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1998 EUROPEAN BRIDGE LEAGUE 1998 COMPETITION CALENDAR

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Before you start, please bear in mind that...

The Calendar has been designed to make its use as easy as possible.Therefore, the information it provides should be self-explanatory inmost cases.

The intention is to give an overview of what is going on in the tournament world and when, rather than replacing the promotionpamphlets. In consequence, players interested in a particular event should contact the organizers directly in order to confirm theinformation contained in the Calendar and get all the details.

The information contained in the Calendar was provided by the NCBOs and individual organizers who hold full responsibility for theiraccuracy.The EBL has not been involved in the checking of any facts herein, and therefore cannot be held responsible for any deviations oralterations, especially concerning financial information.

Players wishing to participate in tournaments held in other countries should be aware that they may face regulations regarding permissiblesystems and conventions which are different to those in domestic or official European events.

It should be noted that, in most cases, the dates refer to the Opening Ceremony (or start of play) and the closing of the eventrespectively; departure is usually on the following day.The accommodation cost may refer to lodging facilities in the area; not necessarilyor exclusively to the venue hotel. Prize money represents the total amount distributed in cash to the various winners; it covers alltournaments and all placings.

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Y 15 - 18 6th Casino Taoro Pt. 4,500-6,000 Mixed Pairs (1) Pt. 1,000 Prize money Jean & Jack CannonTaoro Parque Puerto de la Cruz Open Pairs (3) Pt. 5,000 Pt. 530,000 El Lagar, Calle 2a, No 3Bridge Tenerife La OrotavaTournament Spain Tenerife, Canary Islands

Spain

( 34-22-335 920

16 - 18 E.B.U. Queen�s Hotel £80 Swiss Teams (4) £156 (per team) Prize money Ray CollierSwiss Teams Leeds (incl. breakfast) (all sessions) 20% of the English Bridge UnionCongress Great Britain entry fees Broadfields

Bicester Road,AylesburyBucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

24 Speed Card Amstelveen �35 First prize H.VisserTournament The Netherlands �2,000 Schelpenhoek 31

NL-1112 DG DiemenThe Netherlands

( 31-20-690 3830

31 - 4th Malta Marina Corinthia $72 Open Pairs (3) $18 Prize money Margaret Parnis EnglandFebr. 6 International Hotel (half board) Swiss Teams (3) $15,000 Villa Aventura

Bridge Festival St. Julian�s Antonio Schembri StreetMalta Trophies Kappara SGN 06

Malta

( 356-330 3842 356-316 3407 [email protected]

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13 - 15 14th International Meliá Sevilla Hotel Pt. 12,000 Pairs (3) Pt. 12,000 Prize money Real Club Pineda de SevillaTournament Sevilla (incl. breakfast) Pt. 1,400,000 Avda. de Jerez S/NCopa Giralda Spain E-41012 Sevilla

Spain

( 34-54-461 33992 34-54-461 7704

13 - 15 East Wales Cwmbran Lloyd LewisCongress Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

13 - 16 Icelandair Loftleiðir Hotel $140 Swiss Pairs (2) $75 Prize money Icelandic BridgeOpen Reykjavík Swiss Teams (2) $75 $20,000 Federation

Iceland( 354-587 93602 354-587 9361

19 - 28 32nd Israel Israel $560 Open Pairs (3) $15 Prize money David BirmanInternational Convention Center (7 nights) Mixed Pairs (2) $25,000 50 Pinkas Str.Bridge Festival Tel Aviv (per person) IMP Pairs (2) IL-622 61 Tel Aviv

Israel Swiss Teams (3) Cups IsraelMixed Teams (2)

( 972-3-605 83552 972-3-546 55827 [email protected]

21 - 12th International Palais des Festivals FF 140-800 Mixed Pairs (2) FF 120 Prize money Nadine SeulMarch 1 Bridge Festival Cannes Patton Teams (2) FF 400 (per team) FF 200,000 SEMEC - Palais des Festivals

