Illini Regional Bridge Tournament
Memorial Day week: May 25-31, 2010
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 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
for 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. C & D strata in
all events, Tuesday through Monday. 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, more!
- Three Bracketed Knockout Teams (four sessions):
- Big Ten KO -- 7:30 Tuesday & 9:30, 1:30, 7:30 Wednesday
- Chief Illiniwek KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:30 Thursday & Friday
- OskeeWowWow KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:30 Saturday & Sunday
- Three Compact KO Teams (two sessions, four-person teams, four 12-board matches):
- Rose Bowl Compact KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:30 Wednesday
- Orange & Blue KO -- Mornings: 9:30 Thursday and Friday
- Orange Krush Compact KO -- Mornings: 9:30 Saturday & Sunday
- Stratified Pair Events: Single-session entries are available in all two-session pair games.
- Charity Series AM Pairs -- 9:30 am, Wednesday through Sunday (to benefit Champaign Co. Humane Society).
- Two-session Stratified Open Pairs -- 1:30 & 7:30, Wednesday through Saturday.
- Two-session Strataflighted Pairs (Flight A separate from Flights BCD) -- 1:30 & 7:30 Sunday. Barometer final in Flight A Pairs.
- Three One-Session Swiss Teams: 7:30 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 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 hotels:
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Bridge rate ($85/night for 3+ nights; $95 for 1-2 nights) 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 or book online (use group code BRDG10). Special: $85 per night if you book for three or more nights.
- Bridge rate ($105 dbl) and free parking at Homewood Suites (adjacent to Hilton Garden Inn). Rate includes daily hot breakfasts and weekday dinners. Call 217-352-9960 and ask for bridge rate.
- Hilton Garden Inn reservations: Call 217-352-9970 and ask for bridge rate or book online (use group code BRDG10). Special: $85 per night if you book for three or more nights.
- Tuesday,
May 25
- 7:30 -- Big Ten KO Teams (continues Wednesday AM, Aft & Eve)
- 7:30 -- Play for the Pets Charity Pairs
- Wednesday, May 26 -- Seniors Day
$2 off per session in
the Open Pairs or Compact KO 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 -- Stratified Open Pair (single-session entries available)
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Rose Bowl Compact KO Teams
- 7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
- 7:30 -- 299er Pairs
- Thursday, May 27
- 9:30 -- Orange & Blue AM Compact KO Teams (continues at 9:30 Fri)
- 9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Chief Illiniwek KO Teams (continues Fri Aft/Eve)
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Stratified Open Pair (single-session entries available)
- 7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
- 7:30 -- 299er Pairs
- Friday, May 28 -- 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 -- Stratified Swiss Teams
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Stratified Open Pair (single-session entries available)
- 7:30 -- 299er Pairs
- Saturday, May 29
- 9:30 -- Orange Krush Compact KO (continues at 9:30 Sunday)
- 9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- OskeeWowWow KO Teams (continues Sun Aft/Eve)
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Stratified Open Pair (single-session entries available)
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- Two-Session Stratified Non-LM Pairs (0-500 non-LM)
- 7:30 -- One-session Swiss Team
- Sunday, May 30 -- Fighting Illini Fans Day
$2 off your afternoon entry if you wear Illini orange & blue!
- 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 (afternoon-only entries available)
- 1:30 & 7:30 -- OskeeWowWow KO (3rd & 4th sessions)
- 7:30 -- Barometer Final (2nd session of Flt. A Pairs)
- 7:30 -- Side game
- Monday, May 31 (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 by 5:45 pm.- Chairman: Karen Walker (217-359-0042) kwbridge@comcast.net
- Partners: Hugh Williams (618-203-9566) hrw1997@gmail.com
- 7:30 -- Big Ten KO Teams (continues Wednesday AM, Aft & Eve)