Buenos días,

Aqui están informaciones sobre el torneo de Paris.
No puedo escribir todo esto en castellano, discúlpeme.
Creo que es la última possibilidad que tienen los jugadores
españoles para jugar un torneo del EGP 2008 en un altro país
que España, porque el torneo de Prague es durante la misma
fin de semana que el campionato de España.

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The EGP tournament Paris 2008,
last but one stage of the European Grand Prix 2008,
will be played (in Paris, of course)
Saturday August 30th and Sunday August 31st.

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VENUE
It will be the same venue as the last few years:
Bridge International
190 rue Lecourbe
PARIS (15th "arrondissement", south-west of Paris)

You can access the tournament site by bus (lines 39, 62 or 80)
or by "Metro", station "Vaugirard" or "Convention", line 12.
When you are at 190 rue Lecourbe,
the tournament room is on the first floor but its entrance
is on the right in the inner square on the ground floor,
where there is a sign "Bridge international".

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REGISTRATION
Registration fee is 25 euros with concessions:
- 20 euros for members of the French Federation
- 15 euros for beginners, students, unemployed, under 18 or over 60.
On Saturday August 30th, registrations will be open
on the tournament site from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

However, it is strongly recommanded to register beforehand
by sending me a private mail
mailto:Marc.Tastet@...
or directly on the FFO website:
http://www.ffothello.org
or more precisely
http://www.ffothello.org/inscriptions-tournois/index.php?Sidt=241
where you'll find an updated list of registered players.

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SCHEDULE
The first round will start Saturday at 10 a.m.
Seven rounds will be played on Saturday
and four on Sunday morning.
On Sunday afternoon, the final, the 3rd/4th play-off
and the semi-finals and final for "beginners"
will be played.

For this tournament, will be considered "beginner" a player :
- having played in tournaments for less than 3 years
AND
- (playing for the first time in a EGP tournament
OR being rated at most 1700 in the June 30th 2008 European ratinglist).

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ACCOMODATION

Here are 3 suggestions among many solutions
for accomodation in Paris.

Solution 1:
There is now a "Formule 1" hotel inside Paris.

It's located Porte de Chatillon,
about 10 minutes walking from metro station
Porte d'Orleans, last station of line 4
(in the middle South of Paris).
It's not very distant from the tournament venue
but you need to take a bus and/or the metro.

You can book online
http://www.hotelformule1.com
(you can choose English if you get this page in French).
Then you need to enter the hotel code, which is 5010.

Then follow instructions for choosing the
dates and the number of rooms.
You'll have to give a credit card number.
And you will need the SAME credit card to be able
to enter the hotel even if it's late when you arrive
(there is nobody at the reception after 8p.m. or something).

The price of the hotel is 46 euros for one room.
It's the same price if you are 1 or 2 in the room
(but they don't allow anymore 3 persons per room here).
There is a double bed in the room and a single bed
which is above the double bed.
There are no toilets nor shower inside the room (only a sink)
but toilets and shower are outside the room.
You can have breakfast for 1 euro each (special offer)
if you book it on the Internet at the same time as the room.

Solution 2:
La Maison Hostel
67 bis rue Dutot
75015 Paris
France

tel: +33 (0)1.42.73.10.10
fax: +33 (0)1.42.73.08.08
http://www.mamaison.fr/

Here is first some general information about La Maison Hostel:
Our hostel is situated in South-West central
Paris, 20 minutes by foot from the Eiffel Tower
and 5 minutes from the metro station Volontaires
(line n° 12) or Pasteur (line n° 6 or 12). We are
situated close to the Montparnasse
trainstation.The area is safe and there is a
post-office, laundry, supermarket and bakery
nearby. In the hostel we have a kitchen
available for all our guests. We also have an
Internet connection.

How to get here from the metro station Volontaires:
As you leave the metro (there is just one exit),
you will be standing on a street called rue des
Volontaires. There you turn left, walking up the
street. Our street, rue Dutot, is the second
street on your right hand side. The hostel is
situated at 67, rue Dutot, on your left. You will
see a big blue neon sign saying "hostel".

From March 15th to October 31st, our prices are :
21 euros per person per night in a dorm (room with 3/4 beds)
24 euros per person per night in a twin (two
separate beds) or double (one big bed)

Breakfast is included in the price. Every room
has a private shower and toilet. There is a
pillow and a blanket in every bed, but sheets and
towels are not provided. In case you cannot bring
your own ones or a sleeping bag; you can usually
rent them here, sheets for 2.5 Euros + 10 Euros
deposit and towels 1 Euro + 5 Euros deposit.

Please note the following:
- lockout 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (during which time
you cannot be in your room, access to the room
after 5 pm on check-in day)
- strict curfew at 2 a.m.
- one week maximum stay
- no refunds
- if you haven't cancelled your reservation
at least three days in advance (and you don't
show up) your credit card will be charged for one
night per person
-for small groups and families : we cannot
always guarantee a room exclusively for the group
/ family

Solution 3:
(maybe not very easy if you don't have a car)
ETAP Hotel
12, rue Jacques-Henri Lartigue
92130 ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX

The normal rate is 51 euros for a single room for 1 night
but only 54 euros for a twin/double or triple for 1 night
with facilities in the room
http://www.etaphotel.com/etaphotel/fichehotel/gb/etp/2596/fiche_hotel.shtml
For Friday August 29th, Saturday August 30th and Sunday August 31st
it seems that there is even a discount per room on the normal rate:
it's 45 euros for 1, 2 or 3 persons.
Breakfast (5 euros per person) is not included.

Espero de veros todos a Paris,
Marc Tastet.