{"id":2113,"date":"2017-04-03T17:57:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T16:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/?page_id=2113"},"modified":"2019-06-27T10:05:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T09:05:53","slug":"open-pairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/competitions\/european-transnational-championships\/open-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first European Open Pairs Championship was held in 1976, but the tournament was established as a biennial competition in 1985. It went on as such through 2001 when it was discontinued as a separate event. As of 2003, the event has been incorporated in the European Transnational Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the Event number below for the tournament website and on the Venue for rankings.<\/p>\n\n<!--\n Start of web scrap (created by wp-web-scraper)\n Source URL: http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/european_championships\/PairsChampionships.asp?qmenuid=66\n Query: table:nth-child(10) (cssselector)\n Other options: Array\n(\n    [headers] => \n    [cache] => 0\n    [useragent] => WPWS bot (http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org)\n    [timeout] => 10\n    [on_error] => error_show\n    [output] => html\n    [glue] => \n\n    [eq] => \n    [gt] => \n    [lt] => \n    [query_type] => cssselector\n    [remove_query] => \n    [remove_query_type] => cssselector\n    [replace_query] => \n    [replace_query_type] => cssselector\n    [replace_with] => \n    [basehref] => 1\n    [a_target] => \n    [callback_raw] => \n    [callback] => \n    [debug] => 1\n    [charset] => UTF-8\n    [url] 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target=\"_top\">Sabine AUKEN<\/a> (GER)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=12795\" target=\"_top\">Roy WELLAND<\/a> (GER)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2019<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/repository\/competitions\/19istanbul\/microsite\/results.htm\" target=\"_blank\">20<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=1605&amp;qmenudetid=2321\">Istanbul, Turkiye<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3564\" target=\"_top\">Jerry STAMATOV<\/a> (BUL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=19597\" target=\"_top\">Diyan DANAILOV<\/a> (BUL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2017<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/repository\/competitions\/17montecatini\/microsite\/results.htm\" target=\"_blank\">19<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=1405&amp;qmenudetid=2123\">Montecatini, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4618\" target=\"_top\">Nezih KUBAC<\/a> (TUR)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=8374\" target=\"_top\">Nafiz ZORLU<\/a> (TUR)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2015<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/15Tromso\/microSite\/results.htm\" target=\"_blank\">18<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=1106&amp;qmenudetid=2040\">Tromso, Norway<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3470\" target=\"_top\">Thomas BESSIS<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=23371\" target=\"_top\">Frederic VOLCKER<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2013<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/13Oostende\/microSite\/Information.htm\" target=\"_blank\">17<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=974&amp;qmenudetid=1009\">Ostend, Belgium<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=967\" target=\"_top\">Sabine AUKEN<\/a> (GER)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=12795\" target=\"_top\">Roy WELLAND<\/a> (GER)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2011<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/11Poznan\/poznan.htm\" target=\"_blank\">16<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=943&amp;qmenudetid=563\">Poznan, Poland<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=8402\" target=\"_top\">Artur GULA<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=8403\" target=\"_top\">Mikolaj TACZEWSKI<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2009<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/09Sanremo\/Sanremo.htm\" target=\"_blank\">15<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=718&amp;qmenudetid=562\">Sanremo, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3769\" target=\"_top\">Bjorn FALLENIUS<\/a> (SWE)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3771\" target=\"_top\">Peter FREDIN<\/a> (SWE)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2007<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/07Antalya\/Antalya.htm\" target=\"_blank\">14<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=643&amp;qmenudetid=561\">Antalya, Turkiye<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=14095\" target=\"_top\">Victor ARONOV<\/a> (BUL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=17822\" target=\"_top\">Julian STEFANOV<\/a> (BUL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2005<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/05Tenerife\/Tenerife.htm\" target=\"_blank\">13<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=480&amp;qmenudetid=560\">Arona, Tenerife, Spain<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3757\" target=\"_top\">Apolinary KOWALSKI<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=298\" target=\"_top\">Piotr TUSZYNSKI<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2003<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/03Menton\/Menton.htm\" target=\"_blank\">12<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=264&amp;qmenudetid=559\">Menton, France<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3776\" target=\"_top\">Jeff MECKSTROTH<\/a> (USA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3777\" target=\"_top\">Eric RODWELL<\/a> (USA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">2001<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/01Sorrento\/sorrento.htm\" target=\"_blank\">11<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=69&amp;qmenudetid=548\">Sorento, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=7449\" target=\"_top\">Jaroslaw CIESLAK<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=28146\" target=\"_top\">Jan MOSZYNSKI JR<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1999<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/99Warsaw\/warsaw.htm\" target=\"_blank\">10<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=66&amp;qmenudetid=549\">Warsaw, Poland<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=1127\" target=\"_top\">Paul CHEMLA<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3857\" target=\"_top\">Alain LEVY<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1997<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/db.eurobridge.org\/Repository\/competitions\/97Hague\/hague.htm\" target=\"_blank\">9<\/a>\r\n\t<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=21&amp;qmenudetid=550\">Hague, Netherlands<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=7551\" target=\"_top\">Roman KIERZNOWSKI<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=7461\" target=\"_top\">Krzysztof LUKASZEWICZ<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1995<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=249&amp;qmenudetid=551\">Rome, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=1124\" target=\"_top\">Piotr GAWRYS<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4392\" target=\"_top\">Krzysztof LASOCKI<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1993<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=251&amp;qmenudetid=552\">Bielefeld, Germany<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=688\" target=\"_top\">Michel ABECASSIS<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4370\" target=\"_top\">Jean-Christophe QUANTIN<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1991<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=261&amp;qmenudetid=553\">Montecatini, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=688\" target=\"_top\">Michel ABECASSIS<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4370\" target=\"_top\">Jean-Christophe QUANTIN<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1989<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=255&amp;qmenudetid=554\">Salsomaggiore, Italy<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=3624\" target=\"_top\">Marcin LESNIEWSKI<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=11469\" target=\"_top\">Tomasz PRZYBORA<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1987<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=260&amp;qmenudetid=555\">Paris, France<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=200\" target=\"_top\">Jean-Paul MEYER<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=13626\" target=\"_top\">Gerard LE ROYER<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1985<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=259&amp;qmenudetid=556\">Monte Carlo, Monaco<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=1127\" target=\"_top\">Paul CHEMLA<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4817\" target=\"_top\">Michel PERRON<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1980<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=258&amp;qmenudetid=557\">Monte Carlo, Monaco<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=13924\" target=\"_top\">Marek KUDLA<\/a> (POL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=4180\" target=\"_top\">Andrzej MILDE<\/a> (POL)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><tr class=\"textTable\"><td align=\"center\">1976<\/td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/PairsChampRP\/?qtournid=257&amp;qmenudetid=558\">Cannes, France<\/a><\/td>\r\n    <td nowrap><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=1127\" target=\"_top\">Paul CHEMLA<\/a> (FRA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobridge.org\/person\/?qryid=183\" target=\"_top\">Michel LEBEL<\/a> (FRA)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr><\/table>\n<!--\n End of web scrap\n WPWS Cache Control: Remote-fetch via WP_Http\n Computing time: 0.1963 seconds\n-->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first European Open Pairs Championship was held in 1976, but the tournament was established as a biennial competition in 1985. It went on as such through 2001 when it was discontinued as a separate event. As of 2003, the event has been incorporated in the European Transnational Championships. 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