WORLD BRIDGE TOUR 2025

BK ISTANBUL OPEN PAIRS

Play with champions and take your place in the world ranking

40.000 $ TOTAL PRIZE

Join us between September 5-8

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LET'S JOIN THE GAME

PLAY WITH THE CHAMPS

Think about the oldest city you’ve ever played top level Bridge in…
It’s probably younger than Istanbul! 

LET'S JOIN THE GAME

PLAY WITH THE CHAMPS

Think about the oldest city you’ve ever played top level Bridge in…
It’s probably younger than Istanbul! 

A WBF Sanctioned Tournament

IT'S PLAY TIME​

PROGRAM & EVENTS

We are proud to present our WBT Istanbul program between 05 September, Friday – 08 September , Monday. Hope to you all enjoy it!

We are proud to present our WBT Istanbul program between 05 September, Friday – 08 September , Monday. Hope to you all enjoy it!

TURNING A DREAM INTO REALITY

WORLD BRIDGE TOUR 2025

You can find everything you want to know about both the World’s First ”World Bridge Tour” and Büyük Club Bridge Sports Club via here. You can also get information about the game and our club’s regulations through this section.

You can find everything you want to know about both ”World Bridge Tour” and Büyük Club Bridge Sports Club via here. You can also get information about the game through this section.

Under the sponsorship of Nevzat Kalkavan and technical support from the Turkish Bridge Federation, the WBT BK Istanbul Open bridge tournament will be held under the auspices of Büyük Kulüp Association  Looking forward to seeing you there!

World Bridge Tour will bring bridge masters from all corners of the world together in 5 different continents, and the BK Istanbul Open, only meeting in Türkiye, will be played at the Büyük Club facilities between September 06-09, 2024. BK Istanbul Open will be organized by Büyük Kulüp Association Bridge Sports Club, and will come to life for the first time with the sponsorship of TURKON Holding-Nevzat Kalkavan and the technical support of the Turkish Bridge Federation.

BK Istanbul Open will bring together Turkish players who are members of the Turkish Bridge Federation and WBT, with many elite players from dozens of different countries around the world. It will stand out with its WBT tour ranking points and a total prize of 40,000 USD to be awarded.

The scoring will be done on a pair basis, and the catered opening ceremony of the BK Istanbul Open will be held with a Bosphorus tour on September 5th. The elimination rounds, the first stage of the tournament, will be held on September 6th and 7th, and the finals on September 8th and 9th. The award ceremony with dinner will be held again on September 9th.

Hurry up to reserve your place in the Istanbul step of the biggest meeting of the history of world gridge which will be hosted by Büyük Kulüp Bridge Sports Club, where intelligence and strategy will ignite. Reserve room on your calendar for 5 days full of excitement and fun in the unique beauty of Istanbul. Click here to register

Founded in 1882 and currently with approximately 9,000 members, Büyük Kulüp (Cercle d’Orient) has been a hub for many social activities such as music, art, science, and sports throughout its more than a century-long history. In 2022, this tradition of social responsibility gained a new dimension with the establishment of Büyük Kulüp Bridge Sports Club, which specializes in the world’s most special card game.

Before its first year was up, BK Bridge Sports Club launched the Büyük Kulüp Istanbul Bridge Festival with the prize sponsorship of valuable member Nevzat Kalkavan. In the same year, the World Bridge Federation (WBF) accepted BK Bridge Sports Club’s application to host the İstanbul Open slam of World Bridge Tour 2023.  Thus, a brand new era began for anyone who wants to develop themselves with intelligence and strategy. Between September 28 – October 1, 2023, WBT BK Istanbul Open was successfully held.

Today, BK Bridge Sports Club provides regular courses with bridge instructors and weekly tournaments to enable bridge lovers to constantly improve themselves. They sign events that both introduce new economic areas and offer activities for people of all ages to discover and overcome themselves. The heart of bridge in Türkiye is beating this ‘Big’ for the first time ever.

Participants are obliged to comply with the International Bridge Laws, TBF regulations, Büyük Kulüp rules and the rules stated in this regulation. Wearing the badges that will be distributed is mandatory in the festival area.

Except the participants and officials, no one can enter the festival area.

Participants are expected to wear appropriate clothes in compliance with the Büyük Kulüp rules. Please see next tab for Büyük Kulüp Dress Code.

TBF Screen Regulations apply. ‘Brown Sticker’ conventions and ‘HUM’ systems cannot be played. Participants fill in a convention card.

Competitors who do not have a sufficient convention card must play the TBF standard or Büyük Kulüp standard convention card. The period to appeal against referee decisions is 30 minutes starting from the announcement of session scores.

In case of an appeal against the referee decision, it will be reviewed again by the chief referee and finalized.

According to the TBF Score Correction Regulation, scores that need to be corrected and are obviously incorrect can be corrected after this period if the next stage has not started or awards have not been distributed yet.