�des Jeux� France Open Pairs (3) Esplanade Georges PompidouCups, Gifts F-06400 Cannes

France

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8 - 14 11th Festival Casino Taoro Pt. 4,200-6,000 Mixed Pairs (1) Pt. 1,000 Prize money Carlos Gonzalez Isla de Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz Pairs (4) Pt. 6,000 Pt. 1,145,000 de Chavez Calamita

Tenerife Teams (2) Pt. 2,000 Casino TaoroSpain Puerto de la Cruz,Tenerife

Spain

( 34-22-380 5502 34-22-383 744

11 - 15 21st Budapest Griff Hotel DM 70 Mixed Pairs (2) DM 12 Prize money Géza HomonnayInternational Budapest (incl. breakfast) Open Teams (2) SF 4,500Bridge Festival Hungary Open Pairs (3) ( 36-1-372 0692

2 36-1-372 06937 [email protected]

13 - 15 Bacau Agronomist House $30 Open Pairs (2) $5 Prize money Victor CruceanuCup Bacau (full board) Teams (3) $1,000 Energiei 33, sc. C,

Romania R-5500 BacauRomania

( 40-34-120 2242 40-34-135 012

20 - 25 Kalamata Elite $60 Open Pairs (3) $16 Prize money Costas G. KyriakosInternational Congress Center (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (2) $15,000Tournament Kalamata ( 30-1-778 6245

Greece Silver Cups 2 30-1-778 6642

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26 - 29 Llangollen Llangollen Lloyd LewisCongress Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

28 - 29 33rd Kaasstad Alkmaar Pairs (2) �35 Prize money Johan KuinTournament The Netherlands (all sessions) 55% of Plantraam 5Alkmaar entry fees NL-1906 VK Limmen

The Netherlands

( 31-72-505 34552 34-25-149 6166

28 - 5th European Eurogress DM 80-220 Mixed Pairs (5) SF 250 (per pair) Prize money Bill PencharzApril 3 Mixed Aachen (incl. breakfast) SF 54,500 President EBL

Championships Germany Mixed Teams SF 800 (per team) 8 Bell Yard(15 rds x 10 bds) London WC2A 2JU

(all sessions) Great Britain

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påsken 1998 Hamar (full board) Swiss Teams (4) to the top Bygdøy Allé 73B,Norway Mixed Pairs (3) 3 pairs/teams N-0268 Oslo

Norway

Gifts ( 47-22-43 02 142 47-22-43 42 997 [email protected]

10 - 13 Easter Festival Royal National Hotel £74 Open Pairs (3) £76 Prize money Ray Collierof Bridge London (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (2) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge Union

Great Britain Swiss Pairs (2) entry fees BroadfieldsBicester Road,AylesburyBucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

11 - 12 3rd Marina The Marina Bridge Club Butler Pairs �1,000 Prize money Jan van CleefCalcutta Scheveningen (all sessions) 90% of the Prinsegracht 28A�Big Money Event� The Netherlands entry fees NL-2512 GA The Hague

The Netherlands

( 31-70-360 59022 31-70-364 08417 [email protected]

17 - 19 12th Sopron Sopron Hotel DM 70 Open Pairs (3) DM 10 Prize money Géza HomonnayBridge Sopron (incl. breakfast) SF 1,000Festival Hungary ( 36-1-372 0692

2 36-1-372 06937 [email protected]

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PolandTrophies

( 48-22-827 24292 48-22-827 3488

1 - 5 E.B.U. Moat House £86 Double elimination £200 (per team) Prize money Ray CollierSpring Foursomes International Hotel (incl. breakfast) Knock Out 20% of the English Bridge Union

Stratford-upon-Avon Teams (9) entry fees Bicester RoadGreat Britain Aylesbury

Bucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

6 - 10 Loen Alexandra Hotel Individual Nkr 100 Prize money Geir EngebretsenFestival Nordfjord Swiss Teams (3) Nkr 120,000 PB.91

