Open pairs Dubrovnik Championship will be held at Hotel Excelsior, Dubrovnik on 6th and 7th march 2009. It is organised by Bridge Club Dubrovnik. Two sessions are played with MP scoring:
  a) Friday 6th March 2009. – 20 30 hours – qualification session
  b) Saturday 7th March 2009. – 15 00 hours – final and B-final session

Pairs can report for tournament until 20 00 on Friday 6th. Qualification session will be played with minimum 24 boards up to maximum 30. Final group will be 10 best ranked pairs from qualification session which will play 27 boards between them with MP scoring. B Final is played by all other contestants. Number of boards will be decided for B Final on Saturday 7th. If tournament has less than 20 pairs than all pairs will participate in final session and winner is best pair on average result of two sessions.

Awards ceremony will be on Saturday 7th March in playing hall after results are calculated and published.

Entry fee is 100 HRK per player. Prizes fund is 75% of all entry fees. Fund is divided between first three prizes in 10:5:3 ratio. Minimal prizes are:
  1st place: 1000 kn + cups
  2nd place: 500 kn + cups
  3rd place: 300 kn + cups

Tournament regulations according to:
  a) Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge, WBF, 2007.;
  b) WBF Alerting Policy;
  c) WBF Systems Policy;
  d) General conditions of contest for HBS;
  e) Penalty rules of HBS-a.

All systems which are Green and Blue are permitted (WBF SYSTEM POLICY).Rule of 18 is applied for openings on first two positions, and rule of 23 strong openings. 1NT and 2NT can be opened with balanced and semi balanced hand (void is not allowed, only A or K single). It is not allowed to psyche with strong opening bid.

It is forbidden to smoke and drink alcoholic drinks during tournament in tournament hall. All mobile devices should be turned off. Every pair has right on one substitute in one session or part of one session. Substitution is permanent and allowed only once in session.

Tournament directors is Frano Jančić (TD HBS). Schedule for reclamations:
  a) 1st session – 1 hour after end of session
  b) 2nd session – 1 hour after end of session

Dubrovnik 20th February 2009
Frano Jančić