Suzhou 2018: 17th World Youth Bridge Team Championships

Source: http://www.worldbridge.org

17th WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Trophy, José Damiani Cup, Gianarrigo Rona Trophy, Koç University Trophy

The 17th edition of the World Youth Team Championships will be held in Wujiang District, Suzhou, China, from August 8th to 18th at Li Ze Culture and Sports Palace. The Championships comprise the following events:

• The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Trophy – Junior Teams (History)
• The Gianarrigo Rona Trophy – Girls’ Teams (History)
• The José Damiani Trophy – Youngsters Teams (History)
• The Koç University Trophy – Kids’ Teams (History)
• Board-a-Match

1st Information Letter – Click here to check all the info Format of the Championship The Championship consists of four Series: Juniors, Girls, Youngsters and Kids. All the Series will be played as a complete round-robin with all teams playing each other:  at the end of the round-robin the highest ranked 8 teams in each series will qualify for the knock-out stages. Timetable

• J, G, Y, K Teams registration Wednesday 8^th August, from 10.00 hrs.
• Captains meeting Wednesday 8^th  August  00
• Opening ceremony Wednesday 8^th August  at 19.00
• J, G, Y. Round Robin Thursday 9^th –  Tuesday 14^th August
• Kids Round Robin Thursday 9^th –  Sunday 12^th August
• Kids Quarterfinals Monday 13^th August
• Kids Semifinals Tuesday 14^th August
• Kids Finals & Prize-giving Wednesday 15^th August
• J, G, Y Quarterfinals & BAM Wednesday 15^th August
• J, G, Y Semifinals & BAM Thursday 16^th August
• J, G, Y Final & Play-off Friday 17^th (Play-off end) & Saturday 18^th August
• Closing ceremony Saturday 18^th August at 17.30 hrs.

Registration of Teams The entries to the Championships must be submitted electronically by 1st June 2018, it is very important that this deadline is respected, via the WBF website (not by email) at http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/Wujiang.18/microsite/participants.htm The teams not confirming will be considered withdrawing and automatically replaced. The link to the registration area will be available after 1^st April 2018. Registration of Players’ Names Registration of players, Not Playing Captains and Coaches names must be sent by 30^th   June 2018 via the WBF website (not by email). The link can will be found at http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/Wujiang.18//microsite/participants.htm and will also be advised to the qualifying NBOs. Entry Fees The entry fees are € (Euros) 1,000 (one-thousand) for each team in Juniors, Girls and Youngsters, while for Kids no entry-fee will be charged. The entry fees must be paid by Bank Transfer before or on 1^st July 2018 to Crédit Suisse SA,  Rue du Lion d’Or 5-7 P.O. Box 5722,  1002 Lausanne, Switzerland € account IBAN CH58 0483 5154 6496 9200 0 Account n°  0425-1546496-92 SWIFT CRESCHZZ80A Clearing 4835 To be indicated Hotel Accommodation – Booking The LOC has arranged in recommended hotels the following rates for full board accommodation ( including breakfast, lunch and dinner): 4 Stars Hotels: Dong Heng Sheng Hotel (Main Hotel (Walking distance but shuttle if needed) Wujiang Hotel (shuttle service) Single occupancy                        US$ 95 per day Double Occupancy                      US$ 70 per day per person 3 Stars Hotels: Song Ling Hotel (Shuttle service) Cheng Yuan Song Ling Hotel (Walking distance but shuttle if needed) Single occupancy                        € 70 per day Double Occupancy                      € 55 per day per person All the hotel reservations have to be done through: Contact person: ZhenYuan Lv LiXingKang Sports Culture Development ( Suzhou ) co., ltd E-mail: lixingkanty@163.com Postal address: No.99, LiZe Road, SongLing Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, China The hotel booking will be on first come first served basis.