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Gianarrigo Rona re-elected as WBF President
At today’s meeting of the WBF Executive Council, the President of the World Bridge Federation, Gianarrigo Rona was re-elected for a third four-year term. His current term of office expires after the World Bridge Series in Orlando 2018 and the new term will thus run until 2022.
The President expressed his pleasure and pride at his re-election and said that he looked forward to continuing to serve the world’s bridge playing community for the next five years. He then gave a live interview which you can see at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5od2oDWyt0s
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12augallday26alldayWorld Teams Championships 2017Lyon, France
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The World Bridge Federation announced that Lyon, France, has been selected to host the World Bridge Teams Championships in 2017.
Lyon is France’s third-largest city, and is well-known as the gastronomical centre of the country.
The announcement followed a presentation by two representatives from Lyon, and two from the French Bridge Federation. Putting together a video and slide presentation were Eric Remy, general manager of the French Bridge Federation; Sebastien Bret, development manager of the city’s Convention Bureau, and Jean-Philippe Daublain, president of the District of Lyon.
They were introduced by Jean-Claude Beneix, part of the WBF’s Championship Committee.
The video showed Lyon at its best, with lots of activities, plentiful hotel rooms and restaurants, plus easy access from a variety of locations around the world. Sebastien said there may be direct flights to Lyon from more locations by 2017. A connection from Dubai has recently been introduced which makes access from Asia easier, and visitors from North and South America can arrive by plane via Paris-Roissy or Geneva for the relatively short train trip.
Visitors who fly into Paris will have an excellent train service available, with 86 departures a day. The train trip from Paris to Lyon is less than two hours.
The tournament will include the usual championships – Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, d’Orsi Seniors Trophy and World Transnational Open Teams – and the Lyon organizing team proposes that the schedule should include side games for club players, Junior/Girls/Youngsters competitions and schools players (9 to 16 years old).
august 12 (Saturday) - 26 (Saturday)
World Bridge Federationsecretariat@worldbridgefed.com Maison du Sport International 54 av. de Rhodanie 1007 Lausanne - Switzerland
15augallday24alldayWorld Open Youth Teams 2017Lyon, France
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The World Bridge Federation announced that Lyon, France, has been selected to host the World Bridge Teams Championships in 2017.
Lyon is France’s third-largest city, and is well-known as the gastronomical centre of the country.
The announcement followed a presentation by two representatives from Lyon, and two from the French Bridge Federation. Putting together a video and slide presentation were Eric Remy, general manager of the French Bridge Federation; Sebastien Bret, development manager of the city’s Convention Bureau, and Jean-Philippe Daublain, president of the District of Lyon.
They were introduced by Jean-Claude Beneix, part of the WBF’s Championship Committee.
The video showed Lyon at its best, with lots of activities, plentiful hotel rooms and restaurants, plus easy access from a variety of locations around the world. Sebastien said there may be direct flights to Lyon from more locations by 2017. A connection from Dubai has recently been introduced which makes access from Asia easier, and visitors from North and South America can arrive by plane via Paris-Roissy or Geneva for the relatively short train trip.
Visitors who fly into Paris will have an excellent train service available, with 86 departures a day. The train trip from Paris to Lyon is less than two hours.
The tournament will include the usual championships – Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, d’Orsi Seniors Trophy and World Transnational Open Teams – and the Lyon organizing team proposes that the schedule should include side games for club players, Junior/Girls/Youngsters competitions and schools players (9 to 16 years old).
august 15 (Tuesday) - 24 (Thursday)
World Bridge Federationsecretariat@worldbridgefed.com Maison du Sport International 54 av. de Rhodanie 1007 Lausanne - Switzerland
19augallday24allday21st World Computer Bridge ChampionshipsLyon, France
The 21th World Computer-Bridge Championship will take place 19-24 August at the World Teams Championships in Lyon, France. The robot championship is supported by the ACBL and WBF. The robots are used
The 21th World Computer-Bridge Championship will take place 19-24 August at the World Teams Championships in Lyon, France.
