GENERAL INFORMATION:

Tournament Director: Ray Gillett.

Tournament location: Federal Hotel, 160 The Terrace, Port Pirie SA 5540.

Tournament time: from 7.00-11.00pm approx.


TOURNAMENT FORMAT DETAILS:

Group matchplay.

1) Seeding: IFPA.
2) First round pairing: Random ? Players will be randomly paired against each other in the first round.
3) General pairing: Balanced - Players will be randomly paired with previously unfaced opponents.
4) Player order: Rotating - Random order for the first game, then rotates player order evenly.
5) Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) (7/4/1).
6) Arena draws: Balanced - Attempts will be made to assign an arena that has been played the fewest times by all opponents.
7) Duration: Four rounds.
8) Matches each round: Three matches.
9) Tiebreaker: Ties will be broken by the number of first place finishes, then by the number of second place finishes and finally, if necessary, a single game play-off. Ties will only be broken for first, second and third places.