IMP League Start Page

Unit 430 runs an annual extended teams competition each year that we call the IMP League.  Play begins in October and continues through the winter to mid-April, with playoffs in each division following in April and May (and sometimes slightly beyond).  Teams of 4-6 players play a match against another team two or three times a month, usually at a bridge club or occasionally at someone's home.  Usually there are two or three divisions to separate the top players from the more casual or social players, and in some years we have enough interest to have a division of newer players.

The 'blue' pages contain the most recent information about the IMP League, its history, rules, and the members of the teams competing this year.

Both divisions of the IMP League have now begun.  Below is a list of links to the current standings and team pages...

TEAM CAPTAINS: ALERT!  The final date to play regular-season matches in Flight A is April 2.  The final date to play regular-season matches in Flight X/B is April 16.  No regular-season matches played after that date will count in the final standings under any circumstances.

Masterpoints in Flight A:

Overalls: Peters team 16.33, Litwin team 12.35, Lai team 9.19, Takemori 7.54.

Match awards for all other teams, per match won (including playoff matches): 1.08

The rules for the Flight A All-Star team selections were as follows:

• There are six slots on the First and Second All-Star team.
• Only regular-season matches are counted.
• No team may have more than one player on the First All-Star team, and more than one player on the Second.
• The rankings are by Earned VPs per match, which is how many VPs you have earned for your team. (See the team pages for an explanation on how this works when there are halftime replacements.)
• You cannot be on any All-Star Team unless you have played at least half of your team's matches.
• Ties in Earned VPs are broken by IMPs plus or minus.
• When two or more people have played the same matches/halves, their ranking will be equal, which is why some entries are listed as A or B, or A, B or C.
• This is strictly for fun, and is not statistically relevant until all matches have been played (and probably not even then).

In Flight A, participants must play at least NINE halves to qualify for playoff participation.  All of the playoff teams managed their rosters well enough so that all of their regulars qualified.  In the playoffs there are no restrictions at all on how many boards a player needs to play, but no players from off your team may play for any reason.  All players eligible for the playoffs will be included in overall awards for their team regardless of how much or how little they play in the playoffs.

Latest news: Peters makes it three in a row in the playoffs, defeating Lai to set up the final between Litwin and Peters!

On the clock now: With nobody having two more matches left, the clock has been turned off. As long as the final matches are played sometime in June, we won't worry about it.