Round 15 — board records

Per board: the deal, the double-dummy table and minimax, then every match's result — grouped by match (same order as the match list), with the Open and Closed room rows. But.NS / But.EW = cross-IMP Butler for the NS / EW pair.

Board 1 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ J9874
♥ 9
♦ JT952
♣ Q7
♠ 6
♥ AQ865
♦ Q76
♣ J542		1
Dlr N
None		♠ AKQ2
♥ JT42
♦ K84
♣ K3
♠ T53
♥ K73
♦ A3
♣ AT986
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N24255
S25255
E1181187
W981187
Minimax (par): NS -460: 3NTE+2
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NT!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠5=420-0.6+0.6view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)3♠x
WNES
 2♦!2NT3♥!
Pass3♠PassPass
X!PassPassPass
N♥K-51100-12.4+12.4view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)3♠x
WNES
 2♠!2NT3♠
XPassPassPass
N♠A-3500-2.6+2.6view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠4=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3-150+9.5-9.5view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NT3♠
4♥PassPassPass
W♦J=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♣A+1450-1.6+1.6view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NTPass
3♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠6=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠4-150+9.5-9.5view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NTPass
3♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠2=420-0.6+0.6view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NT!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♥3-150+9.5-9.5view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♣A+1450-1.6+1.6view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)4♥
WNES
 2♠2NTPass
3♦!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠2=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠6=420-0.6+0.6view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NT!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠5=420-0.6+0.6
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
3♠x
WNES
 2♦!2NT3♥!
Pass3♠PassPass
X!PassPassPass
N♥K-51100-12.4+12.4
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
3♠x
WNES
 2♠!2NT3♠
XPassPassPass
N♠A-3500-2.6+2.6
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠4=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♦A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3-150+9.5-9.5
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NT3♠
4♥PassPassPass
W♦J=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♣A+1450-1.6+1.6
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NTPass
3♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠6=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2NT!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠4-150+9.5-9.5
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠!2NTPass
3♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠2=420-0.6+0.6
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NT!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♥3-150+9.5-9.5
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♣A+1450-1.6+1.6
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠2NTPass
3♦!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♠3=420-0.6+0.6
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠2=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 Pass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♠!Pass
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
4♥PassPassPass
E♠6=420-0.6+0.6

Board 2 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ KJT9432
♥ T65
♦ 76
♣ 3
♠ 76
♥ J7
♦ QJT83
♣ K852		2
Dlr E
N-S		♠ AQ85
♥ Q82
♦ K52
♣ JT7
♠ –
♥ AK943
♦ A94
♣ AQ964
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N691066
S691066
E74356
W73356
Minimax (par): NS +500: 4NTEx-3 4NTWx-3
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)5♥
WNES
  1♣X
1♦4♠Pass5♥
PassPassPass 
S♥J-2200-6.7+6.7view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣3♠!Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!2♠Pass!4♠
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
N♣J-1200-6.7+6.7view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3♠
WNES
  1♦!1♥
Pass1♠Pass2♣
Pass2♠Pass3♣
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
N♥2+2200+1.6-1.6view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)4♠
WNES
  1♦!1♥
2♦!2♠Pass4♣
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦9-2200-6.7+6.7view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♥
WNES
  1NT!2♦!
Pass2♥!Pass2NT!
Pass3♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!3♠Pass4♠
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
N♣J=790+10.7-10.7view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)4♥
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!X1NTX
2♦2♠Pass3NT
X4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣2♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
1♠!3♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J-1100-4.4+4.4view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
3♣!3♠!Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)4♠
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣!2♠Pass2NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J-1100-4.4+4.4view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)4♠
WNES
  1NT!X
2♦!3♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦K-1100-4.4+4.4view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣!2♠Pass3♣!
Pass3♠Pass3NT
X4♠XPass
PassPass  
N♦7-1200-6.7+6.7view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♥
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣!2♠3♦3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦2-1100-4.4+4.4view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)2♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
X!2♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J+2170+1.0-1.0view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♥
WNES
  1♦!1♥
2♣!2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)2♦
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!Pass1NT2♣
2♦PassPassPass
W♣3-150-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♥x
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣2♠Pass3NT
X4♣Pass4♥
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
S♦Q=790+10.7-10.7view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)4♥x
WNES
  1NT!2♦!
Pass2♥!Pass2NT!
