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Conditions of Contest

I Format of tournament

1. QUALIFICATIONS - 8 boards matches, IMPs converted into VPs according to the WBF 8 boards VP scale.
1. rounds 1-5 

●     teams will be divided in draw to 4 groups (A-D) of 5 teams and 1 group (E) of 6 teams – in each group maximum one team from each country

●     group A play against group B, group C play against D and group E play Round Robin within their group (8 boards matches)

2. rounds 6-15 - Swiss -1 (delayed)
3. In case two or more teams finish qualification with the same result, WBF tie breaking procedures will apply.
1. QUARTER-FINALS - 2 x 12 boards
   The team placed 1st at the end of the Qualification Swiss has the right to choose their opponent among the teams placed 4th-8th. Then, the team placed 2nd will choose their opponent among the teams placed 4th-8th, etc.     
2. SEMIFINALS - 2 x 12 boards
   Among the winners of the Quarter-Finals, the team which was highest placed in the Qualification will choose the opponent of the Semifinal. If two teams of the same country qualify to semifinal, they play against each other. If three teams of the same country qualify to the semifinal, the fourth team has the right to choose the semifinal opponent.
3. CARRY-OVER - carry-over in QF and SF matches is 0.1 imp for the team higher placed in Qualification Swiss                
4. FINAL & 3rd place play-off - final 3 x 16 boards, 3rd place 2 x 16 boards.
   There will be no carry-over. In case of tie at the end of the match, it will be solved by 1-board Sudden Death.

II System Policy & Convention Cards

1. HUM and Brown Stickers are not allowed.
2. All pairs should have Convention Card in english preferable is WBF standard or similar. Captains should send convention cards of their team to [email protected] ASAP but before the start of the event. Convention Cards will be published on the competition website. Any change in CC must be approved by TD.
3. Players are not allowed to use their own CC or system notes during the match.

III Technical procedures

1. Starting the match
1. All players have to be logged in on BBO at least 10 min before starting time. IMPORTANT: when you are on BBO do not enter Casual (it is located on different server and people there will not be visible for others)
2. Captain of the AWAY team should send lineup at least 10 min before starting time.
   eg. N: nick_of_player1 S: nick_of_player2 WE: nick_p3-nick_p4
3. Captain of the HOME team (or person pointed by him) is responsible for setting up the match. Instruction how to do it in the attachment (no kibitzers, undo allowed, no barometer).
4. Person who started the match is automatically TD, so ASAP TDs: PZBS_TD1 and PZBS_TD2 must be added.Instruction how to do it in the attachment.
5. in case of any problems with starting the match please contact PZBS_TD1 or PZBS_TD2
6. As soon as possible players should connect on zoom as described in security regulations.
2. Alerting
   Bids must be alerted and explained before being entered.Opponents should know about the alert at the same moment as bid.
   When you need an explanation do not click on the bid, but ask for it on private chat. When asked in private, respond also in private. This is important to avoid any possible UI between partners.
3. Undos
1. Undo is available for misclicks correction. We strongly encourage to accept Undos. If you feel damaged due to the undo you can call the director at the table.
2. UNDOs for correction of errors are not appropriate and should not be requested. If the opponents question the reason for an undo, they should call the director as long as it becomes evident that this may have been the case.

IV Tournament Director and rulings.

1. The Tournament Director should be summoned to a table as soon as attention is drawn to an irregularity. After the Director has given the ruling, the only appeal against such ruling can be addressed to the Chief Tournament Director. The decision of the Chief Tournament Director is the final one.
2. For direct contact with TD on BBO use TDs nicks PZBS_TD1 and PZBS_TD2. Nicks PZBS_TD3 and PZBS_TD4 are also in our possession, but preferably use 1 and 2.
3. For email contact use [email protected]

V Fair-play

We trust in your fair play and friendship, important values for FISU and WBF. Any violation against fair play will not be accepted and have severe consequences by FISU and WBF. The organizing committee has the right to disqualify any team in the case of reasonable suspicion of foul play. The team will be eliminated from the competition without the right to appeal against the decision.

VI Security regulations

1. Matches are created on BBO by the home team (unless both teams agree otherwise) with the following settings:
1. disallow kibitzers and chat with them
2. allow undo
3. no barometer scoring
4. assigning Tournament Directors (referees) PZBS_TD1, PZBS_TD2.
2. Players are responsible for having a camera and a microphone.
3. Players are required to participate in a video call with their “screen-mate”. Players assigned North and West positions are responsible for creating a conference call and inviting their “screen-mate”. For the whole time their face should be clearly visible and the microphone is continuously working. It’s not permitted to turn off the camera during the play time. The microphone can be muted only on explicit request of the opponent. The camera should be placed directly over or under the screen used by the player.
4. All players are required to record locally the video call and save the chat to file (hence there will be two copies of each call). Players are required to provide a recording to a tournament director (referee) upon request. Players are required to retain the videos for at least one month after the end of the championships.
5. The preferred and strongly suggested platform for video conference is Zoom. A tournament director can approve use of other platforms as long as both teams will be able to record the call.
6. The recordings can be made available for disciplinary proceedings  to relevant organizations (national bridge organizations, zonal organizations or the World Bridge Federation).During the play, In addition to the video conference:
1. Players are to use English language unless both players agree  on a different language. It is not permitted to use any other language than the one agreed upon.
2. Players are forbidden to use electronic devices other than the one they’re using to play and for the video call. This applies in particular to mobile phones.

Live broadcast

Throughout the tournament at least one of the matches is expected to be featured on vugraph and on YouTube and/or Twitch. A live video broadcast will be based on, among other things, a video feed from the video conference of the players.