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15th 56 International Tournament: 2013
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Tournament Rules
The 15th International ‘56’ Tournament shall be held on 11th, 12th and 13th of October 2013 in the city of Brampton All ‘56’ lovers are welcome to the beautiful city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Venue : Monte Carlo Inn Brampton Suites
45 Coventry Rd
Brampton, Ontario
L6T 4V7
905-453-5200
To obtain discounted room rates, at the time of booking please quote:
Group Number: 192515 Pin Number 1013
The following working committees are formed to assist the competing teams and to make their participation enjoyable:
Local Committee
Chairperson:Mr. Abraham Kurien (Babuji) 416 832 4746,Canada
Co-Chair Mr. John P John (Raju) 416 803-1043, Canada
Facility Manager
Geevarughese Mathai (Ponnachen) 905-230-9841,Canada
Event Manager
Mr. Sam J Mathew 416-893-5862, Canada
Finance Managers
Ben Nellithara 647-298-9433Canada
John Kandathil (Jonnychan) 289-752-0522Canada
National Committee
Game Control Commission
Mr. George Vannilam 248-921-9941 Detroit
Mr. Kurian Thottichira 773-860-7968 Chicago,
Mr. Sunil Ninan (519) 816-2407 Canada
Rules Coordinators
Mr. Mathew Cheruvil 586-206-6164 Detroit,
Mr. Soman 908-326-3740 New Jersey
Mr. T. P Shajahan , 313-999-3213, Detroit
Tournament Coordinators
Mr..Joseph Mathew ( Appachen) 248-767-6822 Detroit
Mr. Jose Mullappally (773) 908-8296 Chicago
Mr. Sabu Scaria 267-980-7923 Philadelphia
Committee Members
Mr. David Mohan (913) 402-7616 Kansas City
Mr. James Thachet (281) 438-3163 Houston
Mr. Kora Varghese (248) 877 1387, Detroit
Mr. Dileep Verghese 908-347—9010, New Jersey
Mr. Rajan Mathew 972-226+-4543
Mr. Suresh Zacharia 313-300-5951 Detroit
Mr. Shaji Thomas (718-490-5698 New York
Mr. Sajan Korath, 813-992-1216, Florida
Mr. Johnson Mathew (215) 740-9486 Philadelphia
Mr. Scaria Thachet (214) 497-1850 Dallas
Mr. Jose Tharayil (204) 415-1095 Canada
Mr. Simon Ellankiyil 281-433-6019 Houston
Mr. Cyriac Vettuparapuram, 813765-1030, Florida
Mr.Tomy 347-537-8200 New York
Mr. Simon George (201-871-3004), New Jersey
Registration: Each team shall register with the Tournament committee at least one week prior to the commencement of the tournament. A registration fee of $300 per team is payable at the time of registration (cash only). Each team consists of three players whose names must be recorded with the Tournament Committee before the prescribed deadline. One of the players shall be identified as the captain of the team. The same players are expected to represent that team throughout this tournament. In exceptional cases, as decided by the Rules Committee, substitution of one player will be allowed with the following stipulations:
§ The substituting player must pay the registration fee, increasing the total team fee to $400.
§ The substituting player shall not be a member of another team already registered in this tournament
§ The substituted player shall be out of this tournament rolls on a permanent basis. The new substituting player’s name will only appear in the records incase that team qualifies for any prizes.
§ This provision of substitution is available only once to each team for the entire duration of this tournament.
The provision of one substitution is not a right or privilege of any team; it is available to a team under exceptional circumstances characterized as medical or personal emergencies or similar as evaluated by the Rules Committee
Teams must be registered before 5:00 pm on October 11th, 2013
Register early your teams by sending names to
56international.ca
or
October 11, Friday 3.00pm Registration
5.30:00 pm Committee meeting
6:00 pm General Body meeting
7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 Team Pooling
8:00 Dinner followed by 56 online demonstration
Saturday 12th breakfast at 8:00 am on Games start @ 8.30 am
And final will be on 13th Sunday
Teams will be divided into two (2) groups A and B, each group consisting of equal teams. Each team will play 6 session matches (a session consists of 18 deals) within their group based on a permutation/combination chart prepared by the Tournament Committee.
The ‘draw’ for the matches will be held on the Friday of the competition prior to the commencement of the matches. The Rules Committee will apprise the captains of the draw before the matches begin. The details of the draw will be based on the total number of participating teams and same city teams will not play against each other in the preliminary round.
The team captain is responsible for bringing all team players to the ‘competition table’ at least 10 minutes before the scheduled commencement of each match session. A team tardy by more than 10 minutes may be forced to forfeit the match to the opposing team.