Pass3♠Pass3NT
X4♥XPass
PassPass  
N♦Q-1200-6.7+6.7view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)2♥
WNES
  1NT!2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♠7+1140+0.3-0.3view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)3♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
1♠!2♠Pass2NT
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=140+0.3-0.3view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)4♠
WNES
  1♣!1♥
Pass2♠!Pass3♣!
X3♠Pass4♥
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
5♥
WNES
  1♣X
1♦4♠Pass5♥
PassPassPass 
S♥J-2200-6.7+6.7
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣3♠!Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!2♠Pass!4♠
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
N♣J-1200-6.7+6.7
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3♠
WNES
  1♦!1♥
Pass1♠Pass2♣
Pass2♠Pass3♣
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
N♥2+2200+1.6-1.6
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♦!1♥
2♦!2♠Pass4♣
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦9-2200-6.7+6.7
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♥
WNES
  1NT!2♦!
Pass2♥!Pass2NT!
Pass3♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!3♠Pass4♠
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
N♣J=790+10.7-10.7
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!X1NTX
2♦2♠Pass3NT
X4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣2♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
1♠!3♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J-1100-4.4+4.4
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
3♣!3♠!Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣!2♠Pass2NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J-1100-4.4+4.4
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1NT!X
2♦!3♠Pass3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦K-1100-4.4+4.4
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
4♠x
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣!2♠Pass3♣!
Pass3♠Pass3NT
X4♠XPass
PassPass  
N♦7-1200-6.7+6.7
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
  1♣!1♥
2♣2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣!2♠3♦3NT
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦2-1100-4.4+4.4
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
2♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
X!2♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J+2170+1.0-1.0
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
  1♦!1♥
2♣!2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♦Q-1100-4.4+4.4
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
2♦
WNES
  1♣!1♥
1♠!Pass1NT2♣
2♦PassPassPass
W♣3-150-1.5+1.5
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♥x
WNES
  1♣1♥
2♣2♠Pass3NT
X4♣Pass4♥
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
S♦Q=790+10.7-10.7
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
4♥x
WNES
  1NT!2♦!
Pass2♥!Pass2NT!
Pass3♠Pass3NT
X4♥XPass
PassPass  
N♦Q-1200-6.7+6.7
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
2♥
WNES
  1NT!2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♠7+1140+0.3-0.3
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
3♠
WNES
  1♣1♥
1♠!2♠Pass2NT
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=140+0.3-0.3
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!1♥
Pass2♠!Pass3♣!
X3♠Pass4♥
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass   
N♣J=620+8.2-8.2

Board 3 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ J954
♥ J963
♦ 7
♣ J873
♠ A873
♥ 72
♦ KJ86
♣ AK4		3
Dlr S
E-W		♠ KQ
♥ T54
♦ QT432
♣ 965
♠ T62
♥ AKQ8
♦ A95
♣ QT2
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N55737
S55737
E885106
W885106
Minimax (par): NS -130: 3♦E+1 3♦W+1
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)3♦
WNES
   1NT
XXXPass2♥
XPass3♦!Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A+1140+4.0-4.0view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)2NT
WNES
   1♣!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NT!PassPassPass
W♣3=120-2.9+2.9view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣!Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)2NT
WNES
   1NT
X2♥!X!Pass
2♠!Pass2NTPass
PassPass  
E♥K=120-2.9+2.9view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)3♦
WNES
   1♣!
Pass1♥Pass2♥!
XPass3♦Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥6=110+3.2-3.2view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥3=110+3.2-3.2view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥2=110+3.2-3.2view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)2♥
WNES
   1NT!
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)1NT
WNES
   1NT
PassPassPass 
S♠4-2100-2.1+2.1view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥2+1140+4.0-4.0view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)1NT
WNES
   1♦!
1NTPassPassPass
W♥3+1120-2.9+2.9view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)2NT
WNES
   1♦!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NT!PassPassPass
W♥4=120-2.9+2.9view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)2♥
WNES
   1♥
X2♥PassPass
Pass   
S♥4=110+3.2-3.2view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)1NT
WNES
   1NT!
PassPassPass 
S♣A=90+2.4-2.4view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)1NT
WNES
   1NT
PassPassPass 
S♦6=90+2.4-2.4view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)3♦
WNES
   1NT
X2♣!Pass2♥
PassPass3♦!Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)2♦
WNES
   1NT!
