40th World Team Championships / Information

• The Championships

The 40th World Bridge Team Championships comprise the following competitions:

• 40th World Zonal Open Team Championship for the • 18th World Zonal Women Team Championship for the • 6th World Zonal Senior Team Championship for the d'Orsi Senior Bowl • 8th Transnational Open Team Championship Each of the three World Zonal Team Championships will be played as a single round robin, with all participating teams meeting each other. At the end of the round robin, the top teams will advance to the knockout stage, consisting of the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The quarter finals of each competition will be concluded before the start of the Transnational Open Teams, thus enabling eliminated players to compete in this tournament.

The Transnational Open Team Championship will take place during the second week, starting in the late afternoon on Monday 24 October 2011. The format will be Swiss Teams, to be played in 15 qualifying rounds of 10- matches (3, 4 or 5 matches a day for a total of 150 boards). A knockout phase (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) will follow.

• Programme

Date Competitions Time October 2011 Bermuda Bowl Venice Cup d'Orsi Senior Bowl Transnational Open

10.00-18.30 Registration Saturday 15 15.30 Captains' meeting 18.30 Opening Ceremony

10.30 RR 1 RR 1 RR 1 Sunday 16 13.45 RR 2 RR 2 RR 2 16.45 RR 3 RR 3 RR 3

10.30 RR 4 RR 4 RR 4 Monday 17 13.45 RR 5 RR 5 RR 5 16.45 RR 6 RR 6 RR 6

10.30 RR 7 RR 7 RR 7 Tuesday 18 13.45 RR 8 RR 8 RR 8 16.45 RR 9 RR 9 RR 9

10.30 RR 10 RR 10 RR 10 Wednesday 19 13.45 RR 11 RR 11 RR 11 16.45 RR 12 RR 12 RR 12

10.30 RR 13 RR 13 RR 13 Thursday 20 13.45 RR 14 RR 14 RR 14 16.45 RR 15 RR 15 RR 15

10.30 RR 16 RR 16 RR 16 Friday 21 13.45 RR 17 RR 17 RR 17 16.45 RR 18 RR 18 RR 18

10.30 RR 19 RR 19 RR 19 13.45 RR 20 RR 20 RR 20 Saturday 22 16.45 RR 21 RR 21 RR 21 19.15 Captains' meeting Captains' meeting Captains' meeting

10.30 QF - Bds 01-16 QF - Bds 01-16 QF - Bds 01-16 Sunday 23 13.45 QF - Bds 17-32 QF - Bds 17-32 QF - Bds 17-32 16.45 QF - Bds 33-48 QF - Bds 33-48 QF - Bds 33-48

10.00 Registration 10.30 QF - Bds 49-64 QF - Bds 49-64 QF - Bds 49-64 13.45 QF - Bds 65-80 QF - Bds 65-80 QF - Bds 65-80 Monday 24 16.45 QF - Bds 81-96 QF - Bds 81-96 QF - Bds 81-96 20.30 Sess 1 (10 bds) 22.15 Sess 2 (10 bds)

10.00 Sess 3 (10 bds) 10.30 SF - Bds 01-16 SF - Bds 01-16 SF - Bds 01-16 11.50 Sess 4 (10 bds) 13.45 SF - Bds 17-32 SF - Bds 17-32 SF - Bds 17-32 Tuesday 25 14.00 Sess 5 (10 bds) 15.50 Sess 6 (10 bds) 16.45 SF - Bds 33-48 SF - Bds 33-48 SF - Bds 33-48

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17.40 Sess 7 (10 bds)

10.00 Sess 8 (10 bds) 10.30 SF - Bds 49-64 SF - Bds 49-64 SF - Bds 49-64 11.50 Sess 9 (10 bds) 13.45 SF - Bds 65-80 SF - Bds 65-80 SF - Bds 65-80 Wednesday 26 14.00 Sess 10 (10 bds) 15.50 Sess 11 (10 bds) 16.45 SF - Bds 81-96 SF - Bds 81-96 SF - Bds 81-96 17.40 Sess 12 (10 bds)

10.00 Sess 13 (10 bds) 10.30 F/PO - Bds 01-16 F/PO - Bds 01-16 F/PO - Bds 01-16 11.50 Sess 14 (10 bds) 13.40 Sess 15 (10 bds) 13.45 F/PO - Bds 17-32 F/PO - Bds 17-32 F/PO - Bds 17-32 Thursday 27 15.20 Captains' meeting 16.00 Round of 16 - Bds 1-16 16.45 F/PO - Bds 33-48 F/PO - Bds 33-48 F/PO - Bds 33-48 18.00 Round of 16 - Bds 17-32 20.30 QF - Bds 1-16

