1998 World Bridge Championships Programme

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DAYS EVENTS
Friday
21 August
Opening Ceremony
Mixed Pairs (1)
Par Contest (1-4)
Saturday
22 August
Mixed Pairs (2)
Par Contest (5-8)
Mixed Pairs (3)
Par Contest (9-12)
Sunday
23 August
Mixed Pairs Final (1)


Mixed Pairs Final (2)

Monday
24 August
Rosenblum (RR) McConnell (RR) Junior Teams
Triathlon

Tuesday
25 August
Rosenblum (RR) McConnell (RR) Junior Teams
Triathlon

Wednesday
26 August
Rosenblum (RR) McConnell (RR) Junior Pairs
(1 & 2)
Triathlon

Thursday
27 August
Rosenblum (KO)
Round of 64
McConnell (KO)
Round of 32
Junior Pairs
(3 & 4)
Triathlon
Senior Teams
Friday
28 August
Rosenblum (KO)
Round of 32
McConnell (KO)
Round of 16
Junior Individual
(1 & 2)
Triathlon
Senior Teams
Saturday
29 August
Rosenblum (KO)
Round of 16
McConnell (KO)
Quarter Finals
Pairs Qualifying (1) Senior Teams
Pairs Qualifying (2)
Sunday
30 August
Rosenblum (KO)
Quarter Finals
McConnell (KO)
Semi Finals
Pairs Qualifying (3) Senior Teams
Pairs Qualifying (4)
Monday
31 August
Rosenblum (KO)
Semi Finals
McConnell (KO)
Final/Play Off
Pairs Semifinals (1) Senior Pairs Qualifying (1)
Pairs Semifinals (2) Senior Pairs Qualifying (2)
Tuesday
1 September
Rosenblum (KO)
Final/Play Off

Pairs Semifinals (3) Senior Pairs Qualifying (3)
Pairs Semifinals (4)
Wednesday
2 September


Pairs Final (1) Senior Pairs Final (1)


Pairs Final (2) Senior Pairs Final (2)
Thursday
3 September


Pairs Final (3) Senior Pairs Final (3)


Pairs Final (4)
Friday
4 September


Pairs Final (5)
Closing Ceremony & Victory Banquet


Apart from the main tournaments, there will be side events, such as Zonal Championships and Continuous Pairs and team events. The Zonal Championships consist of the Zonal Mixed Pairs (starting 23 August 1998), the Zonal Teams (starting 27 August 1998), and the Zonal Pairs (starting 31 August 1998).

The Championships will end with the Victory Banquet on the evening of Friday 4 September 1998.

ENTRY FEES
Mixed Pairs $ 200 per pair
Rosenblum Cup $ 800 per team
McConnell Cup $ 800 per team
Open Pairs Qualifier* $ 320 per pair
Open Pairs Finals $ 200 per pair
Women's Pairs Qualifier $ 320 per pair
Women's Pairs Finals $ 200 per pair
Senior Teams $ 500 per team
Senior Pairs $ 200 per pair
IMP Pairs $ 120 per pair
Continuous Pairs $ 10 per player/session
Junior Triathlon Free

* Junior pairs playing in the Open Pairs Championship will have a discount of 50%.

Contestants should note that all entry fees are payable on site in US dollars or in French Francs and may be paid in cash or travellers cheques. If owing to problems with custom restrictions, contestants are unable to pay cash on sit, the entry fees must be paid before 30 June 1998 either


Bullet
by bank transfer to:
WBF/ Banque de Baecque Beau
Account No 03203 Q 1065
3 rue des Mathurins
F-75009 Paris
France
Bullet
by cheque to:
WBF
40 rue François 1er
F-75008 Paris
France



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