22nd INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP
OCTOBER 06 - 14, 2025
PRIZE MONEY
Rs. 27 Millions (~USD 310,000)
VENUE
The Leel Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi
1, CBD, M h r j Sur jm l M r ,
(Ne r YAMUNA SPORTS COMPLEX), DELHI – 110032, INDIA
T.C.P nt
Tel: +91 9811094407 Em il: tcp nt@hotm il.com
Sudhir A rw l
Tel: +91 9810100361 Em il: s rw l@ m il.com
Sriniv s n Iyen r
For Queries Contact Tel: +91 9974164676 Em il: c rdp cker@ m il.com
w w w. h c l - b r i d e.com
ABOUT HCL INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP
Brid e is str te y me th t te ches one to be of tou her mindset, to
use one's intellect to m ximum c p city, communic te powerfully nd to
pursue victory dili ently. It is these qu lities th t m kes brid e perfect fit
for HCL.
HCL h s been stron ly supportin the me in Indi since 2003 throu h the
HCL Intern tion l Brid e Ch mpionship held every ye r in New Delhi, Indi .
The Ch mpionship is the premier brid e tourn ment in the country nd the
bi est In terms of the prize money nd p rticip tion levels. The prize purse
for this ye r's tourn ment will be of Rs. 27 million (~USD 310,000). The
previous editions of the tourn ment h ve witnessed p rticip tion by over
1000 pl yers from 185 te ms. Intern tion l te ms h vin pl yers from
USA , Pol nd, It ly, Bul ri , Netherl nds, Isr el, Sweden, Nor w y,
Icel nd, South Afric , UK, Austr li , New Ze l nd, Cro ti , Denm rk,
Rom ni , J p n, Th il nd, Jord n, Sri L nk , Keny & B n l desh h ve
p rticip ted in the l st few editions of the Ch mpionship.
The 22nd HCL Intern tion l Brid e Ch mpionship will be held from
6th October to 14th October 2025 t the Leel Ambience Convention Hotel,
New Delhi. The Ch mpionship will h ve the followin events:
Ÿ Te m of Four Gold - Winners will be w rded the 'N resh T nd n Trophy'
Ÿ Te m of Four Sliver - Winners will be w rded the 'Mohlni T nd n Trophy'
Ÿ Open P irs - Winners will be w rded the 'Neen Bon rji Trophy'
Ÿ Mixed IMP P irs - Winners will be w rded the N K Gupt Trophy'
Ÿ An IMP P irs event
Ÿ A ProAm event on the l st d y of the tourn ment (14th Oct 25) in which
Am teur pl yer will p rtner Profession l pl yer. The ProAm event will
h ve m ximum of 36 p irs. Further det ils will be provided shortly to
interested pl yers. Those interested in ProAm event m y ple se cont ct
Mr. S ndeep Th kr l on 91-9910034918.
THE PROGRAM
Mond y, October 06, 2025
06 Time in Hour Activity
OCT MIXED IMP PAIRS EVENT – ELIMINATION
(5 Sessions of 10 Bo rds e ch)
1000 – 1015 Director's Announcements & Displ y of Se tin Pl n for the event
1015 – 1135 SESSION 1 (10 Bo rds)
1135 – 1145 Bre k
1145 – 1305 SESSION 2 (10 Bo rds)
1305 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1520 SESSION 3 (10 Bo rds)
1520 – 1530 Bre k
1530 – 1650 SESSION 4 (10 Bo rds)
1650 – 1720 Te Bre k
1720 – 1840 SESSION 5 (10 Bo rds)
The TOP 25 P irs nd 1 sponsored p ir will qu lify for the
Mixed IMP P irs Gold Fin l. The p irs r nked 26 – 51 will pl y the
Mixed IMP P irs Silver Fin l nd the rest will pl y MIXED STRATA event.
Tuesd y, October 07, 2025
07 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
MIXED IMP PAIRS EVENT – GOLD / SILVER FINAL
(All Pl y All 50 Bo rds with B rometer Scorin .
