47th WORLD BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

14th TRANSNATIONAL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Herning, Denmark ● 20 - 31 August, 2025

Issue No 4 Editor: Mark Horton ● Journalists: David Bird, Amy Casanova, Brian Senior, Ron Tacchi
24 August, 2025 Lay-out Editor: Francesca Canali ● Photographer: Ron Tacchi

SEVEN ROUNDS
TO RAMA

In the Bermuda Bowl, having reached the top of the table Italy consolidated
their lead to finish more than a match clear at the end of the day. Sweden,
Denmark and Belgium lead the poursuivants and these three are followed
by USA2, and USA1. It was great day for the holders, four wins moving
Switzerland into tenth place.

Poland held on to the lead in the Venice Cup, followed by Netherlands, China,
Australia, USA2 and Türkiye.

In the d’Orsi Trophy USA1 and USA2 continue to occupy the first two places,
the former enjoying a lead of more than a match. With four wins on the day,
Poland jumped into third, followed by, France, India and Netherlands.

In the Wuhan Cup USA1 again moved more than a match clear, and the chasing
pack is headed by Denmark, USA2, China, Hong Kong, China and Romania.

Frontpage pic
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! caption:
Happy Birthday to Dagmar Neumann (Australia, Venice Cup), Rubina Agha (Pakistan, Venice Cup), Hoping for
Tor Eivind Grude (Norway, Bermuda Bowl), Gregory Hingle (South Africa, Wuhan Cup)!
a following wind
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Editor’s Log
Mark Horton

24.08.2025

The Jannersten bookstall opened on Thursday – they have

a plentiful supply of World Championship books, including
Marrakech 2024 and Buenos Aires 2025.

We have spotted a recommendation for the Carl-Henning

Pedersen & Else Alfets Museum, which is approximately 5
kilometres away.
https://chpeamuseum.dk/forside-(1).aspx

Over a year ago England’s Simon Cope asked about

likely dates of these World Championships. Having been
The Jannersten bookstall
assured that this weekend would be free, he went ahead and
arranged his wedding for Saturday 23 August. His best man
(Rimstedt) and many of his friends are here in Herning, so Ron attempted to put together a short video sending
best wishes.

In response to the poser we set the other day, Lena Leszczyńska notes mother and daughter, Cathy and Sophia
Bałdysz! They play together in the Polish women’s team and are a killer combination.

Bridge’s greatest showman found the time to sign copies

of Bridge A Love Story. If you are quick you might still be
able to secure one, as he will be signing copies on Sunday at
12.00. 50% of the receipts will go to support Danish bridge.

A quick thank you to the eagle eyed people following the

championships who send in corrections to the Bulletin – too
many to name you all! Keep them coming!

It is no secret that Sweden’s Micke Melander likes criminal

series on TV if there aren’t any sports, especially football
Zia Mahmood signing copies of his book
“Bridge - A Love Story”
from the Premier League.
There is one series that he’s currently following: “The
Blacklist”. Check out S8 E13 from the Blacklist (shown
yesterday on Swedish TV)…a lot of Bridge in that episode, not only in the beginning also in the end. Quite
funny if you are a bridge player. However, you will not understand much about the story in itself, if you don’t
know what has happened before… But the bridge part will be funny enough!

Another two of his favorite series worth watching are “Elementary” and “Suits”.

If you want to know more:

Elementary:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2191671/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_elementary
Suits:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632701/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
The Blacklist:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2741602/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

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BERMUDA BOWL, ROUND ROBIN 6

MASTERCLASS
Mark Horton

Having spent more than 55 years inside bridge, I still In the match between Italy and Switzerland West was on
regard it in a Churchillian way, a riddle, wrapped in a lead at both tables.
mystery, inside an enigma. However, as Sir Winston
added in his famous quotation, ‘perhaps there is a key.’ Open Room
Sometimes a problem can be solved by listening carefully West North East South
to the bidding, while on other occasions you can rely on Klukowski Donati Kalita Percario
general principles. For the players at the very top of the 1] Pass 1[ Dble*
game, solving difficult problems is second nature. Rdbl 2{ Pass 3NT
All Pass
Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul.
[ J954 What should West lead?
] Q98 It seems clear that South must have a source of tricks,
{ 8762 most likely decent clubs, so that suit is eliminated. You
} 93 can be confident that declarer will have a stopper in both
[ A 6 3 [ 10 8 7 majors, which suggests, even though North has bid the suit,
] A J 7 4 2 ] 63 that a diamond is your best bet.
{ K J 5 { Q 10 9 4 3
} 8 5 } 10 7 6 Closed Room
[ KQ2 West North East South
] K 10 5 Manno Drijver Di Franco Brink
{ A 1] Pass Pass 3NT
} AKQJ42 All Pass

On this deal from round 6 a contract of 3NT was reached Here you have less to go on, but the inference about
by 76 pairs out of 96. 14 pairs played it from the North the club suit remains the same. You might consider leading
seat (12 successful) a spade, but you need less help in diamonds (the {Q will
Of the 62 pairs that played 3NT by South, 10 received establish at least two tricks in the suit).
a killing diamond lead. It should not surprise you that on both occasions West
led the {J!

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VENICE CUP, ROUND ROBIN 11

NETHERLANDS vs ENGLAND
Amy Casanova

After finishing the first day in the lead and maintaining

that for two rounds the second day, the Netherlands (Merel
Bruijnsteen–Doris van Delft, Judith Duursma–Magdalena
Ticha, Wietske van Zwol–Martine Verbeek) suffered a bad
loss to Poland in Round 7, dropping to sixth place. They
went back to work against Australia, winning that match
and carrying that momentum into Day Three, winning all
four matches vs Italy, New Zealand, England and Canada.
In their Round 11 match against England (Sally Brock–
Fiona Brown, Helen Erichsen–Diana Nettleton, Nevena
Senior–Nicola Smith), it seemed they could do no wrong,
and they happened to be on BBO.
England scored the first 4 IMPs on Board 1 when they
avoided playing in 3NT, a hopeless-looking contract that
makes nine tricks double-dummy.

Board 1. Dealer North. None Vul.

[ 653
] K32
{ K 10 9 8 7
} K 10 Wietske van Zwol, Netherlands
[ K 7 2 [ A Q98
] J 10 8 6 ] A 97 Open Room
{ 6 3 2 { A J54 West North East South
} J 4 2 } A 3 Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol
[ J 10 4 — Pass 1{ Pass
] Q54 1] Pass 2NT All Pass
{ Q
} Q98765 Closed Room
West North East South
Ticha Senior Duursma Smith
— Passs 2NT Pass
3NT All Pass

Very few Easts made it on a club lead, even when they

declined to put up the jack. In the Open Room, Brown was
down one, her counterpart at the other table went down
four.
After that, the ball bounced in favor of the Netherlands.
They picked up 5 IMPs on Board 2 when Brown, red vs
white in first seat opened 3[ holding
[ Q 9 7 6 3 2 ] 6 { Q 7 4 3 } 9 4.
Duursma, at the other table, opened a multi-2{, showing
a weak two-bid in a major or a strong hand. Ticha bid 2[,
pass or correct, and played a level lower, making two on a
defensive error. The West hand was
Fiona Brown, England [ A ] A Q 9 { A 9 6 5 } K 10 8 7 3.

