• Format

The Championships comprise the following competitions:

• 25th European Junior Team Championship
• 12th European Youngsters Team Championship
• 7th European Girls Team Championship
• 1st European Kids 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.

Each Series consists of a complete Round Robin with teams playing against all other teams in the same series. The number of boards played will depend on the number of participants.
In the Junior, Youngsters and Girls Series it is expected that 16, 20 or 32 board matches will be played over 7 days with a maximum of 64 or 60 boards per day. The Kids series will be played over 4 days.

 • Programme

This is the provisional programme. The final programme will be announced as soon as we have a good estimation about the number of participating teams.

• Opening Ceremony - Saturday 18th July - 19:00
• Junior/Girls/Youngsters Teams Round Robin - Sunday 19th to Saturday 25th July
• Kids Teams Round Robin - Sunday 19th to Wednesday 22nd July
• Kids Prize Giving Ceremony - Wednesday 22nd July
• J/G/Y Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony - Saturday 25th July - 19:00
  

 • Entries - Registration

Right of Entry

Each member NBO, being up-to-date with the payment of its dues (including the 2015 dues) to the EBL is authorized to enter one team in the Junior Series, one team in the Girls Series and one team in the Youngsters Series of the Championships.

Countries must have paid the entry fee and be up-to-date with the payment of the dues to the EBL before they can participate in the Championships.

Each participating NBO must play against all the other NBOs. Entry and subsequent refusal to play will result in disqualification.

Every proposed player must, along with other criteria, satisfy the Credentials Committee that:

Registration

All entries must be made electonically via this website (not by email), before 5 June 2015 (team registration) and 15 June 2015 (team roster).

 • Entry Fees

The entry fees are € 1,000 for the Junior and € 800 both for the Girls and the Youngsters. A discount will be given to the countries who did not participate in the last three EBL Youth Team Championships held in Brasov 2009, Albena 2011 and Wroclaw 2013: for these teams the entry fees are € 750 for the Junior and € 500 both for the Girls and the Youngsters.
No entry fee to be paid for the Kids Series.

All entry fees must be paid by bank transfer (see below) before 15 June 2015 to the following address.

 • Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations

The Rules and Regulations are available here.

Dress Code

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.

 • Contact

For further information, please contact Catherine Vitry at the EBL Secretariat: