| Game time CET (EST) | The event starts Monday at 10:00 and ends Thursday at 16:35. |
| Date | May 20th - May 23rd 2024 |
| Tournament fee | € 3 000 |
| Format | LIVE |
| Monday to Wednesday we play a qualifier of 14 rounds of Swiss each with 10 boards (1 X 10 boards). Wednesday afternoon top 4 will play Semi-Finals. Thursday there is finals for 1st and 3rd position. The top ranked team in the Swiss will selected between teams ranked 3rd or 4th in the Swiss in the Semi-Finals and will start with a carry-over of 10,1 IMPS. The second positioned team in the Swiss will start with a carry-over of 5,1 IMPS. Semi-Finals will be played over 3 segments, each with 12 boards (3 X 12 boards). The Finals will be played over 3 segments, each with 14 boards (3 X 14 boards). The highest ranked team in the Swiss will start the Finals with a Carry-Over of 3,1 IMPS. Teams not ending the Swiss in top 4 will be eliminated from the tournament on Wednesday afternoon. Teams being eliminated in the Swiss are entitled to enter the Arctic Open Teams tournament free of charge. |
| Boards | 218 |
| Venue | Scandic Havet, Bodø, Norway |
| Organizers | World Bridge Holding |
| Tournament directors | Kuba Kasprzak & Aleksander Krych |
| Min/max no. of teams | 12/20 |
| Additional info | All WBT members may apply for an invitation to the event. All players need to hold a WBT membership. We expect to close registrations/invitations the last week of April 2024. The event is organised in cooperation with MSIBT and MSIBT has the decision on which teams to accept for the event. The financial responsibility for the event is held by MSIBT. |
| All players are required to purchase a Day-Package for 300 € per person (total for Monday-Thursday). |
| If you have any questions, please contact WBT at info@worldbridgetour.org or MSIBT at mail@norwaybridge.com. |
