The European Fall Online Transnational Senior Championship has come to an end… and what an event it was!
Congratulations to 🥇Team Zakrzes (Slawomir Bak, Roman Grzelak, Ewa Miszewska, Andrzej Pawlak, Marek Szymanowski, Andrzej Zakrzewski, Slawek Zawislak) on their victory!
Besides EBL Medals and EBL Master Points, the winners have earned six free entries to the upcoming European Winter Transnational Championships, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 10 to 19 February 2026.
Congratulations also to the runners-up, 🥈Team Lall (Hemant Lall, Michal Kwiecien, Zia Mahmood, Reese Milner, Michael Rosenberg, Jaggy Shivdasani and Wlodzimierz Starkowski), and to the bronze medallists: 🥉Team Baltic Express (Sergei Birins, Petro Karlykov, Maksim Karpov, Vassili Levenko, Mykola Nieskoromnyi, Bruno Rubenis) and 🥉Team Belgium (Jean Marie Backes, Faramarz Bigdeli, Philippe Coenraets, Zvi Engel, Alain Kaplan, Olivier Neve, Guy Polet, Claude Renard).
In the Swiss event, Bulgaria (Georgi Gergov, Zlatko Nedelchev, Yordan Valkanov, Angel Vanchev) placed first, followed by Norse Vikings (Tor Bakke, Lars Eide, Odd A. Frydenberg, Jon-Egil Furunes, Sven Olai Hoyland, Oyvind Ludvigsen, Peter Marstrander) and The Seniors (Rob Cliffe, Roger Gibbons, David Kendrick, Malcolm Pryor, David Robinson, Ed Scerri, Tony Sowter, Trevor Ward).
The event was played at a truly high level, with several World Champions taking part. That in itself shows the strength of the field, and all teams deserve credit for facing such top-class opposition. Not everyone can win, but everyone can come out a better player: that’s bridge!
A Message from the EBL President to all participants
Dear Friends,
I was delighted to see how you managed to combine the joy of competition and good bridge with a warm spirit of friendship and familiarity: not an easy balance to achieve.
My warm thanks go to all of you, to the EBL Seniors Committee, chaired by Peter Talyigas, to the EBL staff, and to our partners at RealBridge for ensuring the success of this event.
The coming months will bring many new opportunities: our Online Championships for Women and Seniors, and of course our great Winter Transnational Championship in Prague. I truly hope to see you all there.
Thank you all for keeping the spirit of bridge alive, with skill, warmth and friendship.
Eric Laurant
President, European Bridge League
What’s Next
The next edition of the Online Senior Championships is already scheduled for February:
🟢 European Winter Online Transnational Senior Championship
Online, 3-6 February 2026
Details to be announced soon!
The European Winter Transnational Championships promise to be an exceptional event with multiple playing opportunities.
🟢 European Winter Transnational Championships
Prague, Czech Republic, 10-19 February 2026
Play EBL Open Teams and Mixed Teams Championships, plus Swiss Teams, Open BAM, Open Pairs, Mixed Pairs
Click here to see all details
More Online Play
More online events are on the way!
Women players will also be able to enjoy their own Championship early in the new year:
🟢 European Online Transnational Women’s Teams Championship
Online, 9-11 January 2026
Win EBL Medals, Master Points, vouchers worth €2,400 per team for the 1st and 2nd ranked teams (valid for participation in any EBL face-to-face event within two years), and invitations to the next European Champions’ Cup (subject to CoC regulations).
Click here to see all details