Will be divided in 5 Sessions of 10 bo rds e ch)
1000 – 1125 SESSION 1 (10 Bo rds)
1125 – 1135 Bre k
1135 – 1300 SESSION 2 (10 Bo rds)
1300 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1525 SESSION 3 (10 Bo rds)
1525 – 1535 Bre k
1535 – 1700 SESSION 4 (10 Bo rds)
1700 – 1730 Te Bre k
1730 – 1855 SESSION 5 (10 Bo rds)
MIXED IMP PAIRS EVENT – STRATA
1015 – 1315 SESSION 1 (22 Bo rds)
1315 – 1415 Lunch Bre k
1415 – 1715 SESSION 2 (22 Bo rds)
1915 Prize distribution of Mixed IMP P irs event
Wednesd y, October 08, 2025
08 Time in Hour Activity
OCT Note: There will be 2 p r llel te m events in Gold & Silver c te ory.. See
the criteri for Silver c te ory p rticip tion in the “Notes for P rticip nts”..
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER EVENT – SWISS LEAGUE
(5 Rounds of 10 Bo rds e ch)
1000 – 1015 Director's Announcements & Displ y of Dr w for Te m of Four Events
1020 – 1145 Round 1
1205 – 1330 Round 2
1330 – 1430 Lunch Bre k
1430 – 1555 Round 3
1615 – 1740 Round 4
1740 – 1810 Te Bre k
1810 – 1935 Round 5
Thursd y, October 09, 2025
09 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER EVENTS – SWISS LEAGUE
Continues (5 Rounds of 10 Bo rds e ch)
1000 – 1125 Round 6
1145 – 1310 Round 7
1310 – 1410 Lunch Bre k
1410 – 1535 Round 8
1555 – 1720 Round 9
1720 – 1750 Te Bre k
1750 – 1915 Round 10
1930 – 2000 C pt in's meet for the Top 16 qu lifyin te ms of the GOLD
& SILVER event for Pre-QF knock out
Frid y, October 10, 2025
10 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER – KO Pre-Qu rter Fin ls
(4*14 bo rds)
1000 – 1200 Session 1
1215 – 1415 Session 2
1415 – 1515 Lunch Bre k
1515 – 1715 Session 3
1715 – 1745 Te Bre k
1745 – 1945 Session 4
OPEN MP PAIRS – ELIMINATION 1
(3 Sessions of 18 Bo rds e ch)
1030 – 1300 Session 1
1300 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1630 Session 2
1630 – 1700 Te Bre k
1700 – 1930 Session 3
1930 onw rds Cockt ils & Dinner (Hosted by HCL)
2015 – 2045 Dr w of Lots for ProAm Tourn ment
S turd y, October 11, 2025
11 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER – KO Qu rter Fin ls
(4*14 bo rds)
1000 – 1200 Session 1
1215 – 1415 Session 2
1415 – 1515 Lunch Bre k
1515 – 1715 Session 3
1715 – 1745 Te Bre k
1745 – 1945 Session 4
OPEN MP PAIRS – ELIMINATION 2
(3 Sessions of 18 Bo rds e ch)
1030 – 1300 Session 1
1300 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1630 Session 2
1630 – 1700 Te Bre k
1700 – 1930 Session 3
MP PAIRS STRATA
(2 Sessions of 22 Bo rds e ch)
1100 – 1400 Session 1
1400 – 1500 Lunch Bre k
1500 – 1815 Session 2
Sund y, October 12, 2025
12 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER – KO Semi Fin ls
(4*14 bo rds)
1000 – 1200 Session 1
1215 – 1415 Session 2
1415 – 1515 Lunch Bre k
1515 – 1715 Session 3
1715 – 1745 Te Bre k
1745 – 1945 Session 4
OPEN MP PAIRS – ELIMINATION 3 & IMP PAIRS - ELIMINATION
(3 Sessions of 18 Bo rds e ch)
1030 – 1300 Session 1
1300 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1630 Session 2
1630 – 1700 Te Bre k
1700 – 1930 Session 3
