Pairs Grand Prix of Poland 2009

schedule, participants

Format:

 


13 qualification tournaments (QTs):
Nr

When

Where

Pairs

1

21.02

Elblag

173

2

8.03

Piła

195

3

4.04

Starachowice

236

4

19.04

Łódźz

242

5

9.05

Wrocław

200

6

24.05

Ciechanów

151

7

7.06

Bydgoszcz

187

8

13.06

Poznań

223

9

4.07

Sława

336

10

18.07

Sopot

287

11

8.08

Słupsk

286

12

22.08

Warszawa

357

13

20.09

Bolesławiec

174

 

2252 players participated in QTs.
24 first players are promoted to final. They can pick a partner who participated in 4 or more QTs. If one of them selected a player of “24 list” then next player from the list goes to final, etc.

Final:
stage of 24 pairs
carry-over = 1/7 of sum of the 7 the best QTs.
23 rounds of 2 boards, results are calculating for MP across the Field then 16 players and their partners go to stage of 16 pairs.
Stage of 16 pairs
2 sessions of 15 rounds of 2 boards, results are calculating for MP across the Field.

 

 


Prizes, total 18 000 €€
first three (individual prizes)
1. 4 000 €€
2. 2 700 €€
3. 1 350 €€

 

Slawek Latala
Chief TD