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What is Duplicate Bridge? Duplicate bridge is the most widely used variation of contract bridge in club and tournament play. It is called duplicate because the same bridge deal (i.e. the specific arrangement of the 52 cards into the four hands) is played at each table and scoring is based on how well you did on the hand as compared to everyone else who played it.

In contract bridge a tournament is composed of multiple “events”. Some may be single-elimination, double-elimination, or Swiss style. However, “Pair events” are the most widespread. Similar to all duplicate bridge events, a number of deals (or boards) are each played several times by different players.

For each such board the score achieved by each North-South (NS) pair is then measured against all the other NS pairs playing the same board. Thus pairs are rewarded for playing the same cards better than others have played them. There is a predetermined schedule of fixtures depending on the number of pairs and boards to be played, to ensure a good mix of opponents, and that no pair plays the same board or the same opponents twice. (Source: Wikipedia)

Many of the listings on this page are found in the International Bridge Press Association Bulletin. Editor John Carruthers produces a well-researched and useful bridge calendar. To send links or corrections contact Jude.  Last updated Sept 14 2017

2017

Jan 10-22 Summer Festival of Bridge Canberra, Australia www.abf.com.au
Jan 19-22 IV Copenhagen Invitational Copenhagen, Denmark www2.bridge.dk
Jan 21-27 Bermuda Regional Southampton, Bermuda www.bermudaregional.com
Jan 23-Feb 1 76th International Tournament St. Moritz, Switzerland www.bridge.stmoritz.ch
Jan 26-29 Winter in Vienna Vienna, Austrai www.bridgeaustria.at

Mar 9-12 XIV International Festival Casablanca, Morocco www.casablanca-bridge.com
Mar 10-12 3rd  International Teams Festival Lisbon, Portugal www.fpbridge.pt
Mar 9-19 ACBL Spring NABC Kansas City, MO www.acbl.org
Mar 16-19 Tasmanian Festival of Bridge Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia www.abf.com.au
Mar 26-31 25th  White House Junior International Amsterdam, Netherlands kornelistammens@gmail.com
Mar 26-Apr 1 XXX International Bridge Festival Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife www.asociacioncanariabridge.com

May 3-8 67th  South American Championships Santigo, Chile www.confsudbridge.org
May 3-9 USBF Women’s Trials Schaumberg, IL www.usbf.org
May 4-8 Australian Fall Nationals Adelaide, Australia www.abf.com.au
May 5-13 7th  South American Transnationals Santiago, Chile www.confsudbridge.org
May 5-13 All Africa Zonal Championships Capetown, South Africa www.sabf.co.za
May 5-14 National Bridge Championships Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China www.ccba.org.cn
May 9-13 7th South American Transnationals Santiago, Chile www.confsudbridge.org
May 9-14 32nd  Grand Prix of Portugal Estoril, Portugal www.fpbridge.pt
May 13-20 1st  Bangabandhu Gold Cup Dhaka, Bangladesh president@bbf-bd.com
May 13-29 South African Nationals, Capetown, South Africa www.sabf.co.za
May 14-22 XXX Bridge-Golf International Costa Calida, Spain www.aebridge.com
May 14-17 South American championships, Santiago, Chile www.confsudbridge.org
May 17-25 USBF SeniorTrials Schaumberg, IL www.usbf.org
May 19-21 10th  Bridge Forest Trophy Debrzyno, Poland www.bridgeforest.pzbs.pl
May 19-28 Festival de Bridge de Côte d’Azur Juan-les-Pins, France www.festivalsdusoleil.com
May TBA 29th CACBF Championships Guatemala www.cacbf.com
May 19-Jun 1 Festival de Bridge de Côte d’Azur Juan-les-Pins, France www.festivalsdusoleil.com
May 25 Bonn Cup Bad Godesburg, Germany www.bridge-verband.de
May 27-Jun 7 50th Asia Pacific Championships Seoul, South Korea www.abf.com.au

 Jun 2-9 28th  International Festival lloret de Mar, Spain www.bridgecostabrava.org
Jun 10-18 19th  German Bridge Festival Wyk-auf-Föhr, Germany www.bridge-verband.de
Jun 10-24 8th  Open European Championships Montecatini, Italy www.eurobridge.org
Jun 27 – July 9 35 International Bridge Festival Albena 2017  www.bridgealbena.org
Jun 30-Jul 2 English Riviera Congress Torquay, England www.ebu.co.uk
Jun 30-Jul 6 51st  Tel-Aviv Bridge Festival Tel-Aviv, Israel www.ibf-festival.org

Jul 3-7 Yeh Bros. Cup Tokyo, Japan cpc2013228@gmail.com
Jul 7-16 Danish Bridge Festival Svendborg, Denmark www.bridgefestival.dk
Jul 8-15 26th European Junior Team Samorin, Slovakia www.eurobridge.org
Jul 10-19 Alaska Regional At Sea www.acbl.org
Jul 15-27 Australian National Championships Canberra, Australia www.abf.com.au
Jul 17-30 59th  World Bridge Festival Deauville, France kreznik0905@gmail.com
Jul 17-26 Indonesia National Championships Surabaya, Indonesia bert_toar@hotmail.com
Jul 20-30 ACBL Summer NABC Toronto, ON www.acbl.org
Jul 27-29 Youth NABC Toronto, Ontario www.acbl.org
Jul 26-30 Hong Kong Intercity Hong Kong, China www.hkintercity.org/2017
Jul 28-Aug 6 Swedish Bridge Festival & Chairman’s Cup Õrebro, Sweden www.svenskbridge.se/festival-2017
Jul 29-Aug 3 Chairman’s Cup Õrebro, Sweden www.svenskbridge.se/eng
Jul 30-Aug 5 49th  International Bridge Week Mautern, Austria www.bridgeaustria.at

