5th European Mixed Championships


History | Venue | Format | Program | Prize Money | Information

The 5th European Mixed Championships will be held in Aachen, Germany from 28 March to 3 April 1998.

The European Mixed Championships have been attracting an ever increasing number of Europe' s top bridge players. In Monaco, in 1996, the competition attracted 370 pairs and 83 teams representing 25 countries.

The schedules have been arranged to give plenty of opportunity for enjoying the many cultural attractions of Aachen. This city founded in the 9th century was once the favourite home of Emperor Charlemagne. Today it is a popular spa resort, a university city with a beautiful old quarter.


History

This is the fifth 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; and in 1996 in Monaco.

French Champions

More than 1,000 players, including all the big names in European Bridge, are expected to participate in this year' s championships.

Among them, there will be the holders of the Team Competition, the French Medallists Veronique Bessis, Michel Bessis, Catherine Saul and Paul Chemla, who are returning to defend their title.

A cross National Team (allowed under the Rules for the first time in Aachen) comprising of members from the German Silver and Danish Bronze medallists in Monaco, must surely present a "DanGer" to all - Sabine Auken, Jens Auken, Klaus Reps and Daniela von Arnim. Other 1996 Danish Bronze medallists, Charlotte Koch-Palmund and Dorthe Schaltz will also be playing in an all-Danish team.


The Venue

The tournament will be played at the Eurogress Aachen, a magnificent congress Centre with fine playing conditions, conveniently situated in a beautiful park near the heart of the historic city.

Eurogress
The championship address is:


Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsalle 48
D-52062 Aachen
Germany


Format

The Mixed Pairs Championship consists of three qualifying sessions and two final/consolation sessions.

The Mixed Teams Championship will be played in Swiss format that consists of 15 matches of 10 boards.

After 12 rounds the four top teams will advance to the 32-board semifinals. The two semifinal winners will play in the 32-board final from which the new European Mixed Team Champions will emerge; the losers will participate in a 32-board playoff to determine third place. The last three rounds of the Swiss will determine the general ranking


Programme

DAYS MIXED PAIRS
Saturday 28 March 1st Qualifying Session, 2nd Qualifying Session
Sunday 29 March 3rd Qualifying Session, 1st Final/Consolation Session
Monday 30 March 2nd Final/Consolation Session, 3rd Final/Consolation Session
MIXED TEAMS
Tuesday 31 March Rounds 1-4
Wednesday 1 April Rounds 5-9
Thursday 2 April Rounds 10-13, Semi-Finals
Friday 3 April Rounds 14-15, Final & Playoff
The Championship will start on Saturday 28 March 1998 with the registration and the 1st session of the Mixed Pairs.

The Mixed Pairs Championship will be concluded on Monday 30th of March with the Prize-Giving ceremony and the Celebration Cocktail.

The Championship will end with the Victory Banquet on the evening of Friday 3 April 1998. Departure is on Sunday, after breakfast.


Prize Money

Mixed Teams
1st
10,000 SF
2nd
6,000
3rd
4,000
4th
2,000
5th
2,000
6th
1,500
7th-10th 4 x 1,000 4,000
1st Senior
1,000
Sum
30,500
Mixed Pairs (Final)
1st
5,000 SF
2nd
3,000
3rd
2,200
4th
1,600
5th
1,200
6th
1,000
7th & 8th 2 x 800 1,600
9th & 10th 2 x 600 1,200
11th - 14th 4 x 500 2,000
15th - 19th 5 x 400 2,000
1st Senior
800
Mixed Pairs (Consolation)
1st
1,200 SF
2nd
600
3rd
300
1st Senior
300
Sum
24,000
Total Prize Money
54,500 SF


Information

For entries
and general information

Bill Pencharz
EBL President
8 Bell Yard
London -WC2A 2JU
Great Britain

E-mailPhone 44-171-242 3001
Fax 44-171-242 3002
For hotel reservations
and local information

Petra Thelen
Verkehrsverein Bad Aachen e.v.
Postfach 2007
D-52022 -Aachen
Germany

Phone 49-241-180 2951
Fax 49-241-180 2930

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