MONDAY NIGHT EVENTS - 2008
* Events marked with an asterisk (*) are State Championships and receive red
masterpoints with a weighting factor of 5.0. (Normal red point sessions have a
weighting factor of 2.5.) All sessions in the Grand National Open Teams
(GNOT) receive Gold Masterpoints.
A Swiss teams event. The field will be split into two prize pools: teams
containing silver and gold grandmasters in one pool, teams without silver or
gold grandmaster in the other. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning team
in each pool.
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A match-pointed pairs event. Non-mixed pairs may play in the qualifying rounds.
Depending on the initial number of entries, the NSWBA will pay the entry fee to
the week-end final on 21-22 June for up to 10 pairs.
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A Swiss teams event with scoring based on a combination of IMPs and
board-a-match.
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A Butler pairs event to select the NSW representatives who are accorded entry
directly to Stage II of the ANC Butler Pairs in Surfers Paradise on 27 July,
2008. Separate Open and Women's fields.
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A Swiss teams event. Each team must contain at least one female and one male
member. Non-mixed teams may enter as non-contending teams.
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A Swiss teams event (14 board matches). The winning team will represent NSW in
the PABF Congress in Surfers Paradise 29 August - 7 September.
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A match-pointed pairs event. Depending on the initial number of entries, the
NSWBA will pay the entry fee to the week-end final on 15-16 November for up to
10 pairs.
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A knock-out teams event (28 board matches) with Swiss repechage (14 board
matches). Two teams qualify directly to the National Final, held from November
28 - December 1. One seventh of the field will qualify for the GNOT
Metropolitan Final to be held on 11 & 12 October. Gold masterpoints.
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Matchpointed pairs events. The winners of the Men’s and Women’s Pairs will have
their names inscribed on the NSWBA honour board. Mixed pairs may enter but are
ineligible to win.
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A knock-out teams event (28 board matches) with Swiss repechage. One team from
the knock-out and two teams from the Swiss will qualify to the Finals to be
held 12-14 December. Two teams from metropolitan affiliated clubs and one team
from country affiliated clubs also qualify for the Finals. .
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A Swiss pairs event with Butler scoring.
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