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joefri aus Germany schrieb am 5.August 2001 um 17:30 Uhr
Ein
herzliches Willkommen oder auch Selamat Datang wie die Indonesier sagen.
In Kürze werdet ihr hier die ersten Berichte vom Team lesen können,
also schaut einfach öfter mal vorbei.
Joefri aus Deutschland schrieb am 5.September 2001 um 23:06 Uhr
Es hat
zwar nichts direkt mit unserer Bridgevorbereitung zu tun, war aber
trotzdem das Ereignis der Woche: die “Bridge Wedding of the Year” von
Barbara Stawowy und Justin Hackett. Um den Artikel von Patrick Jourdain zu
lesen und die Fotos anzuschauen hier klicken
joefri aus Deutschland schrieb am 10.September 2001 um 22:03 Uhr
Hallo
Fans,
es hat eine kleine Änderung in der Mannschaftsaufstellung
gegeben: Sabine Auken wird mit Anne Gladiator spielen. Nein, Sabine und
Dany haben sich nicht verkracht, aber Dany ist schwanger (und wir freuen
uns alle mit ihr), der Arzt meinte allerdings, dass er von so einer weiten
Reise abrät. Damit können wir in einigen Jahren bestimmt einen neuen Star
am Bridgehimmel erwarten, bei den Eltern … Unseren Platz auf Bali werden
wir dann der jungen Familie widmen, und natürlich geben wir unser Bestes.
Joefri aus Deutschland schrieb am 23.September 2001 um 22:29 Uhr
Hallo
Freunde,
die Geschehnisse vom 11.09.01 in New York sind auch an
der Bridgewelt nicht spurlos vorbeigegangen.
Zunächst schrieb der
WBF-Präsident Jose Damiani am 16.09. folgendes:
“First of all the
President would like to say how deeply saddened he has been by the
appalling terrorist activity in America, and that he offers, on behalf of
his colleagues on the WBF Executive, solidarity and friendship to all
those affected. In the WBF under these circumstances, we all feel
American.
Mr Damiani is, with his colleagues, giving serious thought
and consideration to the implications of this as far as the World
Championships in Bali are concerned. For the time being he believes that
Bali is still safe, and assures you that he has been and will be looking
carefully at the measures taken for security together with his Indonesian
friends and colleagues, and has always been promised by the Indonesian
Government. He reminds you that Indonesia is a secular country, where
there is religious tolerance, and Bali has always been a safe and secure
venue.
Mr Damiani reassures you that he will be taking advice
throughout the coming period, and should the situation change you will be
informed immediately. He assures you that the WBF will not follow a course
that might endanger any players, officials or other participants at the
Championships.”
Inzwischen gibt es aber überall auf der Welt
Diskussionen, ob es nicht besser sei, die Meisterschaft an einem anderen
Ort auszutragen oder zu verlegen. Das amerikanische Bureau of Consular
Affairs warnt seit dem 20.09. vor Reisen nach Indonesien, das Deutsche
Auswärtige Amt gibt für Indonesien nur die üblichen Sicherheitshinweise
und sagt, dass Bali sicher sei (ebenfalls Stand 20.09.).
Wir
müssen die Ereignisse der nächsten Tage abwarten, ich werde euch hier auf
dem Laufenden halten …
Joefri aus Wiesbaden schrieb am 25.September 2001 um 20:40 Uhr
Hallo
Fans,
der Venice-Cup 2001 wird ohne deutsche Beteiligung
stattfinden, hier die Nachricht unseres Verbandes:
“Liebe
Nationalmannschaft,
liebe Betreuer,
das Präsidium des DBV hat
beschlossen, dass unter den gegebenen
weltpolitischen Umständen und
der unübersichtlichen Sicherheitslage nicht
nur in Indonesien sondern
auch auf dem Weg dorthin, von einer Teilnahme
eines Deutschen Teams
beim Venice Cup abgesehen wird.
Dies wird sicherlich für einige
schmerzlich sein. Das Präsidium bedauert
dies, die Sicherheit der
Spielerinnen steht jedoch an oberster Stelle.
Mit freundlichen
Grüßen,
Ralf Teichmann”
Da die Amerikanischen Mannschaften
Ihre Teilnahme ebenfalls abgesagt haben, Ägypten und Guadeloupe ärgste
Bedenken haben, gehe ich davon aus, dass spätestens morgen im Laufe des
Tages die Meisterschaft komplett gecanceled wird.
Zum einen zwar
schade für die Spielerinnen, die sich alle auf das Turnier gefreut haben.
Ich habe mich in den letzten Tagen aber selber sehr intensiv mit der Lage
in Indonesien beschäftigt, und kann diese Entscheidung unseres Verbandes
nur begrüßen. Sicherheit hat Priorität vor allem anderen. Angst beim
Spielen ist bestimmt kein guter Motivator. Und ich auch bin lieber bei
meiner Familie und nicht zigtausend Kilometer in einem unbekannten,
hauptsächlich muslimischen Land, wenn der Vergeltungsschlag der Amerikaner
losgehen wird.
Ich werde in den nächsten Tagen sicherlich noch das
offizielle Statement der WBF hier posten, dann ist erstmal Pause, bis der
neue Termin feststeht.
Euer Joefri
Joefri aus Wiesbaden schrieb am 26.September 2001 um 22:39 Uhr
Hallo
Fans,
wie von mir vermutet wurde heute die Meisterschaft ganz
abgesagt. Hier die Nachricht von Jose Damiani:
“Dear Friends
It is with great regret that I have to inform you that, as a
result of the
terrorist activity in America two weeks ago, five teams
from the Bermuda
Bowl, six from the Venice Cup and five from the
Senior Teams have withdrawn,
and as far as the others are concerned
many have clearly indicated that they
are willing to come providing
nothing changes and unfortunately we know that
it will undoubtedly
change. We have, therefore, with great reluctance,
decided to cancel
the 2001 World Championships in Bali and to seek an
alternative venue.
