Adjustment questions IX

[xx1943]

Hi all;

 

here another problem from a tour I newly directed:

 

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West North East South

...-... pass. pass 1♦

pass. 2♣... pass 3NT

pass. pass. pass

 

West leads J of spades and declarer takes the first 8 tricks:

1♠ 5♣ and A, K of ♦

then he leads 6 of ♥, West contributes the 9

and time run out.

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This was the 5 card ending; Heart 6 and 9 played to zhe 9. trick.

 

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West North East South

...-... pass. pass 1♦

pass. 2♣... pass 3NT

pass. pass. pass

 

West leads J of spades and declarer takes the first 8 tricks:

1♠ 5♣ and A, K of ♦

then he leads 6 of ♥, West contributes the 9

and time run out.

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It was a machtpoints tournament with 6 min per board.

I was never called to the table. I had to assume, that all players were responsible for the delay. I found server scored A--:

I didn't adjust so A-- was scored.

 

Later I looked at the traveller: The only possible results were 3NT+3 or 3NT= depending on South finessing Q of ♥ or not.

 

On the traveller 3NT got 22% and 3NT+3 64% for NT. In this respect 40% to N/S seems fair, if you assume declarers choice of line; to impass or not to impass; beeing 50% for each.

 

But what about EAST/WEST? If declarer finesses they would have got 36% and if he does not 78%. Therefore they deserve actually (36%+78%)/2 = 57%.

 

IMO the fair score shoold be NS=40% and EW=60%. But this was only possible to find out after looking the traveller in MyHands.

 

I'm looking forward to hear your opinions.

 

Cheers

 

Al