Bridge trophy – Page 2 – PCU Committee

Back with live events: Covid-19 safety measures

November 22, 2021/in Bridge Trophy, Chess Cup, University of Antwerp

The PCU International University Bridge Trophy 2021 was the first PCU Committee event organized live on venue from 28 to 30 October in Antwerp after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The University of Antwerp welcomed participants from Belgium, Ireland, the Netherland and Latvia to Hof van Liere Campus in line with all current Covid-19 measures in Belgium. All players, organizers and visitors were required to present Covid Safe Ticket. Each participant received a welcome bag with all the necessary information.

Now we are already preparing for the next event, the PCU Chess Cup from 3 to 5 December 2021. In Belgium, new Covid-19 restrictions have been announced and all Chess Cup participants will be required to wear mouth masks when circulating during the event.

PCU Bridge Trophy 2021 Podium

November 1, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

After the Final Rounds on Sunday, October 31st, the Champions of the PCU Bridge Trophy 2021 were determined:
1. University of Liège (BEL)
2. Riga Technical University (LAT)
3. KU Leuven (BEL)
Full results of all rounds available here.

PCU Bridge 1st competition day

October 30, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

3 Group Rounds and the Semifinal Round were played on the first competition day of the PCU Bridge Trophy. 64 Rounds were played during a long day of Contract Bridge with some exciting and high-level games. Afterwards all participants enjoyed a late pizza-dinner in Antwerp city center to relax their mind.
Tomorrow at 10:00 CET the final round is played for the final ranking of the PCU Bridge Trophy 2021. The final for 1st place will be played between Riga Technical University (Latvia) and University of Liège (Belgium).
Good luck to all participants in tomorrows finals!

Results of the 1st competition day are available here.

Winners of the University of Antwerp Welcome Pairs Tournament

October 29, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

After the Opening Ceremony and Reception at University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere” on Friday October 29 a Welcome Pairs Tournament were organized. For this
tournament also local Antwerp bridge players were invited, who will not participate in the main event. 12 couples competed in six rounds of 4 boards per round. Six rounds have determined the winners of the PCU Bridge Trophy’s first day:
🥇 Koenraad Keignaert & Magerman Geert
🥈 Depauw Frederic & Goubert Joost
🥉 Peeters Ivan & Volcke Philippe

Results of Welcome Pairs Tournament are available here.

PCU Bridge Trophy Opening Ceremony

October 29, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

The 3rd edition of the PCU Bridge Trophy kicked off today at the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere. It is the first live event organized by PCU Committee since the pandemic.

Honorary rector Francis baron Van Loon and Stefan Waegemans of DUA (Mind sports club of the University of Antwerp) welcomed all participants and guests after which Dr. Koenraad Keignaert, chairman of the PCU Bridge Trophy Organizing Committee, officially opened the tournament.

First on the program is the welcome tournament, followed by the PCU Bridge Trophy itself on Saturday and Sunday.

Champions of the PCU@HOME Online Pairs Tournament

October 27, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

After a great night of online Bridge on BBO, the first tournament of the PCU Bridge Trophy 2021 has been played. After 12 rounds (24 boards), with a varying level between players, but a high level of Fair Play, the Champions of the PCU@HOME Online Pairs Tournament are known:
1. Wouter Van den hove & Ines Meersman (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
2. Jose Nuno Moraes & Rita Arraiano (ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)
3. Soham Sarkar (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India) & Prajjwal Mayur (University of Glascow, SCO)

Full results are available through this link.

Find here all boards played by the winning team of Wouter Van den hove (Woutte) and Ines Meersman (Nessie_89) from University of Antwerp, Belgium.

The last winning game between Wouter Van den hove & Ines Meersman (University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Sahassawas & Natthasini (King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand).

Starting Friday, University Bridge will be back on venue in Antwerp, during the PCU Bridge Trophy.

Welcome PCUBBridge@Home teams!

October 27, 2021/in Bridge Trophy

27 teams from 30 universities (17 countries, 4 continents) are announced to participate in the PCU Bridge@Home tournament on Wednesday 27 October 2021 at 19:00-22:00 CET.

1. Airlangga University, Indonesia

2. Brawijaya University, Indonesia

3. Cardiff University, Wales

4. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

5. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Switzerland

6. Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

7. IAIN Tulungagung, Indonesia

8. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

9. ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal

10. ISEC, Argentina

11. King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

12. La Salle Campus Barcelona, Spain

13. Leibniz University Hanover, Germany

14. Novosibirsk State University, Russia

15. Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

16. Senior High School Dampit, Indonesia

17. Toulouse Business School, France

18. Universidad del Salvador, Argentina

19. Universidad Tecnica Nacional, Argentina

20. University of Antwerp, Belgium

21. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

22. University of Freiburg, Germany

23. University of Genova, Italy

24. University of Glasgow, Scotland

25. University of Islam Malang, Indonesia

26. University of Milano, Italy

27. University of Novi Sad, Serbia

28. University of Reggio Calabria, Italy

29. University of Southampton, England

30. Voronezh State Technical University, Russia

Download the full list of participants here.

PCU Bridge 2021 Online Pairs Participants Download

We will play 12 rounds of 2 boards. Variation: Pairs, Matchpoints
You can follow the online pairs Bridge tournament on BBO: http://www.bridgebase.com
🤝 We like to highlight the BBO-rule: “We ask that you be polite, kind, and treat others as you would wish to be treated.”

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