We are working on a solution to hold the Championships in
Lausanne,
Switzerland the Olympic Capital, or in France on
approximately the same
dates or possibly in December, and I ask you to
be patient and as soon as we
have more information we will ensure that
it is sent to you. For the time
being, please keep these dates free,
and we will let you know the situation
as soon as it becomes clear.
We have also asked our Indonesian friends whether they would be
able to host
the event in 2003 and we sincerely hope that we will be
able to meet in Bali
in two years time.
José Damiani
President, World Bridge Federation
25 September 2001”
Joefri aus Wiesbaden schrieb am 30.September 2001 um 23:19 Uhr
War das
Wochenende unterwegs (endlich mal ein Sieg im Länderkampf gegen
Österreich), komme daher erst jetzt dazu, die aktuellen Entwicklungen zum
Venice Cup zu posten.
Hier der Brief von Jose Damiani vom Freitag:
“Dear Friends
We are pleased that we have been able to
arrange a venue for the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, Senior Bowl and World
Transnational Open teams at the French Bridge Federation building in Paris
on very nearly the same dates as those originally scheduled.
We
need to have some flexibility (of at least one day), since the equipment
is still at sea and has to be returned to Paris.
Teams
participating in the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and Seniors Bowl can arrange
to arrive in Paris on Saturday 20th October in order to start play either
on Sunday 21st or Monday 22nd with the Round Robin ending and the Knock
Out phase starting either on Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th October. The
Transnational Teams will start on either Sunday 28th or Monday 29th
October and the Championships will thus end on Saturday 3rd November
instead of Friday 2nd.
We have managed to arrange an excellent
four star hotel situated about 10 minutes walk from the Arc-de-Triomphe
and the Champs-Elysées for all the participants at a very good rate (even
less expensive than Bali), but it is important that all the teams stay in
this hotel so that we can arrange shuttles between the hotel and the
playing area.
Information about hotel rates has been sent to your
NBO, and they have been asked to let us know by next Tuesday (2nd October)
whether your team will be to attend these Championships, and what your
room requirements will be etc. so please contact your Federation as
quickly as possible.
As soon as we have any more information we
will contact you again.
José Damiani
President, World
Bridge Federation
28 September 2001”
Die Meisterschaft findet
also möglicherweise doch statt, in dem Falle werden wir vermutlich auch
teilnehmen. Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass wir Dienstag abend oder Mittwoch
neue Informationen bekommen und werde diese dann hier veröffentlichen.
Joefri aus Wiesbaden schrieb am 3.Oktober 2001 um 19:05 Uhr
Venice-Cup 2001 in Paris, hier ist die Bestätigung von der WBF:
“Dear Friends
First of all I would like to thank you all
for your strong support at this time - I greatly appreciate the fact that
all the teams from the Bermuda Bowl and the Venice Cup are happy to come
to Paris to compete in the World Championships, and although we will miss
three of the original teams from the Seniors Bowl, we will still be able
to hold this Championship with eight teams instead of ten. There have been
some teams withdrawing from the Transnational Open Teams, but on the other
hand some new teams have entered, and the Championship will be held as
planned.
It is our intention that play will start on Sunday 21st
or Monday 22nd October - it is impossible for us to say at the present
time which it will be since it is dependent on the equipment arriving back
from Singapore, where the boat was stopped. We ask all the Bermuda Bowl,
Venice Cup and Senior Bowl teams to arrive by Saturday 20th October so
that you are
refreshed and ready to play as soon as we can start. The
Transnational Teams should aim to arrive in order to start play on either
Sunday 28th or Monday 29th October.
We have been working to try to
ensure that the Championships can be held in comfort and I am now able to
tell you that they will almost certainly be staged at the new French
Federation Headquarters at 20-21, Quai Carnot, 92210 SAINT-CLOUD, Paris
Since last emailing you we have managed to obtain new options on
sufficient rooms at one of the major hotels in Paris, The Hotel Concorde-Lafayette ,
where we are looking to play the Seniors Bowl and maybe everything
(including the Transnational Teams) during the second week. Unfortunately
the costs may be a little higher (about 10%) than we had originally
anticipated but for this hotel are still well below their normal rates -
and even their special promotional rates - which can be seen on their
website. As before, the room rates are for single or double occupancy, and
inclusive of a buffet breakfast for one or two
persons and taxes.
We have sent a registration form to your Federation and asked them
to complete it as quickly as possible and return to us. We will then
forward it to the hotel and they will confirm your reservation directly to
your Federation. However, if you need us to send you the form personally,
please email anna@ecats.co.uk and she will get one sent to you
immediately.
I ask you all to co-operate with us by staying in the
designated hotel and not seeking alternative accommodation elsewhere and
those of you in the Western world, to whom we have shown our solidarity by
cancelling the event in Bali and relocating it to Paris, to stay in the
Club La Fayette rooms and allowing our friends from the Far East to have
the less expensive, de luxe rooms as they now have to face far higher
expenses than they originally
anticipated. The two categories are in
the same hotel, and we have to fill all the rooms in order to achieve the
quota and thus obtain the rates we have been given, and it is extremely
important that we do so. We have an equal number of rooms in each category
(150). Also by staying in this hotel you will enable us to provide a
proper shuttle service for you to get to the playing areas when necessary.
The WBF looks forward to welcoming you to Paris for the
Championships.
José Damiani
President, World Bridge Federation
3rd October 2001”