The Marit Sveaas International Bridge Tournament has some of the biggest prizes in bridge history. This is made possible because of sponsors and the contribution from Christen Sveaas, not because of high entry fees.
Revised prizes:
Main prizes
NOK
€ (approx.)
1st place: Fredrik Helness - Tor Helness
300.000 kr
€32.000
2nd place: Apolinary Kowalski - Jerzy Russyan
100.000 kr
€10.700
3rd place: Michael Askgaard - Kasper Konow
50.000 kr
€5.350
4th place: Jon-Egil Furunes - Jan Mikkelsen
20.000 kr
€2.150
5th place: Nils-Otto Eliassen - Kjell Ove Helmersen
* Pairs qualified for more than 1 prize gets the highest awarding prize, and the next ones in line in the special category moves 1 place up (except best pair last session)
* All sums in Euro - € are approximate values due to currency exchange rates. Prizes will be awarded in Norwegian kroner - NOK
* The highest awarding prices are subject to taxation due to Norwegian law. The tax is 15 % with deduction for all the costs related to the tournament.
* Prizes will be paid by bank transfer
* Prizes can change with low attendance