(short description of image)APPEAL no. 29

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Bobby Wolff USA
Members (short description of image)Sabine Auken
(short description of image)Claire Tornay
(short description of image)Mazhar Jafri
(short description of image)David Stevenson 		GER
FRA
PAK
GBR

Scribe (short description of image)David Stevenson GBR

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Event
1998 World Championships
Rosenblum Cup Qualifying
   
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Countries
France v Denmark
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Rombaut (short description of image)Bessis
EW (short description of image)Raulund (short description of image)Pedersen
   
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Board
Board 22. Dealer East. EW Game
ª 10 9 8 6 3
© J 5 2
¨ K J 10
§ A 9
ª K Q J 4 (short description of image) ª 7 2
© Q 6 © A 10 8 3
¨ 9 8 7 5 4 3 ¨ A Q 6
§ J § K 10 3 2
ª A 5
© K 9 7 4
¨ 2
§ Q 8 7 6 5 4
West
North
East
South
1NT¹ Pass
3¨² Pass Pass Dble
Pass 3ª Pass Pass
Dble Pass 4¨ Pass
Pass   Dble   All Pass  

¹ 12-14
² To play, 6+ cards
   
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Result
4¨*+1: -910
   
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Facts
Director called just after end of hand. The double of 3ª was described as penalties on the S/W side of the screen, but as takeout (and alerted) on the N/E side. After a spade lead, North ducked when West led the §J, so West played the king from dummy for an overtrick. It takes an opening heart lead to beat 4¨.
   
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TD's
Decision
4¨ not doubled, with a heart lead, N/S +100. Law 75C.

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Appellants
E/W
   
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Players'
Comments
North believed that the spade values would not be in the West hand, so he doubled because his partner would be sitting over dummy's spades, and led a spade for the same reason. He felt that the ¨Q would be more likely to be West with the description he had been told. East/West played that any double would be for takeout if the opponents had a fit. They accepted that the actual sequence did not show a fit, and were confused as to whether this double should be takeout.

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Committee's
Comments
The game is too random if players do not have complete understandings of their doubles, and East/West should make sure they clarify them for the future. However, on this occasion, the main reason for North/South scoring -910 is their own actions, so no adjustment is suitable.
   
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Committee's
Decision
Table score re-instated (4¨ doubled plus one, N/S -910). 0.5 VP Procedural Penalty to East-West for not having satisfactory agreements about doubles
   
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Relevant
Laws
Law 75 C
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  

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