15th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cardiff, Great Britain / 19-28 July 1996


Friday 19 July 1996


News of the day | Round J1


News of the day

Croeso I Gymru
Welcome to Wales

The championships got under way with a splendid opening ceremony staged at the Reardon Smith Lecture Hall. After being entertained by the Whitchurch Male Choir, the audience heard the President of the British Bridge League, Patrick Jourdain, made a speech of welcome. He was followed by the Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of the City and County of Cardiff, Councillor John Phillips, who extended greetings on behalf of the Local Authority. The final address was made by the Chairman of the EBL Youth Committee, Panos Gerontopoulos who then, together with the Lord Mayor, formally declared the Championships open.The ceremony was followed by a Civic Reception at the Marble Hall of the City Hall.

Results

Junior Series / Round 1

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Great Britain France 39 48 13 17 1 RUSSIA 25
Belgium Romania 35 51 12 18 2 Norway 25
Israel Denmark 35 61 10 20 3 Poland 24.5
Lithuania Russia 8 76 2 25 4 Iceland 24
Czech Rep. Portugal 29 46 10.5 18.5 5 Ireland 23
Italy Turkey 56 48 15 13 6 Sweden 21
Greece Norway 29 81 5 25 7 Denmark 20
Ireland Germany 65 27 23 7 8 Portugal 18.5
Switzerland Yugoslavia Match Deferred 9 Switzerland 18
Netherlands Sweden 28 57 9 21 10 Romania 18
Poland Finland 75 26 24.5 4.5 11 France 17
Hungary Iceland 25 69 6 24 12 Spain 16
Spain Austria 46 40 16 14 13 Italy 15
14 Austria 14
15 Turkey 13
16 Gt. Britain 13
17 Belgium 12
18 Czech Rep. 10.5
19 Israel 10
20 Netherlands 9
21 Germany 7
22 Hungary 6
23 Greece 5
24 Finland 4.5
25 Lithuania 2
26 Yugoslavia 0

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