• Format

These Championships include the following competitions: Mixed, Open, Women & Seniors - Pairs and Teams and Mixed/Open BAM Teams.

All events are transnational.

Mixed Teams will be played with a two-day Swiss qualification followed by a five-day knockout stage
Open Teams will be played with a three-day Swiss qualification followed by a five-day knockout stage
Women and Seniors Teams will be played with a three-day Swiss qualification followed by a three-day knockout stage
Mixed & Open BAM will be played with a two-day qualification, a two-day semifinal A & B followed by a one-day final.
Mixed & Open Pairs will be played with a two-day qualification, a two-day semifinal A & B followed by a one-day final.
Seniors Pairs will be played with a two-day qualification, a one-day semifinal A & B followed by a one-day final
Women Pairs will be played with a two-day qualification, a two-day semifinal A & B followed by a one-day final

The event venue is Parc des Expositions de Strasbourg, Avenue Herrenschmidt, 67000 Strasbourg. (For a map of the venue, click here).

Public transportation

– Bus H – stop “Lycée Kleber”

– Tram B direction Hoenheim Gare and tram E direction Robertsau – stop “Lycée Kléber,”

– Tram B direction Lingolsheim Tiergaertel – stop “Rives de l’Aar”

• Awards

European Bridge League Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded. The winners in each category (Mixed, Open, Women and Seniors -Teams & Pairs-, BAMs) will receive the title of European Transnational Champions.

EBL Master Points will be awarded in all events.

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 qualification stage and at least half the boards played by his team in the last KO match won by his team.

• Programme

Date	Event
3 - 9 June	Mixed Teams
4 June	Mixed BAM Teams & Mixed Pairs registration
5 - 9 June	Mixed BAM Teams & Mixed Pairs
3 - 8 June	Seniors Teams
5 June	Senior Pairs registration
6 - 9 June	Seniors Pairs
9 June	Open & Women Teams registration
10 - 17 June	Open Teams
10 - 15 June	Women Teams
12 June	Open BAM Teams & Open Pairs & Women Pairs registration

13 - 17 June	Open BAM Teams & Open Pairs Women Pairs

• Conditions of Contest

• Entries - Registration

Entries to the events should be submitted electronically only via the EBL Website (not by email) latest seven days prior to the starting date of the respective event. Later entries will be accepted only if technically convenient.

Bridge players from all WBF zones are entitled to participate in the Championships provided they are members in good standing of a National Bridge Organization (NBO).

To be eligible for participation in the European Transnational Championships a player must comply with the EBL Rules & Regulations and the EBL Eligibility Code under the control of the EBL Credentials Committee.

Entries received will be automatically forwarded to the NBO of each proposed player, and are subject to their NBO’s approval. Cancelations for reasons of force majeur shall be made at the earliest opportunity and the entry fee will be refunded. “No Shows” without valid reasons are subject to sanctions at the discretion of the EBL. For withdrawals of accepted entries please refer to article 1.3 of the SCoC.

Attention is drawn to Article 2.8 of the EBL GCoC. Players, Captains, Coaches and other Team Officials, who have not already submitted one, are required to have signed and submitted the EBL Participant’s Commitment Form (see GCoC Appendix 2) not later than 26 May 2023.

Please note that:

entries to the EBL BAM Teams & pairs events are to be made the day prior to the start of the respective event at the latest, through an electronic procedure to be published in the Daily Bulletin.
No registrations will be accepted on the starting day of any competition.

• Entry Fees

Payment by bank transfer of the entry fees is to be made at the latest seven days prior to the starting date of each event to:

Credit Suisse AG
Rue de Lion d'Or 5-7
CH-1002 Lausanne-Switzerland
Account: EBL STRASBOURG
IBAN: CH77 0483 5135 2558 8200 4
SWIFT/BIC: CRESCHZZ80A

Note : team/pair registration code + package code
must be mentioned as reference

On-site payments will be possible in cash (Euros) by the day prior to the start of the event at the latest, subject to the conditions in “Registration” above, at the Tournament Reception & Registration Desk at the Venue.

Event Entry fees

Package	Event	Entry Fees
OP1	Open teams + Open pairs/BAM 2 pairs	€ 2 000
OP2	5th player	€ 250
OP3	5th player in BAM only	€ 125
OP4	5th and 6th player in BAM only	€ 250
OP5	Open teams + Open pairs/BAM 3 pairs	€ 2 500
OP6	Open BAM new entries	€ 1 400
OP7	Open pairs new entries	€ 800
OP8	only 1 new player	€ 400	the other one - registered for the Open Teams
WO1	Women teams + Women pairs (2 pairs)	€ 1 400
WO2	5th player	€ 200
WO3	Women teams + Women pairs (3 pairs)	€ 1 800
WO4	Women pairs new entries	€ 500
WO5	only 1 new player	€ 250	the other one - registered for the Women Teams
MI1	Mixed teams + Mixed pairs/BAM (2 pairs)	€ 1 700
MI2	5th player	€ 200
MI3	5th player in BAM only	€ 100
MI4	5th and 6th player in BAM only	€ 200
MI5	Mixed teams + Mixed pairs/BAM (3 pairs)	€ 2 100
MI6	Mixed BAM new entries	€ 1 300
MI7	Mixed pairs new entries	€ 650
MI8	only 1 new player	€ 325	the other one - registered for the Mixed Teams
SE1	Senior teams + Senior pairs (2 pairs)	€ 1 400
SE2	5th player	€ 200
SE3	Senior teams + senior pairs (3 pairs)	€ 1 800
SE4	Senior pairs new entries	€ 500
SE5	only 1 new player	€ 250	the other one - registered for the Senior Teams

Note:
With the option BAM/pairs in Open and Mixed, a 3 pair team may choose to play BAM as a whole team, they can play BAM with two pairs with the third pair playing in pairs or they can all play in pairs.

Discounts:
Youth: U21 = -75%/player U26 = -50%/player; U31= -25%/player

10th European Transnational Championships