Monday, November 2, 2009

November Knockout - Draw for Round 2

Those who won in Round 1:
Match 1: Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/alcihil v Breg: gerry/bruzo & sunline77/diatribe
Match 2: Homer's Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm v Antihomers: petermct/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd

Those who lost in Round 1:
Match 3: TopTown Girls: cyber/jenter62 & ikanarat/drydie v Bright Gals: gypsy1308/bassy1 & homelea/robealley
Match 4: Central Gnats: mastersg/toddnz & noelwz/ljs v NO STRUMPETS: seychelles/egmont & mairi62/kermit


All matches commence at 8.00 pm on the 9th November.

November Knockout Teams Entered

Homer’s Heros: patricck/quikjanz/barry/jenm
Breg: gerry/tarakiwi/bruzo/diatribe/sunline77
Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga/halfbach/nztipg8
TopTown Girls: jenter62/cyber/judz1/ikanarat
NO STRUMPETS: seychelles/egmont/mairi62/kermit
Antihomers: abeljan/andrewnz/hda/dolbeldjd/agt1
Central Gnats: mastersg/toddnz/noelwz/ljs
Bright Gals: gypsy1308/bassy1/homelea/robealley

November Knockout Format, Rules and Timetable

Format:
1. There are 8 teams entered. The format will be a Double Elimination. This format is very popular in England and has been explained to me by John Sarjeant (tigerboy1). After Round 3 the field is divided into a Cup competition (the main event) and a Plate.

2. The draw for most rounds including round 1 is done at random.

3. For round two the four winning teams are drawn randomly against each other as are the four losing teams.

4. For round 3 the two teams that have won twice play against each other. There will be four teams that have had one win and one loss. These teams are drawn randomly against each other. The two teams that have lost both games to date go into the Plate competition and have byes for Round 3.

5. For round 4 the four teams that have lost twice play for the Plate. They play “semi finals” drawn at random. The remaining 4 teams have lost once or less. They play semi-finals for the Cup. The team that has won all three games to date gets to choose their opponent for the semi final and gets home advantage.

6. Round 5 is the final for the Cup and the Plate (the two winning teams from Round 4 in each section play off). If one of the teams in the Cup Final has been undefeated throughout then that team has home advantage and, in addition, after the end of the 12 boards it has the option of requesting an additional 4 boards to be played. The scores from the original 12 boards are retained but the option holder has the chance to attempt to “catch up” if it was behind after 12 boards.

Rules:
7. IMP scoring will be used. Results will be collated from BBO records and there is no need for Captains to submit results. Captains should, however, check results once published and point out any mistakes.

8. Each week the draw (including team line-ups) will be published by 7.00 pm by email to all captains and by publication on the kiwi teams blog site at http://kiwiteams.blogspot.com/.

9. The team named first on the draw (generally drawn at random) is the home team. The captain of the home team is responsible for creating the match on BBO. Instructions on creating matches are on the blog site at http://kiwiteams.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-set-up-kiwi-teams-matches-on-bbo.html.

10. The captain of the home team chooses who “sits” where and thus which of his/her pairs play which opposition pairs. Any team without a captain able to create the match in any particular round will lose home team advantage.

11. If any player is not online and available to commence the match at 8pm the captain setting up the match shall immediately arrange a replacement, by calling for all comers from the Lobby if necessary.

12. Teams must play each round. Outside substitutes are allowed. Any team defaulting forfeits the match.

13. Any tie will be resolved by playing an additional 4 boards, either immediately (if possible) or as soon as possible and at any event prior to the next round. Any remaining tie will be broken by successively removing the result of the most recently played board until the scores are no longer tied.

14. Kiwi Teams rules apply to all matches:

Undo’s are allowed but should be used for genuine mis-clicks only.
The Barometer is on.
Kibbitzers are allowed.
Kiwi (NZ Bridge) alerting and pre-alerting rules apply.
(The NZ Bridge manual which contains these rules (at pages D38 to D41) is available online at http://nzbridge.co.nz/2009%20Manual.pdf).

15. Please note that alerting on BBO is different to over the table alerting. Each player must alert their OWN bids. This is sometimes referred to as “self alerting”. Do not confuse this with NZ Bridge rules as to “self alerting” calls which are referred to in 15 below.

