About the Mixed Trials

Quick Links

• Mixed Event Timetable
• Mixed Entries and Convention Cards
• Mixed Qualifiers Match Schedule
• Mixed Qualifiers Results
• Mixed Trials Carryover Calculations
• Mixed Finals Match Schedule
• Mixed Finals Results
• SABF Trials Bulletins
• BBO Tournament Data (everything everywhere all at once)

Where

• On Bridge Base Online (BBO)
• No need to register
• Log into BBO and you will be seated automatically

BBO Dollars

• Each match will cost BB$ 1.00 (one BBO Dollar) per player
• Your BBO account will be credited with sufficient BBO Dollars to cover the cost of play
• Do NOT spend this allowance on other activities
• You alone are responsible for ensuring that you have enough spare BBO Dollars to play

Venues

• Eastern Cape - to be advised
• Gauteng -The Links Bridge Club, 145-147 10th St, Linksfield, Johannesburg, 2192
• KwaZulu-Natal - to be advised
• Western Cape - Bridge Centre, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005

When

• Starts at 10am sharp on Sunday 5th May 2024
• Ends by about midday on Friday 10th May 2024
• Late arrival at the playing venues will be penalised so be sure to read the Rules in full
• Click on Mixed Event Timetable to download the timetable for this event

Entries and Convention Cards

• Twelve pairs have entered and entries are now closed.
• Click on Mixed Entries and Convention Cards to list the players and their convention cards

Format

• Scoring method
  • All matches will be scored using Cross IMPs converted to Victory Points (VPs) using the appropriate WBF Continuous VP Scale
    
  • Here is a short article which explains Cross-IMP Scoring
• Qualifiers
  • A round robin of 12-board matches
  • The top eight (8) pairs qualify to play the Finals and the remaining pairs are knocked out
  • Finalists carry over 75% (12/16ths) of their total VP score from matches played against the other finalists - scores against pairs who have been knocked out are dropped and do not count
    
• Finals
  • A round robin of 16-board matches (112 boards in total)
  • Scores are added to the carry-over totals to determine final ranking
  • Each pair will have played 28 boards against each other pair - i.e. 12 boards in the Qualifiers and 16 boards in the Finals
• Refer to the Rules for more information