3rd Friedrich World Championship 2008
from 5 Sept. to 7 Sept. 2008 in Berlin

The Format


From 5 Sept (5 p.m.) to 7 September (midnight) 2008, the 3rd Friedrich World Chmpionship was held in Berlin, Germany.

Where? ACUD-theatre, Veteranenstr. 21, 10119 Berlin-Mitte.

Who? All Friedrich players who wanted to spend one weekend competing for the world championship crown had been invited to participate.

Modus. The Championship was played in 2 divisons. In the first division, the so called qualification round, every participant played 4 games, one in each of the four roles: Frederick, Maria Theresa, Elisabeth, and Madame Pompadour. Players received points for how they did in each game (win or lose). On Sunday evening, the 4 players with the most points competed in the final match for the 3rd Friedrich World Championship.

Further information about the tournament rules is to be found
here.










The schedule was:
Friday, 5. Sept., 5:00 p.m.: First match
Saturday, 5 Sept., 10:00 a.m.: Second match
Saturday, 5 Sept., 5:00 p.m.: Third match
Sunday, 7 Sept., 10:00 a.m.: Fourth match
Sunday, 7 Sept., 5:00 p.m.: Final game
Sunday, 7 Sept., midnight: Award ceremony