CALENDAR
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JUNE
2-6 53rd Grazer Bridgetagge Graz. Austria
3-6 Festival de Bridge de Vichy, Vichy, France
4-9 Bridge en Corse Portovecchio, Corsica
9-13 Victor Champion Cup Melbourne, Australia
12-22 55th European National Teams Championships Funchal, Madeira Is., Portugal
16-19 Josefi Tournament Velden, Austria
23-2.07 65th Sława Bridge Congress, Sława, Poland
24-3.07 40th International Bridge Festival Albena, Bulgaria
JULY
1-12 International Bridge Festival Biarritz, France
2-14 Australian National Championships Adelaide, Australia
6-10 Lozenets Bridge Festival Losenetz, Bulgaria
8-17 Dansk Bridgefestival Svendborg, Denmark
13-17 Kammergut Bridge Days Gmunden, Austria
14-24 ACBL Summer NABC Providence, Ri
15-23 Baltic Congress Sopot, Poland
15-24 Hangon Bridge Viikko Hanko, Finland
19-26 European Youth Teams Championships Veldhoven, Netherlands
21-24 Scarborough Bridge Congress Scarborough, England
21-29 Festival Mondiale Deauville, France
25-31 Viru Bridge Vosu, Estonia
27-7.08 Grand Prix of Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
28-30 EuroGames Nijmegen, Netherlands
29-7.08 Swedish Bridgefestival Orebro, Sweden
30-4.08 Chairman’s Cup Orebro, Sweden
IBPA AWARDS 2021
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Samantha Punch
ALAN TRUSCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD
2021 Scottish Open Team
MASTER POINT PRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
Bridge at the Top - Samantha Punch
Bridge with a Twist - Simon Cocheme
JUSTIN LALL DECLARER PLAY OF THE YEAR
Player: Boye Brogeland
Journalist: Christina Lund Madsen
GIDWANI FAMILY TRUST DEFENCE OF THE YEAR
Player: Kjell Jonsen
Journalist: Knut Kjaernsrod
YEH BROS. BEST BID DEAL OF THE YEAR
Player: Jian-Jian Wang/Ao Hailong
Journalist: Jie (Jerry) Li
RICHARD FREEMAN JUNIOR DEAL OF THE YEAR
Player: Jin Kai
Journalist: Jie (Jerry) Li
ABOUT US
The International Bridge Press Association is a worldwide web. IBPA has more than 300 members in all corners of the world.
The main objective is to assist bridge journalists in their bridge related professional activities, see further the Constitution.
IBPA liaise with the World Bridge Federation, its zonal organizations, national contract bridge organizations, and other bodies,
in order to achieve good working conditions for members. Bridge writers can apply for full membership, others can join as an associate member.
Lyon outing 2017
We manage outings for our members present at almost every major championship
Ostend 2018:
From left to right:
Back row: Christopher Chambers, Christer Andersson, Jos Jacobs, Per Jannersten
Mid row: Claude Aubry, Yves Aubry, Jan Swaan, Piet Spruit, Izabela Wala, Witold Stachnik
Front row: Elisabeth van Ettinger, Monika Spruit, Herman De Wael
HAINAN BRIDGE FESTIVAL
IBPA cooperates with the Hainan Bridge Festival (HBF). This cooperation gives many advantages to members, see further the Award Benefits document and the recap of the Awards ceremony in 2018.
Full membership is a must for every professional bridge journalist. At major tournaments IBPA membership is the key to the press room and a number of other benefits. Between venues the IBPA Bulletin and IBPA's news services are a never ceasing source of column material. You can file your application for full membership now.
Associate member
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Email
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SOLICITING
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