Mond y, October 13, 2025
13 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
TEAM OF FOUR GOLD & SILVER – Fin ls
(4*14 bo rds) & Pl y-O
0900 – 1100 Session 1
1115 – 1315 Session 2
1315 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1600 Session 3
1615 – 1815 Session 4
OPEN MP PAIRS– FINAL (GOLD & SILVER)
B rometer Scorin
0930 – 1315 Session 1
1315 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1745 Session 2
IMP PAIRS – FINAL
(2 Sessions of 24 Bo rds e ch)
1000 – 1330 Session 1
1330 – 1430 Lunch Bre k
1430 – 1745 Session 2
IMP PAIRS STRATA
(2 Sessions of 22 Bo rds e ch)
1030 – 1330 Session 1
1330 – 1430 Lunch Bre k
1430 – 1730 Session 2
1830 Prize Distribution & Closin Ceremony
Tuesd y, October 14, 2025
14 Time in Hour Activity
OCT
Pro-Am P irs Tourn ment (IMP Scorin )
M x 54 Bo rds
0930 – 1315 Session 1 (28 Bo rds)
1315 – 1400 Lunch Bre k
1400 – 1730 Session 2 (26 Bo rds)
1800 Prize Distribution
PRIZE MONEY
Bre k-up of the tot l prize money s per di erent events:
TEAM EVENTS PAIR EVENTS
Open P irs Open P irs MP P irs IMP P irs
R nk Gold Silver R nk IMP P irs
Gold Silver STRATA-II STRATA-II
1st 44,00,000 16,00,000 1st 12,80,000 2,00,000 2,00,000 80,000 80,000
2nd 24,00,000 9,20,000 2nd 8,40,000 1,50,000 1,50,000 50,000 50,000
3rd 12,00,000 4,80,000 3rd 6,40,000 1,20,000 1,20,000 36,000 36,000
4th 9,00,000 3,60,000 4th 4,80,000 80,000 80,000 24,000 24,000
5th to 8th 4,50,000 1,80,000 5th 3,20,000 60,000 60,000 18,000 18,000
9th to 16th 1,80,000 72,000 6th 2,50,000 40,000 40,000 12,000 12,000
17th to 20th 60,000 25,000 7th 2,00,000 30,000 30,000 10,000 10,000
8th 1,50,000 20,000 20,000 8,000 8,000
9th 1,00,000 15,000 15,000 7,000 7,000
10th 90,000 10,000 10,000 6,000 6,000
11th 75,000
12th 60,000
13th to 16th 50,000
P irs Elim-
1, 2 & 3 (1st) 15,000
P irs Elim-
1, 2 & 3 (2nd) 10,000
Best Mixed &
Best L dies 20,000
P ir - 1st
Swiss Best Mixed
Le ue Winner 50,000 40,000 & Best L dies 11,000
P ir - 2nd
Tot l 1,24,30,000 47,96,000 48,22,000 7,25,000 7,25,000 2,51,000 2,51,000
SPECIAL EVENTS
R nk ProAm IMP P irs Event Mixed IMP P irs-Gold Mixed IMP P irs-Silver Mixed IMP P irs STRATA-II
1st 6,00,000 2,00,000 60,000 15,000
2nd 4,00,000 1,25,000 50,000 12,000
3rd 3,00,000 80,000 40,000 8,000
4th 1,80,000 60,000 30,000 6,000
5th 1,40,000 50,000 25,000 5,000
6th 1,00,000 40,000 20,000 4,000
7th 80,000 30,000 15,000
8th 60,000 25,000 10,000
9th 50,000 20,000
10th 40,000 15,000
11th 30,000 10,000
12th 20,000 10,000
13th to 16th 5,000
P irs Elimin tion (1st) 10,000
P irs Elimin tion (2nd ) 5,000
Tot l 20,00,000 7,00,000 2,50,000 50,000
Gr nd Tot l 2,70,00,000
All fi ures re in Indi n Rupees.
Note 1 – For intern tion l pl yers, the fin l prize money will be converted s per the prev ilin forei n exch n e
r tes of the d y. TDS will be deducted s per the prev ilin Indi n Income T x rules
Note 2 – There re two prizes e ch for Best mixed nd L dies p irs in open MP P irs event. For winnin this prize
p irs must re ch Open MP P irs fin l or t le st 3rd elimin tion of MP P ir event.
