After 1992's high of eight countries, we're back down here to seven, with Spain, France and 1992 'wooden spoon' team, Tunisia backing out. However, the numbers are beefed up again with the arrival of Greece and Hungary, both completely new to Jeux Sans Frontières. A single second place is the highlight for the Welsh teams in 1993, with Llantrisant qualifying for the International Final.

For the first time in three years, there is a change to the number of games in each heat - reduced from ten games to eight. There is also a welcome return for Jokers, for the first time since the programme’s revival in 1988.

1992 competitors Czechoslovakia (CS) return as Czech Republic (CZ), following their country's split into Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Entrants 1993: Czech Republic (CZ) • Greece (GR) • Hungary (H) • Italy (I)
Portugal (P) • Switzerland (CH) • Wales (GB)

Presenters of International Heats:
Marcela Augustová (CZ), Nia Chiswell and Iestyn Garlick (GB-Wales),
Daphne Bokota, Vera Stratakou, Angela Gerekou and Giorgos Tsidimis (GR),
Dorottya Geszler (H), Ettore Andenna and Maria Teresa Ruta (I),
Eládio Clímaco and Cristina Lebre (P),
Catherine Sommer and Ivan Fresard, Caterina Ruggeri and Paolo Calissano (CH)

International Referee: Denis Pettiaux

Produced by CT (CZ), ERT/ET1 (GR), MTV (H), RAI UNO (I), 
RTP (P), TSR (CH), S4C (GB)

 

Key: International Heats  l = Qualified for International Final / l = Heat Winner (Silver Trophy) International Final l = Gold Trophy   l = Silver Trophy   l = Bronze Trophy

1993-01

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 1

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 26th June 1993
Recorded: Sunday 23rd May 1993

Recording Order: 1st

Venue: Castell Bodelwyddan (Bodelwyddan Castle), Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Wales

Theme: Alice in Wonderland

Teams: Sedlčany (CZ) v. Rhyl (GB) v. Argyroupoli (GR) v. Paks (H) v. Brebbia (I) v. Santarém (P) v. Le Bouveret (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
7th

 P • Santarém l l
 CH • Le Bouveret l
 H • Paks
 I • Brebbia
 CZ • Sedlčany
 GB • Rhyl
 GR • Argyroupoli

59
58
47
44
32
32
25

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Rhyl remained unchanged.

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1993-02

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 2

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 3rd July 1993
Recorded: Wednesday 9th June 1993

Recording Order: 3rd

Venue: Villa Manin, Passariano, Italy

Theme: Grand Opera

Teams: Pardubice (CZ) v. Cardiff (GB) v. Chania (GR) v. Pápa (H) v. San Daniele del Fruili (I) v. Santo Tirso (P) v. Yverdon les Bains (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
6th
7th

 H • Pápa l
 CH • Yverdon les Bains
 CZ • Pardubice
 P • Santo Tirso
 I • San Daniele del Fruili
 GR • Chania
 GB • Cardiff

49
47
41
39
39
29
29

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Cardiff were captioned as Caerdydd (C).

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1993-03

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 3

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 17th July 1993
Recorded: Wednesday 23rd June 1993

Recording Order: 5th

Venue: Sportsplatz (Sports Arena), Loèche-les-Bains, Switzerland

Theme: National Clichés

Teams: Litovel (CZ) v. Ruthin (GB) v. Ioannina (GR) v. Szekszard (H) v. Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia (I) v. Felgueiras (P) v. Giornico (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 P • Felgueiras l
 H • Szekszard
 CZ • Litovel
 I • Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia
 CH • Giornico
 GB • Ruthin
 GR • Ioannina

52
50
46
43
42
34
28

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Ruthin were captioned as Rhuthun (C).

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1993-04

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 4

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 24th July 1993
Recorded: Saturday 10th July 1993

Recording Order: 7th

Venue: Stade Amaroussion (Amaroussion Stadium), Amaroussion, Athens, Greece

Theme: The Tasks of Hercules

Teams: Mariánské Hory (CZ) v. Ammanford (GB) v. Amaroussion (GR) v. Sárospatak (H) v. Firenze (I) v. Aveiro (P) v. Locarno (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Firenze l
 H • Sárospatak
 CH • Locarno
 P • Aveiro
 GB • Ammanford
 CZ • Mariánské Hory
 GR • Amaroussion

50
48
47
46
40
32
22

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Ammanford were captioned as Rhydaman (C).

Did You Know? This heat was staged at the Amaroussion Stadium, which was a training facility with a crowd capacity of 6000. The stadium was demolished along during reconstruction works for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The OAKA Olympic Complex now stands, in part, where the Amaroussion Stadium was.

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1993-05

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 5

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 31st July 1993
Recorded: Wednesday 21st July 1993

Recording Order: 8th

Venue: Largo da Sé Nova (New Cathedral Square), Universidade de Coimbra, (University of Coimbra), Coimbra, Portugal

Theme: The History of Coimbra

Teams: Šumperk (CZ) v. Llantrisant (GB) v. Veroia (GR) v. Hajdúszoboszló (H) v. Tursi (I) v. Batalha (P) v. Geneva (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
6th

 CZ • Šumperk l l
 GB • Llantrisant l
 CH • Geneva
 P • Batalha
 H • Hajdúszoboszló
 GR • Veroia
 I • Tursi

62
51
50
46
35
23
23

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Llantrisant remained unchanged.

