Conditions of Contest
In this area of the website you will find conditions of contest for ACBL events. There is one page of general conditions which apply to all ACBL events and separate general conditions applicable to Pair, Swiss, B-A-M and KO events. Additionally, specific events have other conditions of contest which apply only to them. At the bottom of the page are the appendices which are referred to in some of the conditions of contest.
Please check to be sure you have read ALL applicable conditions for any event you are going to enter. If you have additional questions please contact the ACBL Tournament Department.
Appendices
Appendix B - Vanderbilt & Spingold Seeding Points
Appendix BSR - Senior KO Seeding Points
Appendix BW - Wagar Seeding Points
Appendix C - KO Bracketing
Appendix D - Knockout Team Tardiness Penalties
Appendix EWS - Women's & Senior KO Team Slow Play Penalties
Appendix EVS - Vanderbilt & Spingold KO Team Slow Play Penalties
Appendix F - Permissable Conventions at NABCs
Appendix G - Special Conditions Pertainingto the Use of Bidding Boxes and Screens
Appendix R - Ribbon Event Eligibility
Appendix S - Security Regulations Pertaining to the Spingold, Vanderbilt and Wagar KOs