The Championships consist of a pairs tournament and a teams tournament. Transnational combinations are allowed.
The Pairs Championship comprises 3 qualifying sessions, followed by a 2-session final and a consolation tournament. The Teams will be played as a Swiss tournament with a knockout ending for the top teams: after twelve 10-board rounds, the top four teams will advance to the semifinals (and then to the final and the 3rd-place playoff - all played over 32 boards), while the rest will play 4 more Swiss rounds.
This is the sixth event of the series that was inaugurated in 1990 in Bordeaux, France. As a biennial competition, it was held in 1992 in Ostend, Belgium; in 1994 in Barcelona, Spain, 1996 in Monaco; and in 1998 in Aachen, Germany.
The European Mixed Championships
have been attracting an ever increasing number of Europe' s top bridge players.
In Monaco, in 1996, 370 pairs and 83 teams took part, representing 25 countries.
Two years later, Aachen, Germany was a record success having welcomed 397
pairs and 97 teams from 30 countries!
The current holders of
the teams competition, are France's Veronique Bessis, Michel
Bessis, Catherine d'Ovidio and Paul Chemla.
The Mixed Pairs winners in Aachen '98 were Pia Andersson
and Arne Larsson of Sweden
| Venue |
| This year, the 6th
event of the series will be played in Bellaria's Centro Congressi Europeo |
| Programme |
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| Hotel Accomodation |
The following rates are offered for accomodation in the Hotels of Bellaria.
Notice, however that:
- Full board and half board include ¼ litre home wine and ½ litre mineral water with each meal.
- Breakfast is buffet-style.
- Quoted rates are per person per day in double rooms unless otherwise specified (taxes and VAT included). They are given in Italian Lire (Lit).
- All hotels referred to below are at a walking distance from the Congress Centre.
| Four Star Hotels | ||
| Full Board |
100,000 Lit | |
| Half Board |
90,000 | |
| Bed & Breakfast |
60,000 | |
| Extra Lunch or Dinner |
30,000 | |
| Single Room Supplement |
20,000 | |
| Three Star Hotels | ||
| Full Board |
180,000 Lit | |
| Half Board |
70,000 | |
| Bed & Breakfast |
50,000 | |
| Extra Lunch or Dinner |
30,000 | |
| Single Room Supplement |
15,000 | |
| Two Star Hotels | ||
| Full Board |
170,000 Lit | |
| Half Board |
60,000 | |
| Bed & Breakfast |
45,000 | |
| Extra Lunch or Dinner |
25,000 | |
| Single Room Supplement |
15,000 | |
| Location |
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How to reach Bellaria:
- By car: Motorway A14, Bologna-Rimini, Exit Bellaria
- By plane: Bologna Airport (95 km to Bellaria - free transfer provided); Rimini Airport (8 km to Bellaria - free transfer provided).
- By train: Rimini Railway Station (main line station)
| Entries |
The entry fee (in Swiss Francs) to the Pairs Championship is SF 350 per pair, and to the Teams Championship SF 1,000 per team. All entry fees are payable in cash (Swiss Francs only) at the venue during the registration period.
| Prize Money |
| Mixed Teams | ||
| 1st | SF 10,000 | |
| 2nd | 6,000 | |
| 3rd | 4,000 | |
| 4th | 2,000 | |
| 5th | 1,600 | |
| 6th-10th | 1,400 each | 7,000 |
| 1st Senior | 1,000 | |
| Total | 31,600 | |
| Mixed Pairs (Final) | ||
| 1st | SF 5,000 | |
| 2nd | 3,000 | |
| 3rd | 2,400 | |
| 4th | 1,800 | |
| 5th | 1,400 | |
| 6th | 1,200 | |
| 7th - 10th | 1,000 each | 4,000 |
| 11th & 12th | 800 each | 1,600 |
| 13th - 15th | 600 each | 1,800 |
| 16th - 20th | 500 each | 2,500 |
| 1st Senior | 1,000 | |
| Mixed Pairs (Consolation) | ||
| 1st | SF 1,200 | |
| 2nd | 800 | |
| 3rd | 600 | |
| 4th - 10th | 500 each | 3,500 |
| Total | 31,800 | |
| Total Prize Money | 63,400 SF | |
| Registration |
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For entries 
39-02-7000 0333 
39-02-7000 1398
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