[gvttc general] FRIDAY OPEN PLAY TONIGHT - FLEX League Start - Nov. 15, 2019

[ANDRE MARONIAN]

All,

Please note, tonight is going to be open play only.  Have a great time!!!

We’re finalizing a few more components of this exciting new FLEX league as it relates to the website, rewards, and result collection.  For this reason, we’re looking to start next Friday Nov. 15, 2019 beginning at 6:30pm and no later than 7:00pm.  I plan on being there to make sure things run smooth.  We’ll have a website signup process and it will be first come first serve.  You can show up at start time but if the max 24 spots is already filled on the website, you won’t have a spot unless someone drops.

ALSO, we’re only using a maximum of 6 of 8 tables for this day (24 spots = 6 groups of 4).  The other two tables will be reserved for open play and/or coaching by approved GVTTC coaches.  Of course, smaller FLEX league signups for that day will open more tables for open play.

General Rules - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Who can play?
Anybody! Cost is $7 per night for League or Open Play members.  $10 per night for the rest
24 MAX Spots!  Website signup up until 5pm day of is priority.  After 5pm, you’ll need to walk up and see if there’s room.
How it works?

Signup is for a single session on the day specified, not an entire season like with our traditional leagues
Players are allowed to sign up on the fly up until 5:00pm on the day of the league. If you need to withdraw for any reason (work, traffic, etc) please notify us by 6:00pm.
Depending on the number of signups, players will be split into 2-4 groups based on RatingsCentral rating. From there, random draws will be used to assign 3-5 players to a table for a round robin.
Draws will be created after 6:00pm and league play begins at 6:30pm. If you do not arrive by 7:00pm you will not receive league points.
Scoring

Results will be processed in RatingsCentral to determine whether each player's rating went up or down.
Players receive 1 league point for playing their matches.
Players receive an additional 1 league point if their RatingsCentral rating stays neutral OR an additional 2 league points if their RatingsCentral rating goes up.
Examples:
Bob starts the night with a rating of 1050. He goes 2-1 for the night and his new rating is 1077. Bob will receive 1 point for playing and 2 points for improving for a total of 3 league points for the night.
John starts the night with a rating of 1430. He goes 1-2 for the night and his new rating is 1402. John will receive 1 point for playing.
Ranking and awards (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

The ranking order is determined first by total number of league points, with match win percentage and then game win percentage being used for tiebreakers.
There will be three award categories: Beginner (RatingsCentral <600), Intermediate (RatingsCentral 600-1200), and Experienced (RatingsCentral >1200).
We’re looking at cash rewards - stay tuned!
Sincerely,
Andre Maronian
President GVTTC
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