X!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦PassPassPass
W♣7+2130-3.1+3.1view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)1NTx
WNES
   1NT
XPassPassPass
S♠3-2300-7.2+7.2view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)3♥
WNES
   1NT
X2♣!X!Pass
2♦X!3♦3♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A-2100-2.1+2.1view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥3=110+3.2-3.2view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)2NT
WNES
   1♣!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NTPassPassPass
W♣4=120-2.9+2.9view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
3♦
WNES
   1NT
XXXPass2♥
XPass3♦!Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A+1140+4.0-4.0
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
2NT
WNES
   1♣!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NT!PassPassPass
W♣3=120-2.9+2.9
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣!Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
2NT
WNES
   1NT
X2♥!X!Pass
2♠!Pass2NTPass
PassPass  
E♥K=120-2.9+2.9
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
3♦
WNES
   1♣!
Pass1♥Pass2♥!
XPass3♦Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥6=110+3.2-3.2
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥3=110+3.2-3.2
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥2=110+3.2-3.2
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT!
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=110+3.2-3.2
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
1NT
WNES
   1NT
PassPassPass 
S♠4-2100-2.1+2.1
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥2+1140+4.0-4.0
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
1NT
WNES
   1♦!
1NTPassPassPass
W♥3+1120-2.9+2.9
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
2NT
WNES
   1♦!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NT!PassPassPass
W♥4=120-2.9+2.9
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1♥
X2♥PassPass
Pass   
S♥4=110+3.2-3.2
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
1NT
WNES
   1NT!
PassPassPass 
S♣A=90+2.4-2.4
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
1NT
WNES
   1NT
PassPassPass 
S♦6=90+2.4-2.4
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
3♦
WNES
   1NT
X2♣!Pass2♥
PassPass3♦!Pass
PassPass  
E♥A+1130-3.1+3.1
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
2♦
WNES
   1NT!
X!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦PassPassPass
W♣7+2130-3.1+3.1
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
1NTx
WNES
   1NT
XPassPassPass
S♠3-2300-7.2+7.2
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
3♥
WNES
   1NT
X2♣!X!Pass
2♦X!3♦3♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A-2100-2.1+2.1
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
2♥
WNES
   1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♥3=110+3.2-3.2
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
2NT
WNES
   1♣!
1NTPass2♠!Pass
2NTPassPassPass
W♣4=120-2.9+2.9

Board 4 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ T54
♥ KJ73
♦ J65
♣ AK2
♠ A3
♥ QT952
♦ 7432
♣ 87		4
Dlr W
All		♠ QJ87
♥ 864
♦ AKQ
♣ QJ5
♠ K962
♥ A
♦ T98
♣ T9643
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N67555
S67555
E76876
W76876
Minimax (par): NS -110: 2♥E= 2♥W=
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♠
3♥!PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣1NT3♣!
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
PassPass  
E♣T-1100+4.5-4.5view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)3♦
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥X!Pass3♣
3♦PassPassPass
W♣5-2200+7.0-7.0view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥Pass!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥Pass!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦Q-2200-2.7+2.7view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X2♣
2♥PassPass2♠
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!1NT2♠!
X3♣!PassPass
Pass   
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥PassPass3♣
XPass3♥Pass
PassPass  
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣1NT3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass2NT!
Pass3♣3♥Pass
PassPass  
W♣K-1100+4.5-4.5view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!Pass1♥!
Pass1♠!Pass2♠!
Pass2NT!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♥!
X1NT!X3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-1100-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)3♣
WNES
Pass1♦!1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♥X
XXPassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
S♠A-1100-0.2+0.2view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)2♠
WNES
Pass1♦!X1♠
2♥X!XX2♠
PassPassPass 
S♣8-2200-2.7+2.7view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)2♥
WNES
PassPass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♥Pass
PassPass  
E♦T=110-0.2+0.2view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)2♠
WNES
Pass1♦!X1♥!
2♥PassPassX
Pass2♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)2♥
WNES
Pass1♣XPass
1♥PassPass2♣
2♥PassPassPass
W♣A=110-0.2+0.2view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣K-1100+4.5-4.5view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣XPass
1♥PassPassX
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦Q-3300-5.3+5.3view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♠
3♥!PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣1NT3♣!
3♦!Pass3♥Pass
PassPass  
E♣T-1100+4.5-4.5
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
3♦
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥X!Pass3♣
3♦PassPassPass
W♣5-2200+7.0-7.0
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥Pass!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥Pass!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦Q-2200-2.7+2.7
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X2♣
2♥PassPass2♠
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!1NT2♠!
