<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for your patience on this as we continue to work out the kinks. I’m happy to announce that the Friday FLEX league will begin this week <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Friday Nov. 15, 2019 beginning at 6:30pm and no later then 7:00pm. I plan on being there to make sure things run smooth. The website signup is active NOW. You can show up at start time but if the max 24 spots are already filled on the website, you won’t have a spot unless someone drops.</span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Details & Signup Here:</b> </span><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="https://www.gvttc.com/OpenLeagueSignup" class="">https://www.gvttc.com/OpenLeagueSignup</a> SIGNUP AVAILABLE NOW!!!</span></font></div><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NOTE: We don’t have current signups available on the site but we’re working on that for future nights ….</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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. Coaching takes priority over open play if scheduled. Of course, if less people signup for FLEX league on any given day that would trigger more tables used for <b class="">open play.</b></div></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Hope to see you there …. </span></font></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="">Sincerely,</div><div class="">Andre Maronian</div><div class="">President GVTTC</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—————————</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.gvttc.com/OpenLeagueSignup" class=""><font size="4" class="">FLEX LEAGUE</font></a></div><div class="">Friday Nights @6:30pm</div><div class="">Rochester Sports Garden</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, "Nimbus Sans L", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><div class=""><strong class="">Who can play?</strong></div><div class=""><ul style="margin: 1.28571em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Anybody! Cost is $7 per night for GVTTC members. $10 per night for non-members</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">24 MAX Spots! Website signup up until 5pm day of is priority. After 5pm, walk ups are possible but online signup is the only official way to ensure you're in the 24</li></ul><h3 style="line-height: 2.1978em; margin-top: 1.0989em; margin-bottom: 1.0989em;" class=""><strong class="">How it works?</strong></h3><ul style="margin: 1.28571em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Signup is for a <strong class="">single session on the day specified</strong>, not an entire season like with our traditional leagues</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Flex League awards will be based on a 2 month snapshot. For Example, January/Feruary then March/April. Our first session will run from Nov. 15, 2019 - Dec. 31, 2019 on Fridays.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Although there are benefits for attending each week, you are NOT required to commit for every session in the two month FLEX League.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Players are allowed to sign online 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.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Depending on the number of signups, players will be split into up to three playing groups based on RatingsCentral rating. From there, random draws will be used to assign up to 4/5 players to a table for a round robin.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Matches will be best 3 games of 5 up to 11 point with normal GVTTC rules. Warmup for matches should last no longer than 2 minutes.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Draws will be created after 6:00pm and <strong class="">league play begins at 6:30pm. If you do not arrive by 7:00pm you will not receive league points.</strong></li></ul><h3 style="line-height: 2.1978em; margin-top: 1.0989em; margin-bottom: 1.0989em;" class=""><strong class="">Scoring</strong></h3><ul style="margin: 1.28571em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Results will be processed in RatingsCentral to determine whether each player's rating went up or down.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Players receive 1 league point for playing their matches.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">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.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Examples:<br class=""><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">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.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">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.</li></ul></li></ul><h3 style="line-height: 2.1978em; margin-top: 1.0989em; margin-bottom: 1.0989em;" class=""><strong class="">Ranking and awards (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)</strong></h3><ul style="margin: 1.28571em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">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.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">There will be three award categories: Beginner (RatingsCentral <600), Intermediate (RatingsCentral 600-1200), and Experienced (RatingsCentral >1200).</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Prize Money: GVTTC will reserve 35% of monies collected toward an award payout pool. Each category will receive a cash award based on end of FLEX league results<em class=""> (every 2 months)</em>.</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Award payout pool will be distributed at the end of each FLEX league session based on results as follows.<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Experience: 1st place gets 22% | 2nd place gets 11%</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Intermediate: 1st place gets 22% | 2nd place gets 11%</li><li style="margin-left: 0.4em; list-style: disc;" class="">Beginner: 1st place gets 22% | 2nd place gets 11%</li></ul></li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>