EBL Official Website• Format
The 21st European Open Champions’ Cup ("the Open Championship") and the 1st Women Champions’ Cup (“the Women Championship”) are to be played under the auspices of the European Bridge League ("the EBL") in Rixos Libertas Hotel, Dubrovnik, Croatia, commencing on Thursday 9th November 2023 and ending on Saturday 11th November 2023.
The Championship format is the following:
In the Qualifying Stage, the 12 participating teams in the Open Championship play a complete round robin consisting of 11 rounds of 10 boards each. The 8 participating teams in the Women Championship play a complete round robin consisting of 7 rounds of 12 boards each.
In the Semifinal Stage, the Open teams will be divided into 3 groups according to their ranking at the end of the round robin. In each group there are two matches. Group A consists of teams ranked 1- 4. The 1st ranked team chooses its opponent from teams ranked 3 and 4. Group B consists of teams ranked 5-8. The 5th ranked team chooses its opponent from teams ranked 7 and 8. Group C consists of teams ranked 9-12. The 9th ranked team chooses its opponent from teams ranked 11 and 12. Each match will be played in two 16 board stanzas.
The Women teams will be divided into 2 groups according to their ranking at the end of the round robin. In each group there are two matches. Group A consists of teams ranked 1-4. The 1st ranked team chooses its opponent from teams ranked 3 and 4. Group B consists of teams ranked 5-8. The 5th ranked team chooses its opponent from teams ranked 7 and 8. Each match will be played in two 16 board stanzas.
In the Final Stage, each match consists of two 16 board stanzas. The two winners in each group will play each other, and the two losers in each group meet. This allows a complete ranking from 1 to 12 in the Open Championship and a complete ranking from 1 to 8 in the Women Championship.
• Programme
Open Teams
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 9th November | 9.30 9:50 10:00-11:25 11:40-13:05 13:20-14:45 14:45-15:55 15:55-17:20 17:35-19:00 19:15-20:40 |
Captains' meeting Opening Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Lunch Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 |
| Friday 10th November | 10:00-11:25 11:40-13:05 13:05-14:15 14:15-15:40 15:55-17:20 17:35-19:00 |
Round 7 Round 8 Lunch Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 |
| Saturday 11th November | 9:30-11:45 12:00-14:15 14:15-15:15 15:15-17:30 17:45-20:00 20.30 |
Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Lunch Final 1 Final 2 Prize-Giving Ceremony & Cocktails |
Women Teams
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 9th November | 9.30 9:50 10:00-11:40 11:55-13:35 13:35-15:55 15:55-17:35 17:50-19:30 |
Captains' meeting Opening Round 1 Round 2 Lunch Round 3 Round 4 |
| Friday 10th November | 10:00-11:40 11:55-13:35 13:35-15:55 15:55-17:35 |
Round 5 Round 6 Lunch Round 7 |
| Saturday 11th November | 9:30-11:45 12:00-14:15 14:15-15:15 15:15-17:30 17:45-20:00 20.30 |
Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Lunch Final 1 Final 2 Prize-Giving Ceremony & Cocktails |
Here you can find the draw for the Open and the Women Series.
• Conditions of Contest - Systems
• Entries - Registration
Eligible teams need to confirm their participation by the 15th September 2023.
• Prizes
1st Team - EBL Gold Medal - Trophy
2nd Team - EBL Silver Medal
3rd Team - EBL Bronze Medal
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.
Master Points will be awarded in accordance with the EBL Master Points scheme, provided that the player has played at least half of the boards played by his team in the round robin stage and at least half the boards played by his team in the last KO match won by his team.