X3♣!PassPass
Pass   
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥PassPass3♣
XPass3♥Pass
PassPass  
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣1NT3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass2NT!
Pass3♣3♥Pass
PassPass  
W♣K-1100+4.5-4.5
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!Pass1♥!
Pass1♠!Pass2♠!
Pass2NT!Pass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣X1♥!
X1NT!X3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-1100-0.2+0.2
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♦!1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♥X
XXPassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
S♠A-1100-0.2+0.2
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
2♠
WNES
Pass1♦!X1♠
2♥X!XX2♠
PassPassPass 
S♣8-2200-2.7+2.7
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
2♥
WNES
PassPass1NTPass
2♦!Pass2♥Pass
PassPass  
E♦T=110-0.2+0.2
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
2♠
WNES
Pass1♦!X1♥!
2♥PassPassX
Pass2♠PassPass
Pass   
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
2♥
WNES
Pass1♣XPass
1♥PassPass2♣
2♥PassPassPass
W♣A=110-0.2+0.2
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣K-1100+4.5-4.5
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣XPass
1♥PassPassX
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦Q-3300-5.3+5.3
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♥!
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-2200-2.7+2.7
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
3♥
WNES
Pass1♣X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
3♥PassPassPass
W♣A-1100+4.5-4.5
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
3♣
WNES
Pass1♣!X1♠
2♥PassPass3♣
PassPassPass 
N♦A-3300-5.3+5.3

Board 5 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ J
♥ KT8642
♦ AT5
♣ AJ5
♠ 753
♥ 5
♦ KJ9832
♣ 983		5
Dlr N
N-S		♠ K9842
♥ A7
♦ Q
♣ KT642
♠ AQT6
♥ QJ93
♦ 764
♣ Q7
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N1071066
S1071066
E35277
W35277
Minimax (par): NS +630: 4NTN= 4NTS=
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)4♠x
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♦!3♥3♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-3500+1.2-1.2view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)4♠x
WNES
 2♥!2♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-3500+1.2-1.2view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)4♠x
WNES
 2♥!2♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-4800+7.6-7.6view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥2NT!
Pass3♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!3♣!
3♠X!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
Pass3♠!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)5♥
WNES
 1♥2NT!3NT!
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♥
WNES
 1♥1♠4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)4♥
WNES
 1♥1♠2NT!
3♦!4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
4♠PassPassX
Pass5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♠x
WNES
 1♥3♣!3♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♠J-4800+7.6-7.6view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
Pass3♣Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
Pass3♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
3♦3♠!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
4♠x
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♦!3♥3♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-3500+1.2-1.2
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
4♠x
WNES
 2♥!2♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-3500+1.2-1.2
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
4♠x
WNES
 2♥!2♠4♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
E♥Q-4800+7.6-7.6
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥2NT!
Pass3♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!3♣!
3♠X!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
Pass3♠!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
5♥
WNES
 1♥2NT!3NT!
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
4♠5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥1♠4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
3♠4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q+1650+4.4-4.4
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥1♠2NT!
3♦!4♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
5♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
4♠PassPassX
Pass5♥PassPass
Pass   
N♦Q-1100-9.2+9.2
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♠x
WNES
 1♥3♣!3♥
4♠PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♠J-4800+7.6-7.6
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
Pass3♣Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2♠!
Pass3♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 1♥2♥!2NT!
3♦3♠!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
N♦Q=620+3.3-3.3

Board 6 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ A6
♥ KJ2
♦ K8765
♣ QJ8
♠ K8
♥ Q984
♦ AQT942
♣ A		6
Dlr E
E-W		♠ J9752
♥ AT653
♦ J3
♣ 2
♠ QT43
♥ 7
♦ –
♣ KT976543
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N653310
S653310
E481093
W48993
Minimax (par): NS -100: 5♣Nx-1 5♣Sx-1
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)6♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣5♥Pass
PassX5♠X
5NTXPassPass
6♥XPassPass
Pass   
E♣3-2500+4.4-4.4view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)6♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦5♣5♦6♣
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
S♦A-1100-7.0+7.0view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)5♣xx
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦PassPass4♠
Pass5♣XPass
PassXXPassPass
Pass   
S♣A-1200-8.5+8.5view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)5♥
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPass5♥Pass
PassPass  
E♣9-1100-3.7+3.7view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)5♣
WNES
  Pass4♣
Pass5♣PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=400+2.4-2.4view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♦
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦PassPassPass
W♣Q-1100-3.7+3.7view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)5♣x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦!Pass1♠5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8=550+5.6-5.6view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3♥x
WNES
  Pass3♣
3♦XPassPass
3♥XPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q+1930-14.8+14.8view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)5♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
PassPass  
S♥8-1100-7.0+7.0view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦Pass4♥4♠
5♥XPassPass
Pass   
E♠7-1200-1.6+1.6view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)5♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
PassPass  
S♦A=550+5.6-5.6view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)5♣
WNES
  Pass5♣
PassPassPass 
S♦A=400+2.4-2.4view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)4♥
WNES
  Pass4♣
XPass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♥7=620-12.7+12.7view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)5♣x
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♣A=550+5.6-5.6view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)5♣x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦1NT2♣!2NT!
