Illini Regional Bridge Tournament

   Memorial Day weekend:  May 19-25, 2009

Hilton Garden Inn & Convention Center,      
1501 S. Neil (Rt. 45), Champaign, Illinois 
Map 

Please join us for seven days of bridge and our special Illini hospitality:

  • Wednesday:  Seniors Day -- $2 off each session in the Blue Series Pairs or Compact KO for ages 65+.

  • Friday:  Juniors Day -- Full-time students age 25 and under play FREE in the Swiss Teams or Series Open Pairs. $4 per-session student discount for all other events all week.

  • Saturday:  Two-session Stratified Non-LM Pairs -- winners receive a free entry in the Monday Swiss Teams.

  • Sunday:  Barometer final in the Flight A Strataflighted Pairs  (1:30 & 7:30).

  • Sunday:  Fighting Illini Fans Day -- $2 off your afternoon entry if you wear Illini orange and blue!

  • Monday:  FAST Swiss Teams -- playthrough with free continental breakfast & cash snack bar. 

  • Novice/Intermediate Program:  0-300 events Wednesday through Sunday. Expert speakers at 1:00 & 7:00, Wed. evening through Sun. afternoon.

  • Non-stop hospitality -- Evening buffets, hotel hospitality suite, registration gifts, door prizes, champagne splits & glasses to section winners, Daily Bulletin, bridge bookstore, more!

  • Discounts for full-time students age 25 and under.

Four Bracketed Knockout Teams (four sessions):
Big Ten KO -- 7:30 Tuesday & 9:30, 1:30, 7:30 Wednesday
Orange & Blue KO -- Mornings: 9:30 Thursday through Sunday
Chief Illiniwek KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:30 Thursday & Friday
OskeeWowWow KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:30 Saturday & Sunday
Two Compact KO Teams (two sessions, four-person teams, four 12-board matches):
Rose Bowl Compact KO  -- 1:30 & 7:30 Wednesday
Orange Krush Compact KO -- 9:30 Saturday & Sunday
Three Open Pair Series:  Enter any or all of the four sessions offered in each series. Play two or more sessions in any series to qualify for gold-point and overall awards (stratified). 
Charity Series AM Pairs -- 9:30 am, Wednesday through Sunday (to benefit Champaign Co. Humane Society).
Blue Series Pairs---- 1:30 & 7:30, Wednesday & Thursday
Orange Series Pairs ---- 1:30 & 7:30, Friday & Saturday and 7:30 Sunday
Three One-Session Swiss Teams7:30 Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday
Novice/Intermediate Events:
One-session 299er Pairs (0-300 mps) -- 7:30 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Two-session Non-LM Pairs (0-500, non-LM) -- 1:30 & 7:30 Saturday (winners earn a free entry in the Monday Swiss Teams)
Two-session Stratified BCD Pairs (separate point awards for 0-200 pairs) -- 1:30 & 7:30 Sunday
Strata for all events:  A=Open   A/X=3500   B=2000   C=500   D=200
Host hotel:   
Bridge rate ($95 dbl) and free parking at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 South Neil (corner of Neil & Kirby). Opened in fall 2006, the hotel offers sleep-number beds, free wireless Internet, a heated indoor pool and fitness center. A wide variety of restaurants are within walking distance.  Map with link for driving directions
Hilton Garden Inn reservations: Call 217-352-9970 and ask for bridge rate ($95 double) or book online (use group code BRDG09).
Homewood Suites reservations: Bridge rate is $109.95, which includes daily hot breakfasts and weekday dinners. Call 217-352-9960 and ask for bridge rate.
Tuesday, May 19
7:30 -- Big Ten KO Teams (continues Wednesday AM, Aft & Eve)
7:30 -- Play for the Pets Charity Pairs
Wednesday, May 20 -- Seniors Day
    $2 off per session in the Blue Series Pairs or Compact KO entry for ages 65+.  
9:30, 1:30 & 7:30 -- Big Ten KO (2nd, 3rd & 4th sessions)
9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs (continues at 9:30 Thu-Sun)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Blue Series Open Pair (Wed-Thu)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Rose Bowl Compact KO Teams
7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
7:30 -- 299er Pairs
Thursday, May 21
9:30 -- Orange & Blue AM KO Teams  (continues at 9:30 Fri/Sat/Sun)
9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs 
1:30 & 7:30 -- Chief Illiniwek KO Teams (continues Fri Aft/Eve)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Blue Series Open Pair (Wed-Thu)
7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
7:30 -- 299er Pairs
Friday, May 22 -- Juniors Day
    Students age 25 & under play FREE in the Swiss Teams
9:30 -- Orange & Blue AM KO  (2nd session)
9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs 
1:30 & 7:30 -- Chief Illiniwek KO (3rd & 4th sessions)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Strataflighted Swiss Teams  (Flt. A separate)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Orange Series Open Pair (Fri-Sat-Sun)
7:30 -- 299er Pairs
Saturday, May 23  
9:30 -- Orange & Blue AM KO  (3rd session)
9:30 -- Orange Krush Compact KO (continues at 9:30 am Sunday)
9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs
1:30 & 7:30 -- OskeeWowWow KO Teams (continues Sun Aft/Eve)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Two-Session Stratified Non-LM Pairs (0-500 non-LM)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Orange Series Open Pair (Fri-Sat-Sun)
7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
Sunday, May 24 -- Fighting Illini Fans Day
    $2 off your afternoon entry if you wear Illini orange & blue!
9:30 -- Orange & Blue AM KO  (4th sess.)
9:30 -- Orange Krush Compact KO (3rd & 4th sessions)
9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs 
1:30 & 7:30 -- Flight A Strataflighted Pairs (qualifying with barometer final)
1:30 & 7:30 -- Stratified BCD Pairs
1:30 & 7:30 -- OskeeWowWow KO (3rd & 4th sessions) 
7:30 -- Barometer Final (2nd session of Flt. A Pairs)
7:30 -- Orange Series Open Pair (Fri-Sat-Sun)
Monday, May 25    (Memorial Day)
9:45 a.m. --- Free continental breakfast.
10:30 a.m. -- FAST  Swiss Teams (stratified by team's average MP holding). 
   On the road before 6:00 pm.
  Chairman:  Karen Walker   (217-359-0042)   kwbridge@comcast.net
  Partners:  Hugh Williams (618-203-9566) hrw1997@gmail.com 
           Kris Maillacheruvu (309-677-3764) kmaillac@bradley.edu