16. To alert your bid either click the alert button before making your bid or click on your bid after you have made it. Next, type a brief description of your bid in the box provided, then hit the “enter” key. Your alerts can only be seen by your opponents and cannot be seen by your partner. Accordingly there is no harm in over alerting because your partner is never aware of your alerts. Equally you can privately ask either opponent about a particular bid by clicking on the opponents bid. This will prompt a box to come up on the opponents screen for an explanation to be typed in. In addition you can privately provide further information about your bid to both opponents simultaneously by using the   button at the bottom of the screen. All of this asking and telling should be done privately (rather than to the whole table) so that your partner never knows what is being asked or told.

17. For non New Zealanders please note that all doubles, redoubles, cue bids, strong 2c openers, 2c stayman bids and 4 level or higher bids are “self alerting” calls. You should not alert them (although for BBO play where partner does not see the alert there is no harm in alerting them). Opponents are expected to ask about these calls if they wish to know. However, unusual agreements regarding these calls which may surprise opponents should be pre-alerted at the start of the match.

18. There are no prizes for winning or otherwise. Just Glory!!!


Time-table:

2nd November: Round 1
9th November: Round 2
16th November: Round 3
23rd November: Semi Finals (all teams play)
30th November: Cup and Plate Finals

Results of All Matches Played 2nd November

8pm:
November Knockout Matches:
Match 1: NO STRUMPETS: seychelles/egmont & mairi62/kermit lost to Antihomers: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd 22-40

Match 2: Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach beat TopTown Girls: drydie/cyber & ikanarat/judz1 25-16

Match 3: Breg: tarakiwi/bruzo & sunline77/diatribe beat Central Gnats: mastersg/toddnz & noelwz/ljs 21-12

Match 4: Homer's Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm beat Bright Gals: gypsy1308/bassy1 & homelea/robealley 31-4

8pm Casuals:
Match 5: Browns: hamish32/jo99nz & sue52/bob32 beat The Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga 49-34

Match 6: Why’s Daisys: janwhy/daisymb & bigbob/benmont lost to Blinking Jokers: tigerboy1/blinkers & kiwi_joker/ceejae 35-36

Match 7: Steve’s Team: best_minor/glennis & blithe/alp_45 lost to Blue Jays: suescott/_kittikat & jaymac/ngaamotek 12-33

9.30 pm Casuals:
Match 8: Homer Hive: patrick/barry & buzzybee/ gypsy1308 beat Queen Tigers: tigerboy1/abeljan & bigbob/queen t 56-2

Match 9: Steves Team: best_minor/glennis & halfbach/nztipg8 lost to Hamish’s Horrors: hamish32/jo99nz & suescott/_kittikat 17-46

November Knockout - Draw for Round 1

Match 1: NO STRUMPETS: seychelles/egmont & mairi62/kermit v Antihomers: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd

Match 2: Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach v TopTown Girls: jenter62/cyber & ikanarat/judz1

Match 3: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & bruzo/diatribe v Central Gnats: mastersg/toddnz & noelwz/ljs

Match 4: Homer's Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm v Bright Gals: gypsy1308/bassy1 & homelea/robealley

All matches start at 8pm tonight.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Results of All Matches Played 26th October

8pm Casuals:
Match 1: The Morons: best_minor/blinkers & ttkiwi/ngaamotek lost to Beauty and 2 Beasts: andrewnz/trudy nz & nztipg8/jenstar 15-29

Match 2: Kermit’s Kiwis: tarakiwi/halfbach & mairi62/kermit lost to Bob’s Mob: bigbob/benmont & tigerboy1/steffbanan 29-39

Match 3: hamish32/jo99nz & kiwibridge/kiwitweetz lost to kiwi_joker/ceejae & glennis/suzieh 24-50

Match 4: rhonddaswe/jaymac & gypsy1308/bassy1 lost to ickool/homelea & jinxii/whetu 13-49

9.30 Casual:
Match 5: hamish32/jo99nz & tigerboy1/steffbanan beat nztipg8/alcihil & bigbob/elisha 36-31

Monday, October 19, 2009

Results of All Matches Played 19th October

8pm Casuals:
Match 1: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm beat Noel’s Tribe: ljs/noelwz & diatribe/bruzo 50-15

Match 2: Napier-NP Express: gerry/tarakiwi & kermit/mairi62 beat The A Team: abeljan/andrewnz & susanjane/hda 79-10

