WELCOME TO EvilSpaders: I'm Fast_Cornet , I am your host for Tournament_CXLIX ****************** PLAYERS *********************** * Please copy this schedule down or print it out * ************************************************** EvilSpaders TOURNAMENT_CXLIX: EvilSpaders: Hosts Choice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE: Saturday JANUARY 18, 2003 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 JANUARY 18, 2003 subject line: Tourney_CXLIX 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_CXLVIII Seed Value Player Ranking 1ST PLACE cheri_blsm 4.00 2ND PLACE _paperroses_ 3.50 3rd PLACE Fast_Cornet 2.63 3rd PLACE _MistressHanna 2.63 5TH PLACE SimplyDebbie 2.25 6TH PLACE honeybee16 1.63 6TH PLACE Rose_65084 1.63 8TH PLACE fae9 1.50 9TH PLACE MorningStarI 1.13 10TH PLACE KnightHawk_34 1.00 10TH PLACE AutumnsBreeze30 1.00 10TH PLACE _Silver_Rose 1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR TOURNEY_CXLIX our format is 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 SEED VALUE TEAM RANKS PLAYER RANKS 1ST 3.75 3.50 _paperroses_/cheri_blsm 4.00 2ND 2.63 2.63 _MistressHanna/Fast_Cornet 2.63 3RD 1.58 2.25 SimplyDebbie/danofthedes 0.90 4TH 1.32 1.63 Rose_65084/_Silver_Rose 1.00 5TH 1.27 1.63 honeybee16/DennisW52 0.90 6TH 0.90 0.90 yobrother/Faithfull_Wife 0.90 7TH 0.90 0.90 _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings 0.90 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Players Signed Up Already Team Singles Subs DennisW52/honeybee16 _MistressHanna faithfull_wife/yobrother Fast_Cornet _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings danofthedes Rose65084/_Silver_Rose SimplyDebbie _paperroses_/cheri_blsm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 1 ASSIGNMENTS _paperroses_/cheri_blsm VS BYE Rose65084/_Silver_Rose VS danofthedes/DennisW52 _MistressHanna/Fast_Cornet VS BYE yobrother/Faithfull_Wife VS _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 2 ASSIGNMENTS _paperroses_/cheri_blsm VS Rose65084/_Silver_Rose _MistressHanna/Fast_Cornet VS _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND 3 ASSIGNMENTS (3rd and 4th place) _paperroses_/cheri_blsm VS _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND _MistressHanna/Fast_Cornet VS Rose65084/_Silver_Rose ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESULTS OF TOURNEY_CXLIX 1ST PLACE _MistressHanna/Fast_Cornet 2ND PLACE Rose65084/_Silver_Rose 3RD PLACE _Majestic_Wolf/AngelWwings 4TH PLACE _paperroses_/cheri_blsm ------------------------------------------------------------------------