Proposal
#1. Article XI All FSHPA Tournaments Section 9.a.b.c.d.e.
Reads:
Section 9. Ties between contestants shall be decided at
the tournament committee’s discretion as per NHPA RGS Book PLAYING RULES, RULE
11, SECTION B.
Method of determining finishing positions shall be posted on the
tournament grounds prior to start of the tournament. If the method of determining tied and
finishing positions is not posted then the “Who Beat Whom” method as described
below shall be used.
a. In the
event of a two-way tie for first place, the player who won over the tied
opponent in the regular round robin play will be declared the first place
winner.
b. If more
than two players are tied for first place and one of these tied players has won
over all tied opponents in the regular round robin play, that player shall be
declared first place winner. If this condition does not exist, the players'
names will be listed according to ringer averages attained in regular round
robin play. The two players with the highest ringer averages will be declared
the first and second place winners as in (a) above.
c. All
other position ties will be resolved as in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above.
NOTE: In
handicap or count-all round robin play, use score totals in place of ringer
average percentages. Should ringer averages or score totals be tied, determine
the listing order using the who-beat-whom method.
d. If two players are tied at
the completion of a game, a 4-shoe tie breaker shall determine the winner -
repeating as necessary to break the tie.
First pitch goes to the player who pitched last in the last inning.
Players shall then alternate first pitch regardless of who scores in an
overtime inning.
e. If
winners in a tournament are determined on the basis of points rather than games
won or lost, the above procedure applies.
Proposed Change:
Section 9. Class Winners and Class Ties between
contestants shall be decided at the tournament committee’s discretion as per
NHPA RGS Book PLAYING RULES, RULE 11, SECTION B. Method of determining Class Winners and
finishing positions shall be posted on the tournament grounds prior to start of
the tournament. If the method of
determining tied and finishing positions is not posted then the “Who Beat Whom”
method as described below shall be used.
a.
Class
Winners will be determined by Wins/Losses when using Cancellation Scoring.
b.
In a Scratch
Class, when score is tied at end of Regulation Game then both players shall
pitch 4 additional shoes until a winner is declared, using the same method of
play that was used to begin the game. See RGS Rule 8 Section B. 2. Additional
Innings.
c.
In a Handicap
Class, when score is tied at end of Regulation Game then the game is over and
both players receive ½ point.
d.
If two or more players
are tied with the same number of wins/losses then the following Who Beat Whom
tie breaking method will be used to determine order of finish among tied
players.
Scratch Classes: 1st
tie breaker – HSMaster Head-To-Head Points
2nd tie breaker – Highest Ringer
Percentage Pitched
3rd tie
breaker – Total Points Scored
Handicap Classes: 1st tie breaker
– HSMaster Head-To-Head Points
2nd tie
breaker – Highest Above/Closest to their Entering Ringer Percentage
3rd tie
breaker – Total Points Scored
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