Bangkok 2006 — player statistics
Four double-dummy measures per player plus bidding activity, over every board they played, and an opponent-adjusted (strength-of-schedule) Butler. Each table lists all players and is sortable by any column. Double-dummy is idealised — the true best play needs all four hands — so read these as tendencies, not verdicts.
Butler vs double-dummy par↑ top
IMPs per board scored above (+) or below (−) the board’s minimax par — what real bidding and play (theirs and the opponents’) added or gave away against perfect double-dummy play. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.
| # | Player | Team | Boards | /board | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.Argelazi | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | +1.69 | +135.0 |
| 2 | A.Birman | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | +1.69 | +135.0 |
| 3 | P.Butryn | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 96 | +0.86 | +83.0 |
| 4 | M.Sikora | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 96 | +0.86 | +83.0 |
| 5 | R.Segev | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 96 | +0.70 | +67.0 |
| 6 | D.Tal | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 96 | +0.70 | +67.0 |
| 7 | D.Padon | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | +0.42 | +34.0 |
| 8 | B.Tarnovski | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | +0.42 | +34.0 |
| 9 | M.Lorencs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 112 | -0.23 | -26.0 |
| 10 | P.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 128 | -0.33 | -42.0 |
| 11 | J.Balasovs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 144 | -0.67 | -96.0 |
| 12 | J.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 144 | -0.67 | -96.0 |
| 13 | M.De Livera | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 80 | -1.93 | -154.0 |
| 14 | J.Mill | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 80 | -1.93 | -154.0 |
| 15 | B.Igla | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 64 | +0.73 | +47.0 |
| 16 | A.Machno | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 64 | +0.73 | +47.0 |
| 17 | J.Krawczyk | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 64 | +0.08 | +5.0 |
| 18 | A.Wasiak | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 64 | +0.08 | +5.0 |
| 19 | A.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 48 | -0.06 | -3.0 |
| 20 | N.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 48 | -0.06 | -3.0 |
| 21 | P.Hollands | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 64 | -0.83 | -53.0 |
| 22 | A.Hung | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 64 | -0.83 | -53.0 |
| 23 | A.Imsa | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 48 | -1.29 | -62.0 |
Opening-lead accuracy↑ top
How often a player’s opening lead held declarer to the same tricks as the best defensive lead double-dummy. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.
| # | Player | Team | Leads | On target | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.Argelazi | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 22 | 95.5% | 0.04 |
| 2 | J.Balasovs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 36 | 91.7% | 0.14 |
| 3 | J.Mill | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 19 | 89.5% | 0.10 |
| 4 | P.Butryn | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 27 | 88.9% | 0.15 |
| 5 | P.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 35 | 88.6% | 0.11 |
| 6 | A.Birman | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 25 | 88.0% | 0.12 |
| 7 | D.Padon | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 24 | 87.5% | 0.21 |
| 8 | M.Sikora | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 15 | 80.0% | 0.20 |
| 9 | D.Tal | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 29 | 79.3% | 0.21 |
| 10 | M.Lorencs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 23 | 78.3% | 0.26 |
| 11 | J.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 33 | 75.8% | 0.27 |
| 12 | M.De Livera | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 15 | 60.0% | 0.53 |
| 13 | R.Segev | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 22 | 59.1% | 0.46 |
| 14 | B.Tarnovski | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 16 | 56.2% | 0.50 |
| 15 | A.Machno | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 15 | 93.3% | 0.07 |
| 16 | N.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 14 | 85.7% | 0.29 |
| 17 | A.Wasiak | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 19 | 84.2% | 0.21 |
| 18 | A.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 6 | 83.3% | 0.17 |
| 19 | B.Igla | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 20 | 80.0% | 0.20 |
| 20 | A.Hung | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 19 | 78.9% | 0.32 |
| 21 | J.Krawczyk | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 18 | 77.8% | 0.28 |
| 22 | P.Hollands | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 11 | 63.6% | 0.36 |
| 23 | A.Imsa | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 15 | 60.0% | 0.60 |
Declarer-play accuracy↑ top
How often declarer took at least the double-dummy makeable tricks after the actual opening lead — i.e. didn’t leave tricks on the table. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.
