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What, when, where? It’s E*V*I*L (Electronic Vancouver IMP League) Season Eleven (rosters and schedules below, the final Season Ten page, including playoffs, is here), a free event (free of entry fees and masterpoints) of team matches. Matches are on Tuesday Evenings, at 7:00pm (see schedule below for dates). Formerly known as the Summer IMP League, but it has outlasted the summer of 2020!
Below you will find playoff schedule, standings, match result grids, team rosters, important instructions on how to set up a team match on BBO, and the E*V*I*L rules, and an explanation of the structure of the league.
Season Eleven starts on March 7, seven Tuesdays ending May 2 with two Tuesdays of playoffs and play-in Swiss qualifiers to follow. We will be taking two Tuesdays off for outside tournaments this time: March 14 (NABC in New Orleans) and April 18 (Victoria Regional). Season Twelve has been delayed — my deadline for moving is coming up quickly and my time is quite limited. (Sorry.)
Welcome to Season Eleven which may or may not be complete: the final match of the playoffs was delayed but I don't know whether it actually got played. Meanwhile, my deadline for moving is fast approaching and I need all the spare time I can muster to do all the things I need to do to (literally) find a new home for E*V*I*L. There is a slight preference for Wednesday evenings in the poll, but only six teams have expressed interest so far, so it is probably best to go on another summer hiatus, get myself into a new place, then recontact everyone and perhaps try to find some new teams. Apologies for the delay in getting this news out.
Here is the link for the Season Twelve signup form. Deadline for signups have been extended indefinitely. If your team has differing opinions on the suggested change, please let me know how they feel in the final section where you can add questions and comments.
COMPETITIVE COURTESY: A few notes on issues that have come up in the past that we all should be aware of:
Good luck to our Season Eleven teams! With eight teams at the registration deadline, we have a perfect seven-week round robin of matches. Meanwhile, let me know if there is a problem with your team roster or you'd like a different colour shade or to trade colours with another team.
Match reporting form no longer needed: This is no longer necessary now that most matches appear on the BBO team game results list page. But if you set up a match and do not play it all through to the end but do want to count the results obtained, you need to tell me about it since such matches will not appear in the list. Some time back, a 24-board first half was abandoned after 12 so a second half could be played with a different lineup. That’s fine and the result should certainly count, but I won’t see it in the team game list, unless you pass out the last 12 boards (not reccommended). In that case, or if I should interpret the data wrong (which occasionally happens), or if you have agreed on a transfer of IMPs because of an irregularity, you should let me know by BBO message to McBruce or by e-mail (ooga@shaw.ca).
Starting in Season Ten the playoffs changed to a straight knockout with carryovers based on VP total from the regular season. The top team in the regular season may choose #3 instead of the default #4 as their first-round playoff opponent as long as they do so (via BBO message to me; I'll be online) within one hour after the final standings are posted. Carryovers are 1 IMP for each difference of 1 VP in the regular season VP totals, to a maximum carryover of 0.5 IMPs per scheduled board.
If Season Eleven attracts 13 teams or more, we will split once again into two divisions, with the top three teams and the fourth-place team, if they win the playoff, automatically in The Big Show, which will be limited to eight spots. Other spots will be decided in two optional Swiss Team games (details below) on the Tuesday and Thursday before the start of Season Eleven.
Season Twelve will (probably) begin on June 7; registration remains open while we are on hiatus, with a separate poll about changing to Wednesday for the next season to avoid conflicts with other leagues and the VBC's plans to restart some evening games.
Match Number | Date (other arrangements before or SHORTLY after are OK) |
Division | Team 1 | Carryover | Team 2 | Result |
1 | May 9 | The Big Show | #1 Yen Liu | 0.5 IMPs per board played to Yen Liu | #4 Hong | Yen Liu won by 43 after the carryover was applied. |
