Congratulations to Oregon TILE 2009 Champion, Dielle Saldanha!!!

Tournament Flyer			Tournament Overview			Starting Times			Division Breakdown
Pairing Schemes				Best-of-Four Finals				Prizes

Tournament Flyer

Click here for the Tournament Flyer. If you wish to submit your entry via this form, please print the page and fill out the box at the bottom. Remit with payment to:

Dave Wiegand
3104 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97212

More options are available on our Registration Page.

Tournament Overview

Early Bird (May 1, 2009) -- NAST qualifier

5 Rounds, beginning at 12 noon
One OPEN Division
Entry Fee -- $50

Main Event (May 1-3, 2009)

15 Rounds: 4 on Friday, 8 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday PLUS Best-of-Four Finals for the top two finishers after Round 15 (TILE division only)
Two Divisions:
- TILE (Open Division)
- LITE (Rating less than 1300 as of 5/1/2009)
Entry Fee

TILE -- $125
LITE -- $75

Late Bird (May 3, 2009)

4 Rounds beginning at 2pm
One OPEN Division
Entry Fee -- $20

For Students under 21 years of age, there is a $50 discount for the TILE division and a $25 discount for the LITE division. There is no discount for the Early Bird or Late Bird Events.

Starting Times

Day	Round	Time
Friday, May 1	EARLY BIRD Registration and Check-In	11:00-11:50 am
Friday, May 1	EARLY BIRD Rounds 1-5	12 noon
Friday, May 1	MAIN EVENT Check-In (Pre-Registration Required)	5:00-6:20 pm
Friday, May 1	MAIN EVENT Rounds 1-4	6:30 pm
Saturday, May 2	MAIN EVENT Rounds 5-7	9:00 am
Saturday, May 2	MAIN EVENT Rounds 8-10	1:30 pm
Saturday, May 2	Hospitality Break	4:20-4:40 pm¹
Saturday, May 2	MAIN EVENT Rounds 11-12	4:40 pm¹
Saturday, May 2	Town Hall Meeting with NASPA cochair, Chris Cree	6:30 pm¹
Sunday, May 3	MAIN EVENT Rounds 13-15	9:00 am
Sunday, May 3	Awards Ceremony Early Bird and Main Event (except finalists)	12:00 noon¹
Sunday, May 3	LATE BIRD Registration and Check-In	12:30-1:50 pm
Sunday, May 3	MAIN EVENT FINALS² Rounds 16-18 (and 19 if necessary)	2:00 pm
Sunday, May 3	LATE BIRD Rounds 1-4	2:00 pm
Sunday, May 3	Awards Ceremony TILE Finals and Late Bird	6:00 pm¹

¹ These start times are tentative.
² TILE division only, top two players after Rnd. 15

Division Breakdown

Early Bird: One OPEN Division
Anyone, regardless of rating may enter the Early Bird. This will be a NAST Satellite Event.

Main Event:
TILE: OPEN Division
Anyone, regardless of rating may enter the TILE division. The early rounds will be paired by seeding equivalent to rating. The Director may use his discretion to assign a seed to unrated players for the purpose of early-round pairings.

LITE: Limited Division (<1300)
Players with a rating of 1299 or less (as of 5/1/2009) may enter the LITE division. The early rounds will be paired by seeding equivalent to rating. The Director may use his discretion to assign a seed to unrated players for the purpose of early-round pairings.

Late Bird: One OPEN Division
Anyone, regardless of rating may enter the Late Bird. This will be played concurrently with the Finals of the TILE Division.

Pairing Scheme

We will be using John Chew’s fine “tsh” program for pairing the event.

Early Bird:
This will be paired using NAST pairings.

Main Event:
TILE: OPEN Division

Rounds 1-3

The field will be broken into four quadrants (top n players in quadrant one, next n in quadrant two, etc.). The field will be divided into groups of four with one player from each quadrant. For each group ...
In Round 1, the quadrant one player plays the quadrant four player (and two plays three).
In Round 2, the quadrant one player plays the quadrant three player (and two plays four).
In Round 3, the quadrant one player plays the quadrant two player (and three plays four).

Rounds 4-12

These rounds will be paired using the Portland Swiss (Fontes) Pairing, based on Round X-2 (or X-1 following a session break). That is, Round 4 will be using the results of Round 2, Round 5 uses the Results of Round 4, etc.
No repeats will be allowed in Rounds 1-10.