Norway IMP Pairs (2) N-6870 OldenMixed Pairs (2) Gifts NorwayOpen Pairs (4)

( 47-90-937 1222 47-57-873 0237 [email protected]

15 - 28 49th International Palais des Congrès Individual (1) FF 120 Prize money Roger DameleBridge Festival Juan-les-Pins Open Pairs (5) 60% of the 17 bis Boulevard PoincaréJuan-les-Pins France Mixed Pairs (3) entry fees F-06160 Juan-les-Pins

Patton Teams (3) France

( 33-4-93 61 28 992 33-4-93 67 71 20

20 - 21 Bonn Nations Cup Stadthalle Bonn DM 100-220 Teams Prize money Vera SchülerBonn Cup Bad Godesberg Pairs (2) DM 75 DM 20,000 Kennedy Allee 92,

Bonn D-53175 BonnGermany Germany

( 49-228-376 5832 49-228-371 891

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22 - 28 11th International Galua Sol Hotel Pt. 8,400 Open Pairs (3) Pt. 2,000 Prize money Maribel CorcheroBridge Murcia (incl. breakfast) Mixed Pairs (2) Pt 1,250 Pt. 1,500,000 Calle Santa Quiteria, 10-1Tournament Spain Open Teams (2) Pt 10,000 (per team) E-30001 MurciaCosta Calida Spain

( 34-968-218 613

23 - 25 E.B.U. Moat House Hotel £70 Pairs (4) £53 Prize money Ray CollierSpring Bournemouth (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (2) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge UnionBank Holiday Great Britain entry fees Bicester Road,AylesburyCongress Bucks HP19 3BG

Great Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

25 - 31 13th Locomotiva Romexpo Bucharest $30 IMP Pairs (2) $5 Prize money Radu VladInternational Turist Hotel (full board) Teams (4) 80% of theBridge Festival Bucharest Mixed Pairs (2) entry fees ( 40-1-222 7675

Romania Open Pairs (3) Trophies 2 40-1-222 7675

28 - 31 31st Tallinn Tallinn Open Pairs (3) $20 (per pair) Prize money Aarne RummelInternational Estonia Swiss Teams $40 (per team) 60% of theBridge Festival entry fees ( 372-611 4041

2 372-611 41727 [email protected]

29 - 44th Palais des Congrès Special Rates Mixed Pairs (1) FF 120 Prize money Michèle WeillJune 1 European Opéra Open Pairs (2) FF 125 FF 108,000 Office du Tourisme

Bridge Vichy Patton Teams (1) FF 600 (per team) 19 rue du Parc, B.P. 2418Assembly France Gifts worth F-03204 Vichy Cedex

FF 100,000 France

( 33-4-70 98 71 942 33-4-70 31 06 00

30 Marathon Amstelveen �45 First prize D. J. D. GerritsmaThe Netherlands �1,500 Veenplaats 5

NL-1182 JW AmstelveenThe Netherlands

( 31-20-643 6824

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16 - 27 16th International Albena $30-72 Open Teams $50 (per team) Prize money Peter Naidenov, �Bridge Travel�Bridge Festival Bulgaria Open Pairs (2) $5 $5,000 P.O. Box 165Albena �98 Mixed Pairs (2) BG-9000 Varna

Individual Cups BulgariaOpen Pairs (3) $10Open Teams $40 (per team) ( 359-52-226 692

(all sessions) 2 359-52-601 344

19 - 21 Rica Alta Cup Rica Alta Hotel Nkr 590 Barometer Pairs Nkr 75 Prize money Knut Harald Lyngedal1998 Norway (incl. breakfast) Nkr 40,000

( 47-90-855 242

20 - 21 International de Wildenhorst �180 Swiss Teams �55 Prize money P.A.F. van RooyKoopTjuchem Sports Center (13 rds x 7 bds) (all sessions) �15,000 P.O. Box 75004Bridge Badhoevedorp NL-1117 ZN SchipholTournament The Netherlands The Netherlands

