As a WBF member, you have the right to expect that the Director is in 100%
observance with the following Decalogue. If not, send your claim, by writing,
to the WBF, P.O. Box 47, CH-6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland, or by e-mail to
dapra@iol.it. Thank you for your collaboration.
WORLDWIDE BACKGAMMON FEDERATION
DECALOGUE OF THE GOOD WBF TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
1. DIRECTOR AND COMMITTEE - The names of the Tournament Director
and of the Committee President must be published on the Tournament invitation.
The composition of the Committee, including only present members representing
the participant Nations, must be published on the Notice Board as soon as
possible before the draw. The WBF Tournament rules are unchangeable.
2. ATTRIBUTE - The Director must be recognized by the Worldwide Backgammon
Federation. The Director must be a disinterested party; for this reason
the Director cannot play in the Tournament. He must always be present and
must have a Vice-Director on hand during any extraordinary absence.
3. REGISTRATION - The Director is obliged to refuse the registration
of players barred or suspended by the Disciplinary Committee of the Worldwide
Backgammon Federation. Any participation in lower or higher categories must
be free because the players are fairly protected from the differentiate
length of matches (Beginner - no doubling cube, best of three or five matches
(like Swiss style); Novice - match to 5 points without doubling cube, gammon
(mars) valid. Backgammon not valid (like Turkish style); Limited - match
to 5 points without doubling cube, gammon and backgammon valid (like South
American Style); Intermediate or Advanced - opening round maximum 7 or 9
points; Championship - opening round maximum 11 points; Master - opening
round minimum 13 points.)
4. DRAW - Any draw must be manual (not computerized), public and
"random" under the supervision of a WBF committee member, or at
least under the supervision of a foreign player. The draw is definitive:
any alteration of the draw involves the disqualification of the Director.
5. INCLUSION ON THE DRAW - The draw must include only the registered
players having paid the entry fee. The Director is responsible for the payments
and cannot invoke the "no show" to exclude from the payment, late
arrivals. It is advisable to use the system of the numbered "late arrive"
transforming in "bye" to the expiry of the penalty points. The
Consolation must be progressive.
6. TIMETABLE - The Director must supervise the respect of the timetable.
Any change of the timetable must be an exception and must be communicated
to the players as soon as possible both orally and in writing on the Notice
Board.
7. PLAYERS LEAVING THE PLAYING ROOM - The Director must insure that
any player leaving the playing room for more that 10 minutes informs the
Tournament Desk of his absence and states precisely where he can be found.
8. PENALTY POINTS - The Director is responsible for the strict application
of all the Worldwide Federal Rules and especially of the Rule of penalty
points. Any justifiable claim from an offended player must be considered
seriously.
9. EXPLANATION OF PRIZE-MONEY - The division of the added prize money
should be published on the invitation at the same time of the percentage
of returned prize money. If this is not possible it must be explained as
soon as possible, before the end of the first round, at the same time of
the distribution of the prize-money.
10. SLOW PLAY - The Director must be sure to identify the slow players
giving admonition and applying the Worldwide Federal Rules, using if it
is necessary and if it is disposable, a clock. The serious infringements
must be signaled to the WBF for official admonition or suspension. Slow
play destroys the pleasure of play and deters other players from attending
Tournaments. The duration of a normal match should not exceed one hour every
5 points of length. For example, a match to 25 points should not exceed
5 hours. Ed. 96/05/18 file C:\IOL\DECALDI7.WRI
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