• Programme

Thursday 14 November
16.30 – Captains’ Meeting
16.45 - Opening
17.00 – Round Robin 1st match (20 boards)
20.00 – Dinner
21.15 – Round Robin 2nd match (20 boards)

Friday 15 November
10.00 – Round Robin 3rd match (20 boards)
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Round Robin 4th match (20 boards)
17.10 – Round Robin 5th match (20 boards)

Saturday 16 November
10.30 – Semi-final 1st Session (16 boards)
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Semi-final 2nd Session (16 boards)
16.40 – Semi-final 3rd Session (16 boards)

Sunday 17 November
10.30 – Final & Play-Off 1st Session (16 boards)
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Final & Play-Off 2nd Session (16 boards)
16.40 – Final 3rd Session (16 boards)
20.00 – Prize-Giving & Cocktails

 • Format and Rules

The teams are divided into two groups of six and in each group a complete round-robin qualifier of 20 boards will be played.
At the end of the round-robin qualifier the first two ranked teams will play a knockout match of 48 boards (3 sessions of 16: 1st A v. 2nd B – 1st B v. 2nd A) in Semi-final A, the third and fourth in Semi-final B (3rd A v. 4th B – 3rd B v. 4th A) and the fifth and sixth in Semi-final C (5th A v. 6th B – 5th B v, 6th A).
The winners of Semi-final A will play a 48-board final (3 sessions of 16) to determine the title; the losers will play a 32-board playoff (2 sessions of 16) for the third place; the winners of the Semi-finals B and C will play 32 board matches (2 sessions of 16), respectively, for fifth and ninth places; the losers of these Semi-finals will not be involved in further play.
The EBL Open Teams Championship Rules & Regulations will be applied to the Champions’ Cup.

 • Prizes

The winning team will receive the Trophy and the title of European Champion Club as well as the right to participate in the next edition.