Illini Regional Bridge Tournament

   Memorial Day week:  May 22-28, 2012

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 per session in the Stratified Open Pair or Rose Bowl Compact KO for ages 65+.

  Thursday, Saturday & Sunday:  Gold Rush Pairs -- two-session gold-point events for players with 0-750 masterpoints.

  Friday:  Juniors Day -- Full-time students age 25 and under play FREE in the Swiss Teams or Open Pairs. Half-price entries for students for all other events all week.

  Saturday & Sunday: Two-session Morning Swiss Teams.  

  Sunday:  Barometer final in the Flight A Strataflighted Pairs  (1:30 & 7:00).

  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:  One-session 0-300 pair events Wednesday and Friday at 7:00. 0-750 Gold Point Pairs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
    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!

Four Bracketed Knockout Teams (four sessions):

Big Ten KO -- 7:00 Tuesday & 9:30, 1:30, 7:00 Wednesday

Orange & Blue KO -- 9:30 a.m. Thursday through Sunday

Chief Illiniwek KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:00 Thursday & Friday

OskeeWowWow KO -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:00 Saturday & Sunday

Compact KO Teams (two sessions, four-person teams, four 12-board matches):

Rose Bowl Compact KO  -- Primetime: 1:30 & 7:00 Wednesday

Stratified Swiss Teams (stratified by team's average masterpoint holding:

One-session Swiss -- 7:00 Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

Morning Two-Session Swiss -- 9:30 a.m. Saturday & Sunday

Primetime Two-Session Swiss -- 1:30 & 7:00 Friday & 10:30 Monday

Stratified Pair Events:

Single-session entries always available. Series Side Games daily if attendance warrants.

Charity Series AM Pairs -- 9:30 am, Wednesday through Sunday (to benefit Champaign Co. Humane Society).

Two-session Stratified Open Pairs -- 1:30 & 7:00 Wednesday through Saturday.

Two-session Barometer Pairs (Flight A and A/X) -- 1:30 & 7:00 Sunday. Barometer final.

Novice/Intermediate Events:

Single-session 299er Pairs (0-300 mps) -- 7:00 Wednesday & Friday

Two-session Gold Rush Pairs (Gold point event, stratified for 0-750 mps) -- 1:30 & 7:00 Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Bridge rate ($85 double for 3+ nights; $95 for 1 or 2 nights) at the Hilton Garden Inn. Opened in fall 2006, the hotel offers sleep-number beds, free wireless Internet, a heated indoor pool and fitness center.

Bridge rate ($105 double) at Homewood Suites. Rate includes daily hot breakfasts and weekday dinners.

Both hotels are located at 1501 South Neil (corner of Neil & Kirby). Parking is free, and there is a wide variety of restaurants within walking distance.   Map with link for driving directions

Reservations: Book online (group code BRDG12) or call 217-352-9970 (Hilton) or 352-9960 (Homewood) and ask for the bridge rate.

Tuesday, May 22

7:00 -- Big Ten KO Teams (continues Wednesday AM, Aft & Eve)

7:00 -- Play for the Pets Charity Pairs

Wednesday, May 23 -- Seniors Day

    $2 off per session in the Open Pairs or Compact KO for ages 65+.  

9:30, 1:30 & 7:00 -- Big Ten KO (2nd, 3rd & 4th sessions)

9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs (continues at 9:30 Thu-Sun)

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified Open Pairs

1:30 & 7:00 -- Rose Bowl Compact KO Teams

7:00 -- One-session Swiss Team

7:00 -- 299er Pairs

Thursday, May 24

9:30 -- Orange & Blue KO Teams (continues at 9:30 Fri, Sat & Sun)

9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs 

1:30 & 7:00 -- Chief Illiniwek KO Teams (continues Fri Aft/Eve)

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified A/X Pairs (A: 1500+;  A/X: 0-1500)

1:30 & 7:00 -- 0-750 Gold Rush Pairs (stratified 0-300 / 300-500 / 500-750)

7:00 -- One-session Swiss Team

Friday, May 25 -- Juniors Day

    Students age 25 & under play FREE in the Swiss Teams

9:30 -- Orange & Blue KO Teams  (2nd session)

9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs 

1:30 & 7:00 -- Chief Illiniwek KO (3rd & 4th sessions)

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified Swiss Teams 

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified Open Pairs

7:00 -- 299er Pairs

Saturday, May 26  

9:30 -- Morning Swiss Teams (continues at 9:30 Sunday)

9:30 -- Orange & Blue KO Teams  (3rd session)

9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs

1:30 & 7:00 -- OskeeWowWow KO Teams (continues Sun Aft/Eve)

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified A/X Pairs (A: 1500+;  A/X: 0-1500)

1:30 & 7:00 -- 0-750 Gold Rush Pairs (stratified 0-300 / 300-500 / 500-750)

7:00 -- One-session Swiss Team

Sunday, May 27 -- Fighting Illini Fans Day

    $2 off your afternoon entry if you wear Illini orange & blue!

9:30 -- Morning Swiss Teams (2nd session)

9:30 -- Orange & Blue KO Teams  (4th session)

9:30 -- Charity Series AM Pairs

1:30 & 7:00 -- Stratified A/X Pairs (qualifying with barometer final)

1:30 & 7:00 -- 0-750 Gold Rush Pairs (stratified 0-300 / 300-500 / 500-750)

1:30 & 7:00 -- OskeeWowWow KO (3rd & 4th sessions) 

7:00 -- Barometer Final (2nd session of Flt. A/X Pairs)

7:00 -- Side game

Monday, May 28    (Memorial Day)

     Free continental breakfast -- 9:45 to 11:00 a.m.

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