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2013 Seattle Cash Spiel
Playing Rules &
Information
1)
At least 15
minutes before each game teams should flip a coin with the opposing team. The team winning the flip will have choice of
practice time or rock color. If the opposing team has not arrived by 15 minutes
before the game to flip the coin then the team who is present has choice of
rocks and earns the right to take hammer in the first end. The team not present
forfeits their practice.
2)
USCA rules of
play govern play unless noted below.
3)
Games will be 8
ends with extra ends played as necessary.
4)
Each player is
allowed one practice rock up and back before the start of each game, but shall
take no longer than 7 minutes. After practice a player shall deliver a Last
Stone Draw, which is then measured by the opposing team. The team with the
shortest distance has choice to deliver first or second in the 1st end.
5)
Teams
may have up to 5 players in this event and those players may play in any
order. A player may not compete on more
than one team.
6)
Please keep the
speed of the games moving even though we are not using time clocks. Make sure to post scores promptly after each
end.
7)
If a rule is in
question or needs clarification please talk to any committee member. Those
members include Brady Clark, Lyle Sieg & Doug Kauffman.
8)
We have 3 pools
of 5 teams and will qualify 8 teams for the playoffs. The top two teams from each pool will qualify
and the third place team in two pools will qualify. Please closely review the TB procedures and
ask questions of Doug Kauffman, Brady Clark or Lyle Sieg to ensure you
understand them. Tiebreaker games will
not be played.
9) For POTENTIAL seeding, please read procedure
under Tie-Breaking Procedures.
Tie-Breaking Procedures (To
determine pool positions & playoff seeding.)
AFTER the
round robin, team positions for pool finish/playoffs will be determined as
follows
1)
Overall record
2)
Head-to-Head
(Only used if ALL teams have actually played each other)
3)
Team Shot challenge.
Once
the top team has been determined with a pool, that team is removed from the TB
calculations and the REMAINING TEAMS are once again determined following the TB
procedures listed above starting with #1.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are 1st in your pool, you
will be seeded 1, 2 or 3 for the playoffs REGARDLESS of your record. If you finish 2nd in your pool,
you will be seeded either 4, 5 or 6 for the playoffs REGARDLESS of your record.
In the unlikely event that
all 3 pools are 3-1, the 9th place team will be eliminated. The ranking procedures outlined above will be
used. In this scenario it would go to
the team shot challenge within each pool to determine the #1 seed. The #1 team is then removed and the two
remaining teams would then revert to head to head to determine #2 & #3
within each pool.
The #3 seeds across each pool
then would be ranked to determine 7 9.
The lowest DSC would be 7, the next best would be #8 and the remaining
team would be ranked #9 and eliminated.
Team Shot Challenge
The team shot challenge will be used whenever TB
procedure #1 or #2 is not applicable. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YOUR TEAMS 2ND
WIN, each team member will throw one stone each (sweeping allowed) to the
button (each rock will be measured, then removed from play before the next
player shoots.) Your teams total will
be BEST 3 of 4 distances. Should there
be a tie with another team; the 4th distance will be used to break the
tie. (If still a tie, coin flip will
determine.) You can throw in any order you wish, or use any combination of
rocks you wish, but all four players must throw. (Teams with only 3 players will be given the
maximum distance (73) for the 4th stone.)
Spaghetti Dinner Saturday
The juniors are hosting a
spaghetti dinner on Saturday night and proceeds are being donated to the junior
curling program. Dinner will include spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. Thank
you in advance for supporting the junior program!
Total Cash Payout ($7,600)
Champions: $2,500 / Team
Runner-Ups: $1,500 / Team
Semifinalists: $1,000 / Team
Quarterfinalists $ 400 / Team