Match 3: Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach lost to Bobbing Tigers: tigerboy1/steffbanan & bigbob/benmont 16-36

Match 4: Spouses x2: hamish32/jo99nz & alp_45/blithe beat Blue Gypsies: jaymac/azuria & gypsy1308/suzieh 61-3

Match 5: Blinkered Jokers: kiwi_joker/ceejae & blinkers/lmu beat The Bee Happys: buzzybee/krun & karrolle/laguru 45-21

9.30 Casuals:
Match 6: Stroppy Barry: patricck/barry & stroppy/gambler3 beat Jan’s Tribe: agt1/dolbeldjd & abeljan/diatribe 23-7

Match 7: Alco HalfBees: nztipg8/alcihil & halfbach/buzzybee lost to Banana Bob: bigbob/elisha & steffbanan/tigerboy1 29-10

Match 8: Sweet Angels: kiaora/sweetjane & kskrops/angel733 lost to Jo’s Gypsies: rhonddaswe/gypsy1308 & hamish32/jo99nz 14-40

Monday, October 12, 2009

Results of All Matches Played 12th October

8pm:
Match 1: The A Team: abeljan/andrewnz & susanjane/hda beat Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm 34-24

Match 2: Kiwi Tribe: tarakiwi/kiwibridge & diatribe/bruzo beat Noel’s Tigers: noelwz/ljs v blair20/tigerboy1 31-29

Match 3: Why Blink: janwhy/whaea & blinkers/lmu lost to Aggog: trudy nz/gogga & gypsy1308/glennis 15-18

Match 4: The Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga lost to Aqua: kiaora/steffbanan & jaymac/azuria 29-52

Match 5: kiwi_joker/suzieh & halfbach/nztipg8 beat alanz/keg & acolitecs/crochet 22-21

9.30:
Match 5: Belle Tribe: hda/dolbeldjd & abeljan/diatribe lost to Stroppy Homers: patricck/barry & gambler3/stroppy 19-34 (16 Bds)

Match 6: Blair’s Men: manawa/ierut & blair20/steffbanan beat Bob’s Gypsies: bigbob/elisha & gypsy1308/oakura 63-36

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Results of All Matches Played 5th October

8.00 pm Casual Matches:

Match 1: TopTown Girls: jenter62/cyber & ikanarat/judz1 lost to Blinking Emus: blinkers/lmu & hamish32/jo99nz 28-37

Match 2: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm beat Gerry A Trick: dolbeldjd/hda & gerry/tarakiwi 59-23

Match 3: Joking A’s: kiwi_joker/alanz & andrewnz/abeljan lost to Buzzy’s Tribe: buzzybee/steffbanan & jafa/diatribe 28-40

Match 4: Best Macs: glennis/best_minor & rhonddaswe/jaymac beat Karoles Gypsies: karolle/laguru & gypsy1308/john_4nz 55-23

Match 5: Tigers: tigerboy1/k1w1 & dancer77/crochet lost to Flamingoes: flamingoes/kelvingt & nztipg8/halfbach 22-28

9.30 Casual:

Match 6: Gypsy Homers: patricck/barry & gypsy1308/asilnz beat Buzzy Hamish: jo99nz/hamish32 & buzzybee/steffbanan 63-14

Monday, September 21, 2009

Homer's Heros are 2009 Champions

After a solid 19-11 win tonight Homer's Heros have completed their domination of the inaugral Kiwi Teams Championships. Runners up TigerBees had needed a win tonight by 19-11 but instead found themselves on the wrong side of that result. Homer's Heros won all but one of their 10 matches. They qualified first with a margin of 20 VPs and they have won all the games in the final to win by 15 VPs.

Beauty & the Beast had a big last round win over Breg to take out the Bronze medal.

In the Plate, Palmy Punters beat The GEMs 21-9 to sort out first and second there. Palmy Punters won all their plate matches. A last round draw was enough to enable Cross Ruffers to hold off Freezing Jokers for third.

A big last round win to Starlites completed their clean sweep to take out the Consolation. Fairly close behind were TopTown Girls and Gurus in second and third.

