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2012 Australian Seniors Teams Selection Playoffs
Wednesday 18th April 2012 to Sunday 22nd April 2012
Sydney University Village Conference Centre
90 Carillon Ave (near Missenden Rd) Newtown, Sydney

Key Dates

Entries Close - through ABF website ONLY

17:00 Friday 6th April 2012

Acceptances Advised

17:00 Sunday 8th April 2012

It is the intention to advise acceptance earlier to enable flights to be booked and the date above is the outside time/date for acceptances.

Entry Fees

$1,560 per team payable at the venue by the team captain prior to the commencement.
Subsidies will be paid at the venue during the tournament .

Although not a pre-requisite, players are urged to provide any travel or accommodation receipts to the ABF to enable more complete accounting.

Finalisation of Regulations

17:00 Friday 13th April 2012

Systems Cards to be Lodged – WITH ENTRIES

17:00 Friday 6th April 2012

Event Dates:

Wednesday 18th April to Sunday 22nd April 2012 inclusive

 

Venue

Regulations

Eligibility / Nominations

Entry Fees / Subsidies

Designated Events

Tournament Format and Timetable

Team Numbers / Draw / Systems

 

Venue Return to Top of Document
The tournament will be played at Sydney University Village Conference Centre 90 Carillon Ave (near Missenden Rd) Newtown, Sydney – bottom right on the map below.

Wednesday: RPAH Medical Centre Secure Parking. Tickets need to be validated at the S.U. Village conference centre - (currently $15 per day). Closes at 7pm.

Thursday and Friday: RPAH Medical Centre Secure Parking. Tickets need to be validated at the S.U. Village conference centre - Cost to be advised. Closes at 7pm.

Weekday parking in the Western Ave carpark is at a flat rate of $24 per day (and it's likely there won't be any spaces left by 9.30am).

Saturday & Sunday: Parking is available in the Western Ave carpark in the Sydney University Campus. Enter via Western Ave off Carillon Ave. $6 per day. Do not park in bays 1-20. Parking in the street is metered ($1.10 per hour) and limited to 4 hours. RPAH car park closed on Saturday and Sunday.

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Being proximate to Sydney University there are a number of accommodation options available including:

 

Many different accommodation options http://clvsmartstays.com/group-accommodation/sydney-cbd/
The Royal Hotel – Pub style from $35 dorm style accommodation to $79 for single or twin share 370 Abercrombie St, Darlington NSW 2008 (02) 9698‑8557
Jay’s Garden Apartment self-contained, 1BR apartment, part Victorian terrace in historic Newtown rates around $140 217 Wilson St, Newtown (02) 9550-5947
Medina Classic Chippendale 74-80 Ivy Street Darlington NSW 2008 (02) 9311-8800 – well priced serviced apartments around $150 per night
Rydges Camperdown Hotel 9 Missenden Road, Camperdown NSW 2050 (02) 9516-1522 – traditional 3.5 star hotel with room rates between $150 and $200 per night.

 

Regulations Return to Top of Document

The draft regulations are available for you to download here.

 

Please note that system regulations for this event will mirror those adopted at WBF events. These will include regulations that prohibit the use of both HUM systems and ‘Brown Sticker’ conventions. Refer to ABF System Policy for more details.

 

Regulations will be considered to be in draft format until Friday 13th April 2012 so please consider downloading a final copy after that date.

 

We urge you to review these regulations and provide any comments or criticisms as soon as possible. The ABF has a policy of pre-publishing regulations for playoff events to allow player comments and provide an opportunity for comments and adjustments to be made as a result of proper commentary by the players. Please avail yourself of this opportunity.

 

2012 Seniors Playoff – Assuming 6 Teams

WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL 2012 Qualifying Day 1

Start

 

Finish

Stage

Time Allotted

Appeals Expire

11:00

-

13:00

Rnd 1 Match 1

02:00

09:30 Thursday 19th April

13:00

-

14:00

Lunch

01:00

14:00

-

16:00

Rnd 1 Match 2

02:00

09:30 Thursday 19th April

16:00

-

16:30

Break

00:30

16:30

-

18:30

Rnd 1 Match 3

02:00

09:30 Thursday 19th April

THURSDAY 19th APRIL 2012 Qualifying Day 2

Start

 

