POY Rules

POY Rules:

State Champion Qualification:

6 players qualify for the state closed championship in the following ways.

• Defending Champion
• MWO Nominee
  • Only 1 nominee, organizer lists tie-breaks in advance.
• Cornhusker Nominee
  • Only 1 nominee, organizer lists tie-breaks in advance.
• GPO Nominee
  • Only 1 nominee, organizer lists tie-breaks in advance.
• POY
  • Best cumulative plus scores from POY tournaments
    • Best 4 tournaments
  • 1^st
  • 2^nd

Co-Champions – in the event that two or more players finish the closed championship with the highest score, all players will be declared the state champion. However, the tie-breaks listed below will be used to determine the champion with the automatic qualification to the closed championship in the following year.

Tie-Breaks

1) Common Game

2) Sonnen-Berger

3) Armageddon game

POY Standings Tie-Break:

The POY standings tie-break will be the player’s opponent’s average post-event rating not counting unrated and provisionally rated opponents. If someone uses TD credits as part of their best 4 tournaments then they will lose out on tie-breaks.

B Group:

• 6 player round robin played alongside the closed championship
• POY standings positions 3 through 8 will qualify for the “B” group

The winner of the B-group is eligible to use his plus score from the “B” group round robin tournament in the next POY cycle. The tie-breaks listed above will be used in the event of a tie.

Activity Rule:

Both the state champion and the B closed champion must play in at least 1 POY event in the next cycle in order to keep their reward for their victories, namely, the automatic-qualify spot in the next closed championship for the state champion & the plus score from the B closed tournament for the B closed champion.

TD Credits:

A TD earns a +1 score for each tournament he directs subject to a 2 point maximum.

Conditions for being a POY Tournament:

• $4 per player contribution to the NSCA
• Flyer approved by the NSCA Board at least 2 months in advance.
• Max 2 POY tournaments per organizer.
• POY events must be located in Nebraska.
• A TD of a POY event must not play in the tournament or have a family member play in the tournament
  • Would have to take the +1 TD credit instead of their score from playing in the tournament.
    • TD credit not transferable to family members.
  • Ok for an organizer to play and earn a plus score (organizer is subject to the rulings of a TD).

Note on the Plus Scoring System:

The plus scoring system counts only the wins less losses with draws not counting.

Here is how the scoring system works for a 4 game and 5 game tournament.

• 4 game tournament
  • 4 – 4 POY points
  • 3.5 – 3 POY points
  • 3 – 2 POY points
  • 2.5 – 1 POY point
  • 2 or less – 0 POY points
• 5 game tournament
  • 5 – 5 POY points
  • 4.5 – 4 POY points
  • 4 – 3 POY points
  • 3.5 – 2 POY points
  • 3 – 1 POY point
  • 2.5 or less – 0 POY points