| # | Player | Team | Contracts | On target | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.Tal | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 18 | 94.4% | 0.06 |
| 2 | A.Birman | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 18 | 88.9% | 0.11 |
| 3 | E.Argelazi | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 15 | 80.0% | 0.20 |
| 4 | R.Segev | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 25 | 80.0% | 0.24 |
| 5 | D.Padon | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 18 | 77.8% | 0.33 |
| 6 | B.Tarnovski | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 22 | 77.3% | 0.27 |
| 7 | P.Butryn | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 22 | 77.3% | 0.36 |
| 8 | J.Balasovs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 39 | 76.9% | 0.28 |
| 9 | M.Sikora | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 32 | 75.0% | 0.28 |
| 10 | J.Mill | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 30 | 73.3% | 0.30 |
| 11 | P.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 32 | 68.8% | 0.47 |
| 12 | J.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 35 | 68.6% | 0.40 |
| 13 | M.Lorencs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 26 | 65.4% | 0.46 |
| 14 | M.De Livera | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 16 | 43.8% | 0.81 |
| 15 | A.Machno | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 13 | 84.6% | 0.15 |
| 16 | N.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 18 | 83.3% | 0.22 |
| 17 | A.Wasiak | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 16 | 81.2% | 0.19 |
| 18 | B.Igla | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 16 | 81.2% | 0.25 |
| 19 | A.Imsa | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 12 | 66.7% | 0.33 |
| 20 | P.Hollands | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 9 | 66.7% | 0.44 |
| 21 | A.Hung | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 25 | 64.0% | 0.40 |
| 22 | J.Krawczyk | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 11 | 63.6% | 0.36 |
| 23 | A.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 10 | 60.0% | 0.50 |
Defensive accuracy↑ top
How often the defenders held declarer to the double-dummy makeable (or fewer) — charged to both defenders on the board. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.
| # | Player | Team | Boards | On target | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.Argelazi | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 47 | 93.6% | 0.06 |
| 2 | A.Birman | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 47 | 93.6% | 0.06 |
| 3 | J.Balasovs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 69 | 91.3% | 0.09 |
| 4 | J.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 69 | 91.3% | 0.09 |
| 5 | D.Padon | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 40 | 87.5% | 0.17 |
| 6 | B.Tarnovski | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 40 | 87.5% | 0.17 |
| 7 | P.Butryn | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 42 | 85.7% | 0.14 |
| 8 | M.Sikora | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 42 | 85.7% | 0.14 |
| 9 | R.Segev | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 51 | 84.3% | 0.16 |
| 10 | D.Tal | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 51 | 84.3% | 0.16 |
| 11 | P.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 63 | 82.5% | 0.21 |
| 12 | M.De Livera | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 34 | 82.4% | 0.18 |
| 13 | J.Mill | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 34 | 82.4% | 0.18 |
| 14 | M.Lorencs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 58 | 79.3% | 0.24 |
| 15 | A.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 20 | 90.0% | 0.15 |
| 16 | N.Edgtton | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 20 | 90.0% | 0.15 |
| 17 | B.Igla | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 35 | 85.7% | 0.14 |
| 18 | A.Machno | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 35 | 85.7% | 0.14 |
| 19 | A.Imsa | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 25 | 80.0% | 0.20 |
| 20 | P.Hollands | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 30 | 80.0% | 0.23 |
| 21 | A.Hung | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 30 | 80.0% | 0.23 |
| 22 | J.Krawczyk | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 37 | 75.7% | 0.27 |
| 23 | A.Wasiak | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 37 | 75.7% | 0.27 |
Strength of schedule — opponent-adjusted Butler↑ top
On every board a player meets a specific opposing pair, and strong opponents defend and bid well — which quietly depresses your cross-IMP. Opp /bd is the mean cumulative Butler of the pairs faced, i.e. the strength of the draw (+ tough, − easy). Adj /bd adds it back — a tough draw is credited, an easy one discounted — and Δ is the resulting move against the raw Butler order. Regulars only (≥ 40% of the boards). Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.
| # | Player | Team | Boards | Opp /bd | Raw /bd | Adj /bd | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.Segev | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 112 | -1.31 | +2.07 | +0.76 | · |
| 2 | D.Tal | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 112 | -1.31 | +2.07 | +0.76 | · |
| 3 | M.Lorencs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 112 | +1.08 | -0.64 | +0.44 | ▲6 |
| 4 | P.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 128 | +1.20 | -0.78 | +0.43 | ▲6 |
| 5 | P.Butryn | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 112 | -1.36 | +1.70 | +0.34 | ▼2 |
| 6 | M.Sikora | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 112 | -1.36 | +1.70 | +0.34 | ▼2 |
| 7 | J.Balasovs | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 144 | +1.09 | -0.87 | +0.22 | ▲4 |
| 8 | J.Bethers | 🇱🇻 LATVIA | 144 | +1.09 | -0.87 | +0.22 | ▲4 |
| 9 | D.Padon | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | -1.04 | +1.03 | -0.01 | ▼4 |
| 10 | B.Tarnovski | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 80 | -1.04 | +1.03 | -0.01 | ▼4 |
| 11 | E.Argelazi | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 96 | -1.27 | +0.91 | -0.36 | ▼4 |
| 12 | A.Birman | 🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 96 | -1.27 | +0.91 | -0.36 | ▼4 |
| 13 | M.De Livera | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 80 | +1.22 | -2.19 | -0.97 | · |
| 14 | J.Mill | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 112 | +0.96 | -2.19 | -1.23 | · |