Finish

Stage

Time Allotted

Appeals Expire

10:00

-

12:00

Rnd 1 Match 4

02:00

10:30 Friday 20th  April

12:00

-

13:00

Lunch

01:00

13:00

-

15:00

Rnd 1 Match 5

02:00

10:30 Friday 20th April

15:00

-

15:15

Break

00:15

15:15

-

17:15

Rnd 2 Match 1

02:00

10:30 Friday 20th April

17:15

-

17:45

Break

00:30

17:45

-

19:45

Rnd 2 Match 2

02:00

10:30 Friday 20th April

FRIDAY 20th APRIL 2012 Qualifying Day 3

Start

 

Finish

Stage

Time Allotted

Appeals Expire

11:00

-

13:00

Rnd 2 Match 3

02:00

16:30 Friday 20th April

13:00

-

14:00

Lunch

01:00

14:00

-

16:00

Rnd 2 Match 4

02:00

16:30 Friday 20th April

16:00

-

16:30

Break

00:30

16:30

-

18:30

Rnd 2 Match 5

02:00

19:00 Friday 20th April

18:30

-

19:30

Hospitality Canapes and Drinks

SATURDAY 21st APRIL 2012 Semi-Finals

Start

Finish

Stage

Time Allotted

Appeals Expire

10:00

-

12:00

Semi-Final 1/4

02:00

17:45 Saturday 21st April

12:00

-

13:00

Lunch

01:00

13:00

-

15:00

Semi-Final 2/4

02:00

17:45 Saturday 21st April

15:00

-

15:15

Break

00:15

15:15

-

17:15

Semi-Final 3/4

02:00

17:45 Saturday 21st April

17:15

-

17:45

Break

00:30

17:45

-

19:45

Semi-Final 4/4

02:00

20:15 Saturday 21st April

SUNDAY 22nd APRIL 2012 Final
Variable by Team Agreement
AND Consent of the Tournament Organiser

Start

 

Finish

Stage

Time Allotted

Appeals Expire

09:30

-

11:30

Final 1/4

02:00

17:00 Sunday 22nd April

11:30

-

11:45

Break

00:15

11:45

-

13:45

Final 2/4

02:00

17:00 Sunday 22nd April

13:45

-

14:45

Lunch

01:00

14:45

-

16:45

Final 3/4

02:00

17:00 Sunday 22nd April

16:45

-

17:00

Break

00:15

17:00

-

19:00

Final 4/4

02:00

19:30 Sunday 22nd April


Eligibility and Nominations Return to Top of Document
A valid entry must comprise four OR six players designated.

 

Players are eligible to enter the Seniors Playoffs provided their year of birth is 1952 or earlier and possess a minimum of 1 PQPs earned in Senior’s events during 2011.  

 

Players who may have been ineligible to compete in Seniors events in 2011 but may be otherwise eligible to compete in the 2012 Seniors Playoffs may be entitled to have Open PQPs transferred to Seniors PQPs thereby making them eligible subject to holding a minimum of 24 Open PQPs. Kindly consult ABF press release for further details.

 

A team may not enter where any player in the team has accepted a position in an Open or Women's Team for any Designated Event. Any entry with such a player will be deemed void and it will be the responsibility of the other players in that team to re-enter.

 

Entries will be published online as they are received.

 

There is NO requirement for players to have earned PQPs in a common unit (pair or team) although PQPs which have not been earned in a common unit (pair or team) by a nominated pair will be discounted by 50%.

 

Acceptance of six, or if fewer entries, less teams will be based on the eligible Playoff Qualifying Points (PQPs) of the total PQPs for the team as contained in the regulations.


To determine your eligible PQP’s you should consult the online calculator which can be found at on the ABF website or by pressing here


Nominations are called for teams of four OR six players each and close on Friday 6th April 2012 at 5pm (Sydney time). 

 

Teams entering will be ranked in eligible PQP order and acceptances, including reserve teams, will be subject to confirmation of the number of Eligible PQPs claimed and acceptances published as soon as possible after the closing date but no later than 5:00pm Sunday 8th April 2012. The ABF will make every effort to let players know of final acceptances as soon as possible.

 

Unlike previous years there will be NO wildcard team. The event will be run with 4, 5 or 6 teams depending on entries.


Entry Fees and Subsidies Return to Top of Document

 

The entry fee of $1,560 per team will be payable to tjhe ABF immediately upon acceptance of entries.

 

All players will be entitled to a subsidy based on their city of residence. Subidies will be paid by cheque at the venue as follows.

