BFI National Masters 2021

The Kr. Murli Manohar Online National Masters Championships, sponsored by Dhampur Sugar Mills under the aegis of the Bridge Federation of India will be held between the 20th and 28th of November, 2021.

The championships consist of 3 events

1. National Masters Teams Event
2. National Masters Match Point Pairs Event
3. Non-Masters Match Point Pairs Event

All events will be held on the RealBridge platform

This is a Ranking Point event and hence performance in the Teams / National Master’s MP Pairs will be eligible for Ranking Points, as per the prevailing BFI Ranking Point Policy 2018-22.

The Supplemental Conditions of Contest are available here

Conditions of Entry

• Participation in this tournament is open to resident bridge players of Indian Nationality, who shall have to theirs credit at least 500 National (Federation) Master Points as on 15th November 2021.
• In the Team event or National Master’s MP Pairs event, having one or more non-resident Indian bridge player(s) of known skill equivalent to the National Master rank of BFI (Bridge Federation of India) will also be eligible to participate. However if there is a non-resident player in the winning team / Master’s Pairs event, the non-resident player & his partner will not be eligible for the ranking points from this tournamentIn case the non-resident player has played with 2 or more partners in the team event, then all of them will be ineligible for the ranking points.
• All participating players should be registered under BFI Master Point Scheme and also registered with the World Bridge Federation (Annual Registration fee of Rs. 100/-) and should meet the requirement of participation of the particular event, as specified by BFI.
• In the team event, each player has to play a minimum 25% of the boards at each stage of the tournament. See SCoC for more details.
• TRIOS are not allowed in any of the Pairs event.
• One berth will be reserved for the Sponsors in the National master Pairs final, with the condition that the pair playing in final, satisfies the criteria of minimum 500 Federation MPs.

• The event commences on Saturday, November 20
• Teams of up to 8 people are permitted.
• Participation in this tournament is open to resident bridge players of Indian Nationality, who shall have to their credit at least 500 National (Federation) Master Points as on 15^th November 2021.
• Availability of Video and Audio is Mandatory for all players. Failure to be visible and audible will render a team ineligible for prizes and may attract penalties.
• Withdrawals mid way through the tournament will affect the whole event and therefore not allowed.
• Entry Fee : Rs. 2,500 per team
• Last date of entry: 2130 Hrs. on Thursday, 18^th Nov 2021
• In case teams are to be seeded, it will be based on the list of players given by the cut-off date of 2130 Hrs. on Thursday, 18^th Nov 2021.
• Once the team seeding is done, it will not be changed in case a player is added or removed by the team.

Start Time: Saturday 10:00 am

Play Format

(A) OPTION-1: If there are 24 or less teams

1. They will be divided in two groups based on BFI Federation master point seeding method and will play an all-play-all round-robin within their group.
2. For 16 teams, we will have 2 groups of 8 teams each and 7 rounds of 12 board matches.
3. For 18 / 20 teams, we will have 2 groups of 9 / 10 teams each and 9 rounds of 10 board matches.
4. For 22/24 teams, we will have 2 groups of 11 / 12 teams each and 11 rounds of 8 board matches.
5. After playing the Round-Robin within their group, the TOP 4 teams from each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. Details of QF line-up will be published in SCoC

(B) OPTION-2: If the no. of entries is more than 24

1. There will be a Swiss-League of 8 rounds of 12 boards each.
2. After playing the Swiss league, the TOP 8 teams will qualify for the quarter-finals.
3. Details of QF line-up will be published in SCoC.

Pay Entry Fee and Register

 

This is an Masters Category tournament i.e. only players of the rank of National Master and above are eligible to play this event.

Participation in this tournament is open to resident bridge players of Indian Nationality, who shall have to their credit at least 500 National (Federation) Master Points as on 15^th November 2021.

The event will be consist an elimination and a final round with each round being played over 3 sessions of 18 boards each starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, 27th November and Sunday, 28th November respectively.

Scoring will be Match Points.

The event shall be played on RealBridge.

Entry Fee : Rs. 800 per pair

Trios are not allowed.

Last date of entry: 1700 Hrs. on Friday, 26^th Nov 2021.

* Video and Audio Mandatory to be eligible for prizes

This is an Non Masters Category tournament i.e. only players below the rank of National Masters are eligible to play this event.

The event will be consist an elimination and a final round with each round being played over 3 sessions of 18 boards each starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, 27th November and Sunday, 28th November respectively.

Scoring will be Match Points.

The event shall be played on RealBridge.

Entry Fee : Rs. 800 per pair

Last date of entry: 1700 Hrs. on Friday, 26^th Nov 2021.

Trios are not allowed.

Prizes will be decided depending on the number of entries
* Video and Audio Mandatory to be eligible for prizes

 

Swiss League

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Finals

Master Pairs Elimination

Non Master Pairs Elimination

 

Master Pairs Final

Non Master Pairs Final