2 | May 9 | The Big Show | #2 Waterman | 0.5 IMPs per board played to Waterman | #3 BC Buds | Waterman won by 15 after the 12 IMP carryover was applied. |
3 | has been delayed... | The Big Show Final | #1 Yen Liu | 0.5 IMPs per board played to Yen Liu | #2 Waterman | Still not sure whether this match has been played or not. Please let me know. |
Thursday June 1 at 4pm | Registration for Season Eleven ends. (There is a two-week pause to coordinate and synchronize with VBC plans for a few weekday evening games to be added to the schedule.) | Friday June 2 at 4pm | Season Twelve details and schedule announced! If we have an odd number of teams at this point, I will send invites to players who have been in the league before, and we will accept the first team that applies and no more teams. | Date TBA | Season Twelve begins! | Season Twelve has been delayed (see above)... |
E*V*I*L -- Electronic Vancouver IMP League, Season Eleven :: The Big Show | |||||||
Team |
Matches Played |
Record (W-L-T) |
Total VPs |
VP Average |
Last/Current Opponent |
Result |
Next Opponent |
Yen Liu | 7 | 7 - 0 - 0 | 123.43 | 17.63 | Waterman | +8 IMPs, 24 boards, 11.90 VPs | Finished! |
Waterman | 7 | 6 - 1 - 0 | 103.97 | 14.85 | Yen Liu | -8 IMPs, 24 boards, 8.10 VPs | Finished! |
BC Buds | 7 | 4 - 3 - 0 | 76.00 | 10.86 | Hong | -26 IMPs, 24 boards, 4.76 VPs | Finished! |
Hong | 7 | 3 - 4 - 0 | 64.84 | 9.26 | BC Buds | +26 IMPs, 24 boards, 15.24 VPs | Finished! |
McClafferty | 7 | 4 - 3 - 0 | 63.49 | 9.07 | Koblenz | +6 IMPs, 24 boards, 11.46 VPs | Finished! |
Krywaniuk | 7 | 2 - 5 - 0 | 56.22 | 8.03 | Burns | +41 IMPs, 24 boards, 17.25 VPs | Finished! |
Koblenz | 7 | 1 - 6 - 0 | 43.60 | 6.23 | McClafferty | -6 IMPs, 24 boards, 8.54 VPs | Finished! |
Burns | 7 | 1 - 6 - 0 | 28.45 | 4.06 | Krywaniuk | -41 IMPs, 24 boards, 2.75 VPs | Finished! |
E*V*I*L -- Electronic Vancouver IMP League, Season Eleven :: The Big Show | ||||||||
Team | vs BC Buds |
vs Burns |
vs Hong |
vs Koblenz |
vs Krywaniuk |
vs Yen Liu |
vs McClafferty |
vs Waterman |
BC Buds | — | WON by 33 24 boards 16.25 VP |
lost by 26 24 boards 4.76 VP |
WON by 22 24 boards 14.60 VP |
WON by 36 24 boards 16.64 VP |
lost by 30 24 boards 4.17 VP |
WON by 29 24 boards 15.69 VP |
lost by 32 24 boards 3.89 VP |
Burns | lost by 33 24 boards 3.75 VP |
— | WON by 10 24 boards 12.33 VP |
lost by 47 24 boards 2.11 VP |
lost by 41 24 boards 2.75 VP |
lost by 64 24 boards 0.63 VP |
lost by 29 22 boards 4.13 VP |
lost by 41 24 boards 2.75 VP |
Hong | WON by 26 24 boards 15.24 VP |
lost by 10 24 boards 7.67 VP |
— | WON by 43 24 boards 17.47 VP |
WON by 16 20 boards 13.81 VP |
lost by 77 20 boards 0.00 VP |
lost by 5 24 boards 8.77 VP |
lost by 45 20 boards 1.88 VP |
Koblenz | lost by 22 24 boards 5.40 VP |
WON by 47 24 boards 17.89 VP |
lost by 43 24 boards 2.53 VP |
— | lost by 18 24 boards 6.10 VP |
lost by 71 24 boards 0.15 VP |
lost by 6 24 boards 8.54 VP |
lost by 39 24 boards 2.99 VP |
Krywaniuk | lost by 36 24 boards 3.36 VP |
WON by 41 24 boards 17.25 VP |
lost by 16 20 boards 6.19 VP |
WON by 18 24 boards 13.90 VP |
— | lost by 50 24 boards 1.81 VP |
lost by 15 24 boards 6.66 VP |
lost by 13 24 boards 7.05 VP |
Yen Liu | WON by 30 24 boards 15.83 VP |
WON by 64 24 boards 19.37 VP |
WON by 77 20 boards 20.00 VP |
WON by 71 24 boards 19.85 VP |
WON by 50 24 boards 18.19 VP |
— | WON by 51 24 boards 18.29 VP |
WON by 8 24 boards 11.90 VP |
McClafferty | lost by 29 24 boards 4.31 VP |
WON by 29 22 boards 15.87 VP |
WON by 5 24 boards 11.23 VP |
WON by 6 24 boards 11.46 VP |
WON by 15 24 boards 13.34 VP |
lost by 51 24 boards 1.71 VP |
— | lost by 21 24 boards 5.57 VP |
Waterman | WON by 32 24 boards 16.11 VP |
WON by 41 24 boards 17.25 VP |
WON by 45 20 boards 18.12 VP |
WON by 39 24 boards 17.01 VP |
WON by 13 24 boards 12.95 VP |
lost by 8 24 boards 8.10 VP |
WON by 21 24 boards 14.43 VP |
— |
We have eight teams in one division. The Big Show is a complete 7-match round robin; the Big Ticket will be activated in future seasons when we have more than thirteen teams. All communication between E*V*I*L captains should be done using the BBO messaging service. If you hear nothing from your next opponent, a good next step is to contact ALL the other players on the team! (Someone will wake up the captain rather than risk a forfeit....)
Matches in progress will be updated live at halftime and again at the end, except for the final week, when matches will be updated at halftime only and not again until all matches are complete.
