Indoor Masters

After few years of arrangements, we have at last Polish indoor championship. The championship will be played very similarly to the German "Hallenmasters", competition with relatively long history. Unfortunately after 2 weeks from the beginning of the masters, when no tournament had taken place, masters were cancelled. Clubs argued, that they knew schedule of the masters too late and couldn't change their plans. Some notes about cancelled masters.

1. Preface

Name of the championship: 1st Indoor Polish 1. and 2. League Teams Championship.

Duration: 3 Jan 1997 - 26 Jan 1997.

Tournaments number: 10-12.

Tournaments duration: 1 day (6 teams) or 2 days (8 teams).

2. The field and game

Dimension:

Width: 22-30 meters.
Length: 42-50 meters.

Surface: parquet, grass, carpet.

Border height: 1 meter.

Seats for spectators: at least 500.

Game length: 2 x 10 minutes.

Interval: 2 minutes.

Number of players: 5.

3. Competitors

Number of participants: 6 or 8

Who to play:

1. and 2. League teams.
Foreign 1. and 2. League teams.
Home team (except final tournament).

4. Tournament points

1. place - 6 points.

2. place - 4 points.

3. place - 2 points.

4. place - 1 point.

5. Tournament coefficient

Tournament coefficient is based on the position of the competitors in the tables of 1. and 2.League. 1st team in 1. League gets 36 points and each next in the table one point less. 18th team gets 19 points. 1st team in 2.League gets 18 points (both groups) and each next in tha tables one point less. 18th team gets 1 point. Each foreign team gets 27 points (if 1.League) or 9 points (if 2.League). Home team (if not 1. or 2.League team) gets 0 points. Tournament coefficient is a sum of these points for each team competing in the tournament divided by 13 (total tournament points to achieve).

Examples:

Tournament X.
Competitors: 6.
List of competitors (League, position):

Legia Warszawa (1st, 2nd)         35 pts.
Polonia Warszawa (1st, 8th)       29 pts.
Swit Nowy Dwor (2nd, 14th)         5 pts.
Dolcan Zabki (2nd, 17th)           2 pts.
Juventus Torino (1st, foreign)    27 pts.
Gwardia Warszawa (home team)       0 pts.

Coefficient: 98 / 13 = 7.54

6. Ranking points

Tournament points multiplied with tournament coefficient.

In our example:

1. place - 6 x 7.54 = 45 (rounded)

2. place - 4 x 7.54 = 30

3. place - 2 x 7.54 = 15

4. place - 1 x 7.54 = 8

7. Ranking

Ranking is based on ranking points achieved in all Masters tournaments. Top 8 teams from the ranking get to the Masters final.

8. Competition scheme

In the tournaments 6 or 8 teams participate. There are two groups of 3 (or 4). In the froup phase each team plays against each. Top two teams get to the semifinal and play as below.

1st in group A - 2nd in group B
1st in group B - 2nd in group A

Final
3.place match

9. Schedule

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Date      Place        Organizer       Teams
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 5 Jan    Tarnow       Unia Tarnow       6
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11 Jan    Belchatow    KWK Belchatow     8
          Opole        OZPN, MZOR        8
          Gorzow Wlkp. GKP Gorzow        6
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18 Jan    Plonsk       MCKiS Plonsk      8
          Opole        OZPN, MZOR        8
          Zamosc       OZPN Zamosc       8
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25 Jan    Drzonkow     WOSiR Drzonkow    8
          Jastrzebie   MOSTiR Jastrzebie 8
          Opole        OZPN, MZOR        8
          Olsztyn      OZPN Olsztyn      6
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Masters
 1 Feb    Olsztyn      OZPN Olsztyn      8
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Prepared and maintained by Pawel Mogielnicki