April 5Th
INDONESIA LEADS THE RAYMOND CUP
RAYMOND CHOW CUP (JUNIOR U-26)
The 9 competing teams shall play in 2 round robins of 14-board matches each played in one session, with a bye for each team in each round robin. The Round Robin will start on Friday 5 April, and finish on Tuesday 9 April. The top 2 teams with the highest number of Victory Points will enter the 48-board final, with carry-over. The final will be 3 16-board segments. The winner will be the Gold Medallist.
April 5Th
INDONESIA LEADS THE RAYMOND CUP
RAYMOND CHOW CUP (JUNIOR U-26)
The 9 competing teams shall play in 2 round robins of 14-board matches each played in one session, with a bye for each team in each round robin. The Round Robin will start on Friday 5 April, and finish on Tuesday 9 April. The top 2 teams with the highest number of Victory Points will enter the 48-board final, with carry-over. The final will be 3 16-board segments. The winner will be the Gold Medallist.
After the completion of the first day of championships, in the Junior category, Indonesia who won Raymond Cup in the 22nd APBF Open Youth Championships comes out to be leading with 62.26 VPs after four sessions, beating all the three strong candidates for final, they are Singapore (16.72-3.28 VPs), Australia (16.38-3.62 VPs), 12 VPs for the bye and ended the day defeating Chinese Taipei with score 17.91-2.09 VPs. Playing in three rounds yesterday, China Hong Kong, Shanghai Chenyi, and SX-MARS, top the qualification leading the Youngster U21, Girls U26, and Kids U16 respectively.
KHUNYING ESTHER CUP (YOUNGSTER U-21)
The 7 competing teams shall play in 2 round robins of 16-board matches each played in one session, with a bye for each team in each round robin. The Round Robin will start on Friday 5 April, and finish on Tuesday 9 April. The top 2 teams with the highest number of Victory Points will enter the 48-board final, with carry-over. The final will be 3 16-board segments. The winner will be the Gold Medallist.
XIANG HUAICHENG CUP (GIRLS U-26)
The 8 competing teams shall play in 2 round robins of 16-board matches each played in one session. The Round Robin will start on Friday 5 April, and finish on Tuesday 9 April. The top 2 teams with the highest number of Victory Points will enter the 48-board final, with carry-over. The final will be 3 16-board segments. The winner will be the Gold Medallist.
C. W. PISESSITH CUP (KIDS U-16)
The 21 teams shall play in a 14-round Swiss of 16-board matches each played in one session. The Swiss will start on Friday 5 April, and finish on Tuesday 9 April. The top 2 teams with the highest number of Victory Points will enter the 48-board final, with carry-over. The final will be 3 16-board segments. The winner will be the Gold Medallist.
APBF Youth IMP Pairs
The tournament will be an international match point (IMP) event of 2 Swiss Pair sessions of 27 boards per session, on Wednesday 10 April. The pair earning the highest IMP will be the Gold Medallist.
APBF Youth MP Pairs
The tournament will be a match point (MP) event of 2 Swiss Pair sessions of 27 boards per session, on Thursday 11 April. The pair earning the highest percentage will be the Gold Medallist.
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