Clock Blitz Grand Prix
Rules for 2012
The four evenings dedicated to the Clock Blitz Grand Prix (CBGP) are open to all players.
All the events are individual competitions in their own right. However, over the year, points will be accrued by all entrants based on their achievements in whichever events they enter.
Entry is £10 for all tournaments.
From each event approximately 5% will be levied from the entry fees to cover the provision of year end prizes, and a further 5% will be charged by Bristol Backgammon for admin expenses. The remainder of the entry fee money goes on prizes for the individual tournaments.
In each tournament there will be one or more round robin groups ideally containing five or six players, occasionally seven, but with a four player group unavoidable only when four or nine players are present. Eight contestants, forming a single group, would be the only other exception.
| Group Splits |
|---|
No. of
players | No. of
groups | Composition
of groups |
|---|
| 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 5, 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 5, 5 |
| 11 | 2 | 6, 5 |
| 12 | 2 | 6, 6 |
| 13 | 2 | 7, 6 |
| 14 | 2 | 7, 7 |
| 15 | 3 | 5, 5, 5 |
| 16 | 3 | 6, 5, 5 |
| 17 | 3 | 6, 6, 5 |
| 18 | 3 | 6, 6, 6 |
| 19 | 3 | 7, 6, 6 |
20 or
more | Groups of
5 or 6 |
All matches are played to five points, and the time allowances are two minutes per player per match, with ten seconds delay for each move or doubling decision before that two minutes time bank is eroded. If you run out of time, you have lost the match.
All matches will be played with a clock. If there are insufficient clocks available to cover all matches, it will be necessary to wait until one becomes available.
The CBGP scoring system
For each round robin group contested players will receive 10 points plus 15 further points for every match won.
Each player's three best tournament points performances will count towards his/her final total, with the fourth (if contested) discarded.
In the event of a tie on total points, there will be four levels of tie-break: (1) fewest tournaments entered during the CBGP season; (2) results (but not scores) of meetings of tied players during the CBGP season; (3) highest percentage of matches won over the CBGP season; and (4, where there are discards to be compared) the best performance in that discarded event. Should these criteria fail to separate players, they will be deemed to have finished equal.
For prize purposes, if two or more players still need separating, either a single clock blitz match or a series of clock blitz matches will be arranged to determine finishing positions.
The rewards
The two players finishing first and second in the CBGP table will receive engraved mementoes.
For general terms and conditions of entry to Bristol Backgammon tournaments, click here.
Current CTGP standings and results
Results of past clock tournaments
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