Who can play?
When is it?
- May 3rd to 9th, 2021 (Monday to Sunday).
Prizes
- 1st place: 320 BB$ (per team)
- 2nd place: 160 BB$ (per team)
- 3rd place: 80 BB$ (per team)
- 4th place: 40 BB$ (per team)
Registration
- Fill in this form to register
- Entry fee is 5 BB$ per player, to be paid by the team captain for the entire team.
- A team can contain up to 8 players
- Mention your players' real names and their BBO usernames. Be careful, no typos.
- For usernames with spaces, use +, for example: 0+++Ace
- Each team captain will receive a confirmation email, with a link to a web page where they can submit their lineup before each round.
- Deadline for registrations: May 1st, midnight US Eastern Time (6AM CET on May 2nd for Europe).
- How to pay:
- Click here for the Conditions of Contest. Here's the official Rainbow Teams Championship page.
Format
- Qualification Phase: May 3 - 6
- Swiss Teams, 3 rounds of 12 boards, IMPs converted to VPs (WBF scale), all play same boards.
- Schedule of Play:
- Starting times: 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM New York Time (5 PM, 7 PM and 9 PM Paris Time)
- Monday, May 3: Swiss - Rounds 1 - 3.
- Tuesday, May 4: Swiss - Rounds 4 - 6.
- Wednesday, May 5: Swiss - Rounds 7 - 9.
- Thursday, May 6: Swiss - Rounds 10 - 12.
- Knockout Phase: May 7 - 9.
- Round of 32 if enough teams, otherwise Round of 16.
- 2 segments of 12 boards, possibly 3 x 12 for Semifinals and Finals, depending on the number of teams.
- Schedule of Play:
- Friday, May 7: KO - R32 and R16.
- Starting times 10 AM, 11.45 AM, 2.15 PM, 4 PM New York Time (4 PM, 5.45 PM, 8.15 PM and 10 PM Paris Time)
- May 8: KO - QF and SF
- Starting times 10 AM, 11.45 AM, 2.15 PM, 4 PM New York Time (4 PM, 5.45 PM, 8.15 PM and 10 PM Paris Time)
- May 9: KO - Finals & Playoff
- Starting times: 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM New York Time (5 PM, 7 PM and 9 PM Paris Time)
BBO will monitor for cheating. Teams suspected of using unauthorized information will be disqualified.
