It is essential that the correct session number is put into the scoring program for each event, to ensure that they are uploaded to the correct place on the server.

The minimum number of tables in play at a heat should be 4 for all events unless otherwise stated herein. If you are going to have less, please email for advice.

The minimum number of competition boards to be played by each participant is 20

Sending in Results

We need the results as quickly as possible. If you are scoring on line (mandatory for the World Wide Bridge Contest and the European Simultaneous), then your results should be uploaded within 24/48 hours - in the case of the WWBC and EBL, it must be within 24 hours of the event. If you are posting the travellers for us to key in, then these must be posted, first class, within 48 hours of the event.

Files Required for Scoring

If organisers are using the ECatsBridge Scoring program this will automatically produce and upload the correct files. If a different program is being used, organisers must check that it has a way of generating the required files which are named r.txt, p.txt, c.txt and e.txt. These may then be sent by email to results@simpairs.com . Please note that NO OTHER FILE FORMAT can be accepted.

The organisers take no responsibility for clubs failing to check that their scores appear on the website. It is essential that the heat organiser checks after uploading to verify that their scores have been imported and are displayed correctly. If they do not appear within 5 / 10 minutes of uploading, please try and upload the files again.

After the event, all the frequencies will be checked by a qualified Tournament Director and unusual scores will be queried. We fully accept that in many cases these will actually be correct, but for the ones that are not, it is important that we correct them before finalising the ranking. If a score is found to be wrong, the organiser will be asked to correct it locally and re-upload the corrected results to the server.It is very important, therefore, that the results are kept on a computer locally until the results are finalised so that any changes can be made easily and re-uploaded.

In the case of the World Wide Bridge Contest and the European Simultaneous, where results are finalised very quickly, each scorer is requested to double-check the results when they appear on the website, as they will have very little time in which to correct scores.

In the event of scores that are impossible at the vulnerability on the board (for example a +50 on a board where N/S are vulnerable), the organisers will endeavour to contact the club to ensure that the board was not fouled (e.g. by being switched) but if the club cannot be contacted or does not respond to email within a very short period, the score will be changed to the correct score for the vulnerability - i.e. a +50 would be changed to +100, a +420 to +620 and so forth.

In the event of a club uploading scores with a "Pass" on every board, it will be assumed that the scorer has inadvertently included scores for unplayed boards, and these scores will be deleted from the results as soon as is practically possible. If a valid email address for the club is available, that club will be informed.

All heat organisers are required to provide an email address where they can be contacted in case of queries that may arise during the checking of the scores. There is a place in which this can be entered in the scoring program. Please be sure to enter it accurately so that we can contact you if necessary.

Finalising of Results

We hope that all heat organisers will upload their results as quickly as possible so that we can start work on checking frequencies etc and get the results finalised quickly. We expect it to be at least two weeks before BGB and other national results are finalised, because not all clubs upload their own data, and it is necessary for us to key in results. However, it is anticipated that the World Wide Bridge Contest and European Simultaneous Pairs should be finalised within 24/48 hours.