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Announcement
07.02.2016 - European Cup 2016 (EBIF)
For participation in the tournament the naming of a nationality- independent from the place of residence - has to be provided. Players with other nationalities may participate if they see their center of life in the country and if they will not take part in or for another state association in the future. Qualified are the players position 4,5 and 6 of the national online championships or (if still there is no online championship ) , the three best players in the respective Federation. Further the 3 Winners of both 3rd and 4th EBIf Open are qualified! Should a player reject to play the next ranked player is qualified instead.
The tournament will start on 01.03.2016 . The duration of the tournament dependents on the number of participants.
The tournament will be played in Triple-Ko - mode: Each participant plays until he has either lost 3 times and is therefore eliminated or the only participant with fewer defeats wins the tournament. All pairings are played to 13 points . The pairings of rounds 1 to 3 are randomly drawn and played at the same time . Then the draw for the pairings will be made round by round according to the Swiss system tournament software by Hans-Jürgen Werner. A tie-breaker rating does not take place . The calculated performance rate has no influence on the outcome of the tournament . In addition, the EBIF tournament rules apply.
For the rating of the tournament count the matches won . Both the match points of the individual matches and the performance ratings have no effect on the tournament.
All games are played to 13 points . The matches of the tournament can be played on any server that provides a game log. The participants agree on a server. If no agreement can be reached , the games will be played at GridGammon . The nick name for each server (GridGammon and FIBS) is recorded and published at registration. Participants without an account at Gridgammon are asked to make a request - mentioning the participation in this EBIF Tournament - at support@gridgammon.com .
The result of the game is to be reported by e-mail - using the form on the website - to the Tournament Director . The game reports shall be attached and will be evaluated with eXtreme Gammon and results will be published .
To participate in the tournament a starting fee of 20,00 € will be charged. Payment is possible by bank transfer or Paypal.
The three top-ranked participants of the tournament are rewarded with individual certificates ( delivered eventually by post ) as well as the distribution of the remaining entry fee (50 % / 30 % / 20 %). 10% of the entry fee is registration fee.
The three top-ranked participants of the tournament are qualified for the Champions Cup 2017!
The EBIF-rules are apllied.
Applcations to the tournament possible by the national contact person. Questions about the tournament please send via e-mail to the tournament director.