The 2017 Yeh Bros Cup will be held at the Hotel Chinzanso in Tokyo from July 3 (Monday) to July 7 (Friday), 2017.
This event is sponsored by Mr Chen Yeh and organized by the Japan Contract Bridge League. Initially the event was an annual affair, since 2009 it’s a biennal event. It includes the Open Teams, Swiss Plate and Open Pairs.
Entries from all WBF zones are on invitation basis: US$1,000/team for invited teams and US$15,000 for other teams.
At the moment the invited teams are:
Netherland | – Winner in Wroclaw |
Monaco | – 2nd place in Wroclaw |
Poland | – 3rd place in Wroclaw |
France | – Winner 2016 European Teams |
Sweden | -Top 8 place 2016 European Teams |
Germany | -Top 8 place 2016 European Teams |
USA (3 teams) | – Special guest |
Norway | – Top 8 place 2016 European Teams |
Bulgaria | – Top 8 place 2016 European Teams |
Japan (3 teams) | – Host and 2015 APBF Champion |
Singapore | – 2nd place 2015 APBF |
China | – 3rd place 2015 APBF |
Yeh Bros | – Host team |
Taiwan | – Sponsor’s homeland team |
England+ | – Special guest |
PD Times | – Special guest |
Shanghai Finance | – Special guest |
India | – Special guest |
Australia | – Special guest |
Prize Money (Total US$286,000)
Yeh Bros Cup | Open Pairs | Swiss Teams | |
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Winner | US$160,000* | US$20,000 | US$8,000 |
2nd | US$48,000 | US$10,000 | US$4,000 |
3rd | US$16,000 | US$4,000 | US$2,000 |
4th | US$8,000 | ||
Consolation: | 1st US$3,000 | 2nd US$2,000 | 3rd US$1,000 |
The Daily Bulletin Editors are Barry Rigal and David Stern.
Australia has already announced its line-up: Peter Hollands, Justin Mill, Andrew Peake and Peter Gill (members of the current Open Team).
All info, Schedule and Conditions of Contest at the official site of the event:
2017 Yeh Bros Cup »