Date
|
Time |
Competitions |
October 2011
|
Bermuda Bowl |
Venice Cup |
d'Orsi Senior Bowl |
Transnational Open |
| Saturday 15 |
10.00-18.30
15.30
18.30
|
Registration
Captains' meeting
Opening Ceremony |
|
| Sunday 16 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3 |
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3 |
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3 |
| Monday 17 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
| Tuesday 18 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
| Wednesday 19 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
| Thursday 20 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
| Friday 21 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
| Saturday 22 |
10.30
13.45
16.45
19.15 |
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21
Captains' meeting
|
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21
Captains' meeting
|
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21
Captains' meeting |
| Sunday 23 |
10.30
13.45
16.45 |
QF - Bds 1-16
QF - Bds 17-32
QF - Bds 33-48 |
QF - Bds 1-16
QF - Bds 17-32
QF - Bds 33-48 |
QF - Bds 1-16
QF - Bds 17-32
QF - Bds 33-48 |
| Monday 24 |
10.00
10.30
13.45
16.45
20.30
22.15 |
QF - Bds 49-64
QF - Bds 65-80
QF - Bds 81-96 |
QF - Bds 49-64
QF - Bds 65-80
QF - Bds 81-96 |
QF - Bds 49-64
QF - Bds 65-80
QF - Bds 81-96 |
Registration
Sess 1 (10 bds)
Sess 2 (10 bds) |
| Tuesday 25 |
10.00
10.30
11.50
13.45
14.00
15.50
16.45
17.40 |
SF - Bds 1-16
SF - Bds 17-32
SF - Bds 33-48 |
SF - Bds 1-16
SF - Bds 17-32
SF - Bds 33-48 |
SF - Bds 1-16
SF - Bds 17-32
SF - Bds 33-48 |
Sess 3 (10 bds)
Sess 4 (10 bds)
Sess 5 (10 bds)
Sess 6 (10 bds)
Sess 7 (10 bds) |
| Wednesday 26 |
10.00
10.30
11.50
13.45
14.00
15.50
16.45
17.40 |
SF - Bds 49-64
SF - Bds 65-80
SF - Bds 81-96 |
SF - Bds 49-64
SF - Bds 65-80
SF - Bds 81-96 |
SF - Bds 49-64
SF - Bds 65-80
SF - Bds 81-96 |
Sess 8 (10 bds)
Sess 9 (10 bds)
Sess 10 (10 bds)
Sess 11 (10 bds)
Sess 12 (10 bds) |
| Thursday 27 |
10.00
10.30
11.50
13.40
13.45
15.20
16.00
16.45
18.00
20.30 |
F/PO - Bds 1-16
F/PO - Bds 17-32
F/PO - Bds 33-48 |
F/PO - Bds 1-16
F/PO - Bds 17-32
F/PO - Bds 33-48 |
F/PO - Bds 1-16
F/PO - Bds 17-32
F/PO - Bds 33-48 |
Sess 13 (10 bds)
Sess 14 (10 bds)
Sess 15 (10 bds)
Captains' meeting
Round of 16 - Bds 1-16
Round of 16 - Bds 17-32
QF - Bds 1-16
|
| Friday 28 |
10.00
10.30
13.00
13.45
15.40
16.45
18.20 |
F - Bds 49-64
F - Bds 65-80
F - Bds 91-96 |
F - Bds 49-64
F - Bds 65-80
F - Bds 91-96 |
F - Bds 49-64
F - Bds 65-80
F - Bds 91-96 |
QF - Bds 17-32
SF - Bds 1-16
SF - Bds 17-32
F - Bds 1-16 |
| Saturday 29 |
10.30
13.45 |
F - Bds 97-112
F - Bds 113-128 |
|
|
F - Bds 17-32
F - Bds 33-48 |
| 19.30 |
Closing Ceremony & Prizegiving |
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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 second to zone 6 (Pacific Asia).
Each participating team must play against all other teams. Entry and subsequent refusal to play will result in disqualification.
Every proposed player must, along with other criteria, satisfy the WBF Credentials Committee that:
- he is nominated by the NBO of the country of his birth or the the NBO of which such nominated player first became a member, and has not, during the current or immediately preceding two calendar years represented a different NBO in any WBF or any zonal or intra-zonal competition; or
- he is nominated by the NBO of the country of his citizenship or bona fide residence and has not, during the current or immediately preceding two calendar years, represented a different NBO in any WBF competition or any zonal or intra-zonal competition; and
- (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.
|
|
| Zone |
Area |
Teams |
| 1 |
Europe |
6 |
| 2 |
North America |
3 |
| 3 |
South America |
2 |
| 4 |
Asia & Middle East |
2 |
| 5 |
Central America |
1 |
| 6 |
Pacific Asia |
3 |
| 7 |
Oceania |
2 |
| 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 Vugraph 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. |
