Tuesday, 1 May 2012

European Team Championships competition

The 2012 European Team Championships will be held in Dublin next month and, once again, I will be running a prediction competition.

First prize this year is an evening's bridge with me at the Russell Cup in Edinburgh or the Berwick-upon-Tweed Bridge Club (second prize two evenings?) or two 12-board BBO tournaments. I will pay the table money but you have to make your own travel arrangements. I appreciate that prizes are reaching a nadir, but there is always the kudos of winning.

Each entry should specify the top 6 teams, in placing order, for each of the three competitions (Open, Women, Senior). You can only have a single entry, but you may change your selection at any time before the entry deadline.

Points will be awarded as follows:

First place = 32 points
Second place = 16 points
Third place = 8 points
Fourth place = 4 points
Fifth place = 2 points
Sixth place = 1 point

for a maximum of 189 points.

Entry Deadline: Monday 11 June, 2012

Each team will score the minimum of your placing for them and their final position, for example:
  • if you place a team in fourth place but they win the event, then you get the points for fourth place
  • if you pick a team as the winner but they finish second, then you get the points for the runner-up.
Information on the participating teams and the format of the competitions.

Email your entries to me, or message paulg on the BBO Forums.

PS The decision of the organiser is final in all aspects of this competition
PPS All entries will be published following the closing date
PPPS Feel free to send this on to others
PPPPS The organiser is eligible to win the competition!
PPPPPS nadir, noun, the lowest point of anything, especially the absolute depths, e.g. of despair or degradation.