ENTRY FEE
Ÿ Mixed IMP P irs – Rs. 2,500 per P ir
Ÿ Mixed IMP P irs STRATA – No entry fee for this event. Non qu lifiers from Mixed IMP P irs
elimin tion round c n only p rticip te in this event.
Ÿ Te m of Four Gold – Rs. 10,000 for 4 member te m nd Rs. 2000
for ddition l member.
Ÿ Te m of Four Silver – Rs. 8,000 for 4 member te m nd Rs. 1,500
for ddition l member.
Note: In the Te m of Four Gold nd Silver events, the 16 te ms qu lified to pl y the KO st e will p y
ddition l Rs. 3,000 per te m.
Ÿ Open MP P irs – Rs. 4,000 per p ir.
Ÿ Open MP P irs STRATA – No entry fee for this event. Non qu lifiers from M tch Point P irs
elimin tion-1 round c n only p rticip te in this event.
Ÿ IMP P irs – Rs. 2,500 per P ir
Ÿ IMP P irs STRATA – No entry fee for this event. Non qu lifiers from IMP P irs elimin tion round c n
only p rticip te in this event.
Note: There will be 50% concession on entry fee for Te m / P ir consistin of ll under-30 pl yers.
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
Ÿ In SILVER event, te m c n h ve only one “N tion l M ster or bove level pl yer”, who will
be tre ted s the te m mentor. All other pl yers should be below the r nk of “N tion l
M ster”. In c se, te m is found to h ve more th n one pl yer bove “N tion l M ster” level,
the te m will et scr tched from Silver event.
Ÿ Any pl yer who h s pl yed in ny of the Previous Fin ls of HCL Te m of Four – Silver event
(from 2013 onw rds) will be tre ted s equiv lent to “N tion l M sters” for this purpose,
irrespective of the f ct th t he / she m y not h ve tt ined the st tus of “N tion l
M ster” in terms of M ster Points.
Ÿ All forei n te ms will p rticip te in the GOLD event only, unless tourn ment committee ives
them speci l permission to p rticip te in “SILVER” c te ory.
Ÿ The MPs to be considered for p rticip tion in the Silver event will be s on 1st Oct 2025.
Ÿ The TOP 26 p irs from Elimin tion-3 round of MP P irs will qu lify for MP P irs GOLD fin l,
where s p irs r nked 27-52 will pl y in the MP P irs SILVER fin l. The rest of the Elimin tion-3
qu lifiers will be seeded to the IMP P irs fin l.
Ÿ The TOP 25 p irs from Elimin tion round of Mixed IMP P irs will qu lify for Mixed IMP P irs
GOLD fin l, where s p irs r nked 26-51 will pl y in the Mixed IMP P irs SILVER fin l. The rest
of the p rticip tin p irs c n pl y in the Mixed IMP STRATA event.
Ÿ Sponsor will h ve quot of 2 P irs, directly seeded to the MP P irs GOLD Fin l. nd quot
of 1 P ir seeded to the Mixed IMP P irs Fin l. Sponsor c n nomin te ny pl yer to pl y in
the fin l, irrespective of whether the pl yer h s pl yed in elimin tion round or not.
However, sponsored pl yer is not eli ible for R nkin Points, if he / she h s first pl yed in
the elimin tion round nd fter not qu lifyin h s in re-entered the fin l.
Ÿ The M tch Point P irs STRATA is only for those non qu lifiers, who could not qu lify to the elim-
2 round of the MP P irs event. Simil rly the Mixed IMP P irs STRATA nd IMP P irs STRATA is
only for those non-qu lifiers, who h ve pl yed the elimin tion event but could not qu lify to
the Fin ls. Any non-qu lifier not interested to pl y the STRATA event is kindly requested to
inform the s me to TC P nt throu h Wh tsApp (Mob: 9811094407) or person lly t the venue.
Ÿ In ProAm event, reco nized expert pl yers m y not be permitted to pl y s n Am teur, on
discretion of the Tourn ment Committee.
Ÿ Re istr tion for ll events will only be done online. The Re istr tion will be considered
“complete”, only once the p yment of entry fee is m de online throu h the p yment tew y
on the re istr tion p e.
