The Opening Ceremony will be on Saturday 22
October 2005, at the invitation of the Mayor of Cascais.
The Bermuda Bowl & Venice
Cup Round Robin will start on Sunday 23 and finish on Saturday
29, with the final knock-out stages starting on Sunday 30.
The Seniors Bowl will also start with a Round
Robin on Sunday 23 and finish on Saturday 29, with a knock-out stage starting
on Sunday 30 with a quarterfinal, semifinal and a final the following
week.
In these three events the quarterfinal will end before the start of the
Transnational Open Teams on Monday 31 October,
allowing people who want to play this event to be free on time.
The Closing Ceremony, which will include the
prize giving, a victory banquet and a first class musical show, will take
place on Saturday 5 November in the Estoril Casino.
• The World Transnational Open Teams |
The 5th World Transnational Open Teams Championship
is a prestigious and most enjoyable event. Being transnational, it is
open to teams composed of players coming from different countries, nominated
by their National Bridge Organisation and approved by the WBF Credentials
Committee.
It is a great opportunity for players to participate in a wonderful 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 wishing
to compete in this championship should contact their NBO and request nomination
by the end of July 2005. There is no quota,
and NBOs may nominate as many teams as they wish to compete in this great
tournament.
Players eliminated from the Round Robin of the Bermuda Bowl and
Venice Cup, as well as those from the Seniors Bowl will
be able to enter the World Transnational Open Teams free of charge.
The World Transnational Open Teams will take
place during the second week, starting in the late afternoon on Monday
31 October. The format will be Swiss Teams.
It is normally played as 10-board matches (3, 4 or 5 per day) for 15 qualifying
rounds (150 boards). The Quarterfinal will start on Thursday late
afternoon, the Semifinal will be played on Friday 4 November and
the Final will end on Saturday 5 November.
Date |
Time |
Event |
Bermuda Bowl |
Venice Cup |
Seniors Bowl |
Transnational Open |
October 22, Saturday |
11.00
15.00
19.00 |
Tournament Directors’ meeting
Captains’ meeting
Opening Ceremony
|
October 23, Sunday |
10.00
14.00
17.30 |
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3 |
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3
|
RR 1
RR 2
RR 3 |
|
October 24, Monday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
RR 4
RR 5
RR 6 |
|
October 25, Tuesday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
RR 7
RR 8
RR 9 |
|
October 26, Wednesday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
RR 10
RR 11
RR 12 |
|
October 27, Thursday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
RR 13
RR 14
RR 15 |
|
October 28, Friday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
RR 16
RR 17
RR 18 |
|
October 29, Saturday |
10.00
14.00
17.30
|
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21 |
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21 |
RR 19
RR 20
RR 21 |
|
October 30, Sunday |
11.00
14.00
17.00 |
Q-Final 1
Q-Final 2
Q-Final 3 |
Q-Final 1
Q-Final 2
Q-Final 3 |
Q-Final 1
Q-Final 2
Q-Final 3 |
|
October 31, Monday |
10.00
13.00
16.00
20.00
22.00 |
Q-Final 4
Q-Final 5
Q-Final 6 |
Q-Final 4
Q-Final 5
Q-Final 6 |
Q-Final 4
Q-Final 5
Q-Final 6 |
Swiss Match 1
Swiss Match 2 |
November 1, Tuesday |
10.00
11.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
17.00
18.00 |
S-Final 1
S-Final 2
S-Final 3 |
S-Final 1
S-Final 2
S-Final 3 |
S-Final 1
S-Final 2
S-Final 3 |
Swiss Match 3
Swiss Match 4
Swiss Match 5
Swiss Match 6
Swiss Match 7 |
November 2, Wednesday |
10.00
11.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
17.00
18.00 |
S-Final 4
S-Final 5
S-Final 6 |
S-Final 4
S-Final 5
S-Final 6 |
S-Final 4
S-Final 5
S-Final 6 |
Swiss Match 8
Swiss Match 9
Swiss Match 10
Swiss Match 11
Swiss Match 12 |
November 3, Thursday |
10.00
11.00
12.00
14.00
17.00
21.00 |
Final 1
Final 2
Final 3 |
Final 1
Final 2
Final 3 |
Final 1
Final 2
Final 3 |
Swiss Match 8
Swiss Match 9
Swiss Match 10
Q-Final 1
Q-Final 2 |
November 4, Friday |
11.00
14.00
17.00 |
Final 4
Final 5
Final 6 |
Final 4
Final 5
Final 6 |
Final 4
Final 5
Final 6 |
S-Final 1
S-Final 2
Final 1 |
November 5, Saturday |
11.00
14.00 |
Final 7
Final 8 |
|
|
Final 2
Final 3 |
Evening |
Prizegiving Ceremony and Victory Banquet |
|