Entry is open only to the 2016/17 holders of the teams-of-four Championship of each County Association of EBU or, if they are unavailable, and subject to the relevant county’s approval, a combination of winners and runners up.
Please note that all team members must be properly registered and eligible in accordance with the regulations laid down by the County Association. In the absence of such regulations, the latest time at which additional players may be registered is prior to the County final. No team may originally ever have more than six registered players.
The regulations below are designed to widen the possibility of substitutions, where a County finds that the team which won its Championship cannot be fully represented in the Pachabo. These regulations are best expressed in order of preference, as follows:
- The County is represented by its champion team, comprising four, five or six players properly registered in accordance with County regulations or, in the absence of such, prior to the County Championship final.
- Alternatively, additional players from the runners-up team may be added to the champion team subject to the approval of the relevant County Association so as to make a new team of four, five or six players to participate in the Pachabo.
- Failing that, the County may be represented by its runners-up team, comprising four, five or six players registered as above.
- Please note that new/additional players may not be introduced after the County final has taken place, except as may be provided for above.
- County Associations may stipulate an earlier time by which eligible players must declare their availability to the County Association for the Pachabo final.
New scoring method from 2015
The Pachabo Cup has for many years, uniquely in this country, been scored by a combination of Point a Board and ‘Aggregate Quotient’. The hybrid scoring principle remains for 2015, but has been adapted so that it is more 'transparent', allowing for a better consideration of the tactics needed, and making it easier for those who wish to calculate their own score.
The new scoring format is explained in this document.
If you have any questions about the new scoring method please contact Gordon Rainsford – gordon@ebu.co.uk, 01296 317223.
Holders - 2016
Cambs & Hunts - Victor Milman, David Kendrick, Catherine Curtis, Paul Fegarty and Jon Cooke
Timetable
Day | Times | Description |
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Saturday | 1.00pm | Start |
Sunday | 4.50pm | approx Finish |
Entry Fees
Please note reduction in entry fees due to prize money being discontinued. Winners will be awarded medals as in the Tollemache trophy |
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£219 per team |
Master Points
Green Points to the top half of the field.
Agreements
Level 4 agreements are permitted in all events.
Venue and Tariff
2017 Venue Details
Holiday Inn Hotel
Coventry Road, Birmingham B26 3QW.
In order to take advantage of the following rates book via the EBU Accommodation Booking Service and call Bridge Overseas Freephone on: 0800 0346 246
2017 Rates
DB&B £65.95 sharing; £79.95 single
B&B £54.95 sharing; £65.00 single
Close to M42, junction 6.
Free shuttle bus available from Birmingham International station.
Parking in the hotel car-park is free for residents and £5.00 per day for non-residents. There is an additional public car park nearby.
Solihull is a short drive away, with a wide range of restaurants for those who wish to eat outside of the host hotel.
Parking
Parking is available at the hotel free of charge to residents. Non-residents can park in the NCP next-door (about 200 yards from the hotel entrance) for £5.00 if they obtain a sign from the hotel reception to display in their car window.