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Board 3. Dealer South. E/W Vul. Closed Room

[ A 10 8 6 5 2 West North East South
] 975 Ticha Senior Duursma Smith
{ K76 — — — 1}
} 6 Pass 1[ Pass 2NT
[ — [ KQJ97 Pass 4[ All Pass
] Q 6 4 3 ] J82
{ Q 10 { J853 The English women continued to not open balanced
} 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 } Q 19-counts with 2NT, but were not rewarded here, reaching
[ 43 4[ with the unlucky trump stack in East. That was 10 IMPs
] A K 10 for the Netherlands.
{ A942
} AKJ3 Board 6. Dealer East. E/W Vul.
[ 10
Open Room ] A98764
West North East South { 10 8 2
Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol } A96
— — — 2}* [ Q 9 7 6 [ A852
Pass 2{* 2[ Pass* ] Q 5 3 ] J2
Pass Dble* Pass 3[* { A Q 9 3 { 765
Pass 3NT All Pass } 7 5 } J 10 8 4
[ KJ43
In the Open Room, van Zwol’s 2} was game-forcing ] K 10
with either clubs, single-suited or with a major, or 19– { KJ4
20/25–26 balanced. Verbeek’s 2{ started a relay, but } KQ32
Brown interrupted with 2[, escaping a number when
North’s double was not passed. In one Bermuda Bowl Open Room
match, 1[ doubled by East went for 800. West North East South
At any rate, the Dutch pair played 3NT rather than the Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol
doomed 4[ contract played at most of the tables across — — Pass 1NT
all matches, usually doubled. In 3NT, declarer won the [K Pass 2{* Pass 2]*
lead (West pitching the }9) in the dummy with the ace and Pass 3] Pass 4]
floated the {6 to the 3, 2 and 10. West returned the }10 All Pass
to the queen and ace, van Zwol cashed the }K, played
another diamond to the queen and king, then finessed the
{9 for her game-going trick.

Wietske van Zwol

Fiona Brown
NETHERLANDS
ENGLAND

Martine Verbeek Helen Erichsen

NETHERLANDS 7 ENGLAND
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Closed Room Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul.

West North East South [ A Q 10 9
Ticha Senior Duursma Smith ] K93
— — Pass 1NT { KJ82
Pass 2{* Pass 2]* } Q3
Pass 4] All Pass [ 8 4 [ K72
] Q 5 4 ] A 10 7 6
Verbeek cautiously invited game with her modest six-card { Q 10 9 7 { A
suit and van Zwol accepted. I do not know if Senior–Smith } 10 8 7 5 } AKJ42
play their sequence as a slam try. I clicked on quite a few [ J653
auctions and saw the same approach a few times, but most ] J82
Norths either invited after a Jacoby transfer or bid some { 6543
form of a four-level transfer to hearts and passed. } 96
In the Open Room, van Zwol received a third best [7 to
the 10, ace and 3. Brown returned the }J, declarer taking After North’s 1NT opening, Brown, in the East, doubled
the king and playing the ]K then 10 to dummy’s ace. She (5/4 or better in a minor/major) and raised Erichsen’s
then played the }A and a club to her queen, and claimed pass-or-correct 2} to 3}, making four. At the other table,
10 tricks, ruffing a black card then endplaying West with a North was allowed to play 1NT down three and another 5
heart. IMPs for the Dutch.
At the other table, a spade was also led but East switched Boards 8 and 9 were a couple of overtrick IMPs.
to a diamond for down one and another 10 IMPs to the
Netherlands. Board10. Dealer East. Both Vul.
In the Venice Cup matches, Türkiye was the lone wolf in [ —
3NT after a Jacoby transfer and 3] invite, South bidding ] AQ765
3NT. Everyone else was in 4] declared by South, down at { AK764
all tables except three. } J82
[ K Q 6 4 [ A J 10 8
] J 8 2 ] 10 9 4
{ J 10 9 8 { Q52
} A 6 } 975
[ 97532
] K3
{ 3
} K Q 10 4 3

Open Room
West North East South
Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol
— — Pass Pass
1{ 1] Dble* Rdble*
1[ Dble* Pass 3}
Pass 4} Pass 5}
All Pass

East’s double showed four spades. After West bids 1[

and North doubles, South can envision the power of her
hand. van Zwol made a well-judged jump to 3} and bid
game after Verbeek’s raise to four. The only North–South
pair to do better was Poland, who reached 6}. (Except for
India, who made 3NT on an uncontested auction where
East–West never bid spades.)

Magdalena Ticha, Netherlands

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Closed Room
West North East South
Ticha Senior Duursma Smith
— — Pass Pass
1}* 2NT Pass 3]
All Pass

After Ticha’s 1} opening, showing two-plus, Senior

overcalled 2NT, getting her red two-suiter in play, but
Smith could only take a preference. The friendly 3–3 heart
split meant 12 tricks are available double-dummy. Only four
pairs reached the heart game across 48 tables.

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul.

[ AJ
] AQ3
{ J8
} A K 10 8 3 2 Martine Verbeek, Netherlands

[ 8 7 [ Q 10 9 5 4
] K 10 8 6 4 ] 97 North alerted her 2] call, whether she thought it was
{ Q 4 3 { 52 game forcing is unknown, but I felt surprised when 4{ was
} Q 5 4 } J976 passed out. Maybe she was too. (I wonder why South did
[ K632 not prefer 2[ to 3{. Editor)
] J52
{ A K 10 9 7 6 Closed Room
} — West North East South
Ticha Senior Duursma Smith
Open Room — — — 1{
West North East South 1] 2} Pass 2{
Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol Pass 6NT All Pass
— — — 1{
1] 2} Pass 2{ Not a terrible decision by Senior, but 6NT on a heart
Pass 2]* Pass 3{ lead had no play and the Netherlands won 6 IMPs. (A little
Pass 4{ All Pass unlucky, but how about this sequence: 1{-(1])-2}-2{-
2]*-2[-3}-3{-4{-4[*-4NT*-5]*-6{. Editor)

Judith Duursma Nicola Smith

NETHERLANDS ENGLAND

Nevena Senior Magdalena Ticha

ENGLAND 9 NETHERLANDS
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Board 12. Dealer West. N/S Vul. Open Room

