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:''This article now covers all of the Pairs and Individuals events in the World Bridge Federation youth program. World Junior Teams Championship covers all of the Teams events.'' The World Junior Pairs Championship is a bridge competition organized by the World Bridge Federation. It was inaugurated 1995 in Ghent, Belgium, when it incorporated the ''European Junior Pairs Championship'' inaugurated 1991. Officially the Juniors and Youngsters Pairs Championships (jointly, Youth Pairs) are biennial in odd years, although there are parallel contests in some even years. Junior Pairs is open to players who are "under 26" years old at the end of the calendar year (u-26, U26). So they may celebrate their 25th birthdays during the year; Junior competition during calendar 2011 is restricted to players born 1986 and later. The parallel Youngsters Pairs is for players under 21 (u-21, U21).〔Most world championship tournaments are played during summer and fall seasons. Thus more than half but not all players are eligible to compete as Juniors once after their 25th birthdays, as Youngsters once after their 20th birthdays. The European Bridge League demarcations are u-26 (''Junior'') and u-21 (''Youngster'', formerly ''Schools''), and u-26 for women (''Young Ladies''). It appears that the WBF plans to use the same restrictions universally after the first World Bridge Games (2008), where the age limit was 28.〕 The next rendition in Opatija, Croatia, concludes 30 August 2011.〔(2nd World Youth Bridge Congress ) contemporary coverage, 2011. World Bridge Federation (WBF).〕 The 2011 Junior Pairs is a three-day matchpoints tournament with 61 entries. Only five are transnational.〔(Results (linked schedule) ), 2nd World Youth Bridge Congress, 2011. WBF.〕 Although the Junior Pairs is the long-running event at the Youth Congress, it takes second place to teams tournament, with a big step back from 2009 to 2011. The first rendition scheduled five-day teams followed by four-day pairs, Saturday to Sunday in all.〔(Results (linked schedule) ), 1st World Youth Bridge Congress, 2009. WBF.〕 The second scheduled five-day main event for teams, followed by one day to conclude the consolation event for teams (all that Monday to Saturday), and three-day pairs, Sunday to Tuesday.〔 ==Scope== The Junior Pairs event (or ''tournament'' in a narrow sense) became part of the plural "World Youth Pairs Championships" in 2003 when a tournament for under-21 Youngster Pairs was initiated, pending sufficient entries by eligible players. Officially, that meet was discontinued and its two main events became part of the "World Youth Congress" in 2009, when teams events were added to the youth program for odd-number years, contested immediately prior to the older events for pairs. Odd-year teams events are distinct from the older series of teams championships (now biennial in even years) and even-year pairs events are distinct from the older series of pairs championships (now biennial in odd years). Some conditions differ. This article covers all "world championships" for youth pairs or individuals while World Junior Teams Championship covers all "world championships" for youth teams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Junior Pairs Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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