( 31-20-657 33642 31-20-648 4785

24 - 30 Sørlandets Christianholm Festning Nkr 800 Mixed Pairs (4) Nkr 75 Prize money Jan HansenInternational Kristiansand Open Pairs (5) Nkr 120,000Bridge Norway Swiss Teams (4) ( 47-38-02 26 69Tournament Gifts 2 47-30-02 07 62

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25 - 28 42nd Lake Balaton Ezüstpart Hotel DM 70 Open Teams (2) DM 12 Prize money Géza HomonnayBridge Festival Siófok (incl. breakfast) Open Pairs (2) SF 2,500

Lake Balaton ( 36-1-372 0692Hungary 2 36-1-372 0693

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26 - 28 Carta Mundi Thermae Palace BF 3,000 Swiss Teams (2) BF 1,125 Prize money Carta MundiBridge Hotel Mixed Pairs (1) BF 450 BF 600,000Festival Ostend Open Pairs (2) BF 1,250 ( 32-14-420 221

Belgium Gifts 2 32-14-428 254

30 - Biarritz Espace Bellevue FF 300 IMP Pairs (3) FF 130 Prize money Hervé PacaultJuly 12 International Biarritz Open Pairs (3) FF 300,000 42 rue de Tivoli

Bridge Festival France Patton Teams (3) F-33000 Bordeaux, FranceMixed Pairs (3)

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3 - 5 City Cup Cetate Hotel $30 Open Pairs (2) $5 Prize money Sorin BabutaDeva (full board) Teams (3) $1000 Aleea Florilor, bl.10, ap.3Romania R-2700 Deva, Hunedoara

Romania

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4 - 5 Bangor Bangor Lloyd LewisSwiss Pairs Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

13 - 26 35th Casino de Deauville Special Rates Open Pairs (4) FF 130 Prize money Nadine AnsayWorld Bridge Deauville Mixed Pairs (2) FF 550,000 51 Boulevard d� AuteuilFestival France Open Teams (3) F-92100 Boulogne

France

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16 -26 16th European Wiener Rathaus SF 60 National Teams SF 1,000 (per team) David Pigot Cup EBL Youth CommitteeJunior Bridge Vienna (per person Round Robin Replicas Panos GerontopoulosChampionship Austria full board) Gifts 154 Patission Street

GR-112 57 Athens3rd European National Teams SF 600 (per team) José Damiani Cup GreeceSchools Bridge Round Robin ReplicasChampionship Gifts ( 30-1-864 3139

(entire tournament) 2 30-1-861 37407 [email protected]

17 - 19 Mid Wales Llandrindod Wells Swiss Teams Lloyd LewisCongress Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

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18 - 26 International University $6 Mixed Pairs $17 Prize money Gdansk Bridge DistrictBaltic of Gdansk Open Pairs (3) 50% of the ul. Uphagena 12Congress Sopot Individual entry fees PL-80 237 Gdansk

Poland Swiss Teams (5) PolandGifts

( 48-58-648 9412 48-58-472 044

25 - 3rd Swedish Billingehus Hotel $50 Open Teams $50 Prize money Sveriges BridgeförbundAugust 2 Open Teams Skövde (incl. breakfast) (qualifier $12,000 Gustavslundsv. 168

Cup Sweden & knockout) S-161 36 BrommaSweden

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5 - 9 8th Viru Bridge Vusu Beach Open Pairs (5) $30 (per pair) Prize money Aarne RummelEstonia Swiss Teams $40 (per team) 60% of the

entry fees ( 372-611 40412 372-611 41727 [email protected]

7 - 15 International Slupsk $6-30 Mixed Pairs $15-25 Prize money Komitet OrganizacyjnySolidarity Poland Open Pairs (10) 60% of the Festiwalu BrydzaFestival Individual entry fees Sportowego �Solidarnosc�

