• Format

The 2025 European Youth Pairs Championships (“the Championships”) will be conducted under the auspices of the European Bridge League (‘the EBL’) at the Palazzo dei Congressi, Salsomaggiore, Italy commencing on Friday 18th July 2025 and ending not later than Wednesday 23rd July 2025. The Championships consists of 5 Series in age-limited pairs (Under 31, Under 26 open, Under 26 Women, Under 21 and Under 16), plus one series in the Mixed pairs (but there might be a separate series for Mixed Under 16 pairs).

The Championships are match pointed pairs tournaments.

Pairs not qualifying for the Pairs Finals in the five series may play in the President’s Cup, which is a match-pointed transnational and trans-series competition.

 • Programme

 • Conditions of Contest

Attention is drawn to the Competitor's Commitment Form and Parental Consent Form (for participants under 18) that must be signed by each participant. Details and a copy of the form can be found in the links below.

• General Conditions of Contest
• Supplementary Conditions of Contest
• Commitment Form
• Parental Consent Form

 • Entries - Registration

Entries to the events should be submitted electronically via the EBL Website (not by email) until 8th of July, 2025. Later entries will be accepted only if technically convenient. There is no restrictions on numbers of entries per NBO.

Participation in the Championships is by invitation by the EBL. Subject to the Eligibility Code of the EBL and the unfettered discretion of the EBL Credentials Committee, invitations will be issued to pairs where each member of the partnership:

• was born on or after 1 January 1995 for the U31 series or the Mixed, or on or after 1 January 2000 for the U26 and Women series, or on or after 1 January 2005 for the U21 series, or on or after 1 January 2010 for the U16 series.
• was nominated by the NBO of an EBL/WBF member country, which is in good standing with the EBL/WBF and not in arrears in the payment of membership dues to the EBL/WBF.

The Mixed Pairs and all five series in the Pairs are for National or Translational pairs. The President’s Cup (see section 3a) is transnational and trans-series.

Each pair must play against any other pair as designated by the organizing committee and/or Tournament Director. Entry and subsequent refusal to play will result in disqualification. Other consequences are possible at the discretion of the EBL.

By entering, each player accepts that he may be photographed, filmed or video-taped.

The names of the players submitted to the EBL website will be transmitted to the EBL Credentials Committee for consideration of approval of
participation. Only accredited people can enter the venue of the Championships.

Competitor’s Commitment
Attention is drawn to Article 2.8 of the EBL GCoC. Players are expected to have signed the EBL Competitor’s Commitment Form (click here) before the start of the event.

Parental Consent
Each participant who has not reached the age of 18 years by the start of the event must submit the Parental Consent form (click here) signed by their parent/s or legal guardian. Submission of this form is a condition of participation in the competition.

 • Entry Fees

The entry fees must be paid by Bank Transfer before or on 18th June 2025 to

Event Entry fees