143.6 Special Cases

143.6.1 Earlier stage of the competition

These procedures relate only to the stage of the competition in which the tie has occurred. No reference is ever made to any earlier stage of the competition in which the tied contestants may have played one another, or to any carry-forward score which may have been awarded in respect of an earlier stage.

143.6.2 Comparison on an equal basis

These procedures assume that all contestants involved in a split-tie are being compared on an equal basis. Thus, if reference is made to the 'number of matches won' (for example), this assumes that all the contestants have played the same number of matches, or have been awarded an appropriate score for an unplayed match as already referred to above. Should this not be the case, any such calculation should be expressed in percentage terms.

Team A has played 12 x 2-board matches, and has won 8 matches of these: team B has played 8 x 3-board matches, and has won 6 of these: team B have 'won' more matches (in percentage terms) than team A.

In a Swiss Teams event, team A have played team B 1.5 times, once in a head-on match (20 VPs at stake) and once in a triangular match (10 VPs at stake). Team A lost the head-on match 8-12, but won the triangular match 10-0. If relevant to a split tie, team A are deemed to have defeated team B 18-12: the equivalent of 12-8 on a 20 to 0 scale.

143.6.3 Ties in Qualifying rounds

Suppose the qualification conditions from a qualifying round played in sections to the next stage of a competition include an expression such as for example 'plus the three closest fifths'. If there is a tie for closest fifths the first test is the percentage [pairs] or imp total [teams] of the tying closest fifths before the procedures in #143.7 are applied.

143.6.4 Hybrid scoring methods

Some competitions involve a combination of Basic methods such as aggregate/IMPs coupled with match-points/point-a-board prior to the conversion to the Final method of scoring, Hybrid Points [HPs - see White Book section 161.6].

A reference to the Basic method of scoring is understood to mean

Otherwise the aggregate/IMPs is tested first. Note this means that aggregate/IMPs is tested first if both contribute the same number of HPs.

If this does not break the tie the other Basic method is then tested.

Only after both Basic methods have been tested is the next part of the procedure followed.

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.