International friendly Junior Bridge Festival on RealBridge

Date: Sunday 12 March 2023

Junior players from around the world are welcome to play in this free event.

The email needs to be from the captain or coach, not the players.

Enter up to 48 hours before the start time. Details below the poster.

Special notices:

There are 2 categories: U16, and U26 (under 21 are welcome to the U26 event)
Notice that U16 are playing XIMP Pairs.
Notice that the U26 are playing teams.
Teams can have as many players as you like, typical is 6 players.
The number of boards played are not the same for each category
The U26 teams be on the RealBridge kibitz server, for all to watch (with 30 minutes delay)
It is not possbile to play using a phone
Players must used camera and microphone

Start times	U16 (starts earlier than U26) 9am GMT - 10am West Europe CET 4pm Thailand - Jakarta 5pm Hong Kong - Singapore 8pm Sydney - 10pm New Zealand U26 (starts later than U16) West Europe: 19:00 CET UK 6pm Americas: NOTE CLOCK CHANGE 2pm New York 11am Pacific
No of boards	U16 play 18-20 boards. IMP Pairs. U21, U26 22 - 28 boards. Teams.
Conditions of contest	Friendly, but normal WBF regulations.
History of event	Part of a series of events on RealBridge, having started in January 2021
Trick one delays	We have a system-enforced delay at trick 1: Opening lead: 5 seconds Play from dummy: 10 seconds Play from third player: 5 seconds
Table rules	Convention cards: players may refer to their own card Cell phone: must be switched off during play Video and audio: must be switched on all the time Background noise: please take care to turn off TV, radio and close the door of your room If the player needs to leave their computer, they must ask their opponents first
Arrival time	Players should arrive 20 minutes before start time
Practice opportunity	Players will be invited to practice games leading up to the event