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.
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.
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
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.
The championship address is:
Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsalle 48
D-52062 Aachen
Germany |
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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
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| 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 |
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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. |
| Mixed
Teams |
| 1st |
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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 |
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1,000 |
| Sum |
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30,500 |
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| 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 |
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| Mixed
Pairs (Consolation) |
| 1st |
|
1,200 SF |
| 2nd |
|
600 |
| 3rd |
|
300 |
| 1st Senior |
|
300 |
| Sum |
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24,000 |
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| Total Prize Money |
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54,500 SF |
For entries
and general information
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For hotel reservations
and local information
Petra Thelen
Verkehrsverein Bad Aachen e.v.
Postfach 2007
D-52022 -Aachen
Germany
49-241-180 2951
49-241-180 2930 |
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