Festival International de Bridge, Antibes- Juan Les Pins 2012: 11 to 24 May 2012
The appointement for lovers of Bridge at the Palais des Congrès in Juan-les-Pins, Côte d’Azur, France.
All the Results: Mixte Tournament IMP Tournament Open Tournament
Festival last Days: Just started the the last tournament of the festival, a Teams Patton. 42 teams are participating in this tournament and the top positions so far are:
1) MARKOWICZ :
2) LAVAZZA
3) BONORI
4) MONACO
5) WHITE HOUSE
All Positions: Click Aqui
Festival 8th Day: Luciano Taciuc and Apolinary Kowalski 2012 Open winners
Apolonary Kowalski, double world champion, triple European champion, winner of the 2012 Open
How many entries in the festival?
AK: I played the festival for thirty years
your best performance?
AK: two wins in the Open, the first with Tuczinski, and 5 times, second In the Open!
What you prefer?
AK: the level of play remains high
your best memory?
AK: winning the handicap, a few years ago. I received a beautiful amphora!
Taciuc Luciano, who won the 2012 Open
How many entries in the festival?
LT: ten
your best performance?
LT: a victory in IMP
your best memory?
LT: It is currently …
Festival 7th Day:
First till now in the IMPs Pairs Tournament: Philippe Coenraets and Steven de Donder
Who’s there?
Juan and I …
VS: more than 25 …
Your best performance?
VS: This year IMPs Pairs, second.
What you prefer?
VS: the climate, atmosphere, organization, restaurants ….
The first thing you do on arrival?
VS: I drink a glass of red wine!
Your best memory?
VS: a girlfriend …
Elly Ducheyne, leader of the Dutch delegation for several decades, is absent from this edition.The entire team of the organization, and the Dutch were keen to show him their friendship. That was it! Each year about fifty Dutch bridge players participates in the festival. The Friday tournament is open and called «Netherlands Day». Special prizes are awarded. The price of loyalty has been assigned to Your Valk attend the festival for 45 years.
Festival 6th Day: The world champion, former world number one, the German Sabine Auken regularly returns to Juan-les-Pins. This year, she participated in the open with Roy Welland. She always shows the same radiant smile, but she is a formidable fighter. In 2001 in Paris, in the final women’s World Championships, France led by 48 points to 16 to lose at the end against Germany. Sabine and his teamhad a come back in the last segment to finally win the title. Four years later in Estoril, the French ladies held their revenge by beating in the world championship final the German Team.
Krzysztof Martens, World Champion, Open French Team 2011 coach, 2012 Monaco Team Coach.
How many entries in the festival?
KM: twenty times in 30 years
Your best performance?
KM: 2 wins.
What you prefer?
KM: Côte d’Azur
The first thing you do on arrival?
KM: look at the tournament venue
Your best memory?
KM: two victories
Festival 5th Day
Pierre Adad y Pascal Ringuet won the IMP Pairs Tournament, with a 153 IMP score.
Daniele Avon, European champion in pairs, Vice-European Champion in Teams
How many entries in the festival?
DA: forty since 1966!
Your best performance?
DA: a victory in mixed with Christophe Oursel.
What you prefer?
DA: the Riviera, the sun, the restaurants, the walks …
An address?
DA: Tetou.
The first thing you do on arrival?
DA: I come to the tournament!
Your best memory?
DA: No memory in particular, it is always nice to come here
Festival 4th Day
Catherine Vives and Rokia Poizat will represent France at the World Mind Sports Games(ex-Olympics) next August in Lille. Catherine has 4 selections in the national team, it will bethe first for Rokia. The two champions are living in Languedoc and regularly come to Juan.
Fernando Piedra, Swiss international from Uruguay.
How many entries in the festival?
FP: fourteen
Your best performance?
FP: second in mixed with Grey Hedy.
What you prefer?
FP: evenings with my friends Susan and Peter Lenz.
An address?
FP: Cesar Keller, Garoupe beach.
The first thing you do on arrival?
FP: Reserve a table at Keller!
Your best memory?
FP: Very good times with my friends especially with Serban Tomescu, my Romanian friend.
Pascal and Pierre Ringuet Adad saw in the lead after the second session with 117.2IMP.
Festival 3rd Day
He travels the world championship by championship. He is the Editor of the daily bulletins of major international competitions, he is from England, Mark Horton, who took a break in Juan. Since a year ago he has not found time to play. After the festival, he will cover the European Championships in Dublin in June.
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Festival 2nd Day
And the winners of 2012 Mixed Couples are…
Emanuela Calandra and Guido Ferraro (Italy), the woman wins her first major tournament (84 boards), his partner has won numerous titles including World Champion and European Champion.
Who’s there?
Faithful to the festival, Maria Teresa Lavazza and Giorgio Duboin , respectively coach and player of the
Italian National Open Team, belong to the international bridge legend: 7 consecutive European titles, Olympics, Bermuda Bowl. An outstanding track record.
Mixed Couple Event all Results: Click Here
Festival 1st Day
Lorenzo and Francesca Stoppini Carnicelli come from Tuscany and they are participating in the festival for the first time. They realize 63.83% average in the two sessions combined. Good start!
Patrick Grenthe, Lille, President of the French Bridge Federation and a World Senior Champion
PG: fifteen times …
Your best performance?
PG: 4th in open with Sylvie Willard.
What you prefer?
PG: organizer, Roger Damelé it conveys values that I hold dear: the friendliness and warmth
The first thing you do on arrival?
PG: I watch the sea
Your best memory?
PG: a great evening at Bruno, the specialist of the truffe, organized by Jean-JacquesPalau.