[ AQ3 West North East South
] A 10 8 4 Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol
{ A73 — — 1{ 2{*
} A92 2[* 3[ Dble 4[
[ 10 9 2 [ 76 Pass Pass Dble Pass
] 7 2 ] KJ53 All Pass
{ J 9 { K Q 10 8 6 4
} K J 10 7 4 3 } 5 Closed Room
[ KJ854 West North East South
] Q96 Ticha Senior Duursma Smith
{ 52 — — 1{ 2{*
} Q86 2[* 3[ 4{ 4[
5{ All Pass
Open Room
West North East South I’m not sure what happened here, but North claimed
Erichsen Verbeek Brown van Zwol only eight tricks for -300 after the {K opening lead was
3} Dble Pass 4[ ruffed, the [K taken by the ace and a club led through,
Pass 5}* Pass 5] East taking the }AQ. At that point, it seems like Verbeek
Pass 6[ All Pass should be down one but play stopped.
In the Closed Room, Duursma had no trouble in 5{,
Jumping to 4[ with the South hand was not an winning the [A, pulling trumps ending in dummy and
uncommon action at other tables when West pre-empted advancing the }J, which held the trick. She repeated the
3} (not everyone did), but here it got them carried away finesse, led a heart and claimed when Smith grabbed her
for down two. ace.
Should North cover the }J with her king, declarer can
Closed Room win with the ace and either run her trumps, squeezing
West North East South South, or play a heart. If South ducks her ace, declarer can
Ticha Senior Duursma Smith win with the king, ruff a spade, cross to dummy with the
3} 3NT All Pass {8 and ruff another spade. Now a heart endplays South
into leading away from her }10.
Senior’s 3NT ended all shenanigans and East led the {Q, If South takes her ]A and plays another heart or a
West playing the jack and North ducking. Unfortunately, not spade, declarer does the same thing.
being sure of the count, she also ducked the next diamond, That was 3 IMPs to Netherlands, who won 51-8 and
preventing her from using the {7 as a vital card to throw East finished the day in second place with 168.48 VPs, less than
in later. If she takes her {A, runs the spades and cashes the 2 VPs away from first-place Poland.
}A, then plays her last diamond, East is forced to lead away
from her ]K for declarer’s ninth trick. Easy to see from home.
Board 13 was a push board in 4] down one at both
tables.

Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul.

[ Q 10 9 3
] 94
{ J95
} K752
[ A J 6 [ 7
] K 5 3 ] 762
{ Q 8 4 3 { A K 10 7 6 2
} J 9 8 } AQ6
[ K8542
] A Q J 10 8
{ —
} 10 4 3 Nevena Senior, England

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VENICE CUP, ROUND ROBIN 11

ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Lena Leszczyńska and Mark Horton

Every once in a while you see a play that sends a shiver

down your spine. We can’t recall anything quite as amazing
as this one from the Round 11 Venice Cup match between
Poland and China:

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul.

[ AJ
] AQ3
{ J8
} A K 10 8 3 2
[ 8 7 [ Q 10 9 5 4
] K 10 8 6 4 ] 97
{ Q 4 3 { 52
} Q 5 4 } J976
[ K632
] J52
{ A K 10 9 7 6 Ewa Morawska, Poland
} —
Ewa Morawska led the [7 for the jack, queen and king
Open Room and declarer played a heart to dummy’s queen and ran the
West North East South {J. Without batting an eyelid Ewa, appreciating that declarer
Morawska Liao Jarosz Wang had no way to get to hand, let it hold and when declarer
— — — 1{ continued with a diamond to the ten she could win and exit
1] 2} Pass 2{ with a spade, the contract finishing five down for -250.
Pass 2] Pass 2[ In the replay Poland also bid 6NT but declarer took 11
Pass 3] Pass 3NT tricks which meant a 5 IMP swing.
Pass 6NT All Pass Imagine that East had led the [10 against 3NT. Declarer
can win with the [J, unblock the [A and run the {J. Now
Ewa’s brilliant duck is an essential move.

DETAILS

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WUHAN CUP, ROUND ROBIN 12

ENGLAND vs SERBIA
Brian Senior

As we reach the mid-point in the RR qualifying stage of West North East South
the Wuhan Cup, England lay eleventh, well in touch with M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic
the top eight, while Serbia was nineteenth and in need of — — — Pass
some big wins to get themselves back into contention. 1{ 1[ Pass Pass
Serbia started the scoring on the first board of the match. Dble Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2] Pass Pass
Board 15. Dealer South. N/S Vul. 3{ Pass 3NT All Pass
[ J 10 8 5 4 3
] KJ63 For Serbia, Uscumlic did not open the West hand so
{ 10 Dhondy could open 2[ as North and, when Uscumlic did
} KJ not feel able to balance, that became the final contract.
[ Q [ AK976 Brajovic led the ten of hearts to the queen and king.
] Q 5 ] 10 2 Dhondy led a low spade from hand, losing to the queen,
{ A K 9 7 5 4 { Q2 and back came king then ace of diamonds. Dhondy ruffed
} 10 8 7 6 } A942 the second diamond and noted the fall of the queen on her
[ 2 left. A second low spade was won by Brajovic’s seven and
] A9874 a heart return was won in hand, Dhondy continuing with
{ J863 another heart. Brajovic ruffed that and had two top spades
} Q53 and the ace of clubs to come, so down two for –200.
For England, Mike Bell opened as West and Mladenovic
West North East South made a simple overcall. Sarah Bell passed that, hoping for a
Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke reopening double. She got her wish, but Maricic redoubled
— — — Pass for SOS and her opponents found their heart fit.. When
Pass 2[ All Pass Mike now competed with 3{, Sarah tried 3NT and played
there.

Jovana Maricic
Sarah Bell SERBIA
ENGLAND

Marko Mladenovic Mike Bell

SERBIA 12 ENGLAND
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Maricic led a low heart, and the defence quickly cashed

the suit, then switched to a spade. Sarah won the queen
and crossed to hand with a diamond to cash a spade. When
they proved to be six-one, as expected, she led a diamond
to the nine, and had the rest; down one for –50 and 6 IMPs
to Serbia.

Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul.

[ AQ765
] J542
{ 10
} 10 5 2
[ 8 4 2 [ 10 9
] K 9 6 ] A
{ A K J 9 6 { Q743 Jovana Maricic, Serbia
} 9 8 } AKQJ74
[ KJ3 Bell’s 1} opening was either natural or balanced outside
] Q 10 8 7 3 the NT range and the 1[ response was either game-forcing
{ 852 with diamonds or no major. Two Diamonds was a natural
} 63 reverse and diamonds were quickly agreed. When neither
player could show a spade control the auction died in 5{,
West North East South which was made exactly on ace and another spade lead for
Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke +400.
— — 1} Pass Brajovic’s 1} was also natural or balanced but Uscumlic
1{ 1[ 2[* Dble made a simple natural 1{ response, and now there
Pass Pass 3{ Pass was room for Dhondy to overcall 1[. Brajovic showed
3[* Pass 4{ Pass diamond support, after which it is unclear what went wrong
5{ Pass 7{ All Pass and their convention card doesn’t help. Three Spades was
presumably intended as asking about spades for a possible
West North East South 3NT, but given that Uscumlic’s next call was a 5{ sign-
M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic off, it appears to have been taken as a cuebid, showing
— — 1} Pass first-round control. Or if 4{ was intended as asking for
1[ Pass 2{ Pass keycards, what could a fifth-step response have shown?
3{ Pass 4} Pass Anyway, whatever the reason, Brajovic jumped to 7{ and
4] Pass 5} Pass the two spades were cashed for down two, –100, and 11
5{ All Pass IMPs to England.

