Format for WCDF Qualifying Tournaments

[john reade]

See below for the WCDF statutes on the format of WCDF qualifying tournaments.

5.7 The following rules shall apply to qualification tournaments;

5.7.1 The laws of checkers as endorsed by the WCDF (See Appendix 1) shall be applied to the all qualification tournaments.

5.7.2 The time limit in all WCDF world championship qualification tournaments shall be 30 moves per hour. These rates of play may be changed at the discretion of the Executive Board in consultation with the tournament hosts but not after details of the event have been sent to competitors. The moves to include those forced by any ballot.

5.7.3 All games will be played with clocks (preferably digital) and both players shall record the moves of each game.

5.7.4 With sufficient entrants each qualification tournament should comprise a minimum of eight rounds of play with each “round” consisting of two games. Two points shall be awarded for a won game, one point shall be awarded to both players where the result is a drawn game, while no points shall be awarded to a player who loses a game.

5.7.5 The initial pairing of players shall ensure that participants from the same organisation will play against each other in the first round; with all subsequent draws being made using a “Swiss-System” of pairings (See Appendix 3).

5.7.6 In the event of an entry of less than eight players, the tournament shall be run on a “Round Robin” basis with each participant playing all the others.

5.7.7 No points shall be awarded to any player at the conclusion of a round until the tournament referee is in receipt of a signed copy of the games played in that round by that player. The signed copy should represent a complete and accurate record of the games played.

John Reade, Hon. Sec. WCDF.

[kiwinurse]

Thanks John, its good to get clarication on the rules of the qualifier early, regards Jan