Everyone should be thankful for all the silverpoint opportunities we have had lately. If you didn’t go to Woodbridge this weekend (last one ever), and you didn’t play the online sectional (first one ever), then there is still STaC week all next week.
Minting More Silver – Standalone Sectional
But the most exciting thing happening has yet to be announced. However, there are clues lurking around for those who know where to look. And lo and behold, we have been outed by ACBL’s own sanction calendar. Some people have already asked about it, so the cat is semi-out of the bag.
I know most people don’t use the online ACBL calendar to find tournaments. You can just rely on Bridge Finesse, the back of the monthly Bridge Bulletin, or flyers at your favorite club (or this website).
Save The Date – June 20, 21
Truth is, the GNYBA board must first finalize all the ins and outs of the first standalone sectional we will be holding in over a decade. It is not 100% happening, but if it does, it will not be considered a “Sectional Tournament at the Club” event. As a full sectional, it will pay 11/9 as much as a regular STaC (22.2% more).
We also hope to hold a Grass Roots Fund for one of the days, which will pay even more silver points. It will be regionally rated, as they say, paying 14/9 as much as a STaC (55.5% more). And as you all should know by now, STaC week pays a bonus beyond the usual club masterpoints award.
Here is the classification factor for various events – note that Club Championship at a club is 7.00, so even STaC pays more than club championship.
Enough Math? What’s the Format?
I will confess, I was at Honors today and someone pleasantly surprised me by complimenting the various masterpoint formula posts. So for now, these types of posts are here to stay! One of my long-time partners once predicted that someday I will end up on the ACBL masterpoint formula committee – I’m not sure about that, but I’m glad we fixed the Freaky Masterpoint KOs in time for the Big Apple Spring Regional. There are more quirks to be patched up, but we will pick our battles for now.
As for the sectional, much more will be revealed later – but with the creative minds here at GNYBA, we hope to host North America’s highest paying silver point team event here in New York. So save the date – June 20th and 21st!