Heather Dhondy
Ana Zorana Brajovic ENGLAND
SERBIA

Kieran Dyke Milan Uscumlic

ENGLAND 13 SERBIA
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Nobody else was in slam. No fewer than nine pairs option. }1092 with North? No, and Bell had to content
declared 3NT, going down five times when played by West, himself with down one for –100 and 12 IMPs to Serbia.
but making all 13 tricks once when played by West on a Five Hearts doubled cost –300 and –500, once each.
heart lead (!) and three times by East. There was one pair going down in 4[, five in 5[, and
two in 6[.
Board 19. Dealer South. E/W Vul.
[ 10 Board 23. Dealer South. All Vul.
] AKQ642 [ Q 10 9 4
{ J 10 5 3 ] Q
} 10 2 { KQ74
[ A Q J 8 5 2 [ K43 } AJ74
] J 10 ] 53 [ 6 5 2 [ A3
{ A K 7 2 { 984 ] A 7 4 ] K98652
} 5 } AQJ87 { J 8 6 2 { A953
[ 976 } Q 9 3 } K
] 987 [ KJ87
{ Q6 ] J 10 3
} K9643 { 10
} 10 8 6 5 2
West North East South
Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke West North East South
— — — Pass Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke
1[ 2] 2[ 3] — — — Pass
4[ All Pass Pass 1{ 1] Dble
2] 2[ All Pass
West North East South
M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic West North East South
— — — Pass M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic
1[ 3] 3[ 4] — — — Pass
4[ 5] Pass Pass Pass 1{ 1] Pass
5[ All Pass 2] Dble 3] 3[
All Pass
Dhondy’s simple overcall collected a competitive raise
from Dyke, but there was no real momentum in the auction Dyke made a negative double of the 1] overcall and
and Uscumlic was allowed to declare his spade game. Dhondy competed with 2[ over Uscumlic’s simple raise.
Dhondy cashed the king and ace of hearts then switched Given her six-four distribution, it’s mildly surprising that
to the jack of diamonds. Uscumlic won the ace and cashed Brajovic didn’t compete further with 3], but in practice
the jack of spades. When both defenders followed, he 2[ ended the auction.
took the club finesse, losing to the king, and back came Brajovic led the king of clubs, Dhondy winning the ace
the queen of diamonds to the king. Uscumlic could draw and playing the ten of spades. Eager for a club ruff, Brajovic
trumps ending in dummy and take two diamond pitches on grabbed the ace and led the eight of hearts to partner’s ace.
the clubs; just made for +620. Uscumlic cashed the queen of clubs then gave the desired
Mladenovic’s weak jump overcall added momentum to club ruff, Dhondy following with the jack. Brajovic played
the auction, but it was he who took the save in 5], and ace and another diamond. Dhondy could ruff that, draw
now Mike perhaps thought it likely that his opponents trumps, and pitch her heart loser on the fifth club; just
would have a 10-card heart fit. He took the push to 5[ and made for +110.
must have been disappointed to see Mladenovic cashing Maricic did not make the negative double but, when
two heart tricks. Here, the switch was to a low diamond for Mladenovic could double 2] for take-out, was happy to
the queen and ace. Declarer cashed the ace of spades then, compete with 3[, where she played.
mindful of North’s pre-emptive overcall, led his club to the Mike led the nine of clubs, Maricic rising with the ace and
ace and continued with the queen to the king and ruff. Had leading the four of spades off the dummy. Sarah rose with
spades been two-two, he would now have had the entries the ace and led a suit-preference two of hearts to Mike’s
to play for clubs four-three, but when Mladenovic showed ace. Queen and another club gave the ruff, and Sarah tried
out on the play of the jack of spades that ceased to be an the king of hearts. That was ruffed, but the ace of diamonds

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wasn’t going anywhere; down one for –100 and 5 IMPs to Mike opened a level higher. Sarah too asked for keycards
England. but then followed up with a trump-queen ask. Mike said he
had it but no outside king, and Sarah too settled for the
Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul. small slam. Here all 13 tricks were taken for +1010 and 1
[ K J 10 5 3 IMP to England.
] J9 There were 10 grand slams, 13 small slams, and one sad
{ J85 lonely pair stopped in game when west passed as dealer.
} KQ4 Eleven Wests opened 4], 12 opened 3], and there was
[ — [ A 9 the one pass.
] K Q 10 8 6 4 2 ] A 9
{ 9 6 4 3 { A KQ2 Board 27. Dealer South. None Vul.
} 9 5 } A J762 [ QJ96
[ Q87642 ] 72
] 53 { K 10 8 4 2
{ 10 7 } K7
} 10 8 3 [ — [ 10 8 7 5 3
] A K J 10 3 ] 865
West North East South { J 9 6 { AQ
Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke } A 9 5 4 2 } QJ6
3] Pass 4NT* Pass [ AK42
5}* Pass 6] All Pass ] Q94
{ 753
West North East South } 10 8 3
M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic
4] Pass 4NT* Pass West North East South
5}* Pass 5{* Pass Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke
6] All Pass — — — Pass
1] Pass 1[ Pass
Uscumlic opened 3] and Brajovic asked for keycards 2} Pass 2] All Pass
then settled for the small slam on finding partner with the
missing one. For some reason, only 12 tricks were made West North East South
for +980. M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic
— — — Pass
1] Pass 2] Pass
3} Pass 4] All Pass

Brajovic’s combination of 1[ response followed by

simple heart preference looked too much like doubleton
heart support, and Uscumlic had a lot of losers to take care
of in his won hand. He passed 2] and decent game was
missed.
Dhondy led the queen of spades. Uscumlic ruffed,
took the diamond finesse, then ran the queen of clubs to
Dhondy’s king. Back came a second spade, which Uscumlic
again ruffed. He cashed the ace of diamonds, crossed to
hand with a top heart, and ruffed the jack of diamonds. A
heart to the ace meant that there was a heart loser but that
was all; 11 tricks for +200.
Sarah raised the 1] opening to 2], thereby promising
three-card support and allowing Mike to make a natural
game try. Holding a maximum with two club honours,
Sarah bid the heart game.
Play followed the same lines as we have just seen up
Heather Dhondy, England to the point where Mladenovic won the king of clubs. He

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returned a diamond to dummy’s by now bare ace. Mike led

a heart to the ten, cashed the ace of hearts, and ruffed the
jack of diamonds. He then played the jack of clubs then six
of clubs to his ace, and drew the outstanding trump, making
12 tricks for +480 and 7 IMPs to England.
Game was bid at all but three tables, usually 4], but
once 3NT, always making. Three Easts responded 1[
to the 1] opening and two responded 1NT, presumably
showing spades. Of the 19 Wests who got a simple raise
from partner, eight went straight to game, 11 made a game
try, usually 3}.

