(short description of image)APPEAL no. 50

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Steen Møller
Members (short description of image)George Retek
(short description of image)Naki Bruni
(short description of image)David Stevenson
(short description of image)Herman De Wael
CAN
ITA
GBR
BEL

Scribe (short description of image)Herman De Wael BEL

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Event
1998 World Championships
Open Pairs Semifinal
   
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Countries
USA v South Africa
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Passell (short description of image)Freed
EW (short description of image)Mansell (short description of image)Cope
   
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Board
Board 26. Dealer East. Game All
ª J 8 7 4 3
© 9 7 2
¨ K 10 8
§ Q 6
ª A 9 5 2 (short description of image) ª Q
© Q 8 3 © J 10 6 5 4
¨ 4 3 ¨ A Q 9 6 5 2
§ J 10 5 4 § 9
ª K 10 6
© A K
¨ J 7
§ A K 8 7 3 2

West
North
East
South

2¨¹ 3¨²
Pass 3ª Pass 4ª
All Pass

¹ Weak, can be six cards and 5 of another
² N/E: Majors S/W: Asking for stopper
   
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Result
4ª=: +620
   
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Facts
West called the director, claiming he could have bid his second suit if he had received the explanation that 3¨ asked for a stopper.
   
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TD's
Decision
Misinformation, Damage, Score changed to 5© doubled, 1 down, N/S +200.

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Appellants
N/S
   
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Players'
Comments
North explained that in fact the explanation he had given should have been the correct one, but that since he was not able to prove this conclusively, he accepted the ruling on misinformation. North asked to consider two other points though: firstly, that he thought it unlikely that East/West would defend up to th five level, and secondly, that he thought 5© should go two down, or even three. East stated that he would certainly have shown his second suit, but was barred from this by the explanation that South held both majors.

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Committee's
Comments
The Committee decided that there was to be a ruling based on misinformation. The Committee accepted that East would indeed bid 4©, but found it less likely that West would continue with 5© over the 4ª which would have come then as now. The Committee went on to see if the result of 5© doubled down one or two would be 'at all probable' and decided against that one as well.
   
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Committee's
Decision
Original result restored, N/S +620. 10% Procedural penalty to North/South because of misexplanation and/or misbid.
   
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Relevant
Laws
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  


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