Players must be in their seats on time in each round. Late-arriving players may be penalized, and boards that they may have seen may not be played. In such cases, the team will be awarded A-.

If a pair wins two or more prizes in a tournament, they receive the more valuable prize in monetary terms. The other prize is given to the next pair or team. If a pair in a pairs tournament wins both the Büyük Kulüp and Women’s or Mixed prizes, the Women’s or Mixed prize is awarded to this pair, and the next Büyük Kulüp member pair receives the Büyük Kulüp prize. In order to qualify for the Büyük Kulüp prize, both members of a pair in a pairs tournament must be members of the Büyük Kulüp.

In case of equality, the match points and carryover scores are carefully examined to determine whether a equality exists. If multiple pairs finish the tournament with the same score, they share the awards corresponding to their rank. If the award sharing results in a second award of equal monetary value for a pair, this pair takes the shared award. The other award is given to the next pair. Turkish participants must have paid the 2025 TBF license fee.

Pairs may not change players during the tournament. Four sessions of elimination will be played on September 6th and 7th, with two sessions Each. Sessions are planned as 24 boards. The number of pairs playing in the A final will be announced at the start of the tournament.

A final will be played for four sessions on September 8th and 9th, and B final will be played for three sessions. The pair that finishes first in the A final starts with a score of 2 tops, while the pair that finishes last starts with 0 tops. The carry overs for other pairs are calculated according to the following formula:

Carryover = (pair’s score – last-placed pair’s score) / (1st pair’s score – last-placed pair’s score) * 2 tops

The A final is played in two (three) rounds of two boards each. All remaining pairs in the final play against each other.

There is no carryover in the B final. Prizes are awarded based on the ranking obtained after three sessions.

Tournament participants shall dress in accordance with the Büyük Kulüp Association.



1. Free dress:

Comfortable and stylish clothes in accordance with the traditions of the Association.
 

2. Stylish and cozy: Men wear straight jeans and chino pants, shirts, classic t-shirts, blazers and tweed jackets without obligation of a tie, while women, not necessarily being formal, wear elegant, flamboyant and comfortable clothes.

BÜYÜK KULÜP

Founded in 1882 and currently with approximately 9,000 members, Büyük Kulüp (Cercle d’Orient) has been a hub for many social activities such as music, art, science, and sports throughout its more than a century-long history. In 2022, this tradition of social responsibility gained a new dimension with the establishment of Büyük Kulüp Bridge Sports Club, which specializes in the world’s most special card game.

PRIZES OF WINNERS

GROUP A

PAIRS

GROUP B

PAIRS

First Women Pair

First Mixed Pair

First Senior Pair

Best Game Players

Best Game Defence

WBT Ist’24 Tournament & Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony

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Let's remember 2022...

BK Istanbul International
Bridge Festival '22

SUPPORTERS

We would like to thank all the Bridge game lovers who support and sponsor us.

We would like to thank all the Bridge game lovers who supported and sponsored us.

BK Bridge Sports Club

Host

Nevzat KALKAVAN

Sponsorship

Turkish Bridge Federation

Technical Supporter

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BK Bridge Sports Club

Host

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Nevzat KALKAVAN

Sponsorship

Turkish Bridge Federation

Technical Supporter

WBT ISTANBUL

WHAT THEY SAY?

ACCOMMODATION

A FEW HOTELS CLOSE TO
TOURNAMENT AREA

Istanbul step of WBT is held in Büyük Kulüp, Caddebostan, one of the city’s central points. We have listed the most popular and highly rated hotels in the closest vicinity of the Büyük Kulüp, which has many hotels around it.

A11 Hotels Exclusive

Boutique Hotel
1,0 km.
Call for booking: (+90) 216 443 11 11

DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul - Moda

5 Stars
5,1 km.
Call for booking: (+90) 216 542 43 44

Wyndham Grand Istanbul Kalamış Marina Hotel

5 Stars
1,3 km.
Call for booking: (+90) 216 400 00 00

Contact Us

FOR MORE INFORMATION

You can contact us to get detailed information or to express your opinions and requests about WBT Istanbul.

LOCATION :

Caddebostan, Operatör Cemil Topuzlu Cd. No:42, 34728
Kadıköy/İstanbul

Tournament Result​

You can access the results from the link below.

Tournament Result​

REMINDING

All participants must bring their convention cards with them when coming to the tournament.

Private Bosphorus Cruise at Valide Sultan Gemisi İskelesi

leaving from Üsküdar Special Pier
at September 27, 13:00

PAYMENT DETAILS

BANK TRANSFER USD - ($)

200 $

( Per Person )

Account Holder : Büyük Kulüp Briç Spor Kulübü

Name of The Bank : T.Garanti Bankası

Account Number : 9089048

Swift Code : TGBATRISXXX

Iban Number : TR88 0006 2000 3410 0009 0890 48

*We kindly ask you to specify the name of the player(s) in the description.

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