Format of the 1st Friedrich World Championship

July 14 - 16, in Berlin

1756 — 2006: On the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Seven Years War, the 1st Friedrich World Championship was held in Berlin, Germany.

Date: Friday, July 14, 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, July 16, 12:00 p.m., 2006.

Where? ACUD-Theatre, Veteranenstr. 21, 10119 Berlin (center). (2 Subway stations from Alexanderplatz).

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

Format: 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 1st Friedrich World Championship.

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







The schedule was:
Friday, July 14, 05:00 p.m. Start of game No. 1
Saturday, July 15, 10:00 a.m. Start of game No. 2
Saturday, July 15, 05:00 p.m. Start of game No. 3
Sunday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. Start of game No. 4
Sunday, July 16, 05:00 p.m. Start of the FINAL
Sunday, July 16, 12:00 p.m. Award Ceremony