Board 28. Dealer West. N/S Vul.

[ J6
] Q 10 8 6 5
{ — Marko Mladenovic, Serbia
} AQ9432
[ A 4 3 [ K985 Mladenovic opened a weak two-suited bid and played
] J 4 ] K72 there. Sarah led her singleton club, Mladenovic winning
{ A 10 7 6 4 { KQJ85 dummy’s king and playing ace and another heart to jack,
} 10 8 5 } 6 queen and king. Sarah played a diamond, but declarer could
[ Q 10 7 2 ruff, draw the missing trump, and just concede two spades
] A93 at the end,+170.
{ 932 Dhondy did not open the North hand but came in with
} KJ7 a 2] overcall at her next turn – she no doubt chose not to
show the clubs as RHO’s 1NT response suggested some
West North East South club length. Game was never a consideration and Dhondy
Uscumlic Dhondy Brajovic Dyke became declarer in 3]. Play was as at our first table, so
Pass Pass 1{ Pass again +170 and a flat board.
1NT 2] Pass Pass The heart game was bid and made four times, once
3{ Pass Pass 3] doubled, and N/S got to the five level in competition on
All Pass two occasions. A weak two-suited 2] was opened five
times, a Precision-style 2} once, 1] three times and 1}
West North East South twice. Thirteen Norths passed.
M Bell Mladenovic S Bell Maricic England sneaked a narrow win by 25-23 IMPs, converting
Pass 2]* All Pass to 10.66-9.34 VPs.

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BERMUDA BOWL, ROUND ROBIN 13

INDIA vs KOREA
David Bird

We are back on Bridge Base Online today, a system

that has served us bridge kibitzers well over many years.
Especially valuable is the BBO Archive, which contains full
records of the bidding and play of countless tournaments.
You can search for a favourite player and immediately enjoy
all the sessions where he/she is featured. Today we will be
watching two new teams: India (18th) face Korea (17th).
Will their players be inspired by the limelight? We will see!

Board 3. Dealer South. E/W Vul.

[ AQ5
] 865
{ J2
} A 10 5 4 2 Daehong Kim, Korea
[ 9 8 7 4 2 [ 3
] A 9 ] K Q 10 7 4 3 Seungjin Roh and Seongsuk Kang played with fire,
{ A 5 { KQ64 reaching 3NT instead of 4]. As you see, the defenders could
} K 9 6 3 } Q8 have cashed four spades and the }A. Kaustubh Bendre led a
[ K J 10 6 diamond, of course, and declarer picked up +600.
] J2
{ 10 9 8 7 3 Closed Room
} J7 West North East South
Mukherjee S.Lee Tewari Kim
Open Room — — — Pass
West North East South 1[ Pass 2] Pass
Roh Kushari Kang Bendre 2NT Pass 3] Pass
— — — Pass 4] All Pass
1[ Pass 2] Pass
2[* Pass 2NT* Pass Sunit Mukherjee and Rajeshwar Tewari showed how the
3}* Pass 3NT All Pass E/W cards should be bid. They were duly rewarded with
er… 1 IMP.

Kaustubh Bendre
Seongseok Kang INDIA
KOREA

Sayantan Kushari Seungjin Roh

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Our next deal featured a not-so-difficult slam. How many

pairs will it trip up?

Board 5. Dealer North. N/S Vul.

[ 87
] 10 8 7 3
{ 10 5 4
} 8642
[ Q J 10 9 5 [ AK2
] 6 5 4 ] AKJ
{ A K 9 2 { QJ863
} 7 } K9
[ 643
] Q92
{ 7 Sayantan Kushari, India
} A Q J 10 5 3
Closed Room
Open Room West North East South
West North East South Mukherjee S.Lee Tewari Kim
Roh Kushari Kang Bendre — Pass 2}* Dble
— Pass 2} Pass 2[ Pass 4[ Pass
2{ Pass 2NT Pass 4NT* Pass 5{* Pass
3]* Pass 3[ Pass 6[ All Pass
4{ Pass 4]* Pass
4NT* Pass 5{* Pass Rajeshwar Tewari received a positive response and
6[ All Pass showed his minimum opening with a jump to 4[. West
then had enough to advance to the slam. Only 1 pair out of
Not the Koreans, anyway. Their standard auction, with 24 failed to make a slam, but they were in 7{.
a transfer 3] and later RKCB, did an efficient job. A club You may have thought my boards so far were a bit lame.
was led, declarer ruffing the second round and drawing Yes, but we must learn to accept what we are given in this
trumps. +980. life. Here’s a better deal, to wake you up.

