Convener: Bunty Marshall

Table Fees: $9.00

Partner Finder:  Sue Solomons  - WhatsAPP is available - please contact Sue

The following Competitions will be played:-

RIMU PAIRS

12 Rounds, 9 to qualify for trophies.  If more than 9 rounds played then only the top 9 will count. All rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from their Rata Pairs partner. In the top 9 rounds, a substitute player may be included in the final scoring in only one of the qualifying 9 rounds. Any substitute must be declared at the start of play and cannot be of a higher grade than the partnership. There are Senior and Junior competitions.  Progressive results will be posted after each round.  After 3 rounds the top 8 pairs will be seeded.

RATA PAIRS

10 Rounds, 8 to qualify for trophies. If more than 8 rounds played then only the top 8 will count.  All rounds played with the same partner, who must be a different person from their Rimu Pairs partner.  In the top 8 rounds a substitute player may be included in the final scoring in only one of the qualifying 8 rounds.  Any substitute must be declared at the start of play. There are Senior and Junior Competitions. Progressive results will be posted after each round.  After 3 rounds the topy 8 pairs will be seeded.

In both the Rimu and Rata Pairs competitions

• Trophies are awared to the Senior and Junior winners.
• If a pair consists of a Senior and a Junior it will be regarded as a Senior pair
• Juniors are encouraged to compete as pairs to win the trophy.
• The committee may approve a permanent substitute for anyone unable to continue in the competition owing to long term illness, moved away, resigned or has passed away.

INDIVIDUAL

5 rounds, 4 to qualify for trophies.  Each round to be played with a different partner. If more than 4 rounds are played the top 4 rounds will count except when more than one has been played with the same partner only the first such round will count.  If a pair consists of a Senior and Junior player, the pair will be regarded as a Senior pair, and the score will not count towards the Junior partner's qualification. 

PRESIDENT'S COMPETITION

Senior & Junior Mixed Partnerships

5 rounds, 4 to qualify for trophies. Each round to be played with a different partner who must not be their Rimu or Rata Pairs partner. If more than 4 qualifying rounds are played only the top 4 rounds will count. 

The competition is intended for juniors to benefit from the experience of playing with seniors and only senior and junior partnerships are eligble. This will be a handicapped competition. 

The convenor and partner finder will provide active support to enable pairing of Seniors and Juniors. Senior/Senior pairs will be able to play if, after exhaustive efforts no Junior partner can be found.  If 4 or more such partnerships attend then a separate section will be played with the same boards.  However, 'C' points will not be allocated.

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL

To qualify, a player must qualify in all of  the Rimu Pairs, Rata Pairs and Individual competitions. To determine the Overall Individual winner, the sum of all the scores in the three competitions is divided by the total number of sessions played. If more or fewer than 26 boards are played in any one competition then the session scores will be weighted.

A Junior, playing with a Senior in any of the competitions will be regarded as a Senior in the Overall Individual Competition.

THREE DAY MATCHES

These matches are played on three consecutive club days. To qualify, a player must play all days of a match with the same partner, who must not be their Rimu or Rata Pairs partner. However, one substitution is allowed in three day events.  Double substitution is not permitted (ie a player who is already playing or who has played as a substitute in the competition cannot be a substitute for another pair).  Substitutions must be declared before play starts each day.  

OPEN DAYS

These are non-competition days when there are no partnership requirements and members may play with whomever they wish. Open days usually fall on Public Holidays.

TOURNAMENTS, TEAMS and AGM

Refer to Tournaments, Teams and AGM, Menu on page 4 of this programme.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Wednesday 18 March.

 

JANUARY		JULY
5	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	6	Winter 3 Day H/Cap Pairs
12	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	13	Winter 3 Day H/Cap Pairs
19	New Year 3 Day H/Cap Pairs	20	Presidents H/Cap 4
26	Individual 1	27	Rata Pairs 7
FEBRUARY		AUGUST
2	Rimu Pairs 1	3	Rata Pairs 8
9	Rimu Pairs 2	10	Rata Pairs 9
16	Rimu Pairs 3	17	Rata Pairs 10*
23	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	24	Presidents H/Cap 5
		31	Spring 3 Day Pairs
MARCH		SEPTEMBER
2	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	7	Spring 3 Day Pairs
9	Autumn 3 Day Pairs	14	Spring 3 Day Pairs
16	Rimu Pairs 4	21	Individual 3
23	Rimu Pairs 5	28	Rimu Pairs 7
30	Rimu Pairs 6
APRIL		OCTOBER
6	Easter Open Pairs	5	Rimu Pairs 8
13	Presidents  H/Cap 1	12	Rimu Pairs 9
20	Presidents H/Cap 2	19	Individual 4
27	Rata Pairs 1	26	Individual 5
MAY		NOVEMBER
4	Rata Pairs 2	2	Rimu Pairs 10
11	Rata Pairs 3	9	Rimu Pairs 11
18	Individual 2	16	Rimu Pairs 12
25	Presidents H/Cap 3	23	Summer 3 Day Pairs
		30	Summer 3 Day Pairs
JUNE		DECEMBER
1	King's Birthday - Open Pairs	7	Summer 3 Day Pairs
8	Rata Pairs 4	14	Christmas Party Pairs
15	Rata Pairs 5
22	Rata Pairs 6
29	Winter 3 Day Pairs

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