Fluffy Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 ok I finished my awful performance in transnational I can go back and watch the final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 ok I finished my awful performance in transnational I can go back and watch the finalHow is this working? What is the next round and who is placed for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Heh, I've been going to bed at 145 or so with the audio commentary on and catching the 1st 16 boards before sleep. And then I'm usually up in time to catch the last few boards of the 3rd set. And I've been going to bed at 145 with ESPN radio streaming the world series, and get up in the morning to watch BBO. It's a great time for streaming entertainment online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 How is this working? What is the next round and who is placed for it?They already played round of 16, and half of quarterfinals.I found it quite surprising that it took us 150 hands to determine the 16 teams qualifying, but only 24 boards to determine wich team goes on to quarterfinals, but there was no time to do anything better, since at the start only 8 teams would go over swiss round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I found it quite surprising that the format of an event could be changed half way through the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdct Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I found it quite surprising that the format of an event could be changed half way through the competition.It's interesting that it took a couple of days for the organisers to realise they had 150+ teams in the field. Also, the level of entry wasn't really that abnormally large compared to 2007 (146 teams) and 2005 (134 teams). I suspect that the fact that several of the "big name" teams were quite a distance off qualifying at the half-way point may have had something to do with it. In Australia we call this practice "moving the goal posts after the game has started". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I found it quite surprising that the format of an event could be changed half way through the competition.Reminds me of the 2007 world mixed pairs scandal in Turkey, where the field for the final was enlarged after the result from the semi final had been posted. Aside from the very dubious procedure I agree that 16 qualifying teams was much more reasonable in this Transnationals. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 does anyone know why we still cannot see today's daily bulletin? missed the 3rd segment and am eager to read stories behind the result. TIA. HJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I found it quite surprising that the format of an event could be changed half way through the competition.I found it more surprising that the format of the match for 3rd/4th in the BB, VC and SB could be changed because a captain's meeting wanted it changed. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Reminds me of the 2007 world mixed pairs scandal i Turkey, where the field for the final was enlarged after the result from the semi final had been posted. Aside from the very dubious procedure I agree that 16 qualifying teams was much more reasonable in this Transnationals. I think the Blunt team is the only top 8 team that lost their round of 16 match. It is odd to change the format partway through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Thx everyone for their support, I imagine we won't get much while we're here (only because we're playing the home team of course!)Kevin Bathurst is former Dutch mixed teams champion (he played with Meike Wortel, Han's girlfriend). So they ought to be rooting for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 By the way, maybe other people here knew the full quote, but I did not. “The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I found it more surprising that the format of the match for 3rd/4th in the BB, VC and SB could be changed because a captain's meeting wanted it changed. Rik Huh? Details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi2 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Reminds me of the 2007 world mixed pairs scandal i Turkey, where the field for the final was enlarged after the result from the semi final had been posted. Aside from the very dubious procedure I agree that 16 qualifying teams was much more reasonable in this Transnationals. I think I can also remember 2009 in San Remo where the pair including a CEO from a domestic coffee company and an open player finished 6th or 7th in the Semifinal B (5 should qualify to the finals).. guess what has been done.. for me the change is incredible, especially because it does not make the tourney any better. My idea would be to make the original top8 cut and let the rest and the dropping semi finalists (who all get a bronze medal) play some side event for free, for example a world BAM championship or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Transnationals was a smart idea to cover the expensives ( entry fees ) by the WBF, its a nice side event, but naming it "World Championship is simply exaggerated IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 That "last train" conversation by Roland, Barnet & Peter on board 10 of segment 2 was classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Dutch are playing extrremely well today, credit to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Wow, USA1 conceded the consolation match to Italy after only 3 of 8 segments? Or is that an error in the scores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Wow, USA1 conceded the consolation match to Italy after only 3 of 8 segments? Or is that an error in the scores?That was the original intention (only 3 segments), or maybe it has been changed a few days/weeks ago as suggested by someone upthread. The ladies' playoff finished too after the same time, despite the difference being quite small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 That was the original intention (only 3 segments), or maybe it has been changed a few days/weeks ago as suggested by someone upthread. The ladies' playoff finished too after the same time, despite the difference being quite small.aha, I thought maybe there was more to the story there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 USA 2 are 55 imps down with 32 boards to play and I presume that Justin-Joe, Joel-Johnny will be playing the final two sets. Having watched a lot of the match the biggest problem is not the deficit, which is not good but not desperate, but the fact that the Dutch continue to play well. USA 2 did get 50 imps from USA 1 in the crucial fifth set of the semifinal and there is no reason to panic at this point. Important to try and get 20-30 imps back tomorrow morning, but any positive score will give them a chance. Go Justin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I found it more surprising that the format of the match for 3rd/4th in the BB, VC and SB could be changed because a captain's meeting wanted it changed.Huh? Details?To the best of my knowledge the bronze match was supposed to be played over 96 boards. After the captain's meeting it was shortened to 48 boards. But tell me if I am wrong. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdct Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 To the best of my knowledge the bronze match was supposed to be played over 96 boards. After the captain's meeting it was shortened to 48 boards. But tell me if I am wrong. RikPer the Supp Regs: 8.1.5 Play Off The losers of the semi-final will play a play-off of 48-board match (three 16-board sessions) IMP scoring for the third place. This will be on Thursday & Friday 27 & 28 October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcw Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 USA 2 are 55 imps down with 32 boards to play and I presume that Justin-Joe, Joel-Johnny will be playing the final two sets. Having watched a lot of the match the biggest problem is not the deficit, which is not good but not desperate, but the fact that the Dutch continue to play well. USA 2 did get 50 imps from USA 1 in the crucial fifth set of the semifinal and there is no reason to panic at this point. Important to try and get 20-30 imps back tomorrow morning, but any positive score will give them a chance. Go Justin! I really don't understand this. The USA are down 55 and the Dutch are playing well. This comes as no surprise... if the Dutch were playing badly would they be up by 55?. Good Luck tomorrow USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 USA 2 are 55 imps down with 32 boards to play and I presume that Justin-Joe, Joel-Johnny will be playing the final two sets. Having watched a lot of the match the biggest problem is not the deficit, which is not good but not desperate, but the fact that the Dutch continue to play well.And USA 2 missed bidding several good slams, like the hand where East had 2=2=3=6 22-count, and chose to bid it as a balanced hand rather than show the good clubs. It seems like they may have been getting tired and a little sloppy. But maybe I'm just projecting, since I was watching at 6am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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