Rounds 13-15

For players in contention for a berth in the finals, a special pairing scheme will be used (similar to a format used at previous NSCs). The scheme will allow these players to play among themselves as they vie for a place at the final table. The list of players deemed “in contention” will be evaluated after each round for the next rounds pairings.
Also, for players in contention, a “two-place” Gibson rule will be in effect for a player guaranteed a place in the finals. (If one player has guaranteed a place in the finals, (s)he will play a person in the standings that is not in contention for prize money. If two people have clinched a berth in the finals, they play each other.)
For players who are not in contention for a berth in the finals (although they may be in contention for prize money), a Swiss pairing format will be used, followed by King-of-the-Hill in the last round.

Best-of-Four Finals

Please note that the starting time for the finals is concurrent with the Late Bird this year, a change from previous years.

The top two players in the Standings after Round 15 will play a best-of-four finals for first and second place.
See below

LITE: Limited Division (<1300)

Based upon the number of entrants, there will be a round robin, ~~followed by Portland Swiss pairings, and one king-of-the-hill round. Exact determination of how many round-robin and Swiss rounds will be determined when the number of entrants is known~~.
(UPDATE 4/29) Due to the fortuitous number of players in the division (an even 16), there will be a complete round robin.
The Gibson rule will NOT be in effect.
There will NOT be a best-of-four finals in the LITE division.

Late Bird

Round 1 will split the entrants into two halves. Each player will be randomly matched with another player in the same half.
Rounds 2-4 will be straight King-of-the-Hill with no repeats.

Best-of-Four Finals

On Sunday, May 3, 2009, the top two players in the TILE (Open) Division after Round 15 will square off in a head-to-head final match. This match is a best-of-four match. If the match is even at 2 games apiece, spread will be the deciding factor. If the two players manage to play to a 2-2, 0 spread tie, the player who was in first after Round 15 will be declared the victor.

The two finalists will play in a sequestered area with annotators. We will be broadcasting the finals live over the Internet.

If either of the top two players declines to play in the finals, (s)he may elect to leave with 2nd place prize money. Then, an alternate finalist (or finalists) will be selected from the remaining players, invitations going to players according to their order of finish (beginning with the 3rd place player and on down the list), until 2 finalists are found. In this case, the alternate finalist(s) will receive the prize for their original placing, and the final match will be contested for the difference between 1st and 2nd place ($2,300). Each of the original top-two players is always guaranteed at least 2nd place prize money.

The remaining TILE and LITE players are invited to play in the Late Bird that runs concurrently with the finals in the main ballroom.

Prizes

As in previous years, we plan to award as prizes all monies remaining after expenses. The payout should be at least 75% in all events except the Early Bird (which will follow NAST prize guidelines). Since we will allocate expenses equally among all participants, the payout percentage for the TILE division will be higher, close to 85%, due to the higher entry fee.

Based on current registrations, here is a projected prize table. The EB and LB figures are subject to change depending on final numbers, but the prize distribution will be along these lines.

Early Bird (based on 40)		TILE		LITE		Late Bird (based on 34)
Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$350	1st	$3,400 + Board	1st	$200 + Board	1st	$200
2nd	$160	2nd	$1,100	2nd	$160	2nd	$100
3rd	$120	3rd	$600	3rd	$130	3rd	$80
4th	$100	4th	$400	4th	$100	4th	$60
5th	$80	5th	$300	---	---	5th	$50
6th	$60	6th	$200	---	---	---	---
---	---	7th	$150	---	---	---	---
---	---	1st in B¹	$250	1st in B³	$100	---	---
---	---	2nd in B¹	$150	---	---	---	---
---	---	1st in C²	$200	---	---	---	---
---	---	2nd in C²	$100	---	---	---	---
High Game	$10	High Game	$20	High Game	$20	High Game	$10
High Word	$10	High Word	$20	High Word	$20	High Word	$10
High Loss	$10	High Loss	$20	High Loss	$20	High Loss	$10

¹ TILE B: Rating < 1600
² TILE C: Rating < 1300
³ LITE B: Rating < 900

Our thanks go out to Sam Kantimathi for generously providing SmoothTiles^TM for all contestants and SamBoards to the winners of each division of the Main Event.