Each participant is required to maintain proper decorum during the entire tournament. Due to a high degree of noise level in the hall where the tournament is played, participants are required to refrain from unduly raising their voices or indulging in unnecessary conversation. During the 18-deal and 24-deal sessions, teams are entitled to one (1) five-minute time-out at half-time. In case the duration of the time-out is exceeded by any team, a penalty of 3 points per minute tardy, may be assigned if demanded by the opposing team.
The format of the tournament, shall be as follows:
Regulation Session Matches: Each team will play 6 session matches during the preliminary round. Winner of each session match will be awarded 3 match points. A tie during regulation play (18 deals) will earn one (1) match point for each team. When the tie is broken, the winner will take one more match point making that team’s total to 2 match points for that particular session. Maximum cumulative match points earned will qualify the teams to advance to Championship Round consisting of 16 teams.
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Championship Round Matches: These 16 teams will draw into 8 pairs to play each other in the pre-quarter round. The eight (8) winners of pre-quarter final round will be drawn into four (4) pairs to face each other in the quarter final round. The four (4) winners of the quarter final round will face off in the semifinal round. The two un-successful teams in the semi-final round will face off to determine 3rd and 4th positions. The two winners will advance into the championship final.
Rules for advancement into the Championship Round: Each team will play six (6) session matches during regulation match-ups. Each session consists of eighteen (18) deals or hands. The team which amasses a higher cumulative total of points at the end of a session of 18 deals is declared the winner of the session and is awarded three (3) match points. The highest cumulative match points earned at the end of 6 sessions ( maximum 18 match points ) will qualify the team to advance to the championship round in the following manner:
· Winner of each group (A and B) is automatically qualified into the championship round
· Remaining wild card slots are selected based on the highest match points scored by any team regardless of the group assignment. If two or more teams are tied with the match point score, the tie will be broken based on guidelines detailed below.
Rules for Advancement in the Championship Round:
· Sixteen teams who advance into the Championship round shall pair up (to be decided by random draw) and play Pre-quarter final matches. Each match will consist of a 24-deal session. The winners will advance into the Quarter final.
· Eight teams who have advanced into the quarter finals will pair up (to be decided by random draw) to play quarter final matches. Each match will consist of a 24-deal session. The four winners will advance into the semi-final final.
· Four teams who have advanced into the semifinals will pair up (to be decided by random draw) to play two (2) semifinal matches. Each match will consist of a 24 deal session. The two winners will advance into the championship final.
· . The final will be played between the two winning teams in the semi-final match-up in a best-of-three-games 18 deal format. The team, which wins two games of 18 deals, will be declared the winner of the championship
· The two un-successful teams in the semi-final match-up will play each other in a 24-deal session to determine 3rd and 4th positions.
1. The following will be the methods used to break a “tie” score at the end of a match in regulation session and in championship round:
At the end of a single session: At the end of a single session of 18 deals, if the score is tied, the teams will continue the game for two more deals. At the end of these two games, if the score is still tied, the tie will be broken by playing just one more game. But, before the start of this deciding game, a suitable draw as agreed by both teams will be used to determine the dealer of cards for this hand.
Tie-break rules as detailed above will also be applicable for the 24-deal session and the championship rounds.
At the end of the regulation sessions (6 session matches):- The Tournament committee will determine the “Minimum Qualifying Score of Cumulative Match Points” required for securing the wild-card slots in the championship round. If two or more teams are tied at the minimum qualifying score, the tie is broken based on the cumulative differential scores of all winning session matches of the concerned teams. The following ranking process shall be applied:
i. Session matches won by the tied teams under consideration (out of the scheduled 6 session matches), shall be tabulated.
ii. The cumulative points scored in each of these session matches are then compared to the cumulative points scored by the team’s opponents. For e.g. if team A1 is one of the tied teams and has won 3 out of 6 session matches, points scored during these 3 matches only will be considered. The difference between these scores is termed as “differential”. The maximum “differential” of a session match is restricted to three; i.e. if the actual difference is more than three, still the winning team will be awarded a differential score of only 3. If the actual difference is less than 3, 2 or 1 as the case may be shall be the differential score.
iii. The cumulative differential score is then computed for all tied teams considering all session matches won. The team with the highest differential score is ranked highest among tied teams and shall be designated for advancement into the next round.
iv. If two or more teams are still tied at the end of this computation, the tie will be broken by draw (toss) for advancing into the Championship round.
In cases of any disputes, the decision of the Judging committee shall be final and binding. The members of the Judging Committee will be announced before the start of the tournament.
Prizes and accolades are awarded to the winners. The following prizes are declared:
Championship Winners: Rolling Trophy, $1500 cash prize and individual
Championship trophies
First Runner-up: $1200 Cash prize and individual runner-up trophies
Third Place Winner: $900 cash prizes
Fourth Place Winner: $750 cash prizes