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LADDER RULES

NO CHANGES FOR 2013/14 season

• Both the Ladder and the associated Player of the Month awards are based on percentage scores, rather than on rank position
• Only scores from sessions held at Mountnessing Bridge Club contribute to these awards, including club championship, and local scores for simultaneous pairs competitions
• Special considerations apply to any non-standard events that may be held at the club from time to time, such as an 'Individual' or 'Teams of 4' format. The method of reflection of such events in the Ladder scores will be announced prior to the holding of any such event. For Teams of events, the methodology is described here.
• The Ladder is based on a straight arithmetic average score, subject to a 'bonus adjustment' as below.
  • A member who plays 25 - 29 sessions in a season will 'drop' their worst score of the season from the Ladder calculation (but not from the 'Player of the Month' ranking)
  • A member who plays 30 - 34 sessions in a season will 'drop' their two worst scores of the season from the Ladder calculation (but not from the 'Player of the Month' ranking)
  • A member who plays 35 - 39 sessions in a season will 'drop' their three worst scores of the season from the Ladder calculation (but not from the 'Player of the Month' ranking)
  • A member who plays 40 or more sessions in a season will 'drop' their four worst scores of the season from the Ladder calculation (but not from the 'Player of the Month' ranking)
• The logic behind these adjustments is:
  • It rewards players who visit the club on a very regular basis
  • Players who play with a 'scratch' partner, e.g. through the 'Find a partner' scheme, and who have a less than fully successful session have the opportunity to 'forget it' in the season-long Ladder calculations
• The Player of the Month award runs for each individual calendar month, and it is based on a simple sum of all scores in that month
• The Ladder season runs from April 1st to March 31st in the following year
• The end-of-season Ladder trophies are only open to those players who:
  • Are current members of Mountnessing Bridge Club, AND
  • Have played in the minimum qualifying number of sessions - 20 per season.
• Players who satisfy both these conditions will be flagged with a 'Q' in the Ladder listings.
• There will be two awards based on the Ladder at the end of each Ladder season
  • The Faye Wernick Trophy will be awarded to the leading qualifying Female member
  • The Lionel Wernick Trophy will be awarded to the leading qualifying Male member
• Unlike the Ladder trophies, the Player of the Month award is open to both members and non-members of Mountnessing Bridge Club. Each month's winner receives a bottle of wine and a listing on this website

Publication

• Both the Ladder and the Player of the Month standings will normally be updated every week
• Leading players will be published on this website. A full listing will be available for inspection on club nights