Rajeshwar Tewari
INDIA

Daehong Kim
KOREA

Soo Ik Lee Sumit Mukherjee

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Board 6. Dealer East. E/W Vul. Soo Ik Lee did not make the best of 3} , going three
[ K875 down for -150. No matter, it was 10 IMPs to Korea – gold
] A2 dust in a very low-scoring match.
{ A 10 6
} A542 Board 10. Dealer East. All Vul.
[ 6 [ A 10 9 4 3 [ AJ93
] Q J 10 8 3 ] K54 ] KQ743
{ J 8 7 5 3 { K2 { K4
} J 8 } KQ7 } 75
[ QJ2 [ K Q 7 [ 10 8 6 5 4 2
] 9763 ] 10 2 ] 85
{ Q94 { A 9 6 3 { QJ5
} 10 9 6 3 } A Q 9 2 } J 10
[ —
Open Room ] AJ96
West North East South { 10 8 7 2
Roh Kushari Kang Bendre } K8643
— — 1NT Pass
2{* Pass 2] Pass Open Room
Pass Dble Rdble 2[ West North East South
3{ Pass 4] All Pass Roh Kushari Kang Bendre
— — Pass Pass
Roh and Kang stopped in 2]. No-one can blame 1NT 2}* Pass 4]
Sayantan Kushari for his subsequent double; it was straight All Pass
from the textbooks. However… East was able to redouble
and, when South bid 2[, West shows further signs of life North’s 2} showed the majors, and the South hand was
by bidding 3{. This was enough for Kang to bid game. then difficult to evaluate. You could say that it contains only
Would it be made? seven losers, but a void in partner’s other suit not always
Deep Finesse didn’t think so. Declarer won the [K lead an advantage. That’s particularly true if the trump fit is only
and ruffed a spade in dummy, followed by a diamond to 4-4. I expected a raise to 3], but no… a bold 4], it was.
the king. He then conceded a diamond to North’s 10. At Roh led a trump, which looked sensible, and Bendre
this stage Kushari still held nine cards and only two of them spent some time evaluating his prospects before winning
would lead to the contract’s defeat: the [8 from his [K8, with his 9. He then led a low club from his hand, East
or the ]A. winning with the 10 and returning a second trump. Declarer
When he chose the [K, Kang was on the winning road. won with dummy’s ]K, happy to see the 2-2 break, and
He ruffed in dummy and called for the }J, allowed to win. ducked a second round of clubs to East’s jack. He ruffed
He then ruffed out North’s {A, ruffed a spade, and called East’s spade return with the ace and ruffed a club, East
for a diamond, North rising with the ace. Declarer’s good ditching a spade. He then ruffed the [9 with his last trump.
[9 was ruffed by South and overruffed in the dummy. North When a diamond was led towards dummy, West rose with
then won a second round of clubs. In the 4-card ending, the {A and declarer claimed his +620. Well played.
all players were down to two trumps, but the defenders
were powerless. North cashed the ]A and the contract was Closed Room
made. Brilliant! The only other declarer to collect +620 West North East South
in the Bermuda Bowl field was Oren Toledano, for Israel Mukherjee S.Lee Tewari Kim
against Switzerland. — — Pass Pass
1NT 2} Pass 2{
Closed Room Pass 2] Pass 4]
West North East South All Pass
Mukherjee S.Lee Tewari Kim
— — 1NT Pass They reached 4] too. In fact, only 5 pairs out of 24
2{* Dble 2] Pass failed to reach this contract. East led the }J, winning, and
Pass Dble Pass 2NT West overtook the }10 with the queen. After cashing the
Pass 3} All Pass {A, West played a third club. Soo Ik Lee ruffed with the ]
Q. cashed the [A and ruffed a spade. He returned to the

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{K and ruffed another spade, bring down West’s king. He club raise. Roh then bidAND KNOCKOU
2[, fondly imagining a 5-3 fit.
then drew trumps and claimed +620 for no swing. All 19 Kang had enough to bid again, of course, and chose to
pairs in 4] made the contract – a tribute to the standard
August 28 - Septembe
cue-bid 3}. Perhaps West should have introduced his
of this event. diamonds now, but he signed off in 3[. Eleven tricks were
Before we close, I have another worthwhile deal to share made when the diamonds were 2-2 and that was a worrying
with you.
MARRAKECH GR
+200 for the Korean score card.

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul.

[ 7654
Closed Room
West North
BOARD-A-MATC
East South
] K432 Mukherjee S.Lee August
Tewari 30 -KimSeptembe
{ Q3 — — — 3}
} A 10 9 Pass Pass Dble Pass
[ A 10 2 [ KQJ3 4{ Pass 4] Pass
] 10 ] AJ987 5{ All Pass
{ A 8 7 6 4 2 { KJ9
} 7 6 5 } 3 At this table it was Daehong Kim who decided to make
[ 98 life awkward for the opponents, bidding a commendable
] Q65 3}. Sadly for him it did not turn out that way. A few second
{ 10 5 later, the Indian pair were in 5{.
} KQJ842 Lee cashed the }A and switched to a heart, won with
dummy’s ace. Mukherjee ruffed a heart in his hand and
Open Room cashed the {A. A second trump to the king provided
West North East South the good news of a 2-2 break, and he was able to claim
Roh Kushari Kang Bendre +420. He could ruff one club loser and discard the other on
— — — Pass dummy’s fourth spade.
Pass 1} 2}* 2]* Board 14 was flat in 6NT+1 in our match. Excellent
2[ Pass 3}* Pass bidding and play. News filtered through from the other
3[ All Pass featured match in the Bermuda Bowl. The superstars of
Switzerland and Israel should perhaps take some lessons
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BERMUDA BOWL – RESULTS

ROUND 13
1 SWEDEN CHINA 23 8 14.19 5.81
2 SOUTH AFRICA BELGIUM 0 41 1.47 18.53
3 SWITZERLAND ISRAEL 36 27 12.71 7.29
4 CANADA USA1 2 9 7.84 12.16
5 USA2 FRANCE 22 2 15.26 4.74
6 BANGLADESH AUSTRALIA 27 4 15.85 4.15
7 DENMARK CHINESE TAIPEI 39 9 17.04 2.96
8 ENGLAND NORWAY 4 16 6.52 13.48
9 TUNISIA NEW ZEALAND 25 37 5.52 13.48
10 INDIA KOREA 10 11 9.67 10.33
11 ARGENTINA BRAZIL 16 32 5.58 14.42
12 ITALY GUADELOUPE 66 12 19.83 0.17

ROUND 14
1 CHINA BANGLADESH 38 26 13.48 6.52
2 CHINESE TAIPEI FRANCE 17 21 8.72 11.28
3 ISRAEL TUNISIA 32 15 14.64 5.36
4 ARGENTINA SWEDEN 25 7 14.85 5.15
5 BRAZIL BELGIUM 42 18 16.03 3.97
6 GUADELOUPE AUSTRALIA 31 29 10.66 9.34
7 KOREA SWITZERLAND 2 20 5.15 14.85
8 SOUTH AFRICA USA2 5 31 3.62 16.38
9 ITALY DENMARK 40 5 17.77 2.23
10 ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND 46 18 16.72 3.28
11 INDIA USA1 11 26 5.81 14.19
12 CANADA NORWAY 5 47 1.35 18.65
BERMUDA BOWL
RANKING
AFTER ROUND 16
1 ITALY 229.15
ROUND 15
2 SWEDEN 203.35
1 TUNISIA USA2 13 52 1.71 18.29
2 NORWAY SOUTH AFRICA 21 47 3.62 16.38 3 DENMARK 202.52
3 CANADA SWEDEN 22 55 2.51 17.49 4 BELGIUM 196.01
4 ENGLAND KOREA 53 16 18.04 1.96 5 USA2 194.70
5 BRAZIL INDIA 27 48 4.54 15.46
6 AUSTRALIA FRANCE 41 21 15.26 4.74 6 USA1 189.67
7 SWITZERLAND CHINESE TAIPEI 23 22 10.33 9.67 7 ARGENTINA 183.48
8 BELGIUM NEW ZEALAND 2 13 6.77 13.23 8 ISRAEL 182.47
9 CHINA GUADELOUPE 37 10 16.55 3.45
9 ENGLAND 180.30
10 BANGLADESH USA1 31 38 7.84 12.16
11 ITALY ISRAEL 11 30 4.94 15.06 10 SWITZERLAND 177.00
12 ARGENTINA DENMARK 17 40 4.15 15.85 11 FRANCE 176.71
12 NORWAY 172.63
13 BRAZIL 166.86
14 CANADA 158.90
ROUND 16
1 BELGIUM CANADA 25 21 11.28 8.72 15 AUSTRALIA 153.85
2 KOREA TUNISIA 27 20 12.16 7.84 16 CHINA 150.44
3 NEW ZEALAND ISRAEL 21 31 7.03 12.97 17 KOREA 138.00
4 DENMARK ENGLAND 54 17 18.04 1.96
18 INDIA 135.70
5 BRAZIL FRANCE 53 15 18.17 1.83
6 CHINESE TAIPEI SOUTH AFRICA 23 52 3.12 16.88 19 NEW ZEALAND 129.41
7 CHINA SWITZERLAND 30 61 2.81 17.19 20 SOUTH AFRICA 127.61
8 ARGENTINA INDIA 30 26 11.28 8.72 21 BANGLADESH 105.57
9 SWEDEN BANGLADESH 53 20 17.49 2.51
22 CHINESE TAIPEI 102.45
10 AUSTRALIA USA2 54 41 13.72 6.28
11 ITALY NORWAY 40 3 18.04 1.96 23 TUNISIA 98.98
12 GUADELOUPE USA1 4 61 0.00 20.00 24 GUADELOUPE 82.45