So...drum roll please, Congratulations to:

Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz/barry/jenm - FIRST

TigerBees: buzzybee/tigerboy1/abeljan/andrewnz/hda/dolbeldjd - SECOND

Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga/nztipg8/halfbach - THIRD

Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs - FIRST IN PLATE

Starlites: acolitecs/jenstar/hoki/limboman/long toni/kiwijane - FIRST IN CONSOLATION

I hope all teams will be back for the November knock out and I hope there may be a few extra teams then too.

Finally a special mention for Beauty & the Beast and Gurus. Not only did these two teams field the same line up for all 10 weeks of the competition but their captains emailed in the line-ups on time every week without fail!

Championships: Final Standings


Results of All Matches Played 21st September

Championships:

Final:
Match 1: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm beat TigerBees: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd 19-11 (32-17 imps)

Match 2: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo lost to Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach 7-23 (13-42 imps)

Plate:
Match 3: Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs beat The GEMS: mastersg/tuckaway & blinkers/sandrac 21-9 (31-9 imps)

Match 4: Freezing Jokers: steffbanan/kiwi_joker & pjf1430/alanz drew with Cross Ruffers: hamish32/jo99nz & best_minor/glennis 15-15 (27-27 imps)

Consolation:
Match 5: Starlites: acolitecs/jenstar & long toni/kiwijane beat Jinxed: jinxii/mccullagh & dancer 77/crochet 24-6 (50-17 imps)

Match 6: Flawless: manawa/major_blue & gypsy1308/john_4nz drew with Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga 15-15 (29-29 imps)

Match 7: House: jaymac/azuria & angel733/glayva1 lost to TopTown Girls: cyber/clientje & ikanarat/judz1 11-19 (9-23 imps)

8. 00 pm Casual Match:
Match 8: Bob’s mob: bigbob/benmont & buzzybee/tigerboy beat Blair’s World: blair20/suescott & asoke51/skji 38-18

9.30 Casuals:
Match 9: Stroppy Barry: patricck/barry & stroppy/gambler3 beat Alan’s All Blacks: bigbob/elisha & agt1/hda 39-21

Match 10: Fish with Limbs: hoki/limboman3 & hamish32/jo99nz lost to Fish n Hats: hat/dsole & halfbach/nztipg8 41-16

Match 11: manawa/ierut & sweetjane/hawki lost to oakura/hayden1 & whichname/bluelabel 0-62

Championships: Full Draw for Rd 3 of Final/Plate/Consolation

Final:
Match 1: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm v TigerBees: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd

Match 2: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo v Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach

Plate:
Match 3: Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs v The GEMS: mastersg/tuckaway & blinkers/sandrac

Match 4: Freezing Jokers: ickool/judyon & pjf1430/alanz v Cross Ruffers: hamish32/jo99nz & angel733/glennis

Consolation:
Match 5: Starlites: acolitecs/jenstar & long toni/kiwijane v Jinxed: jinxii/mccullagh & dancer 77/crochet

Match 6: Flawless: manawa/major_blue & gypsy1308/john_4nz v Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga

Match 7: House: jaymac/azuria & ?? v TopTown Girls: cyber/clientje & ikanarat/judz1

Monday, September 14, 2009

Championships: Standings after Rd 2 Post Qualifying


Championships: Draw for Rd 3 of Final/Plate/Consolation

Final:
Match 1: Homer's Heros v TigerBees
Match 2: Breg v Beauty & the Beast

Plate:
Match 3: Palmy Punters v The GEMS
Match 4: Freezing Jokers v Cross Ruffers

Consolation:
Match 5: StarLites v Jinxed
Match 6: Flawless v Gurus
Match 7: House v TopTown Girls

All games start at 8pm Monday 21st September. A Draw with full line-ups will be published around 6pm on Monday. Please email your captain to ensure he/she knows whether or not you are available this week.

Results of All Matches Played 14th September

8.00 pm Championship Matches:

Final:
Match 1: Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach lost to Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm 8-22 (21-47 imps)

Match 2: TigerBees: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd beat Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo 20-10 (43-26 imps)

Plate:
Match 3: Cross Ruffers: hamish32/jo99nz & glennis/mpemble lost to Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs 13-17 (26-34 imps)

Match 4: The GEMS: mastersg/toddnz & blinkers/sandrac beat Freezing Jokers: kiwi_joker/alanz & ickool/coldplay 18-12 (24-14 imps)

Consolation:
Match 5: Starlites: acolitecs/davetaupo & long toni/kiwijane beat TopTown Girls: cyber/clientje & ikanarat/judz1 20-10 (34-16 imps)

