174 – EUROPEAN BRIDGE

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The 56th European Team Championships are to be played under the auspices of the European Bridge League in the MCH Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark from Monday 24th of June 2024 to Thursday 4th of July 2024.

http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/24Herning/microsite/Participants.asp   

The event will comprise the 56th European Team Championships and these Championships will consist of four categories: Open Teams, Women’s Teams, Seniors’ Teams and Mixed Teams. All events will end on Thursday 4th of July 2024.

All four Championships will be played as a single complete round robin. The number of boards played in each match will be determined and published when the number of participants is known. The Open Championship will be played over 11 days, and the Women’s, Seniors’, and Mixed Championships will be played over 7 days.

The Championships will also include the 12th European Women’s Pairs Championship and the 10th European Seniors’ Pairs Championship as National Pairs competitions. It is anticipated that these Pairs Championship will consist of two stages: a Qualifying Stage, and a Final Stage (Final A and Final B). However, should the number of participants permit, there will be a one stage all-play-all competition. Details of the competition format may be changed according to the final registration of participants.

Would any pairs interested in representing Wales at any of these events contact the Chief Executive or the WBU Selectors by the 12th January 2024. Players must be deemed to be “in good standing” by the WBU and EBL.

The WBU Management Committee have indicated that there will be no central funding available to support any of the teams playing in the National Teams Championships.

168 -WBU PREMIER LEAGUE

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This event will be held over 2 weekends at Cardiff Bridge Club on 21-22nd October and 4-5th November 2023.

The entry fee will be £400 per team of 4,5 or 6 players.

Please email nto@welshbridgeunion.org to register your interest in entering a team.

The Selectors will primarily use this event to select a team of 3 pairs to play in the CAMROSE on 5-7 January (in Wales) and 3-5 March 2024 (in England).

More details will be available later.

167 – 55th International Tel-Aviv Festival

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The WBU has received an invitation to enter a team of four players in the 55th International Tel-Aviv Bridge Festival in Israel.

http://ibf-festival.org/

The International Tel-Aviv Festival will take place from 27th of June until the 1st of July, 2023, at the Shlomo Group Arena in Tel-Aviv.

The invitation includes accommodation for 4 nights from 27th – 30th of June 2023  (Tuesday to Friday) at the Leonardo Beach hotel. Entry to the tournament will be free of charge for the team players and a shuttle service will be available to take players from the hotel to the venue and back each day.

We need to inform the organiser of  any plans to enter a team, no later than the 31st March, so the organisers can make the necessary preparations. as they only have a budget for four teams).

There will be no funding available from the WBU should players wish to participate in this event, but if anybody is interested in playing in this event (and time is of the essence), then please let the Selectors know as soon as possible and we can then inform the organisers of our interest.

166 – WORLD TRANSNATIONAL OPEN TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

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The WBF is pleased to confirm that the 13th World Transnational Open Teams Championship will be held at Movenpick Mansour Eddahbi Palais des Congrès in Marrakech.

The Event will be organised by the World Bridge Federation in cooperation with the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge.

http://championships.worldbridge.org/marrakech2023

The 13th World Transnational Open Teams will take place from Monday 28th August until Saturday 2nd September. Being Transnational Open Teams, the Event is open to teams composed of players from different National Bridge Organisations, that are in good standing with their own Bridge Federation, and approved by the WBF Credentials Committee.

The Event is also a great opportunity for players to participate in a wonderful bridge tournament while at the same time having a unique opportunity to experience all the atmosphere and excitement of the final stages of the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup and watch some of the greatest players in the world on a vugraph presentation. There are no quotas for this Championship and the WBU as a NCBO has been asked to publicise the event as widely as possible and encourage teams to enter.

http://championships.worldbridge.org/marrakech2023/hotels-and-accommodation

Note: There will be no funding available from the WBU should any players wish to participate in this event.