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19th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS' CUP
Vitajte v Pezinku!
Pezinok, Slovakia ● 11 - 13 November, 2021
Dear Players, Officials and StaffOn my own behalf and on behalf of my colleagues on the Executive Committee, I take great pleasure in welcoming you to the 19th European Champions’ Cup in Pezinok/Slovakia.For many of you it will be the first international “facetoface” championship in a very long time, and I am certain you are excited to finally hold cards in your hand and engage with the other players at the table.I am looking very much forward to seeing you all as well - it has been way too long.We owe our sincere gratitude to the Slovak Bridge Federation and its president, Peter Belčák, for
organising this event in such beautiful surroundings. They have prepared everything for the participants to provide the greatest possible comfort, with the lowest possible risk of virus spread.I am certain that you will all help us to make this event a success by employing the highest ethical standards.Best of luck to you all, and I hope you will have a great time.
Jan Kamras - EBL President
Dear players, guests, officials, colleagues, friends,Fasting is over!We would like to thank the European Bridge League and its President, Mr. Jan Kamras, for the opportunity to co-operate in organizing this top competition in Slovakia. Slovak Bridge Association is proud and honoured to host the first live event organized by EBL in more than a year and half.Bridge is referred to as the king of all card games. With the support of the Palace Art Hotel in Pezinokwe’d like you to relive the atmosphere of nobility, respect and dignity of generations living in
this wonderful castle and demonstrate that you, players from the 12 best teams across Europe and members of EBL support staff - masters of the regal card game - are the perfect match for this charming environment. We hope you’ll enjoy the event and our absolute wish is that at the end of the week, when leaving the venue, the town, and the country, all of you, not just the winners, will keep us in your hearts and regard this edition of Champions’ Cup to be inspirational and exceptional in very many ways. Welcome to the table, the feast can start!
Peter Belčák - President, Slovak Bridge Association
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After a year’s delay, the top ten bridge clubs of Europe can join once again for what used to be their annual reunion. This time, the venue is Pezinok, a small village in Slovakia, not far from its capital Bratislava.. The surroundings are beautiful and might well bring us back a little into the rural Central European atmosphere of past centuries – quite a contrast with modern-day Slovakia, a country that was founded as a fully independent state not so long ago. Still, the Slovaks have already treated the EBL to more events: a Small Federations Championship and a European Junior Championship. So we can look forward to their completion of what no doubt will be a successful hattrick for them. I wish you all, whether
you are new to European bridge or an old warrior on our scene, the best of luck and I am looking forward to reporting, once again, your many good bids and plays in our Bulletins.
Jos Jacobs - Daily Bulletin Editor
VUGRAPH MATCHES
Broadcast on Bridge Base Online
Thursday, 11 November
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
10:00 - 11:25
11:40 - 13:05
13:20 - 14:45
BC Onstein1 - BC Onstein 2
Israeli Champion - Bridge Contact Club
Israeli Champion - Bergen Akademiske
Legia Kosice - One Eyed Jacks
Bergen Akademiske - English Champion
Pescara Bridge - Bridge Contact Club
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
15:55 - 17:20
17:35 - 19:00
19:15 - 20:40
BK Lavec - Bergen Akademiske
BC Onstein 1 - Bridge Contact Club
Galim - English Champion
BC Onstein 1 - Israeli Champion
BC Onstein 2- One Eyed Jacks
Bulgarian Champion - Bridge Contact Club
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LIST OF TEAMS
BULGARIAN CHAMPIONSZahari Zahariev (pc), Diyan Danailov, Georgi Karakolev, Angel Vanchev
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSTom Townsend (pc), David Bakhshi, Janet De Botton, Espen Erichsen, Glyn Liggins, Artur Malinowski
ISRAELI CHAMPIONSIlan Herbst (pc), Ophir Herbst, Amir Levin, Josef Roll
BC'T ONSTEIN ISimon de Wijs (pc), Bob Drijver, Bauke Muller, Bart Nab, Ricco van Prooijen, Louk Verhees
BERGEN AKADEMISKE BKChristian Bakke (pc), Martin Andresen, Ole Berset, Thomas Charlsen, Bjorn Olav Ekren, Thor Erik Hoftaniska
BK LAVECPeter Fredin (pc), Alon Apteker, Mårten Gustawsson, Johan Sylvan
ONE-EYED JACKSKasper Konow (pc), Michael Askgaard, Anders Hagen, Jonas Houmoller, Lars Lund Madsen, Mikkel Bensby Nohr
GALIMPeter Gal (pc), Csaba Czimer, Gergely Dombi, Peter Marjai, Csaba Szabo, Tamas Szalka
PESCARA BRIDGEAlberto Forcucci (npc), Verino Caldarelli, Tiziano Di Febo, Kristian Dimitrov Zdravkov, Sergio Freddio, Berardino Mancini, Lanfranco Vecchi
