Holders: Charles & Vi Outred, Cliff Gillis and Martin Garvey
Type:
Open Event - there is no requirement to be a member of the SBU.
Double elimination teams of 4, 5 or 6; Rounds 1 and 2 - 2 x 16-board knockout or 11/16 round-robins, rounds 3 to 5 - 16 boards, quarter finals and semi finals - 24 boards and final 32 boards.
Eliminated teams play in a consolation event.
Teams eliminated from the consolation event will be invited to play in the Winter Swiss Teams which is held on the Sunday at the Carlton Bridge Club.
Seeding:
This will be determined from the list of entrants as at the 31st December. The criteria will be transparent and similar to that used in the National League with discretion for non-Scottish teams.
Venue:
Melville Bridge Club, Edinburgh
Date:
From 27th January to 29th January 2017.
Times:
Friday 7.30 pm, Saturday at 10.30 am and Sunday 10.00am (final), 10.30 am (subsidiary final) or 11.00am (Swiss)
Entry Fee:
£160 per team (including table money) - cheques payable to SBU. enter on line
Closing Date:
Maximum of 32 teams
Accommodation:
Please note that players should make their own arrangements. The SBU have arranged special rates at the nearby Holiday Inn.
Contact:
E-mail sbuconvener
Telephone
Address
Master Points:
- Awards are made for each match won according to the round being played.
Main Event - Round 1 - Total of 2.00 available, 1.00 for a 16 board match, 0.67 for 11 bds.
- Round 2 - 1.00 for a 16 board match, 0.67 for 11 boards.
- Pool A - 0.25 for each match won.
- Round 3 - 1.50 for a 16 board match.
- Pool B - 0.50 for each match won.
- Round 4 - 2.00 for a 16 board match.
- QF - 3.00 for a 24 board match, 2.00 for a twice loser playoff.
- SF & Final - Qualifying for the final = 4.00 plus 6.00 for winning .
- Those teams qualifying for the Subsidiary Final will be awarded 0.75 for each match won in this event with the top three places being awarded a 3.00, 2.00 and 1.00 bonus.
