISBID WILL RESULT IN RESEATING WITH A PENALTY IMPOSED ON THE MISBIDDING TEAM. (ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHAT TYPES OF MISBIDS ARE CORRECTABLE WITHOUT RESEATING.) 2)WHENEVER A MISBID RESULTS IN RESEATING, 100 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EACH OCCURENCE. THE DEDUCTION SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPANION WHEN THE 1ST SCORE ENTRY HAS BEEN MADE OR FROM THE TOTAL SCORE AT THE END OF THE GAME FOR THAT ROUND. IF RESEATING IS NECESSARY, THE TEAMS CONTINUE ON WITH THE FOLLOWING HAND. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RANKING: The following explains the ranking system. You are ranked each week based on the total points earned for the last four tournaments. 1ST PLACE EARNS A PLAYER__________________5.0 POINTS 2ND PLACE EARNS A PLAYER__________________4.0 POINTS 3RD PLACE EARNS A PLAYER__________________3.0 POINTS 4TH PLACE EARNS A PLAYER__________________2.0 POINTS PLAYED, BUT DIDN'T PLACE, EARNS A PLAYER__0.5 POINTS DIDN'T PLAY_______________________________0.0 POINTS CALCULATION METHOD: TOTAL THE POINTS AWARDED FOR THE LAST 4 TOURNEYS FOR EACH PLAYER, DIVIDE THAT TOTAL BY 4, EQUALS A PLAYERS RANKING EXAMPLES: TOURNAMENTS PLAYER 57 56 55 54 RANK 02)loree_oh 2.0 + 5.0 + 5.0 + 5.0 = 17 DIVIDED BY 4= 4.25 09)maleman_2 2.0 + 5.0 + 5.0 + 5.0 = 17 DIVIDED BY 4= 4.25 13)Michel_330 4.0 + 2.0 + 3.0 + 4.0 = 13 DIVIDED BY 4= 3.25 59)_Shes_My_Lady_ 5.0 + 4.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 = 9 DIVIDED BY 4= 2.25 60)_Hes_My_Man_ 5.0 + 4.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 = 9 DIVIDED BY 4= 2.25 17)KnightHawk_34 3.0 + 3.0 + 0.5 + 3.0 = 9.5 DIVIDED BY 4= 2.375 53)Boardwlk_Angel 0.0 + 3.0 + 0.5 + 3.0 = 6.5 DIVIDED BY 4= 1.625 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RANKING RESULTS AFTER TOURNEY_CVII Seed Value Player Ranking 1ST loree_oh 3.00 1ST maleman_2 3.00 3RD KnightHawk_34 2.87 3RD irishshamrock3 2.87 5TH Rose_65084 2.50 5TH _C_A_R_D_S_ 2.50 7TH can_man 2.25 8TH GA_sun_catcher 2.12 9TH Ms_Thelma 1.87 10TH no1benton 1.75 10TH cheri_blsm 1.75 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Players Signed Up Already Team Singles Subs maleman_2/loree_oh Rose_65084 _paperroses_/cheri_blsm no1benton/_C_A_R_D_S_ Knighthawk_34/irishshamrock3 SimplyDebbie/morning_starI Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 can_man/GA_sun_catcher DennisW52/_NCBABE_1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR TOURNEY_CVIII our format is 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 SEED VALUE TEAM RANKS PLAYER RANKS 1ST 3.00 3.00 maleman_2/loree_oh 3.00 2ND 2.87 2.87 Knighthawk_34/irishshamrock3 2.87 3RD 2.18 2.25 can_man/GA_sun_catcher 2.12 4TH 2.12 1.75 no1benton/_C_A_R_D_S_ 2.50 5TH 1.70 1.65 _paperroses_/cheri_blsm 1.75 6TH 1.65 1.65 SimplyDebbie/morning_starI 1.65 7TH 1.65 1.65 Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 1.65 8TH 1.65 1.65 DennisW52/_NCBABE_1 1.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 1 ASSIGNMENTS maleman_2/loree_oh VS DennisW52/_NCBABE_1 no1benton/JAM_buchanan VS _paperroses_/cheri_blsm Knighthawk_34/irishshamrock3 VS Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 can_man/GA_sun_catcher VS SimplyDebbie/morning_starI -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 2 ASSIGNMENTS maleman_2/loree_oh VS _paperroses_/cheri_blsm Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 VS can_man/GA_sun_catcher -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 3 ASSIGNMENTS (3rd and 4th place) _paperroses_/cheri_blsm VS can_man/GA_sun_catcher -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND maleman_2/loree_oh VS Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF TOURNEY_CVIII 1ST PLACE Fast_Cornet/a1mom0 2ND PLACE maleman_2/loree_oh 3RD PLACE can_man/GA_sun_catcher 4TH PLACE _paperroses_/cheri_blsm