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The Championships comprise the following competitions:
- 23rd European Junior Team Championship
- 10th European Youngsters Team Championship
- 5th European Girls Team Championship
All events are open to the member countries of the EBL. Each country may be represented by one national team in each series, consisting of 4-6 players, a non-playing captain and, possibly, other officials. The format is a simple round-robin of 20-board matches.
| Wednesday 13 July |
10.00-17.00 |
Registration |
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Registration |
| 17.30 |
Captains' Meeting |
Captains' Meeting |
19.00
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Opening Ceremony
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Opening Ceremony |
| Thursday 14 July |
10.00 |
RR 1 |
RR1, 1st half |
| 14.00 |
RR 2 |
RR1, 2nd half |
| 17.20 |
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RR2, 1st half |
| Friday 15 July |
10.00 |
RR3 |
RR2, 2nd half |
| 14.00 |
RR4 |
RR3, 1st half |
| 17.30 |
RR5 |
RR3, 2nd half |
| Saturday 16 July |
10.00 |
RR6 |
RR4, 1st half |
| 13.30 |
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RR4, 2nd half |
| 14.30 |
Registration |
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| 16.20 |
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RR5, 1st half |
| 17.30 |
Captains' Meeting |
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| 19.00 |
Welcome Ceremony |
| Sunday 17 July |
10.00 |
RR7 |
RR1 |
RR5, 2nd half |
| 14.00 |
RR8 |
RR2 |
RR6, 1st half |
| 17.30 |
RR9 |
RR3 |
RR6, 2nd half |
| Monday 19 July |
10.00 |
RR10 |
RR4 |
RR7, 1st half |
| 14.00 |
RR11 |
RR5 |
RR7, 2nd half |
| 17.30 |
RR12 |
RR6 |
RR8, 1st half |
| Tuesday 19 July |
10.00 |
RR13 |
RR7 |
RR8, 2nd half |
| 13.30 |
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RR9, 1st half |
| 16.20 |
RR9, 2nd half |
| 20.00 |
Prize Giving |
| Wednesday 20 July |
10.00 |
RR14 |
RR8 |
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| 14.00 |
RR15 |
RR9 |
| 17.30 |
RR16 |
RR10 |
| Thursday 21 July |
10.00 |
RR17 |
RR11 |
| 14.00 |
RR18 |
RR12 |
| 17.30 |
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RR13 |
| Friday 22 July |
10.00 |
RR19 |
RR14 |
| 14.00 |
RR20 |
RR15 |
| 17.30 |
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RR16 |
| Saturday 23 July |
10.00 |
RR21 |
RR17 |
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Closing Ceremony and Prize Giving |
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Right of Entry |
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Each member NBO, not in arrears with its payments to the EBL (including 2011 dues) is authorized to enter one team in the Junior series, one team in the Youngsters series and one team in the Girls series of the Championships.
By entering, each NBO accepts to play against all other NBOs. Entry and subsequent refusal to play will result in disqualification.
Every proposed player must, along with other criteria, satisfy the EBL Credentials Committee that: |
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he/she was born on or after 1 January 1986 (Junior or Girls series) or 1 January 1991 (Youngsters series); and either
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he/she is nominated by the NBO of the country of his birth or the NBO of which such nominated player first became a member, and has not, during the current or immediately preceding calendar year, represented a different NBO in any WBF competition or any zonal or intra-zonal competition; or
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he/she is nominated by the NBO of the country of his citizenship or bona fide residence and has
not, during the current or immediately preceding two calendar years, represented a different NBO in
any WBF competition or any zonal or intra-zonal competition.
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Entry Fees |
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NBOs who did not participate in the European Youth Team Championships held in Riccione 2005, Jesolo 2007 or Brasov 2009 are entitled to pay reduced entry fees, as below.
| Junior Teams |
€1,000 |
€750 |
| Youngsters Teams |
€800 |
€500 |
| Girls Teams |
€800 |
€500 |
All entry fees must be paid by bank transfer (see below) before 15 May 2011.
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Registration |
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All entries must be made electonically via this website (not by email), before 30 April 2011 (team registration) and 15 May 2011 (team roster).
Online registration has now been terminated. |
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Rules & Regulations |
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To obtain the Rules & Regulations pertaining to the Championships, click here (pdf format). Please note that the Rules & Regulations have been revised and the version provided here is the latest one. |
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Dress Code |
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The EBL has a policy which seeks to encourage NBOs to provide teams participating in the European Championships to be dressed in appropriate uniforms which incorporate a badge or emblem identifying the country those players are representing.
All players, captains and coaches of the participating teams are required to wear T-shirts, polo shirts, shirts or blouses that are of the same colour and contain the NBO's logo.
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Draw |
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Click here to get the draw for numbers in the Schedule of Play (pdf format). |
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Matches |
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Click below to get the Schedule of Play in each series (pdf format).
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Junior series |
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Youngsters series |
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Girls series |
| For further information, please contact Marina Madia at the EBL Secretariat: |
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Entry Fee payments by bank transfer should be sent to the EBL account, as follows: |
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BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANK
2 Place de Hollande
CH-1211 Geneva 11
Switzerland
Account
European Bridge League
Ac. no.: 30 97 300
IBAN: CH46 0868 6309 7300 04978
SWIFT: BPPBCHGG |
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