Illini Regional Bridge Tournament

   Memorial Day week:  May 21-27, 2013

NEW SITE: Hawthorn Suites,
101 Trade Center Drive, Champaign, Illinois   Map

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

  Wednesday:  Seniors Day -- $2 off afternoon entry 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.

  Thursday-Friday and Saturday-Sunday: Two 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:  299er Pairs on Wednesday (7:00) and Friday (1:30 & 7:00).
    0-750 Gold Rush Pairs on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
    Expert speakers at 1:00 & 6:30, Wednesday through Sunday

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

Three Bracketed Knockout Teams (four sessions):

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

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):

Three one-session Swiss Teams -- 7:00 Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

Orange Morning Two-Session Swiss -- 9:30 a.m. Thursday & Friday

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

Two Primetime Two-Session Swiss Teams -- Friday (1:30 & 7:00) and Monday (10:30 & TBA)

Stratified Pair Events (stratified by pair's average masterpoint holding):

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 (Flights A and A/X) -- 1:30 & 7:00 Sunday. Barometer final.

Novice/Intermediate Events:

Single-session 299er Pairs (0-300 mps) -- 7:00 Wednesday; 1:30 & 7:00 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; $96 for 1 or 2 nights) at Hawthorn Suites, 101 Trade Center Drive (one block south of our former site, the Hilton Garden Inn).   Map & directions

All rooms (singles and doubles) are suites with beds and sofa beds. Included are free hot breakfast buffet, free wifi and use of the fitness center, hot tub and indoor pool. Pet-friendly. Parking is free, and there are many restaurants within walking distance.

Reservations:  Call 217-398-3400 and ask for the bridge rate.  Please reserve early.

Tuesday, May 21

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

7:00 -- Play for the Pets Charity Pairs

Wednesday, May 22 -- 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 23

9:30 -- Orange Morning Swiss Teams  (continues at 9:30 Friday)

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 24 -- Juniors Day

    Students age 25 & under play FREE in the Swiss Teams

9:30 -- Orange Morning Swiss 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

1:30 & 7:00 -- 299er Pairs (single sessions)

Saturday, May 25  

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

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 26 -- Fighting Illini Fans Day

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

9:30 -- Blue Morning Swiss Teams  (2nd 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 27    (Memorial Day)

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

10:30 a.m. -- FAST  Swiss Teams (stratified by team's average masterpoints)
   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