Aug 4-6 2nd  Marit Sveaas Tournament Oslo, Norway www.bridge.no
Aug 4-13 EBU Summer Meeting Eastbourne, UK www.ebu.co.uk
Aug 7-13 Norsk Bridge Festival Drammen, Norway www.bridgefestival.no
Aug 12-26 World Team Championships Lyon, France www.worldbridge.org
Aug 15-24 World Open Youth Championships Lyon, France www.worldbridge.org
Aug 18-27 EBU Summer Meeting Eastbourne, UK www.ebu.co.uk
Aug 19-26 World Youth Championships Lyon, France www.worldbridge.org
Aug 24-27 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary www.kibicbridge.com
Aug 26-Sep 3 Festival La Grande Motte La Grande Motte, France www.festivalsdusoleil.com

Sep 1-3 Isle of Man Congress Douglas, Isle of Man www.ebu.co.uk
Sep 2-13 56th  International Festival Pula, Croatia www.pulabridgefestival.com
Sep 8-10 Menpora & Governor KEPRI Cup Batam, Indonesia bert_toar@hotmail.com
Sep 8-17 Brazilian Open Bahia, Brazil www.bridgesaopaulo.com.br
Sep 8-17 Guernsey Congress Guernsey, Channel Is. www.ebu.co.uk
Sep 12-17 15th  HCL International New Delhi, India www.hcl-bridge.com
Sep 15-17 Vilnius Cup Vilnius, Lithuania www.vilniuscup.lt
Sep 19-24 5th Euro University Championships Fuengirola, Spain www.fuengirola2017.eusa.com
Sep 29-Oct 1 11th  Minsk Cup Minsk, Belarus www.sportbridge.by
Sep 30-Oct 4 21st  International Bridge Festival Azores Is., Portugal www.fpbridge.pt
Sep 30-Oct 7 New Zealand National Congress Hamilton, NZ www.nzbridge.co.nz

Oct 6-8 Northern Lights Bridge Festival Siglufjördur, Iceland www.bridge.is
Oct 9-15 EBU Overseas Congress Halkidiki, Greece www.ebu.co.uk
Oct 16-19 2nd Merit International Bridge Festival Kyrenia, North Cyprus www.bridgemerit.com
Oct 18-26 Australian Spring Nationals Sydney, Australia www.abf.com.au
Oct 25-29 36th Jordan International Festival Amman, Jordan www.jordanbridgefederation.com
Oct 25-31 3rd International Bridge Festival of Paris www.parisbridgefestival.com
Oct 28-Nov 11 Hainan Nanshan Bridge Festival Sanya, China www.ccba.org.cn/hainan2017

Nov 6-12 20th  International Festival Madeira, Portugal www.fpbridge.pt
Nov 8-11 Lido International Festival Venice, Italy www.festivaldelbridgelidodivenezia.com
Nov 9-11 4th  Marbella International Marbella, Costa del Sol, Spain www.marbellabridge.com
Nov 9-11 16th  European Champions Cup Riga, Latvia www.eurobridge.org
Nov 9-19 23rd Red Sea International Festival Eilat, Israel   bridgeredsea.com

Nov 13-19 Puerta Vallarta Regional Puerta Vallarta, Mexico www.acbl.org

Nov 13-19 Women’s Online Autumn Bridge Festival  www.wbfwomensbridgeclub.org/
Nov 13-25 NBF’s Bridge in Tenerife Tenerife, Canary Is., Spain www.bridge.no
Nov 20-23 Euro Small Federations Championship Monte Carlo, Monaco www.eurobridge.org
Nov 23-Dec 3 ACBL Fall NABC San Diego, Ca www.acbl.org
Nov 24-27 Telkom Indonesia Open Bandung, Indonesia ≈
Nov 29-Dec 3 UAE National Day Bridge Festival Dubai, UAE amir.mekky@hotmail.com
Nov 30-Dec 3 18th Int’l Schools & Jr. Championships Hluk, Czech Republic www.bkuh.eu/mistrovstyi
Dec 1-3 Babenberger International Klosterneuberg, Austria www.bridgeaustria.at
Dec 5-10 Lanzarote Festival Lanzarote, Canary Is., Spain harvensurf@gmail.com
Dec 2-10 2nd International Festival Barcelona, Spain www.sunwaybridgefestival.com
Dec 6-12 2nd  SEABF Championships Jakarta, Indonesia bert_toar@hotmail.com
Dec 16-22 Winter Nationals Vishakapatnam, India www.bfi.net.in
Dec 17-23 IMSA Elite Games Huai’an, China www.imsaworld.com
Dec 30-Jan 7 13th National Bridge Holidays Pavel Banya, Bulgaria www.bridge.bg