5th - 7th June 2026, Brighton
LlanBrighton, Brighton
- a joint EBU and WBU competition for everyone!
5th - 7th June 2026, Metropole Hilton Hotel on Brighton Seafront
TDs: Sarah Amos & Jonathan Lillycrop
Come and join us from June 5-7 at the fabulous Metropole Hilton Hotel on the seafront in (Llan)Brighton, Europe (postcode BN1 2FU) for your chance win some much coveted cuddly dragons and LlanBrighton merchandise! Of course you can just come along for the social which is what the old Brighton Congress was best known for!
Friday: The 2026 Llanbrighton Congress will begin on Friday afternoon, 5th June at 2pm with a Pre-Congress Pairs, before a drinks reception and an Open Pairs event starting at 7:30pm. As this is a EBU Congress running in partnership with the WBU, this will see all players assigned to their relevant team for Wales v Rest of the World Trophy. Team Wales will be all pairs with a player eligible to represent Wales (birth/parent/grandparent/resident). This will be a standard Open Pairs event with an overall winning pair but additionally each team will have all their pairs scores added up and divided by the number of pairs on the team to get an average score - the highest average will win the first event of the weekend. Will it be Andrea's Team Cymru or Oliver's Team Rest of the World who are victorious? Can Team Wales get their hands on Dragon at the 2nd time of asking???!!!
Saturday: Starting at 12pm is the 7 x 7 board Swiss Pairs. There will be 4 x 7 board rounds before a 1 hour break followed by 3 x 7 board matches with a finish at about 7:45pm.
Sunday: The Swiss Teams will be 7 x 7 boards and will start at the earlier time of 11am and will again have a break of about an hour after 4 matches. 3 rounds after the break and we will finish no later 7pm to allow those with long journeys to head home at a sensible time!
There will be no food included in the entry price this year but you can order sandwiches on arrival at the hotel to be ready in the break or there are plenty of quick food options nearby.
There will also be a late night “Pêl Cyflym” (translation – “speedball”) on Friday night, starting about 11:15pm.
Each Swiss event include 2 vouchers per person that can be exchanged for a pint of beer, glass of house wine, soft drink or tea/coffee from the bar. As with all Oliver Cowan Events, there will also be sweets/chocolate treats throughout!.
There will be lots of cuddly dragons, LlanBrighton branded merchandise and Green Points on offer.
To enter
Please enter direct via the Llanbrighton website
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRI 5 | 14:00 | TBC | PRE-CONGRESS PAIRS |
| 19:30 | TBC | OPEN PAIRS (CYMROSE TROPHY (Wales v Rest of the World)) | |
| 23:15 | TBC | SPEEDBALL (PEL CYFLYM) | |
| SAT 6 | 12:00 | 15:45 | LLANBRIGHTON GP SWISS PAIRS (Session 1, 4x7 board rounds) |
| 15:45 | 16:45 | Break | |
| 16:45 | 19:45 | LLANBRIGHTON GP SWISS PAIRS (Session 2, 3x7 board rounds) | |
| SUN 7 | 11:00 | 14:45 | SWISS TEAMS (Session 1, 4x7 board rounds) |
| 14:45 | 15:45 | Break | |
| 15:45 | 18:45 | SWISS TEAMS (Session 2, 3x7 board rounds) |
| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Pre-Congress Pairs | £15 (includes tea/coffee or a soft drink) |
| Open Pairs | £25 (includes your first drink* from the bar on arrival) |
| Swiss Pairs | £75 (includes 2 drinks* vouchers per person) |
| Swiss Teams | £75 (includes 2 drinks* vouchers per person) |
| Speedball | Free entry as part of the Open Pairs |
| Full Congress | £190 |
Master Points
Open Pairs, Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams, Green Pointed. Friday afternoon pre-congress pairs, Blue Pointed.
Venue and Tariff
There is a discounted bedroom rate of £210 per night including breakfast for single occupancy rooms or £222 per night for a double/twin. Bedrooms can be booked at the discounted rate by going through the link below.
Click here to be taken to hotel bedroom booking page.
The hotel does have a car park but due to the nature of parking in Brighton, travel by train is strongly recommended - the venue is walkable from the train station.