EA Bridge is organising it’s maiden International Bridge Championships from September 15 to 20, 2025.
With a prize money of INR 1 Crore (US$ 115,000), the tournament is spread across the following events:
- Gold Teams
- Silver Teams
- Open Pairs
- Swiss Teams
- IMP Pairs
- Swiss Pairs
- Mixed Pairs
- Ladies Pairs
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The tournament will be held at the Central Atrium of Express Avenue Mall and at E Hotel, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
EA Bridge, is an initiative of RNB-DG Foundation, with a mission to promote bridge aggressively at national and international levels. Bridge offers enormous benefits to its players. It develops analytical skills, logical thinking, communication skills, team work, and above all it makes one competitive.
EA Bridge aims to change the mindset of people, to accept ‘the sport of the mind’, by conducting regular tournaments and to create awareness amongst children, youth, women and more seniors to take up this sport.
Ms Kavita Singhania, Managing Director of Express Infrastructure, is the visionary behind EA Bridge, and she is keen to support, encourage and create opportunities for players by promoting the sport in a large scale. EA Bridge spends approximately INR 1 Million, (US$ 11,000) every month to promote bridge by conducting monthly two tournaments at E Hotel, Chennai, and also by sponsoring monthly online tournaments for the youth and women, organised by Bridge Federation of India.
EA Bridge successfully conducted the National Bridge Tournament in February, 2025 and it was the for the first time in Indian bridge history that a bridge tournament was organised inside a mall (Express Avenue Mall, Chennai). The event attracted top players from the Indian bridge circuit.
ENTRY FEE (Amount in INR)
- Gold Team 8000 for team of 4, 2000 per person thereafter
Round of 16 Qualifiers – 5000 one time. - Silver Team 6000 for t eam of 4, 1500 per person thereaf t er.
Round of 16 Qualifiers – 3000 one time - Open Pairs 4000 for First Elimination, 4000 for Second Elimination
- Swiss Team 1000 per head per day.
- IMP Pairs 1000 per pair
- Swiss Pairs 1000 per pair
- Mixed Pairs 1000 per pair
- Ladies Pairs 1000 per pair
Note:
– For international players, the final prize money will be converted as per the prevailing foreign exchange rates of the day.
- Taxes will NOT BE deducted .
- Prize money will be paid in full without tax deductions for all players.
- TDS certificate will be issued via email to prize winners subsequently.
- PAN card and emaildetails to be submitted during time of registration.
ACCOMMODATION TARIFF
E HOTEL (Located At The Championship Venue)
- ROOMS: Single: INR 6000 + taxes, Double : INR 7000 + taxes, Triple : INR 8000 + taxes
- Apartments: Single : INR 5000 + taxes , Double : INR 6000 + taxes, Triple : INR 7000 + taxes * Breakfast Included.
Contact: Ms Geetha Somasekharan – Mobile: +91 97909 96221
Email: gm@emallhotel.com
For Reservations With Hotels Near To Venue 3 Star to 5 Star Hotels and Budget Friendly Hotels (Located Within 3 Kilometers Radius)
Contact Person To Assist With Special Tariff – Mr. Muthu Mobile:+91 99400 31289
E: pearlhospitalitysolutions@gmail.com
5 Star Hotels
- Taj Club House
- Hotel Taj Connemara
- Hotel Ramada by Wyndham
- Welcome Hotel by ITC
- Accord Metropolitan
4 Star Hotels
- Hotel Raj Park
- Hotel Savera
- Hotel Radisson Blue
- Hotel Ambassador Pallava
3 Star Hotels, Business & Budget Hotels
- Hotel Ibis
- Lyods Guest House
- La Wood Hotel New Woodland
- Hotel Vestin Park
- Hotel Victoria
- Hotel Marina Inn
- Hotel Pandian
- In SILVER event, a team can have only one “National Master or above level player”, who will be treated as the team mentor. All other players should be below the rank of “National Master”. In case, a team is found to have more than one player above “National Master” level, the team will get scratched from Silver event.
- All foreign teams will participate in the GOLD event only, unless tournament committee gives them special permission to participate in “SILVER” category.
- The MPs to be considered for participation in the Silver event will be as on 1 August 2025
- There will be Concessional entry fee for a Team / Pair consisting of all under-31 players.
- For international players, the final prize money will be converted as per the prevailing foreign exchange rates of t he day. Taxes will NOT BE deducted .
- Prize money will be paid in full without tax deductions for all players
- TDS certificate will be issued via email to prize winners subsequently.
- PAN card and email details to be submitted during time of registration
- All prize money will be credited to the winner bank accounts within 15-20 days of the final day of the tournament, with the condition that player has sent the required documents for transferring the same into their bank accounts to EA Bridge Team and should carry the necessary documents during the championships.