 

 

Subsidy

Perth

$840

Darwin

$800

Adelaide

$520

Hobart

$520

Melbourne

$440

Gold Coast

$440

Brisbane

$440

Canberra

$220

Sydney

0

Others

Apply to the Convenor for Assessment


Designated Events Return to Top of Document

The winning team will be offered the designated event of  2012 Seniors World Mind Sports Game to be held at a venue yet to be advised.

 

The team placed first in the 2012 Playoffs will be offered the right to represent Australia at the Designated Event. 

 

If first placed team comprises only two pairs OR if only two pairs from first placed team wish to attend the Designated Event those players may make an ordered short list of additional pairs to be drawn from those pairs that playing in the Semi-finals or Finals of the Playoffs. The MC will have the right, in their sole discretion, to choose the third pair from the submitted list.

If there are not 2 pairs from the first placed team willing to attend a Designated event, the right to represent Australia will to the second placed team with the same augmentation procedure as noted above. This procedure will continue ion finishing order until a six person team has been formed.

The Seniors WSMG Team may be required to attend a weekend (Friday afternoon till late Sunday afternoon) team building session to be held in Sydney. The ABF will subsidise the minimum airfare only for interstate travel and the cheaper of bus or air fare for travel within NSW. Failure of ALL players in the team to attend may rule the team ineligible to participate in the Seniors WMSG.

The Tournament Format and timetable Return to Top of Document

The regulations contain detailed explanation of the format. The 2012 Australian Seniors Team Playoffs will be played as a team format.

Assuming five or six teams the event will be held in three stages:

 

Should final entries comprise four teams then the event will be held in two stages

 


Team Numbers, Draw and Systems Return to Top of Document

STAGE I DRAW
with 5 OR 6 TEAMS

Seating for all matches will be blind, i.e. neither team will know the opponents' line up when putting in their own team’s line up.

This is in keeping with current WBF policy on line ups. Teams sit NS at their own table number.

 

 

Round

 

 

 

Wed 11:00

RR1 - 1

6 v 1

5 v 2

4 v 3

Wed 14:00

RR1 - 2

3 v 6

2 v 4

1 v 5

Wed 16:30

RR1 - 3

2 v 6

1 v 3

5 v 4

Thu 10:00

RR1 - 4

6 v 5

4 v 1

3 v 2

Thu 13:00

RR1 - 5

4 v 6

3 v 5

2 v 1

TEAMS WILL NOT BE RENUMBERED AFTER THE 1st ROUND ROBIN

TEAMS WILL RETAIN THEIR TEAM NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE ROUND ROBIN

The following draw will however be adjusted to reflect finishing positions based on the following where 1 is the first round robin leader 2 is the team finishing 2nd etc.

Thu 15:15

RR2 - 1

1 v 6

2 v 5

3 v 4

Thu 17:45

RR2 - 2

6 v 3

4 v 2

5 v 1

Fri 11:00

RR2 - 3

6 v 2

3 v 1

4 v 5

Fri 14:00

RR2 - 4

5 v 6

1 v 4

2 v 3

Fri 16:30

RR2 - 5

6 v 4

5 v 3

1 v 2

18:30 Friday

Please Join us for Wine & Cheese

STAGE I DRAW
with 4 TEAMS

Seating for all matches will be blind, i.e. neither team will know the opponents' line up when putting in their own team’s line up.

This is in keeping with current WBF policy on line ups. Teams sit NS at their own table number.

 

 

Round

 

 

Wed 11:00

RR1 - 1

1 vs 4

2 vs 3

Wed 14:00

RR1 - 2

1 vs 3

2 vs 4

Wed 16:30

RR1 - 3

1 vs 2

3 vs 4

Thu 10:00

RR2 - 1

1 vs 3

2 vs 4

Thu 13:00

RR2 - 2

1 vs 4

2 vs 3

Thu 15:15

RR2 - 3

1 vs 2

3 vs 4

Fri 11:00

RR3 - 1

1 vs 2

3 vs 4

Fri 14:00

RR3 - 2

1 vs 3

2 vs 4

Fri 16:30

RR3 - 3

1 vs 4

2 vs 3

Friday after Play

Please Join us for Wine & Cheese

 

 


 

 

System cards must be lodged together with online entry. Failure to provide a card may invalidate the entry.

 

A consolidated copy of ALL systems will be posted when all cards are received. Systems will be posted on the ABF website (http://abf.com.au/events/playoffs/2012/Systems_Seniors.html) as soon as they are available but likely at least 5 days prior to the event. If there is nothing to download then the pair has not submitted their systems as provided in the regulations