Swiss Teams (6) ul. Jednosci Narodowej 2Polish Car PL-76 200 Slupsk

Poland

( 48-59-436 3512 48-59-428 747

14 - 23 E.B.U. Metropole Hotel £120 Swiss Pairs (4) £99 Prize money Ray CollierBrighton Brighton (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (4) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge UnionSummer Great Britain Knockout Teams entry fees Bicester RoadCongress Aylesbury

Bucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

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16 - 21 49th La Baule Salle de Floralies Open Pairs (3) FF 125 Prize money Bridge Club de laInternational La Baule Patton Teams (2) FF 400 (per team) FF 280.000 Cote d� AmourBridge Festival France Mixed Pairs (2) 5 Avenue Honoré de Balzac

Gifts F-44500 La BauleFrance

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21 - 28 German Open Rieneck Castle DM 340 Pairs free Michael GromöllerJunior Rieneck Teams Am Sonnenhang 38Bridge Camp (near Wuerzburg) (full board Individual D-51381 Leverkusen

Germany per person for Sports Germanythe entire period) Games

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21 - 30 13th Mamaia Minerva Hotel $30 IMP Pairs (1) $5 Prize money Marius GeorgescuInternational Mamaia (full board) Individual (1) $ 6,000 Vasile Conta 16Bridge Festival Romania Mixed Pairs (2) Postal Off. 37,

Open Pairs (3) R-70139 Bucharest 2Patton Teams (3) RomaniaDanish Teams (3)

( 40-1-222 76752 40-1-222 7675

21 - 10th World Lille Grand Palais FF 194-620 Mixed Pairs (5) $200 (per pair) Word Bridge FederationSept. 4 Bridge Lille Knockout Teams $800 (per team) Rosenblum Cup Carol von Linstow

Championships France Ladies Teams $800 (per team) McConnell Trophy 29 bis, Residence Les RoussetsOpen Pairs (13) $320 (per pair) F-01210 OrnexJunior Triathlon (12) free FranceSenior Teams $500 (per team)Senior Pairs (6) $200 (per pair) ( 33-4-50 40 41 31

(all sessions) Trophies, Medals 2 33-4-50 40 42 57

22 - 29 22th International Varna $32-80 Intercity Teams $40 (per team) Prize money Michail MilushevBridge Festival Bulgaria Patton Teams $30 (per team) Chief Technical DirectorVarna �98 Open Teams $40 (per team) 10% of P.O. Box 178

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26 - 30 26th Bridge Mera Tennis Club DM 15-150 Mixed Pairs (2) DM 10-12 Prize money Warszawski ZwiazekCongress Warsaw Open Pairs (2) 50% of the Brydza SportowegoGrand Prix Poland Swiss Teams (3) entry fees ul. Poznanska 38/16of Warsaw PL-00 689 Warsaw

Trophies Poland

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29 - 45th Touquet Palais de l� Europe Patton Teams (2) FF 125 Prize money Michel CamusSept. 6 International Touquet Mixed Pairs (2) FF 275,000 Club de Bridge du Touquet

Bridge Festival France Open Pairs (2)Gifts ( 33-3-21 05 29 55

29 - 37th International Histria Hotel DM 35-60 Open Pairs (2) DM 10-20 Prize money Miljenko BrkljacicSept. 6 Bridge Festival Pula (full board) Mixed Pairs (1) DM 31,000 Draskoviceva 44

Croatia (per person) Open Teams (4) CO-10000 ZagrebMixed Teams (2) Trophies CroatiaButler (1) GiftsBoard-a-Match (2) ( 385-1-433 594

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31 - 32nd Palais des Congrès Individual (1) FF 130 Prize money Paul DelsartSept. 6 Grande-Motte La Grande-Motte Patton Teams (2) FF 285,000 252 Allée des Jones

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Accommodation AverageCost Main Events Entry Fee

Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

1998 EUROPEAN BRIDGE COMPETITION CALENDAR

Welsh Porthcawl Swiss Teams Lloyd LewisFoursomes Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

