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You MUST bring your badge with you to every session, and put the Bridgemate number (4 digits) into the Bridgemate at the start of every match.

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Pick-up from VidaMar 09:00

(previously advertised as 9.45)

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Pick-up from VidaMar 09:15

(previously advertised as 10.00)

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Pick-up from VidaMar 09:30

(no change to programme)

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WELCOME TO THE 25th MADEIRA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE OPEN

The tournament begins on Thursday 3rd November with the Portuguese Simultanous Pairs at 20:30. We look forward to seeing you then.

MAIN EVENTS

Open Pairs: Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th November at 16:00

Open Teams: Friday 11th at 20:30, Saturday 12th at 11:00 and 14:30, Sunday 13th at 14:30[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1604902257096{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-top-color: #c0c0c0 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text]BEM VINDO AO 25º OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE BRIDGE DA MADEIRA

O torneio começa na quinta-feira, 3 de novembro, com os Pares Simultanous Portugueses às 20h30. Estamos ansiosos para vê-lo então.

EVENTOS PRINCIPAIS

Pares: terça-feira dia 8, quarta-feira dia 9, quinta-feira 10 de novembro às 16:00

Equipas: sexta-feira dia 11 às 20:30, sábado dia 12 às 11:00 e 14:30, domingo dia 13 às 14:30

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OPEN TEAMS TABLE ASSIGNMENTS

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OPEN PAIRS TABLE ASSIGNMENTS: SESSION 3

Table assignments for Session 3 will be published on Thursday afternoon, on the wall of the lobby near the Welcome Desk and in the Congress Centre, also via the button on the right.

Alphabetical list on pp 9-16

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”30″][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”LATEST NEWS” color=”orange”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”1″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”TEAMS REGISTRATION: DEADLINE 19:30 (but please try to get your form in by 18:00)” tab_id=”1668168695917-03423bbf-82bd”][vc_column_text]The deadline for Teams registration is 19:30 today (Friday 11th). Please leave your form at the Welcome Desk, or at the Bulletin Office or on the Director’s table in the Selvagens room if the Welcome Desk is not open.

*If you are a pair looking for team-mates, or a team looking for a 4th player, or a player looking for a team, that’s OK – put the form in anyway and we will do our best to match you up (with someone of a similar standard if possible).

**If you don’t know all the Bridgemate numbers you can still submit the entry form.

***We will start working out table assignments at 18:00, so it would be very helpful if you could submit your team before then.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”OPEN PAIRS SESSION 2″ tab_id=”1668029768061-34e1ee0f-6646″][vc_column_text]A stonking second session saw perennial local winners Nuno Paz and Carlos Luiz climb from 45th to 3rd, just behind Jerzy Skwark & Marek Blat of Poland and Olav Ellestad & Frederic Wilt of Norway.

Full results HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”OPEN PAIRS SESSION 1 RESULTS” tab_id=”1667964853831-dbcf7427-5f18″][vc_column_text]With 194 pairs competing, after the first session Luís Castaño and Pedro Morbey of Portugal are leading the field with 67.83%.

Lying second with 65.56% are Olav Ellestad and Frederic Wilt (Norway), and in third place Magnus Asgrimsson and Thorsteinn Bergsson (Iceland) on 64.86%.

Full results HERE

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”ALL WARMED UP” tab_id=”1667877899953-983ba638-3564″][vc_column_text]There was a tremendous turn-out of 105 pairs for the Warm-Up, pipping the 2018 record by one. With the able assistance of our full complement of directors, the event ran smoothly and (almost) without incident.

North-South the transnational pair of Julius Sigurjonsson (Iceland) and Simon Hult (Sweden) triumphed with a score of 65.24%, beating second-placed pair Robert Boeddeker and Flora Zarkesch of Germany by 2.35%. In third place were Lisbeth Smed and Ingrid Ledertoug of Denmark on 60.05%.

East-West winners were Even Morken and Olav Ellestad of Norway on 68.93%, with Mark Kaptein and Mariken Schoenmakers (Netherlands) in 2nd place on 65.88% and Helga Alisch and Karl-Heinz Heine (Germany) in 3rd on 62.26%.

Full results HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE” tab_id=”1667782650159-12448fd8-3443″][vc_column_text]The third Inter-Nations Challenge charity event took place on Sunday 6th November. 52 pairs took part, raising €1750 for local charity the Associação dos Amigos de Pessoas com Necessidades Especiais da Madeira (Madeira Association of Friends of People with Special Needs).

