The FALL IMP League will start on the 15 September 2010 at 7:15pm.
Spring 2010.
To ensure fairness, we will enforce the following rules:
1. Teams will consist of four, five or six members. No team shall be composed of more than 6 members. A player may be a member of only one team in the League.
2. A substitute must not be a member of another team. A player may substitute 3 times for a team, the 4th time automatically makes that player a member of the team. If there are already 6 members on the team then 1 of them must be dropped from the roster.
3. Matches shall be 24 boards, scored on a victory point scale of 1 VP per IMP, with a tie being 40 - 40, and a blitz at 40 IMPs for a score of 80 - 0.
4. There are 4 teams entered. There will not be a playoff.
5. The Spring League will begin on 28 April 2010 at 7:15pm. There will be a complete double round-robin for all teams completed on 09 June 2010. Please note that 19 May 2010 is not scheduled due to Kingston Regional.
6. Matches may be rescheduled but must be completed before 09 June 2010. Postponed and rescheduled matches must be played at either the RBC or The Bridge Connection (TBC) sanctioned sessions. Teams rescheduling MUST clear it with Alan McLellan, or his representative, and he will contact the directors to ensure that one is available.
7. A team not prepared to begin play at the scheduled 7:15 p.m. start shall incur a 3 imp procedural penalty for every 5 minutes play is delayed. At 8:15 p.m. that team shall have forfeited the match. By mutual agreement, 2 teams may commence playing a 7:00 p.m. but the procedural penalty can only be incurred after 7:15 p.m.
8. In the event that a team fails to field a team for a given match, without a reasonable explanation, then that team will forfeit the match and score zero. The opposing team will receive VP's equal to the greater of 60% of the available, the average of their other results, or the reciprocal of their opponent's other results.
9. No boards in any match shall be begun after 10:30 p.m.
10. Prize monies will be handed out on the final evening of the round-robin.
11. ACBL MID CHART conventions will be allowed.
12. Conditions of Contest not covered in this notice will follow ACBL guidelines for team play or will be adjudicated by the Club's consultant, Stan Tench.