The robot championship is supported by the ACBL and WBF.
The robots are used in software games and interactive teaching tools. More information is found at: www.computerbridge.com
august 19 (Saturday) - 24 (Thursday)
20sepallday24allday5th European Universities Bridge ChampionshipFuengirola, Spain
From 19/09/2017 till 24/09/2017, EUSA (European University Sports Association) with the support of EBL (European Bridge League) will organise the 5th European University Bridge Championship. All
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From 19/09/2017 till 24/09/2017, EUSA (European University Sports Association) with the support of EBL (European Bridge League) will organise the 5th European University Bridge Championship. All information can be found on : www.fuengirola2017.eusa.eu
The participants will be accommodated in 4* Hotel Las Palmeras, situated by the beach, where also the tournaments will take place. The registration will start in December via EUSA Online Registration System.
Spanish coastal city of Fuengirola near Malaga will host the European Universities Bridge and Chess Championships – EUSA mind sports – September 20-24, 2017.
It is a competition between European Universities. Teams can be mixed up from students from different universities, but at least 2 students must come from the university they represent! Each country and university can send an unlimited number of teams.
Initial schedule:
– 19th september: arrival
– 20th september: general technical meeting
– 21-23 september: competition
– 24 september: final competition and closing ceremony
– 25th september: departure
Students must at least hold a student card and apply to the EUSA egibility rules.
For financial support please contact the sport department of your university or your bridge federation.
For any questions: geert.magerman@telenet.be or harry.vandepeppel@gmail.com
All informations are available on www.fuengirola2017.eusa.eu
september 20 (Wednesday) - 24 (Sunday) CET
EUSAeusabridge2017@gmail.com European University Sports Association Tomšičeva ulica 4 SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
21sepallday24alldayWWBCBeijing, China
More infos to come.
More infos to come.
september 21 (Thursday) - 24 (Sunday)
Beijing
4 Jingshan Front St, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing Shi
World Bridge Federationsecretariat@worldbridgefed.com Maison du Sport International 54 av. de Rhodanie 1007 Lausanne - Switzerland
16octalldayalldayThe Pro-Youth Simultaneous PairsYour own local club
Four times a year, in March, August, October and December, Simultaneous events have been introduced to support Youth Bridge – the World Bridge Federation is committed to the development of
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Four times a year, in March, August, October and December, Simultaneous events have been introduced to support Youth Bridge – the World Bridge Federation is committed to the development of Youth Bridge – the future of our wonderful game – please click here to read more about how the WBF wants to support Youth Bridge.
To enter, all clubs need to do is email Anna Gudge and tell her which day they wish to play and confirm the name of the club, the country and the name and email address of the person to receive the zip file. The file will be sent out about a week before the event.
All Day (Monday)
18octalldayalldayThe Pro-Youth Simultaneous PairsYour own local club
Four times a year, in March, August, October and December, Simultaneous events have been introduced to support Youth Bridge – the World Bridge Federation is committed to the development of
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Four times a year, in March, August, October and December, Simultaneous events have been introduced to support Youth Bridge – the World Bridge Federation is committed to the development of Youth Bridge – the future of our wonderful game – please click here to read more about how the WBF wants to support Youth Bridge.
To enter, all clubs need to do is email Anna Gudge and tell her which day they wish to play and confirm the name of the club, the country and the name and email address of the person to receive the zip file. The file will be sent out about a week before the event.
All Day (Wednesday)
13novallday19alldayWomen's Online Bridge FestivalYour own club
We have the date of the 2017 Autumn Festival for your diary ! It will be held from 13 - 19 November. Details of the prizes will be published as
We have the date of the 2017 Autumn Festival for your diary ! It will be held from 13 – 19 November. Details of the prizes will be published as soon as possible.
november 13 (Monday) - 19 (Sunday)
