July 2018 - 30

It's a Small World
World Bridge Series in Orlando, Sept. 22-Oct. 6

The World Bridge Series in Orlando offers ACBL
members a rare opportunity to play in world championship
events in North America. The World Bridge Federation
hosts the 2018 World Bridge Series Sept. 22-Oct. 6 at the
Orlando World Center Marriott.
All the events are transnational, so that players from
anywhere in the world can come together as teammates or
as partners to compete. Players in good standing with their
national bridge organizations are eligible to compete in any
of these events, provided, of course, they meet all the WBF
eligibility requirements, including those relating to the ages
of Senior and Youth players.
All ACBL members in the U.S. are considered members of
the U.S. Bridge Federation, the national bridge organization.
Canadian players must be members of the Canadian Bridge
Federation. All that is required to play in non-championship
events in Orlando is to register as a player with the WBF.
Anyone who has ever played in a WBF event is already registered. If you're not sure whether you have registered, use the
People Finder feature at worldbridge.org to find your name
in the database. If it isn't there, you need to register.

How to register

Go to championships.worldbridge.org. The first step is to
click the link to register for a championship event, even if
you don't intend to play. From the registration information
page, in the first bullet, click registration email form.

If you plan to play only in non-championship events, all
you need to do after that is show up and pay entry fees. If
you want to play in championship events, you'll also need
to register for those events, pay entry fees in advance and
complete a commitment form. Commitment forms can be
downloaded from the website and must be sent by email to
anna.gudge@worldbridgefed.com by Sept. 6.
Links to book room reservations, register for championship events and pay advance entry fees can be found at
championships.worldbridge.org.

Entry fees

Entry fees are a single all-inclusive price for all players
and all sessions of an event. The WBF requests payment in
advance via bank transfer.
Rosenblum Open Teams: $1600
McConnell Women's Teams: $1500
Rand Senior Teams: $1500
Mixed Teams: $1200
Open Pairs: $700

Schedule

Starts
Sat., Sept. 22
Sat., Sept. 22
Sun., Sept. 23
Sun., Sept. 23
Mon., Sept. 24

Ends
Sun., Sept. 30
Thur., Sept. 27
Sun., Sept. 30
Sun., Sept. 30
Sun., Sept. 30

Women's Pairs World
Championship

Tue., Sept. 25

Sun., Sept. 30

Senior Pairs World Championship

Tue., Sept. 25

Sun., Sept. 30

Side Short Track Pairs

Fri., Sept. 28

Joan Gerard Cup

Sat., Sept. 29

Sun., Sept. 30

Mixed Teams World Championship

Mon., Oct. 1

Sat., Oct. 6

Seniors World Triathlon

Mon., Oct. 1

Thur., Oct. 4

Side Pairs Tournament

Mon., Oct. 1

Tue., Oct. 2

Mixed Pairs World
Championship

Wed., Oct. 3

Sat., Oct. 6

Side Teams Tournament

Wed., Oct. 3

Thur., Oct. 4

Rosenblum Open Teams
Youth World Triathlon
McConnell Women's Teams
Rand Senior Teams
Open Pairs World Championship

You will be prompted to save a compressed file. Next,
you'll need to find that file in your Downloads folder.
Open it and you'll find the registration form in an Excel
spreadsheet. Complete the form, save it and send it by email
to webmaster@worldbridgefed.com. It can take up to two
days before you're in the database and are able to register for
events.

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Women's Pairs: $600
Senior Pairs: $600
Mixed Pairs: $400
Other events: TBA

IMP Pairs

Fri., Oct. 5

Sat., Oct. 6

Several one- and two-day pairs and Swiss team events will be
added to the schedule and announced later.

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