Evening Men’s Section
Tuesday
and Thursday Leagues
2012
Playoff Format, Schedule and Rules
(posted March 7, 2012)
This
year, the Aggregate Points System is being used to
determine playoff seeding. These points are determined
at the end of the third round robin but before teams are
moved up or down a flight. In other words, if you finish
first or second in Flight 3, it does not necessarily
mean you move up to Flight 2 for the A/B playoffs. Your
accumulated points (Win/Loss/Tie plus Standings Bonus
Points for all three round robins) determine the final
standings in the league, from 1 to 32. The top 16 teams
(teams 1-16) play in the A/B Playoffs, while teams 17-32
play in the C/D playoffs.
Tuesday Flight 1 and 2 play for the Tuesday League Championship (A Event - Jim Sharples Trophy)
and the B Event (Birrell Trophy). All games leading to
the Tuesday League finals are on Tuesdays.
Tuesday Flights 3 and 4 play for the C Event (Alexander Trophy) and D Event (Leads & Seconds
Trophy). All
games leading to the Tuesday League finals are on
Tuesdays.
Thursday Flights 1 and 2 play for the Thursday League Championship (A Event – Thursday Trophy)
and the B Event.
All four games leading to the Thursday League
finals are on Thursdays.
Thursday Flights 3 and 4 play for the C Event and the D Event.
All four games leading to the Thursday League
finals are on Thursdays.
Club Championship
The
Tuesday and
Thursday league
champions (Main Event winners in their respective
leagues) will have a
one-game playdown
on Thursday, April 12, starting at 5:30 pm, to
determine the Men’s Section Club Champion (the Bob Murray Trophy).
At
the same time as that club championship game is played
(Thursday April 12, starting at 5:30 pm), the winners of all the remaining Tuesday and Thursday playoff events (B
through D) will play each other for prizes.
The
section banquet and AGM will take place on the Club
Championship evening, following the games. If you wish
to have input into section business, including potential
changes to rules, scoring systems and other procedures,
please attend the AGM. If you are unable to attend but
have (polite) suggestions regarding any of the above,
email them to
lcc.evening.men@gmail.com
before April 1.
See Bulletin Board and/or website for actual draw
postings
Evening Men’s Section
2012 Playoff Procedures & Rules
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All teams are guaranteed two playoff
games.
-
This year, the Aggregate Points System
is being used to determine playoff
seeding. These points are determined at
the end of the third round robin but
before teams are moved up or down a
flight. (In other words, if you
finish first or second in Flight 3, it
does not necessarily mean you move up to
Flight 2 for the A/B playoffs.)
Your accumulated points
(Win/Loss/Tie plus Standings Bonus
Points for all three round robins)
determine the final standings in the
league. The top 16 teams (teams 1-16
based on the Aggregate Points System)
play in the A/B Playoffs, while teams
17-32 play in the C/D playoffs.
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All playoff games are 8 ends (or less, a
team may concede at any point) and
recorded only as win/loss.
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No score
sheets are required – the vice of the
winning team should fill in the grid on
the Section bulletin board.
(For the first game, please fill
in the loser’s next game on the B-side
as well.)
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In the first two playoff games, if tied
after 8 ends, a full extra end is
played.
If still tied, the tie is broken
by a draw to the button. (Only the
throwing team may sweep.)
In the semi-finals and finals,
and in the Club Championship games,
extra ends are played until the tie is
broken.
Postponements:
-
A postponement is only acceptable if
both teams agree and can find make-up
ice acceptable to the "non-offending"
team before the next scheduled playoff
game.
The team requesting postponement is
ultimately liable for the default,
regardless of any agreement to
reschedule. In other words, if for
any reason the game is not made up in
time, the team that originally requested
the postponement defaults and the
"non-offending" team moves on to the
next game.
Spares:
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At all times, teams are expected to
observe the spirit of fair play when
finding substitutes. (For example,
generally speaking, spares in the C/D
playoffs should come from teams that
qualified to play in the C/D events.
They may be from either the Tuesday or
Thursday league.
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Teams
must field at least 3 curlers. In the
League Finals and Club Championships,
teams should make every effort to field
a team of 4.
For the first two playoff games,
at least 1 player must be an original
team member. After that, teams must have
at least 2 original team members.
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All Leaside Curling Club men (including
those not members of the Men’s Section)
are eligible to spare in the playoffs.
This includes those already playing for
another team.
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If you are filling a front-end position
with a spare, the spare should be
someone who plays front-end in whatever
league or section they generally play
in. A player who usually plays vice for
their regular team should play back-end
when sparing. The only exception to this
front-end/back-end restriction is in the
Main Event playoffs, where any eligible
spare can play any position. In any
case, if the regular skip is present, he
should skip.
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If you need a spare in the final Club
Championship game, he should come from
the same league as your team (e.g., if
you are a Tuesday team, your spare
should be from the Tuesday league).
The Bell Rule:
- The bell rule is suspended for the playoffs.
However… This does NOT mean you can
take your time playing your games.
There is a full schedule for the first
two games, so we need the games to
proceed quickly.
Games in those first two draws
will be monitored and teams that are
deemed to have played unreasonably
slowly in either of those games will be
given strict time limits in any
subsequent game. Please do your best to
play quickly in all games.
Exceptions to these rules are only permissible
upon prior approval of your league's drawmaster.
