Australian Bridge Federation 2004 Seniors Playoff
To Select the 2004 Australian Seniors Bridge Team

Convenor: David Stern 04-1111-1655
Director: Matthew McManus

Thursday 1st April to Monday 5th April 2004
Imperial Room - Ground Floor Sovereign Inn, 220 Pacific Highway Crows Nest Sydney

Acceptances

Accommodation

Appeals         

Draw              

Event Details     

Parking     

Regulations     

Results        

Session Times     

Subsidies

Summary of Entry Procedures

Systems     

Venue     

Where to Eat     

 

FINAL ACCEPTANCES IN ORDER OF ENTRY - 2004 Seniors Playoffs - ↑TOP

Final Acceptances are as follows

EVENT DETAILS - 2004 Seniors Playoffs - ↑↑TOP↑

This website documents the rights and responsibilities of players eligible to enter the 2004 Seniors Playoff.

Above is a list of entries received for the 2004 Seniors Playoff. PQPs are currently being checked and the final list will be ratified and posted before Wednesday 12:00pm. If you believe you have entered and your entry does not appear below please contact the the convenor David Stern urgently on 04-1111-1655

Subject to ratification, as there have only been 16 entries all entries will be accepted. To complete your entry you will need to:

1. Pay the ABF or the convenor $340 per pair as soon as possible
2. Complete the attached declaration (click here) and bring it to the event signed by both players. You will not be able to commence play until the form is signed and handed to the CTD.
3. Complete the system declaration (click here) and email it to David Stern at david@dbbc.net. Please note that this only requires completion for items where you play something different from what is discussed in the document. Please do NOT repeat NOT complete the entire form. It is an exception report only.
4. If playing a Yellow System complete the yellow system declaration form

Please note the following regulation:

It is the responsibility of ALL players, whether or not they have completed this form, to arrive for play with a properly completed ABF standard system card and appropriate supplementary sheets. Whether or not a pair has completed a System Disclosure Form, the CTD, in his sole discretion, may insist on pairs not arriving with properly completed system cards, supplementary sheets or Yellow System Disclosure sheets playing a totally natural system until the necessary paperwork is completed.

If you have any problems with any aspect of the procedures then please contact David on 04-1111-1655

The Convention Card Editorcan be downloaded from the ABF site or by pressing this link

Designated Events 2004 By entering the playoffs each pair declares their availability for the 2004 designated event which is the World Bridge Federation Seniors Cup to be held in Istanbul Turkey 24th to 30th October 2004.

The ABF reserves the right to withdraw a designated event if in its sole discretion it believes that security issues associated with the venue for a designated event warrant such a withdrawal. The ABF declares its intention to be guided but not exclusively bound to travel advisory warnings issued by the Australian Government in the exercise of this discretion.

In the event that the ABF withdraws a designated event, it is accepted that it will not necessarily offer a substitute event.

If the ABF indicates its intention to withdraw a designated event on these grounds but the players decide to attend the event regardless but without subsidy. The players will be ratified as the Australian team and will be required to release the ABF from any liability that might arise out of such a decision.

PQP"font-weight: 700; ">: PQPs for the 2004 playoffs are awarded to pairs finishing in the top half of the field in the 2004 Seniors Playoffs in accordance with the regulations for the event.

Format - 2 Phases
Phase 1 - will be a round robin of 15 x 14 board matches to rank the teams 1 through 16 with scoring by IMPs against a datum (top and bottom eliminated) and converted to VPs on the 12 Board WBF scale.

Phase 2 - at the end of Phase 1, the pair finishing second in Phase 1 shall choose as their team mates one of the pairs finishing third, fourth or fifth. The remaining two pairs will form the opposition.

The two teams will then contest a 64 board match, played in 16 board segments. The team containing the second placed pair shall have the choice of sitting first for the first and third segments or the second and fourth segments.

Scoring will be by total IMPs. A tie shall be broken by successive four board playoffs.

Subject to ratification by the ABF qualification for the Australian Seniors Team will be the pair finishing first in Phase 1 plus the winning team from Phase 2.

General: All matches will be played with screen tables and written bidding. Dummy will be asked to record the play to the first four+ tricks to allow journalists to report on the tournament.

REGULATIONS - ↑TOP↑

Download the FINAL Regulations by pressing on one of the following links

• Word Format

• Adobe Acrobat - PDF Format

APPEALS - ↑TOP↑

Appeals may not be heard immediately following the match in which the appeal is involved if it does not have a direct bearing on the next stage of the event. It will be heard at the first convenient opportunity by an appeals committee appointed by the convenor which will NOT include participants.

