About the Open Trials

N.B. Click here for the OPEN FINALS Match Schedule

Where

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

Venues

• Eastern Cape - 28 Overdale Avenue, Lovemore Heights, Port ELizabeth, 6070
• Gauteng -The Links Bridge Club, 145-147 10th St, Linksfield, Johannesburg, 2192
• KwaZulu-Natal - 38 Mentone Road, Morningside, Durban, 4001
• Western Cape - Bridge Centre, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005

When

• Starts at 10am sharp on Sunday 14th April 2024
• Ends by not later than 5.30pm on Friday 19th April 2024
• Late arrival at the playing venues will be penalised so be sure to read the Rules in full
• Click on Open Schedule to download the full schedule of play

Entries and Convention Cards

• Eleven pairs so far but hoping for one more to avoid BYE rounds
• Click on Open Trials Entries List to download the entries list with links to players' 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 

Results - Open Trials

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

1st : Alon Apteker & Craig Gower, 159.59 VPs

2nd : Noah Apteker & Rob Stephens, 157.92 VPs

3rd : Neville Eber & Hennie Fick, 146.44 VPs

Click here on OPEN FINALS RESULTS for the overall final rankings.

Click here on OPEN QUALIFIERS RESULTS for the results of the Qualifying rounds.

Click here to view the OPEN TRIALS CARRYOVER CALCULATIONS.