10 - 13 9th International Yunost Hotel $150 Open Pairs (3) $7 Prize money Prof. Ilya FeranchukBridge Festival Minsk (full board, Teams (6) 70% of the Byelorussian Bridge UnionMinsk Cup �98 Belarus full period, Rubber Bridge (1) entry fees Karl Marks Str. 21-28

incl. entry fees) 220050 MinskTrophies BelarusGifts

( 375-172-227 6172 375-172-202 3537 [email protected]

12 - 13 Bridge- Bridgens Hus Nkr 900 Swiss Teams (4) Nkr 90 Prize money Tommy Sandsmarkkameratene�s Oslo (incl. breakfast) to the top Bygdøy Allé 73B,International Norway 25% of teams N-0268 OsloTeams 1998 Norway

( 47-22-43 02 142 47-22-43 42 997 [email protected]

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Postbus 606, 2130 AP HOOFDDORP (The Netherlands) Tel. 0031(0)204460041 Fax. 0031(0)206535323Koop

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Accommodation AverageCost Main Events Entry Fee

Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

1998 EUROPEAN BRIDGE COMPETITION CALENDAR

1 - 4 25th International Hotel Villon $15-60 Open Pairs (2) $10 Prize money Vytautas VainikonisBridge Festival Vilnius (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (3) $40 (per team) $8,000 Lithuanian Bridge AssociationVilnius Cup �98 Lithuania Invitational Pairs (2) Pamenkalnio str. 14

Trophies 2001 VilniusLithuania

( 370-2-613 8222 370-2-617 594

2 - 4 Trivale Criteria Muntenia Hotel $50 Open Pairs (2) $4 Prize money Gruia DascaluPitesti Teams (3) $1,000 9 May 19Romania R-0300 Pitesti-Arges

Romania

( 40-48-213 436

3 - 4 6th International Hotel de Ville FF 250-500 Teams (3) FF 125 Prize money Bernard FranckTournament Troyes FF 90,000 22 rue des Jardinsof Troyes France F-10000 Troyes

Cups France

( 33-3-25 71 92 952 33-3-25 71 92 95

16 - 18 E.B.U. Moat House Hotel £70 Pairs (4) £53 Prize money Ray CollierAutumn Bournemouth (incl. breakfast) Teams (2) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge UnionCongress Great Britain entry fees Broadfields, Bicester Road,

Aylesbury,Bucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

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Accommodation AverageCost Main Events Entry Fee

Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

17 - 18 Bridge Bridgens Hus Nkr 900 Swiss Pairs (4) Nkr 90 Prize money Tommy Sandsmarkkameratene�s Oslo (incl. breakfast) to the top Bygdøy Allé 73B,Swiss Pairs Norway 25% of pairs N-0268 Oslo,1998 Norway

( 47-22-43 02 142 47-22-43 42 997 [email protected]

Porthcawl Porthcawl Lloyd LewisCongress Wales 15 Long Oaks Court

Great Britain SkettySwansea SA2 0QHGreat Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

30 - 13th Casino Taoro Pt. 4,200-6,000 Open Pairs (3) Pt. 6,000 Prize money Carlos Gonzalez Nov. 1 Puerto de la Cruz Puerto de la Cruz Pt. 790,000 de Chavez Calamita

International Tenerife Casino TaoroBridge Spain Puerto de la CruzTournament Tenerife

Spain

( 34-22-380 5502 34-22-383 744

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Accommodation AverageCost Main Events Entry Fee

Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

1998 EUROPEAN BRIDGE COMPETITION CALENDAR

6 - 8 E.B.U. Hilton National Hotel £72 Pairs (4) £54 Prize money Ray CollierSeniors� Coventry (incl. breakfast) Swiss Teams (2) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge UnionCongress Great Britain entry fees Broadfields

Bicester Road,AylesburyBucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

( 44-1296-394 4142 44-1296-392 464

6 - 8 Monte Carlo Sporting d�Hiver Fédération MonegasqueTeam Monte Carlo de BridgeTournament Monaco Centre de Congress

