 Introduction
Last Update
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1.Yeh
Bros Cup |
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The
2007 Yeh Bros Cup includes the Open Teams,
Swiss Teams and Open Pairs. Entries from 3 reigning World
Championships winners, 5 China teams, 3 Taiwan teams, 5 top Zone
Six teams, 3 Orininal patrons and the defending Champion are invitation basis. |
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2.Law |
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The laws of
Duplicate Contract Bridge ( revised 1997) will be used .The
official language of the tournament is English. |
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3.Entry
Fee |
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Open Teams : US$200
(per team)
Swiss Teams: Free for non-qualifiers from the main event, US$200
for new comers.
Open Pairs : US$50 (per pair) |
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4.Tournament Format |
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A.Open Teams |
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The Open Teams
consists of three stages: a Swiss qualifying, a Knock-out
stage, and a Final/Play off.
Qualifying Stage
A 12-round Swiss movement of 8-board matches : The top 15
teams will advanced to the Knock-out phase, joining
pre-seeded #1 Yeh Bros team.
Knockout Stage
Four rounds of 24-board matches in two separate brackets.
The top 8 teams will start in the upper bracket where the
losers will drop to the lower bracket.
The next 8 teams will start in the lower bracket and get
eliminated with a loss.
After 3-round there will be one undefeated team in the upper
bracket . This team has a bye to the Final with a 6.5 IMP
carryover.
In Match 3, the two losers from upper bracket will join the
four winners from the lower bracket to play two 3-way
matches. Two winners will advance.
In Match 4, the loser of match 3 in upper bracket and the
two winners of match 3. in the lower bracket will play a
3-way match for a spot in the Final.
Final and Third-Place Playoff
Both are 32-board match played in two segments. All the 4
teams will receive cash prize. |
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B.Consolation Swiss Teams |
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Date and Time : Saturday, March 3rd. 9:00 - 20:55
Formate : 8 rounds of 8-board
match. Cash prizes for the top two winners.
Non-qualifiers in the Open
Teams may play the 8 rounds match.
The 4 losers from the 1st
knock-out match may join from Swiss match #4 with a
carry-over equals to the 3rd highest score at the time.
The 4 losers from the 2nd knowck-out match may join from
Swiss match #7 with a carry-over equals to the 4th highest
score at the time. |
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C.Open Pairs |
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One session
qualifying and one session Final/Consolation for
52 pairs only. The top
13
pairs from each
direction in the qualifying will advance to the Final.
Non-qualifiers can play in the Consolation.
Top three finishers in the Final and top two finishers in
the Consolation will receive cash prizes. |
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D.Geely Automobile Open Pairs |
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During the 2007 Yeh Bros Cup to be held in
Shenzhen, China from Mar. 1-4 2007, a side event called
Geely Automobile Cup will be played in the evening of March
2nd, 2007. It is an additional one session pairs event with
cash prizes and sponsored separately by the Geely Automobile
Holding Company.
1. Tournament Format : One session Mitchell
movement with MP scoring. Participants are divided into 4
sections of 10 tables each. All pairs will play 9 rounds of
3 boards each for a total of 27 boards.
2. Prizes :Total prize of US$10,000 will be
allocated as follows (per pair):
1st US$2,000 2nd
US$1,500
3rd US$1,000 4th
US$ 900
5th US$ 800 6th
US$ 700
7th US$ 600 8-12th
US$ 500
3. Entry fee and limitation : Entry fee is
US$30/pair. The total field of 80 pairs will be allocated
as follows:
Participating teams in the main
event: limited to one pair/team 28
Reserved for local and China Hongkong,
Macau and Ch.Taipei pairs 52
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Entry 80
4. Registration : Starts immediately. Please
contact Ms. Wu Zhonghua or Mr. Lin Yafu at the following
e-mail addresses.
Ms. Wu Zhonghua : wuzhonghua_sz@126.com
Mr. Lin Yafu : linyafu@vip.sohu.com
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Important |
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The deadline for
new comer
to register for Swiss Teams or Opens Pairs is
2007/JAN/31. |
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5.Procedure |
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5-1.Computer dealt hands will be used throughout
5-2. Screens will be used in the main event
5-3. Each pairs are required to bring two convention cards to
the table.
Brown Sticker Conventions are permitted ONLY in the Knockout and
Final/Playoff.
BSC users are required to provide adequate defenses.
