Madeira Bridge Open International Torneio Internacional – Madeira Bridge Open International Torneio Internacional

WELCOME TO THE 27^th MADEIRA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE OPEN

The time is fast approaching when we will invite friends and newcomers to the 2024 edition of the Madeira International Bridge Open.

This year’s tournament will run from 31st October to 11th November, as follows:

Thursday 31st October: Portuguese Simultaneous Pairs
Friday 1st November: IMP Pairs (one-session event)
Saturday 2nd November IMP Pairs (one-session event)
Sunday 3rd November: Charity Challenge
Monday 4th November: Warm-Up Pairs
Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th November: Open Pairs
Friday 8th – Sunday 10th November: Open Teams
Monday 11th November: Cool-Down Pairs

The full programme and information about hotel packages and entry fees will be available from 1st April. Entries will open on 1st June.

We hope to see you in November (or even October).

Miguel Teixeira

BEM-VINDO AO 27° OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE BRIDGE DA MADEIRA

Aproxima-se a passos largos o momento em que convidaremos amigos e novatos para a edição de 2024 do Open Internacional de Bridge da Madeira.

O torneio deste ano decorrerá de 31 de outubro a 11 de novembro, da seguinte forma:

Quinta-feira, 31 de outubro: Pares Simultâneos Portugueses
Sexta-feira, 1 de novembro: Pares IMP (uma sessão)
Sábado, 2 de novembro: Pares IMP (uma sessão)
Domingo, 3 de novembro: Desafio de Caridade
Segunda-feira, 4 de novembro: Pares Warm-Up
Terça-feira 5 – Quinta-feira 7 de novembro: Pares Abertos
Sexta-Feira 8 – Domingo 10 de novembro: Equipas Abertas
Segunda-feira, 11 de novembro: Pares Cool-Down

O programa completo e informações sobre pacotes de hotel e taxas de inscrição estarão disponíveis a partir de 1 de abril. As inscrições serão abertas a 1 de junho.

Esperamos vê-lo em novembro (ou mesmo em outubro).

Miguel Teixeira

2023 WINNERS

2023 Open Pairs Champions:
John Hurd (USA) & Mikael Rimstedt (Sweden)

2023 OpenTeams Champions
The Presidents: Sebastian Reim, Marie Eggeling, Guido Hopfenheit, Paul Grünke (Germany)

LATEST NEWS

HOW TO BOOK (BOOKING AVAILABLE FROM 1ST JUNE)

This year we are simplifying the booking process by splitting it into two parts.

Reservation: players (and non-players) will complete the Reservation form to tell us they are coming to the tournament, to book and pay for the events they intend to play in and any social events, and to reserve one of our hotel packages if required. We will reply by email with the total price to pay, and an ID CODE for each person included in the reservation.

Registration: once you have your ID code, you can complete the Registration form for the Open Pairs and/or Open Teams with your partner, provided he or she also has an ID code. This step will register your entry with the Directors. If you do not already have a Madeira International BRIDGEMATE NUMBER, it will be allocated at this stage; if you have played in the tournament before, we will use the same BRIDGEMATE NUMBER as last time.

Hence, players will have two numbers:

Reservation ID Code, which identifies you for hotel bookings and payments
BridgeMate number, which identifies you for scoring purposes.

You will not have to remember these numbers: everyone will be issued with a barcoded badge at the Welcome Desk, and will need to wear or carry their badge for every bridge event or social event in which they participate.

(This will avoid the situation a few players experienced last year, in which one player in a pair had told us the name of their partner, but the partner had not made a reservation, or had not paid.)