143.7 How to split a tie

143.7.1 Between two contestants:

A simple tie between two contestants will be resolved by the result of the match/round (see #143.5.4) between those contestants (if there was one). If the match/round was tied in terms of VPs, the Basic method of scoring (see #143.5.1) will decide.

Failing that, then 'Tie-break points' will decide (see #143.5.2). Note that they never apply in 'all-play-all' events.

Failing that, in the case of a tournament scored by VPs, then the Basic method of scoring (see #143.5.1) will decide, taking account of all boards played in the stage of the competition in question.

First he checks the result between the two teams: if team A got more VPs than team B they are the winners. Let us suppose each team got 10 VPs.

Second he checks whether there was an imp difference in the match. Sadly for the TD, we find the result was no swing.

Third he checks to see how many wins and draws in Victory Points each team had: the team with the larger number of wins gets the trophy. Let us suppose team A won five matches and drawn two, team B won four matches, but tied four. Since a draw counts as a half-win, that means six each, and the tie is not broken.

Fourth he sees what Tie-break points each team got, ie he adds up separately the final scores of the teams that team A and B played against. Teams A's seven opponents got a total of 554 VPs, and so did team B's opponents!

Fifth he totals the imp difference for each team which comes to +94 imps each.

Sixth he uses point-a-board count-back. This involves comparing the results by each team on the same boards, so cannot be used if the boards are different, eg in a Swiss Teams where boards are dealt each round by the teams. However, in this tournament everyone plays duplicated boards, so he compares the boards - and finds the two teams score the same!

143.7.1 Between two contestants:(cont)

If a TD is ever unlucky enough to reach this situation and the tie must be broken then now he should get a pack of cards, and let the captains cut for the winning team, remembering to tell them that aces are high and that suits rank downwards spades-hearts-diamonds-clubs. A trophy would generally be shared rather than a random ballot, but qualification for a later round cannot be shared.

143.7.2 Between three or more contestants who have played each other

Failing that, the contestants will be ranked according to the Final scores (see #143.5.1) which they obtained against each other in all of the encounters between them.

Failing that, the tie will be resolved in favour of the contestant which has defeated all of the other contestants in terms of the Basic method of scoring (see #143.5.1) in head-on matches/rounds (see #143.5.4)

Failing that, the contestants will be ranked according to the Basic scores (see #143.5.1) which they obtained against each other in all of the encounters between them.

Failing the above, the tie will be resolved by application of #143.7.1 (b) to (f) inclusive.

143.7.3 Between three or more contestants who have not all played each other

The tie will be resolved by application of #143.7.1 (b) to (f) inclusive.

Two teams tie for the Pachabo trophy. The Director tries to break the tie.

First he checks the result between the two teams (see #143.7.1 (a)). The Pachabo scoring involves a 'point-a-board element' that leads to six HPs of the match, and an 'aggregate' element that leads to four HPs of the match: if team A got more HPs than team B they are the winners. Let us suppose each team got 5 HPs.

Since the point-a-board element is more significant he checks this next. Let us suppose that the two teams have the same number of points. He will then check the aggregate element before moving on to #143.7.1 (b). If team A won the aggregate by 10 points or more they are the winner.