SESSION TIMES - ↑TOP↑

Please note the regulations in respect of late arrival and slow play

NOTE The convenor reserves the right to recommence matches 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 earlier if possible thus extending the lunch break or finishing earlier.

The convenor is aware that some players may be seeking to depart Sydney on Sunday evening and will make every effort to ensure a prompt finish on Sunday. It is unlikely that play can be completed substantially before the scheduled completion time of 5:15pm. Interstate visitors should be able to get taxis quite easily on the street (or we can phone for one) and should allow 40 minutes to reach Sydney Airport. It is therefore recommended that the earliest booking which should be made for return flights should be 7:00pm.

DRAW - ↑TOP↑

SUBSIDIES - ↑TOP↑

Subsidies will be paid to the top 12 ranked pairs according to PQPs.

The subsidy for participants for the 2004 will be based on the ABF's policy that players pay the first $120 of travel costs from all cities except Canberra where the subsidy is equal to the bus fare from Canberra to Sydney.

The availability of seniors internet airfares on 15th March 2004 will be determined and the subsidy posted on this website. Subsidies will be paid by cheque onsite during the tournament. If this represents a hardship please advise and a cheque will be made available to you before the event

SYSTEMS - ↑TOP↑

System Disclosure Forms where supplied as well as any Yellow System Defence Forms will be posted on this website as soon as they are available but likely at least 7 days prior to the event. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read these PDF files.

VENUE - ↑TOP↑

The Sovereign Inn is located in Crows Nest next door to the Mater Misericordiae hospital about one kilometre north of North Sydney.

Tea and Coffee will be available during sessions.

Wine cheese and biscuits will be offered by the ABF at the venue after play on SATURDAY

Lunch is available from any of about 50+ cafes and restaurants about 100 metres of the venue on Willoughby Road. Ask onsite for recommendations.

FROM THE CITY

Cross the harbour bridge taking the left lane and taking the Pacific Highway exit (the second exit, immediately after the Lavender St exit). Travel approximately two kilometres along the Pacific Highway and the venue is on the left side. Entrance to the free parking is down the ramp immediately adjacent but past the hotel.

PARKING - ↑TOP↑

You can park in the Sovereign Inn  Car Park (beneath the venue). There is no charge but it would be appreciated if you could use the tandem car spaces behind cars of other players in the tournament to minimise our usage of the carpark.

ACCOMMODATION - ↑TOP↑

Accommodation is available onsite for $126.50 per room per night. This rate does not include breakfast

NEARBY RESTAURANTS - ↑TOP↑

Most of these Restaurants are to the North East on the map above
and are  ±200 metres from the venue

Bai Yok Thai Restaurant 330 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-3941	Green Gardens Chinese Restaurant 55 Alexander Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-3336
Banjara Indian Restaurant 57 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9436-4032	Hot Basil 318 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9437-4075
Blue Elephant 38 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-3468	Indian Ocean 334 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-1305
Bombay Heritage 82 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9906-5596	Indian Restaurant 479 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-1305
Borderland Mexican Restaurant 97 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9436-3918	La Goulue 17 Alexander Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-1640
Bravo Trattoria, Gelato & Coffee Bar (One of the Sterns Favourites) 6 Falcon Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9906-6630	La Grillade Restaurant 118 Albany Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-3707
Eurasian 48 48 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9436-4231	La Tavola Garden Restaurant 16 Falcon Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-5118
Fare Nosh Restaurant 302 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-6229	La Zarzuela Spanish Restaurant 116 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9436-1186
Fox & Hounds Restaurant 116 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9487-1446	Mai Hoa Vietnamese Restaurant 320 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: 0414 310-863
Fuuki Japanese Restaurant 417 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9436-1608	Malabar 332 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9906-7343
Michael's Ocean Food Restaurant 85 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9438-4559	Not Bread Alone 376 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9966-9788
Paradoxe Restaurant Francais 98 Falcon Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9956-8898	Peacock Gardens Restaurant 100 Alexander Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-8786
Pino's Pizzeria Restaurant 49 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-2081	Sea Treasure 46 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9906-6388
Montezumas Mesa Crows Nest 51 Alexander Street, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9901-3533	Osaka Shop 17, Crows Nest Plaza, 103 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest Tel: (02) 9439-6662