The first Small Federations Online Open Teams will be held in December 2024. This championship will provide an opportunity for an international competitive bridge without potential limitations of cost or travel. The championships will be held on RealBridge. This is a representative event, and each participating NBO may only have one open team.
- The closing date for entries is 25 November 2024.
- Each captain must ensure that their e-mail address is provided and they should check it regularly for information or queries from the organizers.
- A team can change or add members up to 3 days before the event starts (subject to them being duly registered and eligible to play for the NBO in question).
- System cards must be on the official WBF Card, and registered with anna.newton@worldbridgefed.com no later than 5th December 2024 .
- Minor changes to system cards are allowed up to 8 December 2024
Scheduling
In advance of the event, and no later than 27 November 2024, each team will supply their exact availability on the playing days. This will constitute a commitment to be able to play at those times. To facilitate scheduling across time zones, teams are asked to supply a total of at least 36 hours of availability.
As soon as possible after this deadline, each team will be assigned to 12 matches at specified times within the periods that they are available. Where possible these will be grouped into larger sessions of several teams, each playing several matches in succession.
Special conditions are applicable for the players. The participating NBOs will be asked to provide a suitable venue, and will be instructed on how they should implement monitoring.
Spectators/Kibitzers
No persons other than the active Players, Captains, Coaches, TDs, and RealBridge support staff will be allowed in the RealBridge session.
Delayed online kibitzing of all tables will be available, through https://kibitz.realbridge.online. This will be deferred by 75 minutes