Ÿ No entry for te m event (Gold & Silver) will be ccepted fter the stipul ted closin time of
2000 hrs on Wednesd y, October 1, 2025.
All te ms re dvised to re ister their entries in dv nce on website. The followin persons c n be
cont cted for ny cl rific tion:
T.C.P nt - Tel: +91 9811094407 Em il: tcp nt@hotm il.com
Sudhir A rw l – Tel: +91 9810100361 Em il: s rw l@ m il.com
Sriniv s n Iyen r - Tel: +91 9974164676 Em il: c rdp cker@ m il.com
Ÿ Closin time for entries of Mixed IMP P irs is 2100 hrs on Wednesd y,
October 01, 2025.
Ÿ Closin time for entries of MP P irs is 2100 hrs on Wednesd y, October 08, 2025.
Ÿ Closin time for entries of IMP P irs is 2030 hrs on Frid y, October 10, 2025.
Ÿ P rticip tin pl yers re required to t ke their se ts s per the pro r m; f ilure to do so will
result in pen lty.
Ÿ Displ yin of properly filled convention c rds t the t ble is compulsory. Copies of bl nk
Convention c rds will be m de v il ble t the venue.
Ÿ Pl yers will be provided Lunch t the venue. Te /co ee nd sn cks durin scheduled te
bre ks, will lso be provided.
Ÿ Pl yers re requested not to brin Te /Co ee/Cold drinks/Lunch inside the
pl yin ren .
Ÿ Ple se visit the Tourn ment web site www.hcl-brid e.com for ccommod tion det ils in
ne rby hotels nd their cont cts. Det ils will be upd ted round 15th July 2025.
Ÿ The pplic ble Supplement ry Conditions of Contest (SCoC) will be published on the
tourn ment web site www.hcl-brid e.com by 1st July 2025.
Ÿ Tourn ment will follow the WBF - 2017 L ws of Duplic te Brid e.
Ÿ The or nizin committee h s the ri ht to ch n e the tourn ment schedule
nd form t, if deemed necess ry.
Ÿ All prize money will be credited to the winner b nk ccounts within 20-30 d ys
of the fin l d y of the tourn ment, with the condition th t pl yer h s sent the required
documents sked by the HCL ccounts dep rtment for tr nsferrin the
s me into their b nk ccounts.
Or nizin Committee
ORGANIZING MEMBERS
Ch irperson - Mrs. Kir n N d r
Co-Ch irm n - Mr. Pr s d Keni (President, BFI)
Or nizin Secret ry - S ndeep Th kr l
Members - T.C. P nt, Sudhir A rw l & Sriniv s n Iyen r
M rketin , Administr tion & Fin nce - R j t Ch ndoli , R kesh K lr , S.S. Mishr
& their Te ms
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
He d of Oper tions - T.C. P nt
Technic l M n ement - T.C. P nt & Sudhir A rw l
Bulletin - Dr. Pr k sh P r nj pe & Bhol N th D s
Website - Sudhir A rw l, S ndeep Th kr l & HCL Te m
Brid em tes & Scorin - Sriniv s n Iyen r, Prithvi Sin h & K ustubh Deodh r
De lin - Chet n R v l, SRC Sek r, B nsi Gupt , G jendr Sin h, Mur ri Kum r Jh
BBO Vu-Gr ph - Ms. Meen l Th kur, Somik Mitr , Subr t Adhik ri,
Abhishek Roy, Sudip M h to
TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS
He d TD - L urie Kelso (He d TD, WBF)
CTD - Sudhir A rw l (TD, WBF)
TDs: - Pr n b (R nju) Bh tt ch ry , VK Sh rm , S nj y Ch kr borty,
Gor Roy Choudh ry, N r sin R o, K.S. Sw min th n,
Soum deep Ghosh, Ashok Girdh r, Pintu M ity, T. S nk r
VENUE
The Leel Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi
1, CBD, M h r j Sur jm l M r ,
(Ne r YAMUNA SPORTS COMPLEX),
DELHI – 110032, INDIA
www.hcl-brid e.com
