BRIDGE TROPHY

COMPETITION FORMAT

The type of competition is Duplicate (Contract) Bridge. The 2020 edition of the PCU Bridge Trophy will feature 4 groups of 4 teams of 4 to 6 players. The best 2 teams will qualify for the quarter finals. Other teams will play for the 9th place. The Continuous VP Scale will be used to calculate the scores. Allotment of teams to their place in the match schedule will take place on Friday 6 November 2020 during the Opening Ceremony.

• Match Schedule (available 1 September 2020 – Pdf)
• Rules and Regulations (available 1 September 2020 – Pdf)
• General Map of PCU Bridge Trophy locations (available 1 September 2020 – Pdf)
• List of all participating teams (available 30 October 2020 – Pdf)
• Results (available from 6 November 2020 – Pdf)

FREE PARTICIPATION PACKAGE

Each team disposes of maximum 6 Free Participation Packages. Extra persons are welcome as explained below. Each Participation Package contains the following modalities:

• 1 free accreditation to enter and use all competition facilities
• 1 free accreditation for the Opening & Closing Ceremony
• 1 free dinner in a restaurant in the city center (Saturday)
• 2 free lunches (Saturday-Sunday)
• coffee breaks during the competition
• 1 free welcome bag with tourist information for each team member

EXTRA PERSONS

If a team consists of more than 6 persons, accreditations are available offering the following modalities:

• 1 free accreditation to enter and use all competition facilities
• 1 free accreditation for the Opening & Closing Ceremony

Please note that all other modalities are at the expenses of the extra persons. Upgrade to a “full” Trophy Package (with all modalities mentioned above) is available for €45 per person

ACOMMOCATION IN ANTWERP

Each participant chooses and books his/her own accommodation and pays directly to the hotel or hostel of his/her choice. The hotel or hostel booking is considered as participation guarantee. Below you can find an online booking tool of hotels and hostels in the Antwerp city center area with reduced prices offered by the University of Antwerp. The organization advises accommodation close to the competition venue.

• Go to the online booking tool
• First enter the discount code UAACB19 and click on ‘Validate’
• Enter the arrival and departure dates and click on ‘Search’
• An overview of all available hotels and their Best Available Rate -10% is displayed, including any cancellation conditions.
• Choose a hotel and book your room.

FRIDAY (6 November 2020)

Accreditations

18.30 h – 19.00 h
University of Antwerp “Grauwzusters Cloister”, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerpen (Map Venue)

Opening Ceremony & Reception

19.00 h – 20.00 h
University of Antwerp “Grauwzusters Cloister”, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerpen (Map Venue)

Welcome Pairs Tournament (open to all players)

20.00 h – 23.00 h
University of Antwerp “Grauwzusters Cloister”, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerpen (Map Venue)

SATURDAY (7 November 2020)

Competitions

08.45 h – 19.45 h (for match schedules and regulations see Competitions)
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Lunch

13.45 h – 14.45 h
University of Antwerp “Agora”, Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Dinner

20.00 h – 21.30 h,
Da Giovanni, Jan Blomstraat 4-7-8, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

SUNDAY (8 November 2020)

Competitions & finals

10.00 h – 13.00 h (for match schedules and regulations see Competitions)
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp

Honouring & Closing Ceremony

13.00 h – 13.30 h
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Closing Lunch

13.30 h – 14.30 h
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

ANTWERP, THE HOST CITY

Antwerp is the economic capital of Belgium and the largest city of Flanders, the Dutch speaking region of Belgium. The city center has a population of 521,825 inhabitants, the metropolitan area over 1.1 million inhabitants and the Antwerp Province over 1.8 million inhabitants. Internationally, Antwerp is the largest diamond trade centre in the world, the second largest port of Europe and the Antwerp Fashion Academy is considered one of the best in the world, ensuring the highest concentration of fashion shops and flagship stores within Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. On a sports level, Antwerp hosted the Olympic Games in 1920 and was the European Capital of Sport in 2013. The city also welcomed 4 FISU world university championships and many international interuniversity championships. Antwerp will also host the 2022 FISU World University Championships Mind Sports.

All tourist information is available on www.visitantwerp.be.

DRAWING & PHOTO CONTESTS EXPOSITIONS

During the Bridge Trophy Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the University of Antwerp will host the prestigious expositions of the Antwerp University and Panathlon Drawing Contest and Photo Contest. Participants, officials and spectators can enter the Photo Contest by posting their pictures on social media, using the hashtag #PCUpic.

CONTACT CHESS CUP

Email
bridge@pcucommittee.com

Telephone
+32 3 265 37 44

REGISTRATION

General Modalities

Registration for the PCU Bridge Trophy 2020 is simple by filling out the registration form below and no entry or participation fees are required. The registration deadline is 15 October 2020 (or when the maximum amount of registrations is reached). Teams have to represent Universities or other Institutes of Higher Education.

Participation Guarantee

Your hotel or hostel booking is considered as your participation guarantee and will exclude no-shows of teams.

Visa Requests

Visa requests are only accepted upon receipt of a finalized hotel or hostel booking. Please visit the website Visa for Belgium if Visa are required and for detailed information on the current procedures.

REGISTRATION FORM

Register your team through the registration form below. You will receive an automatic email as confirmation. (*) required field.

ORGANISATIONAL PARTNERS

Antwerp and its university have a long standing tradition with mind sports with former Rector Walter Decleir as chairman of the FISU CT Chess from 1996 to 2007 and Geert Magerman as chairman of the FISU CT Bridge from 2003 until today. Antwerp also hosted the FISU World University Championship Chess in 1992 and the University of Antwerp co-hosted the EUSA European University Bridge Championship in 2007. In 2022, Antwerp will be again the host for the FISU World University Championships Mind Sports (Bridge and Chess). To honor the legacy of the persons and events mentioned before, the University of Antwerp decided to establish the PCU International University Bridge Trophy and to partner with the PCU Committee to ensure an extended international bridge network, with the Antwerp University Bridge Club DUA and the Flemish Bridge League to ensure the best possible local framework. President of the Bridge Trophy Organisation Committee is Dr. Koenraad Keignaert, Head of Student Services at the University of Antwerp.