Smt. Vijya Jajoo Memorial National Mixed Pairs

 

The  Smt. Vijya Jajoo Memorial National Mixed Pairs will be conducted on the 25th, 26th and 27th of December 2021.

In addition to being a National Championship, this will be one of the Ranking Events in the BFI calendar for mixed pairs.

Play Format Details

There will be only one elimination round, followed by final of the event. The format for tournament will be Swiss IMP Pairs in elimination as well as final.

Elimination-1 will consist of 15 rounds each of 6 board matches, to be played with initial random draw and actual Swiss Rank draw thereafter. 9 rounds will be played on Saturday, 25^th Dec followed by 6 rounds on Sunday, 26^th Dec. After playing elimination-1, the Top 12 pairs will get qualified to the FINAL.

There will be Carryover as per the SCoC from elimination round to the Final.

Final of the event will consist of an all-play-all 11 rounds each of 6 board matches. 2 rounds of final will be played on 26^th Dec and the rest 9 rounds will be played on 27^th Dec (Monday).

The difference in IMPs (Cross IMPs converted to IMPs) earned by the two opposing pairs at the end of each round of the Swiss shall be converted into VPs, according to the WBF Continuous VP Scale (20-0)

Other Details

The event will be played on RealBridge

Scoring will be Cross IMPs converted to IMPs to 20-0 WBF Decimal VP Scale

Entry Fee : Rs. 1,200 per pair

All pairs eliminated before the finals can participate in the Upasana Jajoo Mixed IMP Pairs Trophy without any additional entry fee.

This will be an Cross IMP pairs event held over two sessions of 20 boards each on 27th December 2021.

Performance in the Mixed Pairs will be eligible for Ranking Points for Indian Mixed Teams selection as per the BFI Ranking Policy 2021.

There will be Carryover as per the SCoC from each Elimination round up to the Finals.

Trios are not allowed

Availability of Video and Audio is Mandatory for all players. Failure to be visible and audible will attract penalties.

Withdrawals mid way through the tournament will affect the whole event and therefore not allowed.

Supplemental Conditions of Contest (click here)

• Performance in the National Mixed Pairs event will be eligible for Ranking Points for Indian Mixed Teams selection, as per the BFI Ranking Point Policy 2021.
• Participation in this tournament is open to all resident bridge players of Indian Nationality. Pairs with one or more non-resident or OCI card holder Indian bridge player(s) or players of other NBO’s of foreign nationality are also eligible to participate. However, the non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s) or an Indian resident player partnering a non-resident Indian / OCI card holder Indian/ foreign player will not be eligible for the ranking points from this tournament.
• In case, a non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s) secure a rank in an event, they will be eligible for the prize. However, that rank will not get substituted for ranking point. For eg. If we are giving ranking points up to 8 positions and the 5th rank is secured by a non-resident Indian / OCI Card holder Indian / foreign player(s), then no ranking points will be allocated to any Indian players for that rank.
• All participating players should be registered under BFI Master Point Scheme.
• Trios are not allowed in this event.
• All participating players should go through and abide by the tournament SCoC, which will be circulated on the BFI web site www.bfi.net.in.
• For playing on “Realbridge” platform, players have to ensure that they have a laptop / desktop, I-pads or PC with Camera & Microphone facility and a good internet connection. This is a mandatory condition and players should ascertain that they are equipped with the required paraphernalia before entering the event. It may please be noted that you can’t play the event on mobile phone.
• Detailed information on the schedule & SCoC will be circulated on the BFI web site & various Bridge related WhatsApp groups by 5th Dec 2021.

To Register

To sign up for the event :

To register, fill the form below

Prizes worth Rs. 1,25,500 are on offer as per the chart below.

 

Qualifying Rounds

Final

Upasana IMP Pairs