WELCOME TO EvilSpaders: I'm Fast_Cornet, I am your host for Tournament_CXXVI ****************** PLAYERS *********************** * Please copy this schedule down or print it out * ************************************************** EvilSpaders TOURNAMENT_CXXVI: EvilSpaders: Hosts Choice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Saturday AUGUST 10, 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 AUGUST 10, 2002 subject line: Tourney_CXXVI 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_CXXV Seed Value Player Ranking 1ST loree_oh 3.37 1ST maleman_2 3.37 3RD Rose_65084 3.00 4TH cheri_blsm 2.62 5TH DennisW52 2.25 6TH Fast_Cornet 2.00 6TH angelfeathers 2.00 8TH _paperroses_ 1.87 9TH morning_starI 1.62 9TH fae9 1.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Players Signed Up Already Team Singles Subs maleman_2/loree_oh KnightHawk_34 can_man/GA_sun_catcher DennisW52 Fast_Cornet _paperroses_ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR TOURNEY_CXXVI our format is 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 SEED VALUE TEAM RANKS PLAYER RANKS 1ST 3.37 3.37 maleman_2/loree_oh 3.37 2ND 2.33 3.00 Rose_65084/morning_starI 1.62 3RD 1.94 2.00 Fast_Cornet/_paperroses_ 1.87 4TH 1.89 1.52 KnightHawk_34/DennisW52 2.25 5th 1.52 1.52 can_man/GA_sun_catcher 1.52 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 1 ASSIGNMENTS maleman_2/loree_oh VS BYE KnightHawk_34/fae9 VS can_man/GA_sun_catcher Rose_65084/morning_starI VS BYE Fast_Cornet/_paperroses_ VS BYE --------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 2 ASSIGNMENTS maleman_2/loree_oh VS can_man/GA_sun_catcher Rose_65084/morning_starI VS Fast_Cornet/_paperroses_ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 3 ASSIGNMENTS (3rd and 4th place) maleman_2/loree_oh VS Fast_Cornet/_paperroses_ --------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Rose_65084/morning_starI VS can_man/GA_sun_catcher ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF TOURNEY_CXXVI 1ST PLACE can_man/GA_sun_catcher 2ND PLACE Rose_65084/morning_starI 3RD PLACE maleman_2/loree_oh 4TH PLACE Fast_Cornet/_paperroses_