Auditorium de Monaco Monte Carlo

( 33-93-780 8222 33-93-301 006

10 - 15 49th Bordeaux Sofitel Hotel FF 250-450 Open Pairs (3) FF 130 Prize money Hervé PacaultInternational Bordeaux Lac Mixed Pairs (2) FF 150,000 42 rue de TivoliTournament France Patton Teams (2) F-33000 Bordeaux

France

( 33-5-56 52 00 462 33-5-56 51 13 84

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Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

15 - 22 4th Red Sea Royal Beach $80-175 Open Pairs (3) $15 Prize money David BirmanInternational Hotel Invitational (2) $15,000 50 Pinkas Str.Bridge Festival Eilat IMP Pairs (2) IL-622 61 Tel-Aviv

Israel Swiss Teams (3) Cups Israel

( 972-3-605 83552 972-3-546 55827 [email protected]

18 - 22 20th Brasov Capitol Hotel $50 Open Pairs (2) $6 Prize money Calin DamboianuInternational Brasov (full board) Teams (3) $2,500 Castelului 84,Bridge Festival Romania Mixed Pairs (1) R-2200 Brasov

Romania

( 40-68-151 481

19 - 22 21st Danubius Helikon Hotel DM 80 Open Teams (2) DM 12 Prize money Géza HomonnayBridge Festival Keszthely (incl. breakfast) Open Pairs (2) SF 4,500

Hungary ( 36-1-372 06922 36-1-372 06937 [email protected]

BBL Llangollen Lloyd LewisSwiss Teams Wales 15 Long Oaks CourtBBL Great Britain Sketty, Swansea SA2 0QHSeniors Congress Great Britain

( 44-1792-296 569

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Accommodation AverageCost Main Events Entry Fee

Date Title Venue (double room/night) (sessions) (player/session) Prizes Contact Address

1998 EUROPEAN BRIDGE COMPETITION CALENDAR

14 - 20 Winter Romexpo Bucharest $40 IMP Pairs (2) $5 Prize money Radu VladCup Turist Hotel (full board) Open Pairs (2) 80% of the

Bucharest Danish Teams (4) entry fees ( 40-1-222 7675Romania Mixed Pairs (2) 2 40-1-222 7675

Trophies

27 - 30 E.B.U. Royal National Hotel £72 Swiss Pairs (3) £76 Prize money Ray CollierYear End London (incl. breakfast) Ladies� Pairs (2) (full Congress) 20% of the English Bridge UnionCongress Great Britain Men�s Pairs (2) entry fees Broadfields

Swiss teams (2) Bicester Road,AylesburyBucks HP19 3BGGreat Britain

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The Competition Calendar is an official publication of the European BridgeLeague.

Some 4,000 copies of the Calendar are distributed every year, free of charge, to all42 member countries of the EBL in order to reach most clubs and provide usefulinformation to interested players.

All tournament organizers are encouraged to supply appropriate informationconcerning their event, for publication in the Calendar.There is no charge for asimple mention; only the obvious benefits!

The Calendar is also open to advertising. Framed entries is the best way forsingling out your event and attracting the attention of hundreds of thousands ofpotential participants.At the same time, you help the EBL to support and expandits development programs.

Rates for advertising in the Calendar are as follows:

full page SF 750half page SF 500quarter page SF 300

Interested organizers should apply to the EBL Press & Publications Committee.

To have your tournament included in the

1999 EBL Competition Calendarplease provide the following information concerning the event:

1. Date of start and finish2. Title of the event3. Venue4. Typical accommodation cost

(double room per night, including breakfast)

5. Main tournaments and number of sessions6. Average entry fee per player and session7. Prizes8. Contact address for information and entries

no later than 31 October 1998 to the:

EBL Press & Publications CommitteeP. Gerontopoulos154 Patission StreetGR-112 57 AthensGreece

2 30-1-861 37407 [email protected]

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aachen/european mixed/march 28 - april 3