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Conditions and Supplementary Regs for
2002 Playoffs

Conditions for 2002 Open and Women's Playoffs

1 The Open and Women's Playoffs will be held concurrently from Thursday to Sunday 7-10 March 2002 at a location to be decided.

2 The closing date for (pairs) entries is 4.00 pm on Friday 14 December 2001. Entries must be addressed to the ABF Secretariat and must be accompanied by an electronic copy and a hard copy of a properly completed ABF standard system card with a maximum of two A4 pages of supplementary notes. (A WBF system card is no longer required at this time.) There will be immediate (provisional) announcement of the names of pairs whose entries have been accepted and of the names of reserve pairs in order.

3 Players whose system cards are deemed unsatisfactory must resubmit a satisfactory card to the ABF Secretariat by 4.00 pm on 1 February 2001. If this condition is not met, their entry to the 2002 Playoffs will be rejected without further consideration and their place will be offered to reserve pairs in order.

Conditions for 2002 Seniors Playoffs

1 The Seniors Playoffs will be held from Friday to Sunday 26-28 April 2002.

2 The closing date for (pairs) entries is 4.00 pm on Friday 15 March 2002. Entries must be addressed to the ABF Secretariat and must be accompanied by a properly completed ABF standard system card with a maximum of two A4 pages of supplementary notes. (A WBF system card is no longer required at this point.) There will be immediate (provisional) announcement of the names of pairs whose entries have been accepted and of the names of reserve pairs in order.

3 Players whose system cards are deemed unsatisfactory must resubmit a satisfactory card to the ABF Secretariat by 4.00 pm on 5 April 2001. If this condition is not met, their entry to the 2002 Playoffs will be rejected without further consideration and their place will be offered to reserve pairs in order.

Supplementary Regulations for the 2002 Playoffs.

Movement A balanced Howell movement, will be used. Tables will be screened with bidding boxes and chariots. Open & Women 8 tables, Senior 6 tables
Seeding The field will be seeded and seated according to PQP ranking; no account of state of origin.
Scoring Scoring by cross-imping. Details, including cut-off provisions, will be announced later.
Time Time allowed is 8 minutes per board.
Substitution Substitution allowed, at the discretion of the Chief Tournament Director, for 20% (rounded up) of matches, i.e. 3 matches for Open, Women's and Seniors. Players are reminded that substitution is a privilege, not a right, and will only be allowed for genuine cause. (Note that a work-related reason is not considered genuine cause.) Any pair in breach of this regulation will become ineligible but will continue to play in the event with its scores included in determination of results.
Results

• The top three pairs will form the Australian teams for 2002.
• The top two pairs in the Open will form the Australian teams to play in the Manchester tournament scheduled concurrently with the Commonwealth Games.
• In either case, should a pair or pairs withdraw, the next highest pair(s) will be the replacement(s).