2012 ANC Selection Events
The purpose of this flyer is to encourage as many BFACT members as possible to participate in selection of ACT ANC Teams.
All ABF members are welcome to participate in all events. To be eligible for selection in a team, a player must be a financial member of a BFACT affiliated club. Residents of the ACT and southern NSW region are invited to join one of the following clubs who may be contacted through the BFACT web site: bfact.com.au:
- Capital Bridge Club
- Canberra Bridge Club
- Cootamundra Bridge Club
- Monaro Bridge Club
- South Canberra Bridge Club
ANC Open Teams Qualification Events
General
Given the limited amount of top class bridge in Canberra and region, the qualification events are open to all players whether they intend to represent the ACT or not. Players will be asked to indicate their status -“contending” or “non-contending” – before the start of the event to enable seeing and draws to be managed as fairly as possible.
Format
Open Team
The selection event for the ACT Open Team for the 2011 ANC will comprise 12 pre-qualified pairs.
Pre-qualification will be obtained in one of the following ways:
a. Six pairs will be selected from an ANC Qualifying Butler Pairs to be held at the Canberra Bridge Club from 31st January to 23rd February 2012.
b. Two pairs will qualify from an ANC Last Train Butler Pairs event to be held at the Canberra Bridge Club on 15 April 2012.
c. Two pairs will qualify from the ACT Swiss Butler Pairs Championship to be conducted at the Canberra Bridge Club from in the October/November of the previous year.
d. South Canberra and Capital Bridge Club will each hold qualifying events to qualify one pair each. If these events are not held, the positions will be allocated to the CBC ANC Qualifying Event.
The final will be conducted in the weekend 11th – 13th May 2012. The top three eligible pairs will be offered positions in the ACT Open Team.
Where a pair is ineligible, non-contending or withdraws, their place will be offered to next placed pair in their respective selection event and so on.
The purpose of this new format is to ensure that all members of BFACT have an opportunity to qualify and to spread the burden of fundraising via the BFACT levy.
ACT Seniors and Youth Team Selection Final
The Seniors trials will be conducted at the Canberra Bridge Club as follows:
a. 7.30 pm, 25th May 2012 (if required by the number of pairs)
b. 10 am, 26th May 2012 (finishing no later than 7 pm)
c. 10 am, 27th May 2012 (finishing no later than 6 pm)
The top three eligible pairs in each event will be offered positions in the ACT Seniors and Youth Team respectively.
Note that the Youth playing times may be adjusted in accordance with the number of entries received. The Youth Team selection timings may be altered depending on numbers and is likely to take place on the Sunday 27th May only.
ACT Women’s Team Selection
The event will be conducted at the Canberra Bridge Club as follows:
a. 7.30 pm, 19th May 2011 (if required by the number of pairs)
b. 10 am, 20th May 2011 (finishing no later than 7 pm)
c. 10 am, 21st May 2011 (finishing no later than 6 pm)
The top three eligible pairs will be offered positions in the ACT Women’s Team.
Eligibility
Automatic Qualification
All financial members of BFACT affiliated bridge clubs resident within the ACT and the relevant region are eligible to compete for State Team qualification.
Given the relative scarcity of high level events in the ACT, all players are welcome to compete whether they are eligible, contending or not.
Qualification with the Approval of the BFACT
Members of BFACT affiliated bridge clubs who are temporarily[1] residing outside the ACT and southern NSW, intending to return to the ACT or region and who have not competed for selection in any other State during their absence may be approved by BFACT.
Publicity
More detailed flyers for all events will be provided for each event in due course.
Peter Kahler
BFACT Tournament Secretary