Match 6: Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga beat Jinxed: marj/nzjj & dancer 77/crochet 20-10 (48-30 imps)

Match 7: Flawless: manawa/major_blue & gypsy1308/john_4nz beat House: jaymac/azuria & wdavis/glayva1 25-3 (70-20 imps)

8.00 pm Casual Match:
Match 8: kermit/susiecue & _kittikat/suescott beat maggies_s/kiwiannie & tigerboy1/judyon 42-11

9.30 Casuals:

Match 8: Auckland Amazons: trudy nz/gogga & qwikjanz/malmaison lost to Bobbing Barry: patrick/barry & elisha/bigbob 10-41

Match 9: abeljan/judyon & hamish32/jo99nz lost to _kittikat/suescott & diatribe/coldplay 17-43

Match 10: Half Gates: halfbach/nztipg8 & mpemble/glayva1 lost to Cyber Space: manawa/ierut & cyber/clientje 13-57

Monday, September 7, 2009

Championships: Standings after Rd 1 Post Qualifying




Championships: Draw for Rd 2 of Final/Plate/Consolation

Final:
Match 1: Beauty & the Beast v Homer's Heros
Match 2: TigerBees v Breg

Plate:
Match 3: Cross Ruffers v Palmy Punters
Match 4: The GEMS v Freezing Jokers

Consloation:
Match 5: StarLites v TopTown Girls
Match 6: Gurus v Jinxed
Match 7: Flawless v House

All games start at 8pm Monday 14th september. A Draw with full line-ups will be published around 6pm on Monday. Please email your captain to ensure he/she knows whether or not you are available this week.

Results of All Matches Played 7th September

8.00 pm Championships Matches:

Final:

Match 1: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm beat Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo 18-12 (23-11 imps)

Match 2: TigerBees: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd beat Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach 21-9 (37-14 imps)

Plate:

Match 3: Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs beat Freezing Jokers: kiwi_joker/pjf1430 & ickool/pascalls (judyon played first three bds) 23-7 (41-12 imps)

Match 4: The GEMS: mastersg/toddnz & blinkers/lmu beat Cross Ruffers: hamish32/jo99nz & best_minor/mpemble 22-8 (44-17 imps)

Consolation:

Match 5: Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga lost to StarLites: maggies_s/leonella & jenstar/acolitecs 13-17 (31-40 imps)

Match 6: TopTown Girls: cyber/clientje & ikanarat/drydie beat Flawless: manawa/gypsy1308 & major_blue/john_4nz 23-7 (35-5 imps)

Match 7: Jinxed: jinxii/mccullagh & dancer 77/crochet beat House: jaymac/azuria/ & _kittikat/middlec 24-6 (59-23 imps)

8.00 pm Casual Match:
Match 8: kermit/timsch & nigel_k/petermct lost to bigbob/benmont & tigerboy1/ steffbanan 16-68

9.30 Casuals:
Match 8: Auckland Amazons: trudy nz/gogga & qwikjanz/malmaison beat Bob’s Mob: bigbob/petermct & gypsy1308/manawa 42-31

Match 9: Hamish Homers: patricck/barry & hamish32/jo99nz beat Half Able: abeljan/nigel_k & nztipg8/halfbach 23-18

Championships: Full Draw for Rd 1 of Final/Plate/Consolation

Match 1: Homer’s Heros: patricck/qwikjanz & barry/jenm v Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo

Match 2: TigerBees: abeljan/andrewnz & hda/dolbeldjd v Beauty & the Beast: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/halfbach

Match 3: Palmy Punters: janwhy/ken 436 & noelwz/ljs v Freezing Jokers: kiwi_joker/pjf1430 & ickool/judyon

Match 4: The GEMS: mastersg/toddnz & blinkers/lmu v Cross Ruffers: hamish32/jo99nz & best_minor/mpemble

Match 5: Gurus: karrolle/laguru & rhonddaswe/tehenga v StarLites: maggies_s/?? & jenstar/acolitecs

Match 6: TopTown Girls: cyber/clientje & ikanarat/drydie v Flawless: manawa/gypsy1308 & major_blue/john_4nz

Match 7: Jinxed: jinxii/mccullagh & dancer 77/crochet v House: jaymac/azuria/ & _kittikat/middlec