4♥XPass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♦A=550+5.6-5.6view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)5♣x
WNES
  2♥!5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8=550+5.6-5.6view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)5♦x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦Pass5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-2500+4.4-4.4view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)5♣x
WNES
  2♦!3♣
4♥4NTPass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8-1100-7.0+7.0view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
5♦Pass5♥Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
E♣3-1200-1.6+1.6view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)5♦x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦5♣5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-3800+9.8-9.8view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)5♣
WNES
  Pass4♣
Pass4NTPass5♣
PassPassPass 
S♦A=400+2.4-2.4view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)5♣x
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♣A=550+5.6-5.6view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
PassPassXPass
4♥5♣PassPass
5♦X5♥Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-1200-1.6+1.6view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)5♦x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦Pass1♠4♣
4♦Pass5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♦6-3800+9.8-9.8view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
6♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣5♥Pass
PassX5♠X
5NTXPassPass
6♥XPassPass
Pass   
E♣3-2500+4.4-4.4
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
6♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦5♣5♦6♣
PassPassXPass
PassPass  
S♦A-1100-7.0+7.0
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
5♣xx
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦PassPass4♠
Pass5♣XPass
PassXXPassPass
Pass   
S♣A-1200-8.5+8.5
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
5♥
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPass5♥Pass
PassPass  
E♣9-1100-3.7+3.7
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
5♣
WNES
  Pass4♣
Pass5♣PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=400+2.4-2.4
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♦
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦PassPassPass
W♣Q-1100-3.7+3.7
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦!Pass1♠5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8=550+5.6-5.6
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3♥x
WNES
  Pass3♣
3♦XPassPass
3♥XPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q+1930-14.8+14.8
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
PassPass  
S♥8-1100-7.0+7.0
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦Pass4♥4♠
5♥XPassPass
Pass   
E♠7-1200-1.6+1.6
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
PassPass  
S♦A=550+5.6-5.6
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
5♣
WNES
  Pass5♣
PassPassPass 
S♦A=400+2.4-2.4
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
4♥
WNES
  Pass4♣
XPass4♥Pass
PassPass  
E♥7=620-12.7+12.7
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♣A=550+5.6-5.6
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦1NT2♣!2NT!
4♥XPass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♦A=550+5.6-5.6
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  2♥!5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8=550+5.6-5.6
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
5♦x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦Pass5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-2500+4.4-4.4
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  2♦!3♣
4♥4NTPass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♥8-1100-7.0+7.0
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
X5♣XPass
5♦Pass5♥Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
E♣3-1200-1.6+1.6
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
5♦x
WNES
  Pass4♣
4♦5♣5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-3800+9.8-9.8
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
5♣
WNES
  Pass4♣
Pass4NTPass5♣
PassPassPass 
S♦A=400+2.4-2.4
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
5♣x
WNES
  Pass5♣
XPassPassPass
S♣A=550+5.6-5.6
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
5♥x
WNES
  Pass4♣
PassPassXPass
4♥5♣PassPass
5♦X5♥Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♣Q-1200-1.6+1.6
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
5♦x
WNES
  PassPass
1♦Pass1♠4♣
4♦Pass5♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
W♦6-3800+9.8-9.8

Board 7 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ KJT4
♥ K82
♦ Q3
♣ J865
♠ Q65
♥ Q5
♦ T92
♣ AQ732		7
Dlr S
All		♠ A98
♥ 63
♦ AJ865
♣ KT9
♠ 732
♥ AJT974
♦ K74
♣ 4
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N781055
S681033
E55377
W55388
Minimax (par): NS +620: 4♥N= 4♥S=
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦2+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠2=140-1.6+1.6view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥6+1170-0.7+0.7view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♦9+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♣
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥XPass
4♣PassPassPass
W♥4-3300+3.2-3.2view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)2♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass2♥!PassPass!
