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The Committee
believed that this was a pure misunderstanding. West did his best to make clear
the meaning of the bid, and South had tried to understand it. However, a
correct explanation had been made, and it was up to South to understand it or
seek help via the Tournament Director. The Committee also felt that West would
have done better to call for help from the Tournament Director, once he
realised there was a problem in understanding his explanation. The Committee
noted the regulation in the Conditions of Contest that Appeals Committees would
not consider matters that were solely caused by one side's inability or
unwillingness to express themselves in English but considered it did not apply
to this case. They also noted the regulations concerning filling in of
convention cards, and considered that the use of the name of a convention that
is not a standard world-wide convention was completely inadequate. They also
did not understand why an artificial adjusted score had been awarded. They also
comment that if writing descriptions it is more sensible to use suit symbols,
which everyone understands, rather than suit initials, which are different in
different countries. |
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The Committee ruled:
Table score stands (3¨ doubled minus two). 15% of a top Procedural Penalty to
East-West for Inadequate description of convention on convention card and
failure to explain it helpfully. |
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