2001 World Bridge Championships

• Competitions

The 2001 World Bridge Championships comprise:

• The 35th Bermuda Bowl (Zonal Championship for open teams)
• The 13th Venice Cup (Zonal Championship for women's teams)
• The Seniors Bowl (Zonal Championship for senior teams)
• The 3rd Transnational Open Teams

The Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup are open to the Zonal representative teams, qualified through trials arranged by each WBF Zone.

The Seniors Bowl will be held in Paris from 22nd - 28th October 2001. It has been decided to invite 10 teams to compete in the event.

The Transnational Teams is open to teams nominated by their National Bridge Organisation and approved by the WBF Credentials Committee. Players wishing to compete in this Championship are urged to contact their NBO and request nomination. There is no quota, and NBOs may nominate as many teams as they wish to compete in this great tournament. Teams eliminated from the early stages of the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup & Seniors Bowl will also be able to enter the World Transnational Teams free of charge.

There will also be a separate Seniors Transnational event 'IF more than 20 senior teams entered and wished to have their own event, they could'. If there are less than 20 wanting their own event the senior teams will play in the Transnational Teams and have a prize for the leading senior team.

• Format

The Bermuda Bowl and the Venice Cup consist of a qualifyier and a knockout stage. 18 teams will take part in the Bermuda Bowl, 16 in the Venice Cup and 10 in the Seniors Bowl.

The qualifier is a round robin (all against all) involving all participating teams in each competition. The top 8 teams will advance to the knockout stage.

The knockout stage consists of the quarterfinals, the semifinals, the final and the playoff for 3rd place.

Especially the Seniors Bowl is a double round robin of 20 board matches, with a semi-final and final ending on Sunday 28, before the start of the Transnational Teams.

• Schedule of Play

• Systems

The Conditions of Contest will give full details about systems regulations and registration, but players should note that it will be a requirement that all systems are registered in advance via email to Anna Gudge at anna@ecats.co.uk.

• WBF General Conditions of Contest

• 2001 Supplemental Conditions of Contest

• Supplemental Conditions, Standard Card

• Seniors Bowl Regulations

• Entries

Team registration and payment of the entry fees is as follows:

Competition	Registration deadline	Entry Fee	System registration deadline	Deadline for payment of entry fees and players' names registration
Bermuda Bowl	1 July 2001	$2,500	1 August 2001	15 July 2001
Venice Cup	1 July 2001	$2,500	1 August 2001	15 July 2001
Seniors Bowl			15 September 2001
Transnational Open Teams	1 September 2001	$800	15 September 2001	15 September 2001

• Contact

Entries to be submitted to

Entry fees for the Bermuda Bowl and the Venice Cup must be sent to the WBF by bank transfer to:

WBF
40 rue François 1er
F-75008 Paris
France

WBF
Banque de Baecque Beau - 30118 Ag 00001
3 rue des Mathurins
F-75009 Paris
France

Account number	03203 Q 1065
Swift code	BABOFRPP

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