10.00 QF - Bds 17-32 10.30 F - Bds 49-64 F - Bds 49-64 F - Bds 49-64 13.00 SF - Bds 1-16 Friday 28 13.45 F - Bds 65-80 F - Bds 65-80 F - Bds 65-80 15.40 SF - Bds 17-32 16.45 F - Bds 91-96 F - Bds 91-96 F - Bds 91-96 18.20 F - Bds 1-16

10.30 F - Bds 097-112 F - Bds 17-32 13.45 F - Bds 113-128 F - Bds 33-48 Saturday 29 19.30 Closing Ceremony & Prizegiving

• Entries

› The World Zonal Team Championships are open to representative teams of the 8 WBF geographical zones, as in the adjacent table. If any zone does not fill its quota, the first berth will be offered to zone 1 (Europe), and the Zone Area Teams second to zone 6 (Pacific Asia). 1 Europe 6 Each participating team must play against all other teams. and subsequent refusal to play will result in disqualification. 2 North America 3

Every proposed player must, along with other criteria, satisfy the WBF Credentials Committee that: 3 South America 2

1. he is nominated by the NBO of the country of his birth or the the NBO of which such nominated player 4 Asia & Middle East 2 first became a member, and has not, during the current or immediately preceding two calendar years 5 Central America 1 represented a different NBO in any WBF or any zonal or intra-zonal competition; or 2. he is nominated by the NBO of the country of his citizenship or bona fide residence and has not, during 6 Pacific Asia 3 the current or immediately preceding two calendar years, represented a different NBO in any WBF competition or any zonal or intra-zonal competition; and 7 Oceania 2 3. (to participate in the senior series) he is at least 60 years of age or attains the age of 60 during the calendar year of the championship. 8 Africa 2

The host country is entitled to enter one additional team in each series. › The Transnational Open Team Championship is open to teams composed of players coming from any country, nominated by their NBO and approved by the WBF Credentials Committee.

It is a great opportunity for players to participate in a prestigious and most enjoyable 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 the first class presentation.

Players eliminated from the round robin and quarterfinal of the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and d’Orsi Seniors Bowl will be able to enter the Transnational Open Team Championship free of charge provided they enter as a complete team.

• Entry Fees • Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup €3,200 per team to be paid by 1 July 2011 • d'Orsi Senior Bowl €3,200 per team to be paid by 1 July 2011 Bank transfers (€ only) to: • Transnational Teams €1,200 per team BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANK 2 Place de Hollande Players eliminated from the round robin and quarterfinal of the Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup / d'Orsi CH-1211 Geneva 11 Senior Bowl may form new teams and participate on the Transnational Open Championship. Switzerland Depending on the number of new players in the team, the entry fee will be as follows: › A team with 4 new players and 1-2 eliminated players €1,200 Account: Ac. no.: 1320963 › A team with 3 new players and 1-3 eliminated players €960 IBAN: CH28 0868 6132 0963 01978 › A team with 2 new players and 2-4 eliminated players €640 SWIFT: BPPBCHGG › A team with 1 new player and 3-5 eliminated players €320 › A team consisting of eliminated players only no charge

• Registration All entries to the Championships must be submitted electronically via this site. Registration to the Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup / d'Orsi Senior Bowl is available through the Participants page. Registration to the Transnational Open Teams is available through the Participants page..

• Conditions of Contest

The Championships will be played in accordance with the WBF General Conditions of Contest, augmented by the 2011 Supplemental Conditions of Contest. Both are availabe here in pdf format.

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• Systems Systems for the World Zonal Team Championships (Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, d'Orsi Senior Bowl) must be registered with the WBF Systems Administrator by 31 July 2011. Click here to download the Systems Regulations.

No Highly Unusual Methods (HUM) or (BS) conventions may be used in the round robin of the Bermuda Bowl or Venice Cup, and they are not permitted in any stage of the d'Orsi Senior Bowl.

Pairs wishing to use HUM or BS in the knockout stage of the Bermuda Bowl or the Venice Cup, must register them and send the relevant BS forms to the WBF Systems Administrator by 31 July 2011. No extension of this deadline will be granted. It is reminded that pairs using HUM or BS lose their seating rights.

• Schedule of Play

• Matches Click below to get the Schedule of Play in each series (pdf format).

> Open series (Bermuda Bowl) > Women series (Venice Cup) > Senior series (d'Orsi Bowl) • Contact

For further information, please contact Marina Madia at [email protected].

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