BC ’T ONSTEIN 2Tim Verbeek (pc), Guy Mendes De Leon, Danny Molenaar, Thibo Sprinkhuizen, Berend van den Bos, Joris van Lankveld
LÉGIA KOŠICEJuraj Kvoček (pc), Marián Henc, Karol Lohay, Eduard Velecký, Martin Vodička
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUBKrzysztof Martens (npc), Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver, Piotr Gawrys, Michal Klukowski, Fernando Piedra, Pierre Zimmermann
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PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Thursday, 11 November
Friday, 12 November
Saturday, 13 November
9.30
10:00 - 11:25
9:30 - 11:45
Captain's meeting
Round 7
Semi-Final 1
Round 3
Round 10
Final 2
Round 1
Lunch
Lunch
Round 4
Opening
Round 8
Semi-Final 2
Lunch
Round 11
Prize-Giving, Closing Ceremony & Cocktails
Round 2
Round 9
Final 1
Round 5
Round 6
10:00 - 11:25
13:05 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:15
13:20 - 14:45
15:55 - 17:20
17:45 - 20:00
15:55 - 17:20
11:40 - 13:05
14:15 - 15:40
15:15 - 17:30
14:45 - 15:55
17:35 - 19:00
20:30
17:35 - 19:00
19:15 - 20:40
9.50
11:40 - 13:05
12:00 - 14:15
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PLAYERS' CONTACTS ON-SITE
Championship ChairmanJosef Harsanyi
Facility Venue ManagerRadúz Dula
Head Tournament DirectorDenis Dobrin
ReviewerEitan Levy
Hospitality deskCatherine Vitry
ScoringFotis Skoularikis
Daily BulletinJos Jacobs
EUROPEAN MASTERPOINT AWARDS
EMPs will be awarded according to the following scale:
• To qualify for EMP awards a player must have played at least half of the boards in the Round-Robin stage and at least half of the boards in the last KO-match won by his team.
• Teams may concede after the first stanza of a KO-match and the opponent will be declared winner of the match.
• Teams ranked 5th or below may withdraw before the start of the first stanza and the opponent will be declared winner of the match.
• Teams ranked 5th or below may mutually agree not to play a KO-match and will both be considered losers of that match. If this is the “Semifinal” within that group (5th-8th resp. 9th-12th) the other “Semifinalists” will be considered playing the “Final” in that group.
1st 5th 9th3rd 7th 11th2nd 6th 10th4th 8th 12th
100 40 20 880 30 15 550 25 10 2
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These notes are for the convenience of players and captains. They do not substitute for the obligation to know and follow the Conditions, Regulations and Policies of the EBL covering this event.
GENERAL• Smoking is prohibited anywhere in the venue building, including in the toilets.• Mobile phones and electronic devices capable of communication must be switched off in the playing
area and be visible at the table at all times, i.e. they may not be brought to the toilets.• All participants at the Championship venue must visibly wear their official identification badge.• Players are requested to be seated 5 minutes before the scheduled start of play. Any team or pair that
is not seated and ready to play at the start of a period of play will be subject to penalties.• At the table, whether play is actually taking place at the moment or not, players (and NPCs) may
converse only in English unless both pairs (and/or captains) agree to use some other common language at their own risk. TD adjudication will be in English only.
• During the period of play players should avoid discussions or arguments with partner or opponents. In case of a dispute a player’s proper recourse is to a TD (or to the Captain of the team).
BIDDING, ALERTS AND EXPLANATIONS• It is the responsibility of the alerting player to ensure that his screen-mate is aware of the Alert.
Requests for explanations, and the responses thereto, shall be made in writing.• A player’s first call should touch the extreme left of his own segment of the bidding tray, with
subsequent calls overlapping neatly and evenly to the right.• Only Dummy or Declarer may remove the bidding tray from the table, and only Dummy or Declarer may
put the board back in the centre of the table.
DURING AND AFTER PLAY• The opening lead must be made before the screen aperture is opened and only Declarer or Dummy
may open the aperture or call for it to be opened.• Each card should be played towards partner in a consistent manner and placed on the table in the
same position each time. Once played, the player should not vary the orientation of the card.• Quitted tricks should be placed consistently in a neat row in front of the player, evenly overlapping and
at an equal distance from the previous card.• If a player finds an opponent not following any of these rules, even after a warning, the proper recourse
is to call a TD.• If a pair should claim that the responsibility for the slow play is with their opponents, they will do so by
calling a TD. TDs are authorized to remove boards when play has not finished in the allotted time or when slow play may lead to play not being finished in time.