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1993-06

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 6

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 14th August 1993
Recorded: Friday 28th May 1993

Recording Order: 2nd

Venue: Castell Bodelwyddan (Bodelwyddan Castle), Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Wales

Theme: The Signs of the Zodiac

Teams: Krnov (CZ) v. Wrexham (GB) v. Halandri (GR) v. Székesfehérvár (H) v. Cogne (I) v. Portimão (P) v. San Bernardino (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Cogne l l
 CZ • Krnov
 H • Székesfehérvár
 P • Portimão
 GB • Wrexham
 CH • San Bernardino
 GR • Halandri

54
49
49
46
36
32
18

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Wrexham were captioned as Wrecsam (C).

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1993-07

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 7

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 21st August 1993
Recorded: Saturday 12th June 1993

Recording Order: 4th

Venue: Villa Manin, Passariano, Italy

Theme: The History of the Villa Manin

Teams: Smržovka (CZ) v. Swansea (GB) v. Poros (GR) v. Debrecen (H) v. Lignano Sabbiadoro (I) v. Évora (P) v. Tesserete (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Lignano Sabbiadoro l
 CZ • Smržovka
 CH • Tesserete
 GR • Poros l
 H • Debrecen
 P • Évora
 GB • Swansea

51
47
46
45
44
36
25

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Swansea were captioned as Abertawe (C).

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1993-08

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 8

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 4th September 1993
Recorded: Saturday 27th June 1993

Recording Order: 6th

Venue: Sportsplatz (Sports Arena), Loèche-les-Bains, Switzerland

Theme: Seven Hundred Years of Swiss History

Teams: Karlovy Vary (CZ) v. Bethesda (GB) v. Kessariani (GR) v. Gödöllő (H) v. Rosolina Mare (I) v. Amadora (P) v. Loèche-les-Bains (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 P • Amadora l
 I • Rosolina Mare
 CH • Loèche-les-Bains
 CZ • Karlovy Vary
 H • Gödöllő
 GB • Bethesda
 GR • Kessariani

55
53
44
42
37
35
28

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Bethesda remained unchanged.

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1993-09

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 9

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 11th September 1993
Recorded: Wednesday 28th July 1993

Recording Order: 9th

Venue: Largo da Sé Nova (New Cathedral Square), Universidade de Coimbra, (University of Coimbra), Coimbra, Portugal

Theme: Legends and Traditions of Coimbra, University Town

Teams: Písek (CZ) v. Carmarthen (GB) v. Patra (GR) v. Tapolca (H) v. Siracusa (I) v. Coimbra (P) v. Le Noirmont (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Siracusa l
 P • Coimbra
 CZ • Písek
 H • Tapolca
 CH • Le Noirmont
 GB • Carmarthen
 GR • Patra

51
50
48
47
37
30
27

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Carmathen were captioned as Caerfyrddin (C). 

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1993-10

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 10

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 18th September 1993
Recorded: Saturday 14th August 1993

Recording Order: 10th

Venue: Szabadság Tér (Szabadság Square), Kecskemét, Hungary

Theme: The Legend of Bluebeard

Teams: Trojanovice (CZ) v. Llandrindod (GB) v. Agioi Anargiri (GR) v. Kecskemét (H) v. Agordo (I) v. Figueira da Foz (P) v. Fully (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 H • Kecskemét l l
 I • Agordo
 CZ • Trojanovice
 P • Figueira da Foz
 GB • Llandrindod
 GR • Agioi Anargiri
 CH • Fully

61
52
40
35
34
31
26

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Llandrinod remained unchanged.

Did You Know? Hungarian team Kecskemét led the competition from the first game. Winning four games outright, being placed 2nd on another and finishing 3rd on the other three games they played, they hold one of the best placings records in the programme’s history (see also Newbury (GB) 1976, Ettlingen (D) 1976, Faro (P) 1995 and Felgueiras (P) 1995).

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1993-11

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

International Final

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 25th September 1993
Recorded: Saturday 21st August 1993

Venue: Dvořákovy Sady (Dvořák Gardens) & Hotel Thermal, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Theme: The Varieties of the World

Teams: Šumperk (CZ) v. Llantrisant (GB) v. Poros (GR) v. Kecskemét (H) v. Cogne (I) v. Santarém (P) v. Le Bouveret (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 H • Kecskemét l
 CZ • Šumperk l
 CH • Le Bouveret l
 GR • Poros
 GB • Llantrisant
 I • Cogne
 P • Santarém

56
50
48
42
40
36
24

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Llantrisant remained unchanged.

Did You Know? Game 2 of this heat (which had been pre-recorded earlier on the day of the contest) was held in a swimming pool situated on the roof of the Thermal Hotel, just down the road from the actual venue. There were no spectators to the game, just the referees and four cameramen (two with full sized cameras).

Did You Also Know? Despite winning the first four games (one of which was the Joker game), Czech Republic team Šumperk were overhauled by Kecskemét of Hungary after Game 6, due to their having been placed 6th on Games 5 and 6. The final game in this heat involved all the teams having to search for golden eggs, placing them in a holder representing the ‘JSF crown’ logo. Swiss team Le Bouveret and Welsh team Llantrisant both finished in 1st place, and even on a very slow instant replay (which was broadcast) neither team could be separated.

Did You Also Know? Greek Team Poros joined French team Anglet (1972) and Braga of Portugal (1979) in qualifying for the International Final with a 4th place.

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