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ABN: 70053651666
ABF SECRETARIAT
PO Box 397
FYSHWICK ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6239 2265
Fax: (02) 6239 1816
secretariat@abf.com.au

PRESS RELEASE

February 1, 2002

SELECTION OF TEAMS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA & INFORMATION RE OPEN & WOMENS & SENIOR PLAYOFFS

Pairs to contest 2002 Playoffs *

Playoff 2002 - Open and Women
The venue for the Open and Womens Playoff for 2002 is the NSWBA, Sydney. The first round commences at 11.00am on Thursday 7th March and the last round is scheduled to conclude at 5.40pm on Sunday 10th March.

Playoff 2002 - Senior
There is a change to the entry conditions that were published previously on the ABF web site. In the first instance, entries require only the entry form with Playoff Points but submission of an entry implies acceptance of the declaration of availability. This entry must be received by post at the ABF Secretariat marked Playoff before 4.00 pm on Friday 15th March; an e-mail entry is acceptable if it provides the same information and its receipt by the same time at martinw@migrationpath.net.au is confirmed. On acceptance of the entry into the field pairs must provide all the supplementary information (system hard copy & disc and declaration of availability).

The venue for the Senior Playoff for 2002 is the Sir Stamford Hotel, Double Bay, Sydney. The first round commences at 11.00 am on Friday 26th April and the last round is scheduled to conclude at 5.40 pm on Sunday 28th April.

Future Playoff Qualification
At the Summer Festival PQP are available for eligible players after lodging their declaration of eligibility (available from the Director or the ABF web site) with Michael Wilkinson.

• Seniors 1st - 6th in the NST; Women 1st - 6th in the NWT; Open 1st - 8th in the NOT
• Open PQP are counted on the Senior and Womens list.

The entry conditions for the 2003 Playoff and the players on the panel are published only on the ABF web site. Players receive no other notification.

The Convenor of the Open and Womens Playoff is Eric Ramshaw. The Convenor of the Seniors Playoff is David Stern.

* The WBF Executive Council meeting in Paris granted Stephen Burgess and Jillian Hay "exemption from the three-year stand-down period required by WBF Bye-Law 8.9 c ii" so that SB can represent NZ and JH can represent Australia. Both applications were supported by both the NZCBA & the ABF.

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