Page 10 - EBU Seniors Congress Swiss Pairs

Using Bridgemates: Miscellaneous Points

• Players might find things are overall quicker and
smoother if North enters details of the contract,
declarer, and opening lead before play of the hand
commences.

• And, incidentally, we ask for the opening lead so
that players have that extra piece of sometimes vital
information when they’re dissecting results in the
bar. It can also be useful to TDs when there are
problems to be resolved.

• When you’re verifying a result as East or West,
make sure you check the sign of the score, as well
as the number itself – positive scores are in favour
of NS, negative scores in favour of EW. If North has
entered the declarer as East or West when it should
have been North or South, or vice versa, the sign of
the score displayed will be different to what you
expect. And as a courtesy, please keep the handset
on the table so that everyone can see what’s on the
screen.

• The information we show on the Bridgemate is:
o the percentage to each of NS and EW
o the frequencies [depending on the size of
field], so you won’t see opening leads

• The ranking information optionally available on the
Bridgemate at the end of each round doesn’t relate
to a Swiss Pairs event, and thus won’t be displayed.