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VENICE CUP – RESULTS

ROUND 13
21 BELGIUM ITALY 15 50 2.23 17.77
22 SWEDEN NETHERLANDS 4 51 0.82 19.18
23 BRAZIL ARGENTINA 11 9 10.66 9.34
24 USA2 ENGLAND 28 12 14.42 5.58
25 FRANCE CHINA 49 4 18.98 1.02
26 HUNGARY TUNISIA 42 29 13.72 6.28
27 POLAND INDIA 52 4 19.28 0.72
28 NEW ZEALAND NORWAY 3 52 0.62 19.38
29 PAKISTAN AUSTRALIA 10 35 3.79 16.21
30 USA1 HONG KONG, CHINA 28 11 14.64 5.36
31 DENMARK TURKIYE 10 33 4.15 15.85
32 SOUTH AFRICA CANADA 40 28 13.48 6.52

ROUND 14
21 INDIA SOUTH AFRICA 20 19 10.33 9.67
22 SWEDEN HONG KONG, CHINA 33 14 15.06 4.94
23 TUNISIA ENGLAND 11 31 4.74 15.26
24 DENMARK PAKISTAN 47 36 13.23 6.77
25 BRAZIL NORWAY 0 43 1.24 18.76
26 HUNGARY POLAND 25 29 8.72 11.28
27 TURKIYE CANADA 32 6 16.38 3.62
28 CHINA ARGENTINA 74 2 20.00 0.00
29 ITALY NEW ZEALAND 6 13 7.84 12.16
30 AUSTRALIA USA2 25 10 14.19 5.81
31 USA1 BELGIUM 26 16 12.97 7.03
VENICE CUP
32 FRANCE NETHERLANDS 20 13 12.16 7.84
RANKING
AFTER ROUND 16
1 POLAND 222.03
ROUND 15
2 NETHERLANDS 217.74
21 INDIA TURKIYE 17 74 0.00 20.00
22 ITALY NORWAY 23 30 7.84 12.16 3 CHINA 211.28
23 AUSTRALIA TUNISIA 62 17 18.98 1.02 4 AUSTRALIA 207.15
24 USA2 DENMARK 26 25 10.33 9.67 5 USA2 204.83
25 BRAZIL FRANCE 34 24 12.97 7.03
26 ARGENTINA HONG KONG, CHINA 28 46 5.15 14.85 6 TURKIYE 204.61
27 SOUTH AFRICA HUNGARY 8 27 4.94 15.06 7 DENMARK 194.77
28 SWEDEN BELGIUM 35 22 13.72 6.28 8 ITALY 188.05
29 POLAND ENGLAND 24 27 9.03 10.97
9 NORWAY 186.07
30 CHINA NEW ZEALAND 37 33 11.28 8.72
31 NETHERLANDS USA1 14 31 5.36 14.64 10 FRANCE 184.35
32 PAKISTAN CANADA 31 48 5.36 14.64 11 USA1 183.90
12 ENGLAND 179.08
13 ARGENTINA 154.51
14 NEW ZEALAND 145.78
ROUND 16
21 SWEDEN CHINA 31 41 7.03 12.97 15 SWEDEN 145.75
22 ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA 51 20 17.19 2.81 16 HONG KONG, CHINA 144.12
23 CANADA USA2 13 70 0.00 20.00 17 HUNGARY 142.00
24 NEW ZEALAND BRAZIL 37 8 16.88 3.12
18 CANADA 123.11
25 ARGENTINA USA1 39 20 15.06 4.94
26 ITALY FRANCE 24 25 9.67 10.33 19 TUNISIA 110.55
27 TUNISIA DENMARK 17 60 1.24 18.76 20 SOUTH AFRICA 105.16
28 INDIA PAKISTAN 10 42 2.66 17.34 21 INDIA 100.57
29 TURKIYE HUNGARY 43 33 12.97 7.03
22 BELGIUM 98.31
30 AUSTRALIA POLAND 37 44 7.84 12.16
31 NETHERLANDS BELGIUM 48 19 16.88 3.12 23 BRAZIL 96.74
32 HONG KONG, CHINA NORWAY 11 56 1.02 18.98 24 PAKISTAN 82.54

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D’ORSI TROPHY – RESULTS

ROUND 13
41 POLAND GERMANY 21 9 13.48 6.52
42 CHINESE TAIPEI NORWAY 5 32 3.45 16.55
43 CANADA USA1 17 34 5.36 14.64
44 ENGLAND INDIA 31 30 10.33 9.67
45 NETHERLANDS SWEDEN 21 21 10.00 10.00
46 ITALY AUSTRALIA 17 19 9.34 10.66
47 USA2 CHINA 13 35 4.34 15.66
48 BANGLADESH ARGENTINA 22 24 8.59 9.91
49 NEW ZEALAND AUSTRIA 14 42 3.28 16.72
50 DENMARK MOROCCO 28 46 5.15 14.85
51 HONG KONG, CHINA EGYPT 35 17 14.85 5.15
52 FRANCE JAPAN 28 19 12.71 7.29

