Aberlour10 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 The European Open in Poznan/Poland will begin in a few weaks. I am just curious who of the BBF members is going to play there....Bridge players from all WBF zones are entitled to participate, any oversea members will visit Poznan too? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm there for the whole event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I will be there, probably just for the open teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm going to Toronto instead, not least because the teams seems extremely expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Playing in the Mixed Teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm there for the main pairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm going to Toronto instead, not least because the teams seems extremely expensive. How much are entry fees? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 How much are entry fees? Mixed Teams - 800 EUR (per team) Mixed Pairs - 270 EUR (per pair) Open/Women/Senior Teams - 950 EUR (per team) Open/Women/Senior Pairs - 400 EUR (per pair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Mixed Teams - 800 EUR (per team) Mixed Pairs - 270 EUR (per pair) Open/Women/Senior Teams - 950 EUR (per team) Open/Women/Senior Pairs - 400 EUR (per pair)If you are an average team who is unlikely to qualify for the KO stages, then you will play two days of bridge in the Mixed Team and 2.5 days of bridge in the Open Teams. If you do qualify then you get another 0.5 day per KO round (R32, R16, R8, semifinal). This presumes that you are not in a round-robin group with an odd number of teams. By contrast, you seem to be guaranteed at least 3, probably 4, days of Mixed Pairs bridge and 4, probably 5, days of Open Pairs. Valuewise you get a lot more bridge for your euro playing matchpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm going to Toronto instead, not least because the teams seems extremely expensive. It's not expensive; it's just that we're just broke :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 If you are an average team who is unlikely to qualify for the KO stages, then you will play two days of bridge in the Mixed Team and 2.5 days of bridge in the Open Teams. If you do qualify then you get another 0.5 day per KO round (R32, R16, R8, semifinal). This presumes that you are not in a round-robin group with an odd number of teams. By contrast, you seem to be guaranteed at least 3, probably 4, days of Mixed Pairs bridge and 4, probably 5, days of Open Pairs. Valuewise you get a lot more bridge for your euro playing matchpoints. Sounds like a good deal. Who wants to go play the pairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge9x Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 yes I shall be there my BBO nick > bridge9xSerge de MullerI am looking for partners and team to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich-b Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I will be there for the 2nd week (Open Teams and Pairs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Good luck for you all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerardo Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) I'll be there, after the ashes issue was solved. Edited July 2, 2011 by Gerardo Fixed typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Will be fun to cheer on FrancesHinden in today's semi-finals! :D update: sadly, board 23 was a 4-1 trump split Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 congrats to Frances, great job from a great poster/player. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Nice playing Frances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerardo Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Met gnasher today. Also bumped into mfa1010 a couple of times, but did not recall his name until now. On the entry fees issue for my €200, got 250 boards, 100 of qually, 100 of semifinal B (from there, 6 to final A), 50 of final B.For those playing final A, will be 52 boards more, today, Saturday. (in the Open. Not sure in Women). For those playing pairs, would be more boards, could drop into pairs competition for free after finishing participation in the teams competition, and for six handed teams would be even cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 For those playing (TEAMS?), would be more boards, could drop into pairs competition for free after finishing participation in the teams competition, and for six handed teams would be even cheaper.It was my understanding, reading the regulations and previous events, that free entry to the pairs was only given to the finalists of the teams competition. Just making the KO stages, or even the semifinals, of the teams was insufficient for free entry to the pairs event even though you got to drop in a later qualifying stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 On the entry fees issue for my €200, got 250 boards, 100 of qually, 100 of semifinal B (from there, 6 to final A), 50 of final B.For those playing final A, will be 52 boards more, today, Saturday. (in the Open. Not sure in Women).So the majority of players will pay €0.80 per board in the pairs. In the Open teams, playing in a team of four, the majority paid €237 each for - 70 boards in the round robin (60 boards for one group) and 70 boards in the Swiss. A cost of €1.69 per board. The cost/board is the same for a team of six, as you pay less but play fewer boards. Only if you reached the final of the teams do you approach the cost/board of the pairs. As I've said, the pairs was a lot better value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I don't agree with this, but then I don't agree that all boards are of equal 'value' and hence cost/board is the relevant number.I paid €200 Euros (800/4) to play in the mixed teams, for which I got a minimum of 100 boards (50 in the round robin, 50 in the Swiss). These were all serious or semi-serious matches, many of them against good teams.For the same money, I then got another 2 days of KO matches (and would have got a third if we'd only won the semi-final) but I agree that's a bonus. To play in the pairs I agree I only pay €135 Euros, and for that I am guaranteed 4 days of 50 boards/day so much more bridge - but much of that is random and boring. You have to play 70 boards just to decide if you are allowed to play in semi-final A or semi-final B. Then you have to play another 70 boards to decide if you are allowed to play in the final or not. For much of that, for most people many of the boards will be irrelevant because they will have got to the point of having no chance of qualifying (or will be definitely in). Maybe this is just my preference for playing imps coming through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Maybe this is just my preference for playing imps coming through.Hey, in "The debate" in "English Bridge" a few years back it was you who argued that matchpoints is the best form of bridge. I thought your arguments were much better than those of your opponent, btw :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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