FAQ - March 2021 Bridge International Championship

The Bridge International Championship is an international event held on Funbridge.

Its aim is to gather all bridge lovers in an online championship from 27 March to 4 April 2021.

Come pit your skills against players from all over the world, enter the BIC world rankings and earn Funbridge Points!

March 2021 Funbridge BIC International Champion and National Champions titles will be awarded.
The Bridge International Championship will be held from 27 March to 4 April 2021 on the Funbridge app.

It is split into two phases.

The qualification phase will take place from 27 March to 1 April 2021 and include 100 tournaments of 8 deals scored by MPs.

The final will take place on 3 and 4 April 2021 and include 10 tournaments of 8 deals scored by MPs.

The championship will be available at any time on Funbridge during that week (France time zone).
The qualification phase will take place from 27 March to 1 April 2021 and include 100 tournaments of 8 deals scored by MPs.

You have to play at least 5 tournaments.

Once this threshold is reached, the results of your top 5 tournaments will be used to calculate your average score and determine your ranking.

To qualify and make it to the BIC final, your result must be equal to or higher than 56%.

At the end of this phase, all players who qualify will receive 50 Diamonds.
The final will take place on 3 and 4 April 2021 and include 10 tournaments of 8 deals scored by MPs.

You have to play all the 10 tournaments.

Then you will be attributed a ranking based on your average score.

The BIC world rankings will be made available at the end of the final.
Each tournament of the qualification phase costs 25 Diamonds. Tournaments of the final phase are free.
Diamonds are the virtual currency used on Funbridge. They give you access to special events such as the BIC, Funbridge Points tournaments and the official tournaments of our partner NBOs.
The number of Diamonds you have left can be found at the bottom of the screen at any time.
You can see a + next to the number of Diamonds you have left. You can buy Diamonds here.

You can also buy Diamonds in the shop section of the app.

The Funbridge shop is represented by a trolley icon.

The app homescreen is the easiest to get there.

You will also find it in the section about your account and in the side menu of the app.

You will be able to buy deals and subscribe.
The March 2021 Funbridge BIC International Champion title will be awarded to the player with the top score/percentage in the BIC world rankings.

Prizes:

1st: 5,000 Diamonds + March 2021 Funbridge BIC International Champion title

2nd: 3,000 Diamonds

3rd: 1,500 Diamonds

These 3 players will also receive a 6-month subscription to the digital magazine BeBRIDGE.

4th-10th: 200 Diamonds

11th-50th: 100 Diamonds

51st-100th: 50 Diamonds

These 97 players will also receive a 2-month subscription to the digital magazine BeBRIDGE.

National ranking lists per country will be made available if there are at least 10 participating players from that country.

The March 2021 Funbridge BIC National Champion title will be awarded to the players with the top score/percentage in the BIC rankings for their country.

1st national player: 1,000 Diamonds + March 2021 Funbridge BIC National Champion title

2nd national player: 800 Diamonds

3rd national player: 500 Diamonds

These 3 players will also receive a 4-month subscription to the digital magazine BeBRIDGE.

Positions in the ranking lists after the final will determine the awarding of the International and National Champion titles.
You have to play at least 5 tournaments to appear in the provisional ranking list of the qualification phase.

You have to play all the 10 tournaments to appear in the provisional ranking list of the final.
At the end of the qualification phase and final, you can access the BIC world rankings on the BIC homescreen.

Select the filter "My country" to view the BIC national rankings.

Positions in the ranking lists after the final will determine the winners.
Click "My tournaments" on the BIC homescreen.
You get Funbridge Points for each BIC tournament played.

These points allow you to enter the Funbridge Points rankings.