Programme :
• Opening Ceremony 19.00 - Tuesday 12th June 2012
• Closing Ceremony & Prize Giving 19.00 - Saturday 23rd June 2012
Open Teams
• First Round Robin Wednesday 13th June to Tuesday 19th June
• Second Round Robin Wednesday 20th June to Saturday 23rd June
FORMAT > The Open Series will be played as two round-robins: In the first round-robin the teams will be divided into two groups in accordance with their ranking in the preceding 3 European Team Championships and will play a complete round robin within their group. At the end of the first round-robin the 9 best ranked teams from each group will qualify for the second round robin. The other teams finish the Championship at that stage. It is anticipated that matches will be of 20 boards. Each team qualified for the second (final) round robin will play a 20 board match against each of the 9 teams from the other group.
Women Teams
• Complete Round Robin Wednesday 13th June to Friday 22nd June
FORMAT > The Women's Series will be played as a single complete round-robin with all teams playing each
other. It is anticipated that matches will be of 20 boards.
Senior Teams
• Complete Round Robin Saturday 16th June to Saturday 23rd June
FORMAT > The Senior Series will be played as a single complete round-robin provided that the number of
participating countries is sufficient. It is anticipated that matches will be of 16 or 20 boards, depending on the number of participating countries.
This programme could be slightly modified depending on the number of teams finally registered.