17 World Youth Bridge Team Championships

By Anna Gudge In Archive, Event update, News, Youth On 2nd January 2018

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We are very pleased to confirm that the Championships will be held at Li Ze Culture and Sports Palace, Wujiang District, Suzhou,
China,  8th – 18th August  2018.

1st Information Letter – Click here to check all the info BUT PLEASE NOTE that the contact person for the Hotel Accommodation has changed and the details of the new contact can be found below

Format of the Championship

The Championship consists of four Series: Juniors, Girls, Youngsters and Kids. All the Series will be played as a complete round-robin with all teams playing each other:  at the end of the round-robin the highest ranked 8 teams in each series will qualify for the knock-out stages.

Timetable

• J, G, Y, K Teams registration Wednesday 8^th August, from 10.00 hrs.
• Captains meeting Wednesday 8^th  August  00
• Opening ceremony Wednesday 8^th August  at 19.00
• J, G, Y. Round Robin Thursday 9^th –  Tuesday 14^th August
• Kids Round Robin Thursday 9^th –  Sunday 12^th August
• Kids Quarterfinals Monday 13^th August
• Kids Semifinals Tuesday 14^th August
• Kids Finals & Prize-giving Wednesday 15^th August
• J, G, Y Quarterfinals & BAM Wednesday 15^th August
• J, G, Y Semifinals & BAM Thursday 16^th August
• J, G, Y Final & Play-off Friday 17^th (Play-off end) & Saturday 18^th August
• Closing ceremony Saturday 18^th August at 17.30 hrs.

Registration of Teams

The entries to the Championships must be submitted electronically by 1st June 2018, it is very important that this deadline is respected, via the WBF website (not by email) at
http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/Wujiang.18/microsite/participants.htm

The teams not confirming will be considered withdrawing and automatically replaced. The link to the registration area will be available after 1^st April 2018.

Registration of Players’ Names

Registration of players, Not Playing Captains and Coaches names must be sent by 30^th   June 2018 via the WBF website (not by email). The link can will be found at
http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/Wujiang.18//microsite/participants.htm and will also be advised to the qualifying NBOs.

Entry Fees

The entry fees are € (Euros) 1,000 (one-thousand) for each team in Juniors, Girls and Youngsters, while for Kids no entry-fee will be charged. The entry fees must be paid by Bank Transfer before or on 1^st July 2018 to

Crédit Suisse SA,  Rue du Lion d’Or 5-7
P.O. Box 5722,  1002 Lausanne, Switzerland
€ account
IBAN CH58 0483 5154 6496 9200 0
Account n°  0425-1546496-92
SWIFT CRESCHZZ80A
Clearing 4835
To be indicated

Hotel Accommodation – Booking

The LOC has arranged in recommended hotels the following rates for full board accommodation ( including breakfast, lunch and dinner):

4 Stars Hotels:

Dong Heng Sheng Hotel (Main Hotel (Walking distance but shuttle if needed)

Wujiang Hotel (shuttle service)

Single occupancy                        US$ 95 per day

Double Occupancy                      US$ 70 per day per person

3 Stars Hotels:

Song Ling Hotel (Shuttle service)

Cheng Yuan Song Ling Hotel (Walking distance but shuttle if needed)

Single occupancy                        US$ 70 per day

Double Occupancy                      US$ 55 per day per person

All the hotel reservations have to be done through:

ZhenYuan Lv
LiXingKang Sports Culture Development ( Suzhou ) co., ltd
E-mail: lixingkanty@163.com
Postal address: No.99, LiZe Road, SongLing Town,
Wujiang District, Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, China

The hotel booking will be on first come first served basis.

 

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