25th Dorset Rapidplay Team Prize Rules

A team is 4 players, but they do not need to be from the same club. You should choose a name.

For every 5 grading points the team's average grade drops below 145 then they will receive a half point bonus to the score the players achieve. For every 5 grading points above 145 (starting at 145) then the team will have a half point penalty. Martin Simons comments “this has in the past made the team event very exciting as the handicap system is a great leveller!”

A few examples:
o If the team's average grade is 145.5 then this is rounded up to 146 which means it is over 145, and the team will receive a have a half point penalty from its combined score.
o If the team's average grade is 109.25, then this is rounded down to 109 which means it is 36 points below 145 so it will receive a 3½ point bonus to its combined score!
What this could mean is that a team with an average grade of 102 which scores 8 points (from its 24 games) will receive a bonus of 4 points = 12 points and will come ahead of a team with an average grade of 165 which scores 14 points (from its 24 games) as it will receive a penalty of -2½ points = 11½ points!

The table below should hopefully make things clearer:

Team's Average Grade Bonus / Penalty
90 - 94 5
95 - 99 4½
100 - 104 4
105 - 109 3½
110 - 114 3
115 - 119 2½
120 - 124 2
125 - 129 1½
130 - 134 1
135 - 139 ½
140 - 144 0
145 - 149 -½
150 - 154 -1
155 - 159 -1½
160 - 164 -2
165 - 169 -2½
170 - 174 -3
175 - 179 -3½
180 - 185 -4

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