The Full Schedule:
Week 1 (March 7):
The Big Show: Krywaniuk vs Yen Liu Koblenz vs Burns Hong vs Waterman BC Buds vs McClafferty
Week 2 (March 21):
The Big Show: McClafferty vs Waterman Krywaniuk vs Koblenz Hong vs Yen Liu BC Buds vs Burns
Week 3 (March 28):
The Big Show: Krywaniuk vs Hong BC Buds vs Koblenz McClafferty vs Yen Liu Waterman vs Burns
Week 4 (April 4):
The Big Show: Waterman vs Koblenz Burns vs Yen Liu Krywaniuk vs BC Buds McClafferty vs Hong
Week 5 (April 11):
The Big Show: Yen Liu vs Koblenz Krywaniuk vs McClafferty Waterman vs BC Buds Burns vs Hong
Week 6 (April 25):
The Big Show: Burns vs McClafferty Yen Liu vs BC Buds Koblenz vs Hong Krywaniuk vs Waterman
Week 7 (May 2):
The Big Show: Yen Liu vs Waterman Hong vs BC Buds Koblenz vs McClafferty Krywaniuk vs Burns
Deadline, one hour after end of final match on May 2:
The Big Show: Round Robin Winner Chooses Opponent for first round from 3rd or 4th place team. Carry-overs of 1 IMP of round-robin VP difference (maximum 0.5 IMPs per board played), now apply to ALL playoff matches. If no choice is made by the #1 team before the deadline, the assumption will be that they wish to start against the #4 team.
Week 8 (May 9):
The Big Show: Playoff Semi-Finals: 1st vs choice, 2nd vs remaining
Week 9 (May 16 was the original schedule....):
The Big Show: The Mysteriously As Yet Unreported Final
Date to be announced:
Season Twelve begins! (Season Twelve has been delayed, see above....)
What We’re Playing For... | ||
Division |
Regular Season Final Rank |
Benefits Earned |
The Big Show | First Place/Playoff Winner | League/Playoff Champions, added to Dr. E*V*I*L Virtual Trophy Top Tier |
The Big Show | Top Three plus 4th if playoff winner | Automatic Ticket to next season of The Big Show |
The Big Show | Top Four | Playoff matches with carryovers of 1IMP per VP of difference (maximum 0.5 IMPs carryover per board played). The top team chooses their opponent from #3 or #4 within an hour of the end of the final match. Example: a team with 97.08 VPs plays a team of 79.54 VPs; the difference of 17.54 VPs is the carryover, but the maximum carryover is 0.5 IMPs per board played in the playoff match, so the actual carryover would be 12 IMPs for a 24-board match, or 10 IMPs for a 20-board match. |
The Big Show | 4th or lower | Qualified for The Big Show Play-In tournament for next season. |
The Big Ticket | First Place/Playoff Winner | Automatic Ticket to next season of The Big Show, added to Dr. E*V*I*L Virtual Trophy Second Tier |
The Big Ticket | Top Four | Playoff matches with carryovers of 1IMP per VP of difference (maximum 0.5 IMPs carryover per board played). The top team chooses their opponent from #3 or #4 within an hour of the end of the final match. Example: a team with 97.08 VPs plays a team of 79.54 VPs; the difference of 17.54 VPs is the carryover, but the maximum carryover is 0.5 IMPs per board played in the playoff match, so the actual carryover would be 12 IMPs for a 24-board match, or 10 IMPs for a 20-board match. |
The Big Ticket | Top Half or 70 total VPs | Qualified for The Big Show Play-In tournament for next season. |
The Big Ticket | Bottom Half with fewer than 70 total VPs | Qualified for The Big Ticket Play-In tournament for next season. |
The Big Deal | First Place/Playoff Winner | Qualified for The Big Show Play-In tournament for next season, added to Dr. E*V*I*L Virtual Trophy Third Tier |
The Big Deal | Top Four | Playoff matches with carryovers of 1IMP per VP of difference (maximum 0.5 IMPs carryover per board played). The top team chooses their opponent from #3 or #4 within an hour of the end of the final match. Example: a team with 97.08 VPs plays a team of 79.54 VPs; the difference of 17.54 VPs is the carryover, but the maximum carryover is 0.5 IMPs per board played in the playoff match, so the actual carryover would be 12 IMPs for a 24-board match, or 10 IMPs for a 20-board match. |
The Big Deal | Top Half or 70 total VPs | Qualified for The Big Ticket Play-In tournament for next season. |
The Big Deal | Bottom Half with fewer than 70 total VPs | Welcomed encouragingly to play again in The Big Deal next season. |
Any team qualified to play in a Play-In tournament may choose to play in a lower division without needing to qualify. A team that qualifies for a higher division or a Play-In tournament but needs to take a single season off retains their qualification when they return as a team in the following season. | ||
Working on the Dr. E*V*I*L trophy.... |
These instructions come from this May 1 BBO blog post. They assume that you are using "v3" of BBO and not one of the old Flash versions. (If you are, it is time to upgrade your app or browser.) Before you set the game up, you will need to communicate with the other team captain, preferably a few days in advance, to decide all of the following:
Here are the steps to set up a team game:
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Last update: Sunday, June 4, 2023, 09:26 PM. Information on this page may change frequently. Hit F5, ↺, or ↻ to update; many browsers save copies of a page and miss checking for updates! |