APPEAL no. 29 |

Appeals Committee
Chairman | Bobby Wolff | USA
Members | Sabine Auken Claire Tornay Mazhar Jafri David Stevenson | GER FRA PAK GBR
Scribe | David Stevenson | GBR

Event
1998 World Championships
Rosenblum Cup | Qualifying
Countries
France | v | Denmark
Players
NS | Rombaut | Bessis
EW | Raulund | Pedersen
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 |  | 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
Result
4¨*+1: -910
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¨.
TD's Decision
4¨ not doubled, with a heart lead, N/S +100. Law 75C.

Appellants
E/W
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.

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.
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
Relevant Laws
Law 75 C
Deposit
Returned | X
Forfeited |

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