5-4.Time Limit
8-board One hour and 5 minitues
12-board One hour and 40 minitues
24-board Three hours and 20 minitues
32-board Four hours and 20 minitues |
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6.Tie
Breaking |
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6.1 Swiss Movement |
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The higher IMP quotient, and if still tied, the Total Point
quotient in all matches played by the tied teams. If the tie
remains, the winner will be determined by a draw. |
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6.2 Knockout Phase |
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The higher total point, and if still tied, the number of boards
won (different of 10 points is considered a winning board,
even no IMP is gained). Draw if the tie remains. |
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6.3 Final and Playoff |
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Same as in the Knockout Phase. But instead of the draw a
two-board sudden death match until a winner emerges |
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7.Alert
Procedure |
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Standard alert
procedures with or without screen shall be used. In case when
screens are used, questions and answers shall be written on the
memo pad provided. Otherwise the director may not accept any
complaints on misinformation later on. |
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8.Seating |
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Teams plays
according to the schedules as posted. The team with
higher team number are designated as the Home Team and the
other team as the Visiting Team. The Home Team sits NS direction
in the Open Room and EW in the Closed Room. The Visiting
Team sits NS in the Closed Room and EW in the Open Room. |
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9.Penalties |
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Late Start |
0~5 minutes
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| 1st offense
: warning |
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subsequent offense:
1 VP
( Swiss ) or
3 IMPs
( Knock-out ) each |
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5+~10
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2 VPs
( Swiss ) or
6 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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10+~15 minutes
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3 VPs
( Swiss ) or
10 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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Over 15 minutes |
Forfeiture |
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Slow Play |
0~5 minutes
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| 1st offense
: warning |
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subsequent offense:
1 VP
( Swiss ) or
3 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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5+~10
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2 VPs
( Swiss ) or
6 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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10+~15 minutes
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3 VPs
( Swiss ) or
10 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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Over 15 minutes |
At the
discretion of the CTD, including cancellation |
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of unplayed
boards and assigned scores ( Swiss ) for |
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both teams |
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Mobile Phone |
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Phone ringing : |
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1st offense |
warning |
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2nd offense |
1 VP
( Swiss ) or
3 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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3rd offense |
2 VPs
( Swiss ) or
6 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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4th offense |
At the
discretion of the CTD |
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Answering the phone : |
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1st offense |
5 VPs
( Swiss ) or
15 IMPs
( Knock-out )
each |
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2nd offense |
Forfeiture
of the match |
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Smoking |
( in the non-smoking area ) |
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US$50 or
RMB400 for the offender and 2 VPs for
the team. |
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10.Appeal Procedure |
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An appeal of a
ruling by a Tournament Director must be lodged by the Captain of
a team within 30 minutes of the official completion time of a
match in which the ruling was made.
A deposit of US$100 must be accompanied with the appeal, which
may not be refunded if the appeal is deemed frivolous and
without
merit. |
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11.Prizes |
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Prizes
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All in cash, effective from
2007
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Team Event |
Winner |
US$50,000/team |
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2nd place |
US$10,000/team |
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3rd place |
US$5,000/team |
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4th place |
US$2,500/team |
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Swiss Team |
Winner |
US$5,000/team |
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2nd place |
US$1,500/team |
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Pair Event |
Winner |
US$6,000/pair |
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2nd place |
US$3,000/pair |
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3rd place |
US$1,500/pair |
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Consolation |
Winner |
US$1,000/pair |
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2nd place |
US$500/pair |
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Subsidy : |
Effective from
2007 |
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Reigning Bermuda Bowl / Team Olympiad |
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Gold Medalist |
US$30,000/team |
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Silver Medalist |
US$20,000/team |
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Bronze
Medalist |
US$10,000/team |
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Reigng Zonal Championships |
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Gold Medalist
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US$5,000/team |
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2007 PABF Open Champion ( Australia / New Zealand included )
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Gold Medalist
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US$5,000/team |
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2nd place |
US$4,000/team |
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3rd place |
US$3,000/team |
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4th place |
US$2,000/team |
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5th place |
US$1,000/team |
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Australia / New Zealand entries included in PABF ) |
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Sponsorship : |
This championship
is sponsored wholly by Mr. Yeh Chen
of the
Yeh Bros World Trade in Taiwan. |
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Inquiry : |
Interested
players and teams are welcome to contact the following persons
for further information.
Patrick Huang e-mail
pat_hwang2002@yahoo.com.tw
Chi-Hua Chen e-mail chihuachen2001@yahoo.com.tw |
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Vugraph
provided in cooperation with Bridge Base Inc
 
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12.Registration Form |
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Venue : Four Points by Sheraton
Shenzhen (5 Guihua Road, Futian Free Trade Zone, Shenzhen, China)
Deluxe Single : RMB 880
or equivalent US$ based on exchange rate at time of payment
Deluxe Twin :
RMB 960 or equivalent US$ based on exchange rate at time of payment
Notice : Please sent the rigister form by FAX or e-mail
to Chi-Hua Chen
Chi-Hua Chen e-mail
chihuachen2001@yahoo.com.tw FAXˇG886-7-3959292
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Team Information |
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Team
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Captain________________ |
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Player
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Player
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Contact
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Telephone______________ |
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Flight Information |
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Departure Date_____________ |
Flight
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