Rules / Tournament Format / Master Point System
Rules
2011 United States Backgammon League / ABT tournament rules & procedures will be followed. Clocks will be used upon request by either player in a match or at the tournament director's discretion.
Format
Double elimination with progressive consolation format will be adhered to with byes being drawn as necessary. 7 point matches will be played in the main flight except the final which will be 9 points in length. 5 point matches will be played in the consolation bracket without exception. The winner of the main flight final match is 1st place, the loser of that match drops to the final match of the consolation bracket to play for 2nd or 3rd place with the prize money being split (50%/30%/20%). With 8 or fewer players the prize money will be split (60%/40%).
The tournament entry fee is $21 for any player that has cashed in a CBPC tournament in the past and $11 for anyone else with $1 of each entry fee going towards the Tournament of Champions to be played 12.29.13. In addition, there is an optional $10 side-pool paid out to the side-pool participant who wins the main bracket final match. Otherwise it is paid to the side-pool participant who advances furthest in the consolation bracket.
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Master Points
Master points are awarded for each game won and bonus points are awarded for placing 1st or 2nd. In progressive consolation double elimination 1st and 2nd place are considered the two bracket (main & consolation) winners.
Master points are allocated according to the following schedule:
5 point matches won are worth 0.25 points
7 point matches won are worth 0.50 points
9 point matches won are worth 0.75 points
1st place earns the number of players in a tournament multiplied by 0.20
2nd place earns the number of players in a tournament multiplied by 0.10
At the end of the year the player with the most master points is declared club player of the year and will be recognized with a prize. In the event of a tie in master points to determine OVCC seeding or player of the year lifetime master points will be the tie breaker.