6th EUROPEAN
MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bellaria (Rimini), Italy · 18-24 March 2000


Venue | Programme | Accomodation | Location | Entries | Prize Money | Registration

The 6th European Mixed Championships will be held in Bellaria (Rimini), Italy from 18 to 24 March 2000.

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.


French Champions {short description of image}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!


Pia Andersson - Arne Larsson {short description of image}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

a magnificent Congress Centre with fine playing conditions. Bellaria is a resort conveniently situated near Rimini on Italy's east coast, on the Adriatic sea.


Programme


MIXED PAIRS
Saturday
18 March
10:00-14:45
15:00-18:45
20:15-24:00
Registration
1st Qualifying Session
2nd Qualifying Session
Sunday
19 March
11:00-14:45
17:00-20:45
3rd Qualifying Session
1st Final/Consolation Session
Monday
20 March
11:00-14:45
16:00
2nd Final/Consolation Session
Prize-giving Ceremony and Coctail Buffet
MIXED TEAMS
Tuesday
21 March
10:00-13:00
14:00
Registration
Rounds 1-4
Wednesday
22 March
10:00
16:30
Rounds 5-6
Rounds 7-9
Thursday
23 March
10:00
16:30
Rounds 10-12
Semi-Finals, Rounds 13-14
Friday
24 March
10:00
15:30
Rounds 15-16, Final, 3rd-place Playoff
Prize-giving Ceremony and Coctail Buffet


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
{short description of image}Full Board 100,000 Lit
{short description of image}Half Board 90,000
{short description of image}Bed & Breakfast 60,000
{short description of image}Extra Lunch or Dinner 30,000
{short description of image}Single Room Supplement 20,000


Three Star Hotels
{short description of image}Full Board 180,000 Lit
{short description of image}Half Board 70,000
{short description of image}Bed & Breakfast 50,000
{short description of image}Extra Lunch or Dinner 30,000
{short description of image}Single Room Supplement 15,000


Two Star Hotels
{short description of image}Full Board 170,000 Lit
{short description of image}Half Board 60,000
{short description of image}Bed & Breakfast 45,000
{short description of image}Extra Lunch or Dinner 25,000
{short description of image}Single Room Supplement 15,000



Location

Bellaria
Bellaria
Bellaria

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.


Entries must be made through the National Federations, and forwarded to the EBL by 31 January 2000.


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

For entries
and general information

Gianarrigo Rona
EBL President
Via Ciro Menotti 11/C
I-20129-Milano
Italy

E-mailPhone 39-02-7000 0333
Fax 39-02-7000 1398
For hotel reservations
and local information

Il Mare Della Sperantza
Travel Agency of Centro Congressi
Via Uso n.1
I-47814-Bellaria (RN)
Italy

E-mailPhone 39-0541-341 099
Fax 39-0541-355 480


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