Panos welcomes you all to Prague

I'm very glad to welcome all of you here as junior bridge returns to it's birth place. 36 years after the first event took place in Prague we are back to celebrate the occation. What was then a small tournament, with only ten countries participating, has now grown to a big event with 52 teams from 27 countries competing in three series.
We are very happy that our return to Prague is marked by the inauguration of the Girls Series, the first competition of its kind worldwide.

Finally our gratitude goes to the Czech Bridge Federation, a small but dynamic organisation, which proves to the world that spirit and strength do not neccessarily combine with magnitude and faith. We thank them most sincerely for offering this organisation.

I wish all participants to have a good time in Prague and I hope that everybody will leave satisfied that they have reached their personal goals.

Panos Gerontopoulos
Chairman of the EBL Youth Committee