About the Mixed Trials


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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


Format

  • Scoring method
  • 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



Results - Mixed Trials


NB. If the results do not display correctly, press Ctrl+F5 to refresh the page or try again later.


It's official! After completing 244 boards in five and a half days, congratulations to the top three pairs:


1st : Larry Chemaly & Sharon Lang, 143.78 VPs

2nd : Terry & Jan East, 131.41 VPs

3rd : Duncan Keet & Carol Stanton, 124.38 VPs


Qualifiers


Click on MIXED QUALIFIERS RESULTS for the results so far after each round of the Qualifiers.


Click here to view the MIXED TRIALS CARRYOVER CALCULATIONS.


Finals


Click on MIXED FINALS RESULTS for the results so far after each round of the Finals.



      Hand Records - Mixed Trials


      NB. If the hand records do not display correctly, press Ctrl+F5 to refresh the page or try again later.


      Click on a match to view the Hand Record for that match: