♠️ The championship will be on the RealBridge platform

♠️ The championship is a Transnational event (Players from all zones are invited to partake)

♠️ The qualifying stage (25-26 April, 2025 ) will be played in a Swiss format

♠️ The Final stage -(27 April 2025) will be played in a Round Robin  format 

In the final stages teams will be divided to groups of 8. Teams ranked from 1 to 8 will play in final A teams ranked from 9 to 16 will play in final B, and so on. 

♠️ Each board is played in 07:30 minutes with a courtesy of 2 min at the beginning of each round.

♠️ Line Up - to avoid the complexity of lineup, on every round the players will receive a non-personalized link.  The link will be published in the Micro-Site .

♠️  Carryover - after the end of the second day, the teams will be split into 6 groups of 8.

The top 8 teams will be in the A Final, the next 8 in the B Final, etc. In each group, the carryovers will be based on your qualifying position within the group: 

1st: 7 VPs, 2nd: 6 VPs, 3rd: 5 VPS, 4th: 4 VPS, 5th: 3 VPS, 6th: 2 VPS, 7th: 1 VP, 8th: 0 VP

For the lowest two groups, the exact details may change.

♠️ Preparations

1. Each team sits at its own table in the correct partnerships 15 minutes before the scheduled start of play. When the match starts, players will be seated against their opponents automatically by the RealBridge platform.

2. Each player must have a fast and stable internet connection. 

3. Each player must use a device with a well-functioning camera, microphone and speakers. These must be switched on at all times. Phone are not allowed

4. The player’s face must be visible at all times.

5. No sound should be audible via the microphone other than the player’s own voice. In particular, there should be no noise from television, audio equipment, or other members of the player’s household. 

6. If a player has a mobile phone or other communication device, it must be set to silent. 

♠️ Kibitzers

Spectators, including any team members not currently playing, may watch play on the delayed kibitzing facility provided by RB. CLICK HERE

♠️ The Conditions of Contest (CoC) will be published HERE