Announcement
18.07.2018 - Austrian Online Championship 2019 (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.
The tournament will start on 01.10.2018 . The duration of the tournament dependents on the number of participants.
The tournament will be played in 5-times-Ko - mode: Each participant plays until he has either lost 5 times and is therefore eliminated or the only participant with fewer defeats wins the tournament. All pairings are played to 13 points . 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 . The performance ratings is tie breaker if players have the same amount of points.
All games are played to 13 points . The matches will be played at GridGammon. In special cases playing at Ebif Tiger is allowed. The nick name for GridGammon 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,- Euro will be charged. Payment is possible by bank transfer or Paypal: ebif@gmx.at
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 places 1,2 and 3 qualify for championscup, places 4,5 and 6 for european Cup.
The EBIF-rules are apllied.
Applications to the tournament possible from now on till 01.10.2018 by using the registration form on the website. Questions about the tournament please send via e-mail to the tournament director.