QBC Rules & Etiquette
Rules and Etiquette for Club Members
Silver Division Championship Pairs
Pairs qualifying for the Silver Division will be as follows:
1. The 8 pairs with the highest percentages from the previous year's Silver Division qualify automatically.
2. The winning pair from the previous year's Bronze Division will be invited to play in the Silver Division.
3. Any pair containing at least 1 current NZ Bridge Open player.
4. The pairs with the highest percentages in the Silver Qualifying Pairs. 3 of the 4 nights of the qualifying sessions are needed to qualify for this competition, with the same partner for each of these 3 nights required.
5. New partnerships gain automatic entry if formed between 2 of the 16 qualifying players ( 1 above).
6. The minimum number of pairs eligible will be 45% of the total pairs who played in at least 3 nights in the Silver Qualifying or Bronze Preliminary Pairs, plus the pairs who have automatically qualified for the Silver Division but did not play at least 3 nights in the Silver Qualifying Pairs.
7. The committee will decide the final number of eligible pairs.
The Silver Division Championship will be calculated based on all nights played with the same partner in the 9-nights of the Silver Division Championship Pairs.
A minimum of 5 nights with the same partner are needed to qualify.
Once the 5-night qualification has been achieved if both players are in attendance, they must still play together.
The final percentage is the average of the total of all nights played.
Bronze Division Championship pairs
The Bronze Championship will be held over 9 nights of the Championship Pairs (post Silver qual pairs and Bronze prelim pairs nights)
5 nights are needed to qualify for this competition, with the same partner for each of these seven nights required.
Once the 5-night qualification has been achieved if both players are in attendance, they must still play together. The final percentage is the average of the total of all nights played.
Minor Competitions
(Excludes Championship pairs. Silver Qualifying pairs and Bronze Preliminary pairs)
Members may play with the same partner in only TWO series. Failure to observe this rule will result in disqualification from all competitions subsequent to the second in which they played together.
The total of all scores determines the winning pair, provided one of the pair plays all three nights in the series with at least two of those nights with the same partner.
A substitute is permitted on one night only of each Minor competition series only if the regular partner is not present that night.
Where there is a substitute the appropriate substitute slip must be filled in and handed to the director prior to the finish of play on the last night of the series. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
The substitute can be changed retrospectively if a substitute slip is filled out and they subsequently become the player who plays twice with the member who plays all three nights.
Individual Ladder
To be held over all series excluding Championship Pairs, Silver Qualifying pairs, Bronze Preliminary pairs and the Robinson Graded pairs. Members must play a minimum of 14 nights to qualify.
The person with the best overall (non-handicapped) percentage will be declared the winner. Only the first six nights played with the same player will be eligible, any subsequent nights played with the same player will not be counted.
Etiquette
Help make bridge enjoyable for all!
1. Be seated 10 minutes before start, so 6.50 pm Tuesday/Thursday and 12.50 pm Friday.
2. Check that your 'phone is on silent.
3. Wear your name badge.
4. Greet your opponents as they arrive at the table.
5. Toss for position, winner to sit North/South.
6. Player sitting South is in charge of scoring.
7. Player sitting North makes sure the board is placed correctly and collects the bidding sheets.
8. Player sitting East checks the scoring.
9. Player sitting West shifts the boards to the next table.
10. Explain your system clearly and simply when asked.
11.Be kind to your partner.
12. Save training tips, and reviews until after the session.
13. Acknowledge good play by your opponents.
14. If you see players behaving badly toward their opponents or partners, advise the director.
15. Respect your director.
16. Clock will be set by the director and time to be followed. If a table has not started bidding their final board when the 3 minute warning buzzer sounds, the Director should be called and the board skipped.
17. Please clear your table including glassware, discarding rubbish and taking all items used to the trolley.