(short description of image)APPEAL no. 55

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Bobby Wolff USA
Members (short description of image)Jaime Ortiz-Patiño
(short description of image)Ernesto d'Orsi
(short description of image)Mazhar Jafri
(short description of image)Steen Møller
(short description of image)George Retek
(short description of image)John Wignall
GBR
BRS
PAK
DEN
CAN
NZD

Scribe (short description of image)Herman De Wael BEL

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Event
1998 World Championships
Open Pairs Final
   
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Countries
USA v Sweden
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Stansby (short description of image)Martel
EW (short description of image)Lindquist (short description of image)Fredin
   
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Board
Board 24. Dealer West. Love All
ª 7 3 2
© 8 7 4 2
¨ 9 8 2
§ 8 7 4
ª A 10 8 6 (short description of image) ª Q 9 5 4
© A Q 6 © 10 5 3
¨ Q 3 ¨ K 6 5
§ A K 5 2 § Q 9 3
ª K J
© K J 9
¨ A J 10 7 4
§ J 10 6

West
North
East
South

1§¹ Pass 1¨² 1NT
Dble³ Pass Pass 2¨
Dble All Pass

¹ 11-13 or 17+ any distribution
² 0-7
³ 17+
   
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Result
2¨*-3: -500
   
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Facts
After his second double, which was made quickly, West himself pushed the tray through.
   
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TD's
Decision
Unauthorised Information, Damage, Score changed to 60% for N/S, 40% for E/W. The Director presented to the Committee evidence of one previous occasion, on which the same player, as West, had pushed the tray through himself. For this reason the Director also gave East/West a Procedural penalty of 25% of a top.

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Appellants
E/W
   
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Players'
Comments
West did not attend the meeting and the Committee told East that he should have. East explained why he passed. At worst, his partner held a singleton Diamond. The double was also consistent with a 4405 shape, but East did not consider this. He found his hand to be worth more in defence than in offence and he did not consider a game score in their direction likely. He took a long time in deciding this, but he did not think the fast double influenced him. When asked if his partner often pushed the tray, East replied that yes, he had already told his partner off on this. He called his partner 'emotional', but 'honest'.

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Committee's
Comments
The Committee found it not unreasonable for East to pass. However, West took a very inopportune moment to transgress on a procedure. The Committee decided, by majority, that there was indeed unauthorised information that suggested passing. The Committee felt however, that if East did not pass, he would surely push to game and the resulting score would be -450.
   
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Committee's
Decision
The Committee ruled: Assigned Adjusted Score of, N/S -450. The Committee did not rule on the Procedural Penalty but decided to investigate the matter further. In a separate meeting the Committee decided to double the penalty but leave the matter at that.
   
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Relevant
Laws
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  


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