The 1997 Bermuda Bowl and Venice
Cup will be held in Tunisia, in the exclusive coastal resort of
Hammamet. The Opening Ceremony will take place on Sunday
19 October and the Victory Banquet will be held on Saturday
1 November. Play in both series, Open and Women's, will start on
Monday 20 October with the quarter-finals
beginning on Sunday 26 October. There will be a
new World Championship event - the World Transnational
Open Teams played from Monday 27 to
Friday 31 October.
| Hammamet:
the destination of choice for holiday makers |
Tunisia, the most relaxed North African
country, its head in the Mediterranean and its feet in the Sahara, over 3,000
years of glamorous history, only two hours by plane to the major European
capitals. In addition to all facilities you would expect in any top hotel, there
is a Thalassotherapy centre. For those unfamiliar with thalassotherapy, it is
the use of heated seawater or mud packs for both prevention and cure of medical
conditions. There is a wide range of sporting facilities either in or nearby the
resort, and along with the standard activities such as tennis, golf and
swimming, you can try your hand at camel-riding. There is even a casino nearby.
Add beautiful weather and sensible prices and Hammamet
offers a superb setting for our Championships and something for everyone. We
hope to see you there!
| The
Hotel Complex Les Orangers |
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The resort of Hammamet features three hotels, ranging from
budget to luxury, to cater for all requirements. The three bridge events will be
held in three of the hotels of the Groupe Les Orangers, That's the
reason why it would be more convenient to book your room in one of these hotels
where many rooms have been reserved for the players at preferential rates non
commissionable (breakfast, taxes and services included): |
Hotel Bookings
Les Orangers
Mr Moncef Snoussi
B.P. 7
8050 Hammamet
Tunisia
216-2-280 544 / 280 144
216-2-280 275 | |
| Hotel |
Room |
Rate |
| Royal Azur***** |
Single |
$105 |
| Double |
$130 |
| Sol Azur**** |
Single |
$90 |
| Double |
$120 |
| Bel Azur*** |
Single |
$60 |
| Double |
$85 | |
Team
Registration |
Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup |
1 July |
| World Transnational Open Teams |
1 September |
Players' Names
Registration |
Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup |
15 July |
| World Transnational Open Teams |
15 September |
Payment of
Entry Fees |
Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup ($2,500) |
15 July |
World Transnational Open Teams ($600)
free for
Bermuda Bowl & Venice Cup players |
15 September |
Systems
Registration |
only for
Bermuda Bowl / Venice Cup |
1 August |
| World
Transnational Open Teams |
A new World
Championship, the World Transnational Open Teams,
will be played during the second week of the next World Championships (Bermuda
Bowl and Venice Cup) in Hammamet, Tunisia. The tournament will take
place in the Hotel Azur complex.
Players who fail to qualify in the Bermuda Bowl or Venice
Cup won't have to pack their bags and go home. They can play this new event.
This will be a multinational Championship which means that team members do not
have to come from the same country. All players who fail to qualify for the
quarter-finals will he eligible. The conditions of contest will be written so
that those who are eliminated in the quarter-finals also will be able to join
the event. Other teams, whether national or transnational, who wish to
participate in this exciting new event will be able to do so (subject to
approval by the WBF Credentials Committee), by contacting their NBO and
requesting nomination.
There will be separate classifications for mixed teams and women's
teams, and if there are at least 20 teams made up of Seniors players a separate
event for Seniors will also be organized. Otherwise there will be a separate
classification for the Seniors within the field. The qualifying stages will be
held from Monday to Thursday (or Friday afternoon) of the second week with the
top teams qualifying for the knock out phase to be played on the Friday and
Saturday. There will be alternating starting times, one day 11.00 hrs. the next
14.00 hrs, and so on, with four matches per day. This will give all players some
mornings and some evenings free for other activities.
SYSTEMS
This Championship will be designated as a WBF Category
3 event, which means that no complicated systems will be permited.
FORMAT
The Championship will be played using a Swiss format of 10-board
matches. 16 matches will be played to qualify for the finds and two more matches
on the Friday morning will then determine the other overall positions. There
will be four matches a day.
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DROP-IN RULES
All teams are expected to start playing on Monday with the following
exceptions:
When a proposed pre-registered team is reduced to less than 4 players
because one or more of the team are still playing in the Bermuda Bowl or
Venice Cup quarter-final stage, that team has a bye and will enter the
Open Teams Championship only after the quarter-finals are concluded and
sufficient of the above-mentioned players have become eliminated from the event.
Should an insufficient number of players be so eliminated, then the proposed
team will be unable to participate in the Open Teams Championship. No additional
players may be added to such a proposed team once the Championship has begin.
All players eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Bermuda Bowl
or Venice Cup are entitled to form a team and to enter the World
Transnational Open Teams on Tuesday 28 October. Such teams must consist
exclusively of players who were eliminated from the Bermuda Bowl or Venice
Cup quarter-finaIs. Other than this, no new teams may be proposed after the
Championship has begun or after the quarter-final stage of the Bermuda Bowl
or Venice Cup has been completed, However one or two defeated
quarter-finalists players, if pre-announced, may join on Tuesday a team which
started play on Monday, up to a maximum of 6 players in any given team.
Teams joining the Championship on Tuesday, as described above, will
enter with a carry over.
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