4th World Youth Open Championships: Opatija 2015

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Opatija, Croatia • 20 – 29 August 2015

The 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships organised by the World Bridge Federation in cooperation with the Croatian Bridge Federation & Opatija Bridge Association will be held in Opatija, Croatia from 20th – 29th August.

The Championships will be held at the Milenij Grand Hotel4 Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija, Croatia.

The Championships consist of three events:

• World Pairs Championship
• World Teams Swiss/KO Championship
• World Teams BAM Championship

The Championship is open to all players born on or after 1st January 1990 (Juniors & Girls) or born on or after 1st January 1995 (Youngsters) or born on or after 1st January 2000 (Kids) in good standing with their own NBOs. Teams and Pairs must be made up of players from the same NBO. Players must be members (not necessarily nationals) of the Federation through which they enter.

NBOs may send as many teams or pairs as they wish.

Programme

Date Time Event
Thursday 20th 10.00 Pairs Registration
Thursday 20th 19.30 Opening Ceremony
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd Pairs Championships
Monday 24nd to Friday 28th Teams Championships
Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th Teams BAM Championships
Saturday 29th 19.30 Prize-giving & Closing Ceremony

List of Participants

To see the list of participants for a specific event, please select the appropriate link from the following table:

Participation List
Junior Pairs Junior Teams
Youngsters Pairs Youngsters Teams
Girls Pairs Girls Teams
Kids Pairs Kids Teams

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