ROUND 14
41 SWEDEN AUSTRALIA 41 14 16.55 3.45
42 NETHERLANDS EGYPT 13 36 4.15 15.85
43 USA1 ARGENTINA 28 2 16.38 3.62
44 CANADA CHINESE TAIPEI 44 11 17.49 2.51
45 MOROCCO GERMANY 2 37 2.23 17.77
46 JAPAN NEW ZEALAND 9 5 11.28 8.72
47 DENMARK USA2 0 2 9.34 10.66
48 CHINA BANGLADESH 2 25 4.15 15.85
49 ITALY AUSTRIA 22 9 13.72 6.28
50 NORWAY POLAND 12 41 3.12 16.88
51 ENGLAND FRANCE 33 17 14.42 5.58 D’ORSI TROPHY
52 HONG KONG, CHINA INDIA 3 44 1.47 18.53
RANKING
AFTER ROUND 16
1 USA1 229.00
ROUND 15
2 USA2 207.22
41 EGYPT ENGLAND 18 43 3.79 16.21
42 CHINESE TAIPEI ARGENTINA 34 31 10.97 9.03 3 POLAND 196.77
43 USA2 GERMANY 33 24 12.71 7.29 4 FRANCE 192.63
44 BANGLADESH DENMARK 16 36 4.74 15.26 5 INDIA 188.59
45 JAPAN AUSTRIA 15 36 4.54 15.46
46 POLAND CANADA 39 19 15.26 4.74 6 NETHERLANDS 184.53
47 ITALY NETHERLANDS 22 23 9.67 10.33 7 AUSTRIA 184.25
48 AUSTRALIA INDIA 18 26 7.56 12.44 8 SWEDEN 183.16
49 SWEDEN NEW ZEALAND 60 15 18.98 1.02
9 GERMANY 177.43
50 CHINA USA1 16 64 0.72 19.28
51 NORWAY MOROCCO 37 11 16.38 3.62 10 DENMARK 174.08
52 HONG KONG, CHINA FRANCE 4 43 1.71 18.29 11 ITALY 170.44
12 ENGLAND 169.97
13 JAPAN 153.39
14 MOROCCO 147.57
ROUND 16
41 USA1 DENMARK 48 24 16.03 3.97 15 CANADA 147.25
42 INDIA AUSTRIA 63 9 19.83 0.17 16 AUSTRALIA 146.21
43 MOROCCO CANADA 24 13 13.23 6.77 17 ARGENTINA 144.12
44 EGYPT FRANCE 12 52 1.59 18.41
18 CHINA 136.57
45 AUSTRALIA ENGLAND 53 3 19.47 0.53
46 GERMANY BANGLADESH 32 32 10.00 10.00 19 EGYPT 136.34
47 HONG KONG, CHINA SWEDEN 38 15 15.85 4.15 20 CHINESE TAIPEI 128.91
48 CHINA CHINESE TAIPEI 33 30 10.97 9.03 21 NORWAY 111.74
49 JAPAN NETHERLANDS 33 65 2.66 17.34
22 BANGLADESH 111.71
50 NEW ZEALAND ITALY 28 59 2.81 17.19
51 ARGENTINA POLAND 25 45 4.74 15.26 23 HONG KONG, CHINA 108.76
52 NORWAY USA2 15 75 0.00 20.00 24 NEW ZEALAND 104.09

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 47th World Bridge Teams Championships ● 14th World Transnational Teams Championships ● Herning, Denmark ● 20 - 31 August 2025

WUHAN CUP – RESULTS

ROUND 13
61 ISRAEL USA2 25 34 7.29 12.71
62 CANADA JAPAN 6 46 1.59 18.41
63 ITALY REUNION 25 26 9.67 10.33
64 ROMANIA AUSTRALIA 17 17 10.00 10.00
65 POLAND HUNGARY 34 26 12.44 7.56
66 ENGLAND BRAZIL 17 36 4.94 14.56
67 SWEDEN CHINA 7 16 7.29 12.71
68 SOUTH AFRICA HONG KONG, CHINA 39 12 16.55 3.45
69 BERMUDA NEW ZEALAND 25 61 2.09 17.91
70 FRANCE DENMARK 18 27 7.29 12.71
71 USA1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 27 24 10.97 9.03
72 SERBIA INDIA 30 14 14.42 5.58

ROUND 14
61 CANADA HONG KONG, CHINA 13 25 6.52 13.48
62 ISRAEL ROMANIA 9 28 4.94 14.06
63 REUNION HUNGARY 16 31 5.81 14.19
64 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NEW ZEALAND 32 26 11.87 8.13
65 CHINA SOUTH AFRICA 68 2 20.00 0.00
66 USA1 ITALY 2 17 5.81 14.19
67 AUSTRALIA BERMUDA 28 5 15.85 4.15
68 SERBIA JAPAN 32 24 12.44 7.56
69 ENGLAND INDIA 12 6 11.87 8.13
70 FRANCE POLAND 10 43 2.51 17.49
71 USA2 DENMARK 18 23 8.42 11.58 WUHAN CUP
72 BRAZIL SWEDEN 31 41 7.03 12.97
RANKING
AFTER ROUND 16
1 USA1 240.70
ROUND 15
2 DENMARK 219.81
61 NEW ZEALAND HUNGARY 16 21 8.42 11.58
62 SWEDEN REUNION 28 17 13.23 6.77 3 USA2 207.11
63 CANADA BRAZIL 47 34 13.72 6.28 4 CHINA 196.25
64 SERBIA ROMANIA 11 25 6.04 13.96 5 HONG KONG, CHINA 196.24
65 USA2 ENGLAND 20 24 8.72 11.28
66 USA1 CHINA 36 8 16.72 3.28 6 ROMANIA 187.70
67 DENMARK HONG KONG, CHINA 1 41 1.59 18.41 7 POLAND 187.10
68 SOUTH AFRICA POLAND 18 40 4.34 15.66 8 SWEDEN 185.29
69 AUSTRALIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 42 16 16.38 3.62
9 JAPAN 182.65
70 BERMUDA INDIA 0 91 0.00 20.00
71 JAPAN FRANCE 27 19 12.44 7.56 10 ITALY 181.80
72 ISRAEL ITALY 58 25 17.49 2.51 11 ISRAEL 167.65
12 FRANCE 162.44
13 AUSTRALIA 161.68
14 ENGLAND 161.17
ROUND 16
61 BRAZIL SOUTH AFRICA 56 24 17.34 2.66 15 HUNGARY 157.73
62 REUNION FRANCE 0 49 0.62 19.38 16 NEW ZEALAND 146.78
63 ROMANIA BERMUDA 40 19 15.46 4.54 17 BRAZIL 142.66
64 ISRAEL ENGLAND 43 29 12.46 6.04
18 INDIA 138.21
65 DENMARK SERBIA 24 17 12.16 7.84
66 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES INDIA 10 39 3.12 16.88 19 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 133.95
67 AUSTRALIA SWEDEN 18 62 1.13 18.87 20 SERBIA 133.52
68 NEW ZEALAND POLAND 28 42 6.04 13.96 21 CANADA 126.52
69 USA1 JAPAN 37 22 14.19 5.81
22 REUNION 95.53
70 HONG KONG, CHINA CHINA 42 26 14.42 5.58
71 ITALY CANADA 35 15 15.26 4.74 23 SOUTH AFRICA 88.14
72 USA2 HUNGARY 33 14 15.06 4.94 24 BERMUDA 34.37

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