• If a player on the side of the screen receiving the tray considers there has been a break in tempo and consequently there may be unauthorised information he should call a TD. He may do so at any time before the opening lead is made.
• Players are strictly forbidden to watch play at any other table.• In respect of scores the protest time for all matches in the Round Robin ends 30 minutes after the end
of match 11, and in the Knockout stage 15 minutes after the end of the match.• The time for a request for a TD ruling, or a review of a ruling already received, ends 30 minutes after the
end of the match.
NOTES FOR PLAYERS
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DRAW
Thursday, 11 November
Friday, 12 November
Round 1
Round 7
LÉGIA KOŠICEBULGARIAN CHAMPIONSBRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBC ’T ONSTEIN 1PESCARA BRIDGEENGLISH CHAMPIONS
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSBK LAVECBERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBC ’T ONSTEIN 2GALIMISRAELI CHAMPIONS
ONE-EYED JACKSISRAELI CHAMPIONS
GALIMBC ’T ONSTEIN 2
BERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBK LAVEC
ONE-EYED JACKSPESCARA BRIDGEBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBULGARIAN CHAMPIONS
LÉGIA KOŠICE
10:00 - 11:25
10:00 - 11:25
Round 2
Round 8
BK LAVECBERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBC ’T ONSTEIN 2GALIMISRAELI CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICE
GALIMISRAELI CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICEBULGARIAN CHAMPIONSBRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
ONE-EYED JACKSENGLISH CHAMPIONS
PESCARA BRIDGEBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBULGARIAN CHAMPIONS
ONE-EYED JACKSBC ’T ONSTEIN 2
BERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBK LAVEC
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSPESCARA BRIDGE
11:40 - 13:05
11:40 - 13:05
Round 3
Round 9
ONE-EYED JACKSPESCARA BRIDGEENGLISH CHAMPIONSBK LAVECBERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBC ’T ONSTEIN 2
ONE-EYED JACKSENGLISH CHAMPIONSBK LAVECBERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBC ’T ONSTEIN 2GALIM
BC ’T ONSTEIN 1BRIDGE CONTACT CLUB
BULGARIAN CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICE
ISRAELI CHAMPIONSGALIM
PESCARA BRIDGEBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBULGARIAN CHAMPIONS
LÉGIA KOŠICEISRAELI CHAMPIONS
13:20 - 14:45
14:15 - 15:40
Round 4
Round 10
ONE-EYED JACKSBRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBC ’T ONSTEIN 1PESCARA BRIDGEENGLISH CHAMPIONSBK LAVEC
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBC ’T ONSTEIN 1PESCARA BRIDGEENGLISH CHAMPIONSBK LAVECBERGEN AKADEMISKE BK
BULGARIAN CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICE
ISRAELI CHAMPIONSGALIM
BC ’T ONSTEIN 2BERGEN AKADEMISKE BK
ONE-EYED JACKSBULGARIAN CHAMPIONS
LÉGIA KOŠICEISRAELI CHAMPIONS
GALIMBC ’T ONSTEIN 2
15:55 - 17:20
15:55 - 17:20
Round 5
Round 11
BC ’T ONSTEIN 2GALIMISRAELI CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICEBULGARIAN CHAMPIONSBRIDGE CONTACT CLUB
ONE-EYED JACKSLÉGIA KOŠICEBULGARIAN CHAMPIONSBRIDGE CONTACT CLUBBC ’T ONSTEIN 1PESCARA BRIDGE
ONE-EYED JACKSBERGEN AKADEMISKE BK
BK LAVECENGLISH CHAMPIONS
PESCARA BRIDGEBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
ISRAELI CHAMPIONSGALIM
BC ’T ONSTEIN 2BERGEN AKADEMISKE BK
BK LAVECENGLISH CHAMPIONS
17:35 - 19:00
17:35 - 19:00
Round 6
BERGEN AKADEMISKE BKBC ’T ONSTEIN 2GALIMISRAELI CHAMPIONSLÉGIA KOŠICEBULGARIAN CHAMPIONS
ONE-EYED JACKSBK LAVEC
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSPESCARA BRIDGEBC ’T ONSTEIN 1
BRIDGE CONTACT CLUB
19:15 - 20:40
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