Jeux sans frontières season 9

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 9
No. of teams7 countries
Winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ely
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Marburg an der Lahn
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release6 June (1973-06-06) –
12 September 1973 (1973-09-12)
Season chronology
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The 9th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1973. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Senigallia (Italy), Blankenberge (Belgium), Heiligenhafen (West Germany), Arnhem (Netherlands), Chartres (France), Avenches (Switzerland), and Bristol (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Paris (France). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi  [ it ]. [1]

The season was won by the team from Ely, United Kingdom, the runner-up being the team from Marburg an der Lahn, West Germany. [2] [3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColour
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTB / BRT BYellow
Flag of France.svg  France ORTF FPurple
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI IBlue
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NCRV NLOrange
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CHGold
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC GBRed
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ARD DLight blue

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 6 June 1973 in Senigallia, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1NL Raalte 43
2I Senigallia 37
3CH Fontainemelon 36
4GB Bicester 31
5B Seraing 29
6D Alzey 26
7F Moëlan-sur-Mer 23

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 20 June 1973 in Bellinzona, Switzerland, presented by Mascia Cantoni  [ it ] and Ezio Guidi  [ it ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1NL Hoogeveen 45
2GB Manchester 44
3B Herentals 35
4D Ansbach 32
5I Matera 31
6CH Bellinzona 28
7F Bagnères-de-Bigorre 23

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by ORTF on 4 July 1973 at the cloister of the cathedral in Chartres, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier  [ fr ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Ieper 42
2F Chartres 40
3CH Engelberg 36
4I Cantù 35
5NL Zandvoort 33
6GB Peebles 30
7D Hof 29

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by NCRV on 18 July 1973 in Arnhem, Netherlands, presented by Barend Barendse  [ nl ] and Dick Passchier  [ nl ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1GB Ely 41
2CH Châtillon 38
2D Meinerzhagen 38
4NL Ten Boer 37
5I San Vito al Tagliamento 36
6B Arlon 30
7F Guingamp 28

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by the BBC on 1 August 1973 at Durdham Down in Bristol, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Marburg an der Lahn 47
2F Cognac 38
3GBBlyth37
4B Koekelberg 33
5CH Sargans 29
6NL Kapelle 26
7I Chieri 18

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by BRT on 15 August 1973 in Blankenberge, Belgium, presented by Jan Theys and Willy Delabastita.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Werl 43
2NL Geleen 39
3B Blankenberge 38
4I Battipaglia 32
5GB Ashington 31
5CH Balerna 31
7F Bourg-en-Bresse 26

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by ARD on 29 August 1973 in Heiligenhafen, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Erhard Keller.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1NL Heusden-Altena 47
2D Heiligenhafen 37
3F Vittel 35
4CH Grenchen 33
4GB Wells 33
6I Foligno 28
7B Dottignies 24

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

CountryTownPlace wonPoints won
D Marburg an der Lahn 147
NL Heusden-Altena 147
B Ieper 142
GB Ely 141
F Chartres 240
CH Châtillon 238
I Senigallia 237

Final

The final was hosted by ORTF on 12 September 1973 in Paris, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier  [ fr ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1GB Ely 43
2D Marburg an der Lahn 41
3F Chartres 39
4I Senigallia 36
5B Ieper 32
6CH Châtillon 26
7NL Heusden-Altena 24

References

  1. ↑ "Jeux sans frontières 1973". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1973". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1973". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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