2005

Many of these listings were found in the International Bridge Press Association Bulletin. Editor John Carruthers produces a well-researched and useful bridge calendar. Last updated 14 August 2005

Jan 10-14:. Sharjah Bridge Festival, Dubai, UAE

Jan 12-24:. Summer Festival of Bridge, Canberra, Australia

Jan 14-16:. 2nd Evora pairs Festival, Evora, Portugal

Jan 14-16:. 11th Southern Regional, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Jan 22-30:. Bermuda Regional, Southampton, Bermuda

Feb 5-10:. EBU Overseas Congress, Tunisia

Feb 7-13:. 10th NEC Festival, Yokohama, Japan

Feb 13-19:. 22nd Cairo Bridgge Festival, Cairo, Egypt

Feb 18-19:. Youth Games Festival, Biarritz, France

Feb 18-21 :. Icelandair Open, Reykjavik, Iceland

Feb 19-26:. Gold Coast Congress, Surfer's Paradise, Australia

Feb 26-27:. 2nd White House International Top Teams, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mar 2-6:. Festival, Montegrotto, Italy

Mar 10-20:. ACBL Spring NABC, Pittsburgh PA

Mar 18:. House of Lords vs House of Commons, London England

Mar 18-24:. 2nd Maroc Bridge Festival, Fes, Morocco

Mar 24 - 28:. 35th International Easter Festival, Jyvaskyla, Finland

Mar 28:. Bridge Pro Tour, Orlando FL

Apr 3-9:. 4th Eilat Spring Festival, Eilat, Israel

Apr 9-16:. 11th Malta Bridge Festival, Sliema, Malta

Apr 19-24:. 20th Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, Portugal

Apr 22-27:. Greek International Bridge Festival, Halkidiki, Greece

Apr 28:. Bridge Pro Tour, Cincinnati, OH

Apr 28:. Bridge Pro Tour.Lake Geneva, WI

Apr 29-May12:. Festival International de Bridge, Juans-les-Pins, France

May 4-5:. Bonn Nations Cup, Bonn, Germany

May 4-8:. Cavendish Invitational Pairs, John Roberts Teams, and the WBP Teams and Pairs. Rio Hotel, Las Vegas.

May 11 & 12:. European Simultaneous Pairs, clubs in Europe

May 13-21:. 23rd CACBF Zonal Championships, San José, Costa Rica

May 16 - 22 :. XVIII International tournament of bridge Costa Calida, Spain

May 22-29:. 7th Deutsches Bridge festival, Binzauf Rugen, Germany

May 26:. Bridge Pro Tour, Cleveland, OH

May 31:. Bridge Pro Tour, Sacramento, CA

May 28-Jun 5:. Canada Bridge Week, National Finals, Montreal, QC. WBF Zone 2: Open Teams, Women's Teams, Pairs, Senior Teams.

Jun 3-4:. Worldwide Simultaneous pairs, clubs everywhere

Jun 4-12:. USBF Women's Team Championship, Las Vegas, NV. WBF Zone 2

Jun 6-11:. 3rd International Bridge-Golf Festival, Almeria, Spain.

Jun 9-18:. SA Bridge Congress 2005, Capetown, South Africa

Jun 15-19:; 25th European Summer Games, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Jun 18- Jul 2:. 2nd European Open Championships, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Jun 23:. Bridge Pro Tour, Cherry Hill, NJ

Jun 23:. Bridge Pro Tour, Las Vegas, NV

Jun 23-Jul 3:. 6th PABF Championships, Seoul, South Korea

Jun 24-26:. Carta Mundi Bridge Festival, Ostend, Belgium

Jun 30-Jul1:. Bridge Pro Tour, Long Beach, CA

Jul 1-3:. Hans Christian Anderson Open, Odense, Denmark

Jul 4-7:. USBF Senior Team Championship, San Antonio, TX WBF Zone 2

Jul 7-12:. Nordic Teams Championships and Danish Bridge Festival, Vingsted, Vejle, Denmark

Jul 9-17:. Danish Bridge Festival, Vingsted, Vejle, Denmark

Jul 10-21:. 17th Maccabiah Games, Israel

Jul 13-23:.  20th European Youth Championships, Wroclaw, Poland

Jul 21-31:. ACBL Summer NABC, Atlanta, GA

Jul 23-Aug 6:. Australian National Championships, Sydney, Australia

Aug 6-9:. Pesta Sukan, Singapore

Aug 7-17:. 10th World Youth Team Championships, Sydney, Australia

Aug 12-21:. Brighton Summer Congress, Brighton, England

Aug 13-20 :. XXIX International Festival, Varna Bulgaria

Aug 15-17:. Bridge Pro Tour, Las Vegas, NV

Aug 15-18:. Prize Money Bridge University, Las Vegas, NV

Aug 17:. Bridge Pro Tour, Secaucus, NJ

Aug 16-21:. Hong Kong Inter-City, Hong Kong, China

Aug 18-21:. Riga Invitational, Riga, Latvia

Aug 18-28:. Festival, La Baules, France

Aug 20-21:. Selangor Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Aug 24-29:. 9th European University Bridge Cup, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Aug 30:. Bridge Pro Tour, Santa Clara, CA

Sep 1:. Bridge Pro Tour, Pittsburgh, PA

Sep 8-11:. 39th Isle of Man Congress, Isle of Man, UK

Sep 10:. International Pairs Tournament, Verona, Italy

Sep 10-21:. 44th International Bridge Festival Pula, Croatia

Sep 16-25:. Guernsey Congress, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Sep 24-31:. National Congress, Hamilton, NZ

Sept 28-Oct2:. Festival, Venice Italy

Sep 28-Oct 2:. Vilnius Cup, Vilnius, Lithuania

Oct 7-9:. XXIV International Festival, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Oct 8 :. 24 Torneo Internazionale di Lugano, Lugano, Italy

Oct 11-15:. 14th Sun, Sea & Siams, St.Michael, Barbados

Oct 12-16:. XXX Torneo Internacional, La Toja, Spain

Oct 13-16:. 4th European Champions Cup, Brussels, Belgium

Oct 15-15:. Lederer Memorial, London, England

Oct 21-27:. 3rd FISU Championships, Tlanjin, China

Oct 22-23:. XII Torneo Internacional, Denia, Spain

Oct 22 - Nov 5:. 37th World Team Championships, Estorial Portugal

Oct 23-30:. Bridge Festival El Rubicon, Lanzarote, Canary Is., Spain

Oct 25-30:. World Computer Championship, Estoril, Spain

Nov 7-13:. Fuengirola Open, Fuengirola, Spain

Nov 11-13:. II Torneo Internacional, Madrid Spain

Nov 13-20:. 11th Red Sea International Festival, Eilat, Israel

Nov 17-27:. ACBL Fall NABC

Nov 19-25:. 5th International Bridge Festival, Cuba

Nov 23-27:. Sicily Open, Cefalu, Italy

Nov 28, 30:. European Internet Simultaneous Pairs, Clubs in Europe

Dec 2-4:. International Teams Tournament, Milan Italy

Dec 12:. Bridge Pro Tour, Palm Springs, CA

Dec 16-18:. Junior Channel Trophy, Belgium

Dec 27:. Bridge Pro Tour, New York. NY

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NIELS W. PEDERSON
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