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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.

2007-08 IMP League is under way!
12 teams contest the Gordie Davis Trophy this year; 6 more in Flight X/B

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

Flight A Standings & Schedule GridFlight A Team Pages: HennebergerIsfeldLaiLitwinLochangMoffattMorseNalosPetersSegalTakemoriWalker
Flight X/B Standings & Schedule GridFlight X/B Team Pages: CarrChanMcIntyreMeyerPecaVarga

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.

Flight A Wrapup
All-Stars and masterpoints

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).
2007-08 Flight A First All Star Team (compiled April 3, end of season)

Player

Team
Earned VPs
per Match
IMP +/-
per board
Earned Wins
and Losses
Bob GerriePeters21.29+1.096-1
Tao FengLai20.99+1.113½-1
Allan KarroIsfeld20.00+0.665-1
Dan JacobLitwin18.38+0.446-2
Peter Cooper OR Julie SmithMorse18.00+0.395-2
John Bryden OR Laurence BettsTakemori17.63+0.495-3
Flight A Second All Star Team (compiled April 3, end of season)

Player

Team
Earned VPs
per Match
IMP +/-
per board
Earned Wins
and Losses
John ChenLai19.68+0.603½-1
Don BrazeauLitwin18.33+0.235-1
Nick StockPeters18.29+0.585-2
Peter Cooper OR Julie SmithMorse18.00+0.395-2
John Bryden OR Laurence BettsTakemori17.63+0.495-3
Kal KaleemHenneberger16.29+0.274-3

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.

 

Flight A Playoff Schedule and Results
Here's the setup for the Flight A 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.

DeadlineMatch (32 boards)ResultWinner goes to...Loser is...
Match One
by Wednesday,
April 16
#3 Peters
vs
#6 Isfeld
 
Peters wins!
 
 
...Match Four
 
 
Isfeld finishes 5th/6th
 
Match Two
by Wednesday,
April 16
#4 Morse
vs
#5 Takemori
 
Takemori wins!
 
 
...Match Four
 
 
Morse finishes 5th/6th  
 
Match Three
by Wednesday,
April 30
#1 Lai
vs
#2 Litwin
 
Litwin wins!
 
 
...Match Six
 
...still alive!
(Goes to
Match Five)
Match Four
by Wednesday,
April 30
#3 Peters
vs
#5 Takemori
 
Peters wins!
 
 
...Match Five
 
 
Takemori finishes 4th  
 
Match Five
by Wednesday,
May 14
#1 Lai
vs
#3 Peters
 
Peters wins!
 
 
...Match Six
 
 
Lai finishes 3rd  
 
Match Six
by Wednesday,
extended
#2 Litwin
vs
#3 Peters
 
Peters wins!
 
Peters:
Flight A
 Champions!
Litwin
finishes 2nd