• Participation

The Champions' Cup is a top-level competition reserved for the national champion teams of the 10 countries ranked best in the Open Series of the recent European Team Championships. This year, the 48th European Team Championships were held in Warsaw, August 2006. Additional competitors are the defending champions, Bamberg Bridge Club of Germany and Sygnity AZS PW of Wroclaw, representing the host country.

The winner of the competition will be named 'European Champion Club'. They will earn the right to participate in the next edition of the tournament in 2007. EBL Masterpoints will be awarded.

The top 10 countries of the Open Series of the 48th European Team Championships are:
   ENGLAND, FRANCE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, The NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND and SWEDEN
 
The participating teams must send their team details (team name, players, etc.) to the EBL (see below) before 30 September 2007. The details needed are:
   name of the club to which the team belongs: if the team comprises players form different clubs, the team will be named after the captain followed by the name of the country.
   names of players, captains and other team officials.
   name and email address of the contact person, for further information.

 • Format

The teams will be divided into two groups of six, and a complete round-robin of 20 boards will be played within each group.

Following the round-robin, the first two ranked teams will compete in knockout matches of 48 boards (4 sessions of 12 boards) in semifinal A, the third and fourth in semifinal B and the fifth and sixth in semifinal C.

The winners of semifinal A will play a final match of 48 boards (4 sessions of 12 boards) for the title; the losers will take part in a playoff match of 36 boards (3 sessions of 12 boards) to determine third place. The winners of the semifinals B and C will play knockout matches of 36 boards (3 sessions of 12 boards), respectively, for fifth and ninth places; there will be no further play for the losers of these semifinals.

 • Schedule

Date
Time
Event
Groups A and B
Thursday, 8 November
15.30
15.45
16.00
19.30
20.30
Captains' Meeting
Opening Ceremony
Round Robin 1
Dinner
Round Robin 2
Friday, 9 November
12.45
13.20
16.20
19.30
20.30
Lunch
Round Robin 3
Round Robin 4
Dinner
Round Robin 5
Saturday, 10 November
12.00
13.00
15.15
17.30
19.30
20.30
Lunch
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Dinner
Semifinal 4
Sunday, 11 November
10.00
12.00
13.00
15.00
17.00
20.00
Final 1 - Playoff 1
Lunch
Final 2 - Playoff 2
Final 3 - Playoff 3
Final 4
Prize Giving & Victory Banquet

 • Prizes

Honour Prizes
Cash Prizes

The EBL Champions' Cup will be awarded to the winning team, which will also be given the right to participate at the next Champions' Cup.

EBL gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the players of the top 3 teams.

1st Team - €5,000
2nd Team - €3,000
3rd Team - €2,000
4th Team - €1,500
5th Team - €1,000
9th Team - €600

 • Contact Information

For further information, please contact:

 

Marina Madia
EBL Secretariat
Via Ciro Menotti 11/C
I-20129 Milan
Italy.

 39-02-7000 0022
  39-02-7000 1398
 ebl@federbridge.it


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