Contact: Jackie Cornfoot-Ortiz

DISTRICT 21 GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS 2010 CONDITIONS OF CONTEST Posted 10/21/2009   In accordance with ACBL regulations, each participant in the GNT must be an ACBL member in good standing and must  follow ACBL residency requirements.   The GNT is divided into four flights as defined below.  Players will be allowed to participate in as many flights as they desire, provided that they are eligible to play based upon their master- point holdings as of the September 2009 cycle,   1.    FLIGHTS        Open               unlimited        Flight A            0-5000 mpts.        Flight B            0-2000 mpts.        Flight C            Non Life Master with fewer than 500 mpts.   2.    ENTRY FEES        Entry Fees will be $40.00 per team per session.         D21 shall give each flight $2,000.00 to represent D21 at the summer Nationals in New Orleans, LA          to be held July 22, 2010 thru August 1, 2010   3.    PRE-REGISTRATION        All teams must pre-register  D21 GNT Co-ordinator jackieo@sonic.net  no later than January 31, 2010 for Flight A        and Flight C --- Flight Open  must pre-register no later than March 15, 2010 -- Flight B must pre-register        no later April 15, 2010.   Late registration will be accepted only at the discretion of the GNT D21 co-ordinator.   4.    CAPTAINCY        Each team must designate the team captain from amongst its own playing members on        its registration entry, and said captain will be responsible for all represention of the team.   5.     TEAM COMPOSITION AND PLAY REQUIREMENTS         Teams may consist of four, five or six players.  Players may be added at any time before         actual competion begins.  Each player must play at 50% of the boards or one full session         during the first stage and at least 50% of the final and semi-final knockout match thereafter.         Exception to this rule may be made by request to the D21 GNT co-ordinator but will be         entertained only with good cause.  No exceptions will be made for the final match.   5.     ITEMS NOT COVERED         Any items not covered by these Conditions of Contest will be resolved by the D21 GNT co-         ordinator in consultation with the Tournament Director.   6.     CONVENTIONS         All conventions in the General Chart are permitted in all flights.  Only General Chart conventions         will be allowed in Flight B and Flight C.  Mid Chart will be allowed in the other flights provided that 2 identical         legible written viable defenses with auction extensions and continuations are provided for the opponents.      7.     SUBSTITUTIONS, REPLACEMENT AND AUGMENTATIONS         A permanent replacement for a player who, for cause, cannot continue in the event is permitted         only with the permission the of the D21 GNT co-ordinator.   Prior to the completion of the District final,         the replacement need not have played in the event but must:  Be a member of the ACBL and maintain         their membership in D21 and not appreciable strenghten the team                          A replaced player permanently leaves the event with all masterpoints already earned and the         replacement continues in the event earning masterpoints thereafter. Play percentage requirements         apply to the replacement only for the portion of the event yet to be played.  A fifth and/or sixth player         may be added to a team after completion of  the District 21 final  Any such player must  have            played on another team in the same flight of the current year's GNT or have previously represented         D21 in the same flight of the GNT at a prior summer Nationals.    8.     KNOCKOUT MATCH DURATION          Each KO match in the Open Flight and Flight A will consist of 64 boards divided into two  32   board halves.        Flights B and Flight C will play 28 board matches.   7.     SEEDING        Final Seeding for all flights will be chosen by the Director In Charge and the D21 GNT co-ordinator.   GNT Schedule - 2010 Flight A -    Feb. 20, 2010  12:00 and TBA - 2 sessions   Burlingame Bridge Club                  Feb. 21, 2010  12:00 and TBA - 2 sessions   Burlingame Bridge Club                  Feb. 27, 2010  12:30 and TBA - semi-finals   San Mateo Sectional                  Feb. 28, 2010  10:00 and TBA - finals           San Mateo Sectional   Flight C-     Feb. 20, 2010  12:00 and TBA - 2 sessions   Burlingame Bridge Club                  Feb. 21, 2010  12:00 and TBA -semi & finals Burlingame Bridge Club   Flt. Open   April 10, 2010    1:00 and TBA - 2 sessions   San Jose Sectional                  April 11,2010   10:30 and TBA - 2 sessions   San Jose Sectional                  May 22,2010    12:00 and TBA semi-final      Burlingame Bridge Club                  May 23,2010    12:00 and TBA finals            Burlingame Bridge Club   Flight B      May 22,2010    12:00 and TBA 2 sessions    Burlingame Bridge Club                  May 23,2010    12:00 and TBA semi & finals  Burlingame Bridge Club