We are still totting up which nation scored the most IMPs overall, but here are the individual results:

NORTH-SOUTH
1st Carlos Luiz (Madeira) & Mark Horton (England) +46.2
2nd Frederic Boldt & Nick Nautilus (Germany) +42.1
3rd Allie Hoenstok & Mike Reuser (Netherlands) +39.8

EAST-WEST
1st Haakan Tjarnemo & Bengt Emanuelsson (Sweden) +53.5
2nd Stefan Skorchev (England) & Jacob Duschek (Denmark) +46.6
3rd Hannes Sigurdsson & Pétur Sigurdsson (Iceland) +40.4

Full results HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”LOCAL HEROES TRIUMPH” tab_id=”1667779923686-7a0213b7-6684″][vc_column_text]The second of our two IMP Pairs events was won by local players Eduardo Fernandes and Pedro Morgado, with a 13-IMP lead over second-placed Harald Nordby and Ellen Vigmostad of Norway. Third were Stefan Jonsson and Soffia Danielsdottir of Iceland.

1st Pedro Morgado & Eduardo Fernandes +58.29
2nd Harald Nordby & Ellen Vigmostad +44.93
3rd Stefan Jonsson & Soffia Danielsdottir +44.86

Full results HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”IMPS AWAY” tab_id=”1667608149616-db705229-af58″][vc_column_text]The first of the two IMP Pairs events was won by Bernódus Kristinsson & Omar Oskarsson (NS) and Jannes van’t Oever & Antony Lee (EW).

NORTH-SOUTH
1st Bernódus Kristinsson & Omar Oskarsson (Iceland) +40.7
2nd Marja Tulonen & Lasse Utter (Finland) +33.1
3rd Harald Nordby & Ellen Vigmostad (Norway) +32.8

EAST-WEST
1st Jannes van’t Oever & Antony Lee (Netherlands/France) +62.5
2nd Hans Metselaar & Jan de Winter (Netherlands) +56.8
3rd Svein Markussen & Roennaug Asla (Norway) +36.2

Top local pair were Pedro Nunes & Eduardo Fernandes (7th EW, -6.2)

Full results HERE

Results updated after adjusted score on one board.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS: CORRECTION TO RESULTS” tab_id=”1667522666638-ca1a7258-d145″][vc_column_text]After the results were published, the ‘winning’ pair noticed that a result had been entered incorrectly in their favour. They nobly alerted the Director, as a result of which they hadn’t in fact won at all.

First place was taken by Hans Kreuning and Rob van den Bergh of the Netherlands, with 61.95%.

1st Hans Kreuning & Rob van den Bergh (Netherlands) 61.95%
2nd Adalsteinn Jörgensen & Svala Pálsdóttir (Iceland) 61.16%
3rd Frederic Boldt & Nick Nautilus (Germany) 58.56%

Top local pair were José Macedo and João Machado, who took 7th place with 53.03%

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OPEN PAIRS ASSIGNMENTS

Pairs assignments will be posted approximately TWO HOURS before the start time on Tuesday (i.e. at or after 14:00). You will be able to see your starting position by clicking the green table picture below.

Please note that entries for the Open Pairs must be submitted by 20:30 on Monday 7th November to guarantee a place. After this time we will accept entries at our discretion if the movement allows.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”ENTRY LIST, TOURNAMENT GUIDE, WELCOME DESK OPENING HOURS” tab_id=”1666205825145-05407281-8e18″][vc_column_text]The Entry List (by country), Tournament Guide and Welcome Desk opening hours have now been added to the website under the OPEN 2022 menu:

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For the tournament’s 25th birthday we have been able to secure POLO SHIRTS at an excellent price for those who would like a souvenir. If you would like to order one, please complete the information requested in the confirmation email which you will receive after booking: size, colour (burgundy or black) and with or without your name.

Standard: €22.50
Personalised with your name €25.00

[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”NEW EXCURSIONS FOR 2022″ tab_id=”1656672261921-6bc409f4-e01b”][vc_column_text]See our TRAVEL page for the new excursions we’ve introduced this year, including a GOLF option.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”NEW DIRECTORS FOR 2022″ tab_id=”1656708191867-240b01fe-6942″][vc_column_text]We have added three new directors to the Madeira team

Jacob Duschek (Denmark)

Diarmuid Reddan (Ireland)

Sarah Amos (Wales)

to join our existing team

José Júlio Curado (Portugal

Marc van Beijsterveldt (Netherlands)

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2021 Open Pairs Champions:
Carlos Luiz (Madeira) & Nuno Paz (Portugal)

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2021 OpenTeams Champions:
ALCOBAÇA ’22
Dennis Kruis, Marcel Winkel, Marcel Swidde, Tim Heeres (Netherlands)

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EXCURSIONS FOR 2022

See our TRAVEL page for details

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OUR TOURNAMENT ON THE CALENDAR

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DISCOVER MADEIRA

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See how much more Madeira has to offer, with Madeira Tourism’s stunning videos

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Veja quanto mais a Madeira tem para oferecer, com os vídeos fantásticos da Direcção Regional de Turismo

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