Pass   
N♥6+2170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T=140-1.6+1.6view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)3♥x
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥XPass
PassPass  
S♦T+1930+12.8-12.8view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠4+1170-0.7+0.7view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠5+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♥5+1170-0.7+0.7view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥6+2200+0.4-0.4view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+1170-0.7+0.7view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)2♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass2♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+2170-0.7+0.7view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)2♥
WNES
   2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♠5+2170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+2200+0.4-0.4view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)3♣
WNES
   2♥!
PassPassXPass
3♣PassPassPass
W♥5-2200+0.4-0.4view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠3=140-1.6+1.6view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠5+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)3♣
WNES
   2♥
PassPassXPass
3♣!PassPassPass
W♥9-1100-2.6+2.6view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦2+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠2=140-1.6+1.6
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥6+1170-0.7+0.7
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♦9+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♣
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥XPass
4♣PassPassPass
W♥4-3300+3.2-3.2
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
2♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass2♥!PassPass!
Pass   
N♥6+2170-0.7+0.7
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T=140-1.6+1.6
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
3♥x
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥XPass
PassPass  
S♦T+1930+12.8-12.8
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠4+1170-0.7+0.7
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠5+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♥5+1170-0.7+0.7
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥6+2200+0.4-0.4
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+1170-0.7+0.7
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
2♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass2♥!PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+2170-0.7+0.7
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
2♥
WNES
   2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♠5+2170-0.7+0.7
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♦!
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
N♥3+2200+0.4-0.4
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
3♣
WNES
   2♥!
PassPassXPass
3♣PassPassPass
W♥5-2200+0.4-0.4
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠3=140-1.6+1.6
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠5+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
3♥
WNES
   2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦T+1170-0.7+0.7
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
3♣
WNES
   2♥
PassPassXPass
3♣!PassPassPass
W♥9-1100-2.6+2.6

Board 8 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ Q86
♥ KQ5
♦ 652
♣ AJ75
♠ A75
♥ A964
♦ KQ87
♣ Q2		8
Dlr W
None		♠ J94
♥ J7
♦ J943
♣ T864
♠ KT32
♥ T832
♦ AT
♣ K93
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N89969
S89969
E54464
W54464
Minimax (par): NS +140: 1♥♠N+2 1♥♠S+2
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♦5-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3♠
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♠
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
S♥A=140+2.7-2.7view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣4-2100+1.6-1.6view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)2♠
WNES
1NTPassPassX!
Pass2♦!Pass2♠
PassPassPass 
S♦K=110+1.7-1.7view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2NT!Pass3♣!
Pass3♦!Pass3♥
PassPassPass 
S♦K-150-2.9+2.9view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-2100+1.6-1.6view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)2♥
WNES
1NTPassPassX!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♦K-150-2.9+2.9view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3NT
WNES
1♦XPass2♦
Pass3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦7-150-2.9+2.9view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6=90-4.0+4.0view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)2♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♦K=110+1.7-1.7view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♠6-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)3♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦K-2100-4.1+4.1view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)2NT
WNES
1♣!PassPassX
Pass2NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠3+1150+3.0-3.0view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♦5-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3♠
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♠
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass   
S♥A=140+2.7-2.7
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣4-2100+1.6-1.6
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
2♠
WNES
1NTPassPassX!
Pass2♦!Pass2♠
PassPassPass 
S♦K=110+1.7-1.7
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2NT!Pass3♣!
Pass3♦!Pass3♥
PassPassPass 
S♦K-150-2.9+2.9
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-2100+1.6-1.6
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
2♥
WNES
1NTPassPassX!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♦K-150-2.9+2.9
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3NT
WNES
1♦XPass2♦
Pass3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦7-150-2.9+2.9
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6=90-4.0+4.0
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
2♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥
PassPassPass 
S♦K=110+1.7-1.7
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♥Q-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NT!PassPassPass
W♠6-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
3♥
WNES
1NTPassPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2♥
Pass3♥PassPass
Pass   
S♦K-2100-4.1+4.1
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♣5-150-0.2+0.2
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
2NT
WNES
1♣!PassPassX
Pass2NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠3+1150+3.0-3.0
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
1NT
WNES
1NTPassPassPass
W♦6-2100+1.6-1.6

Board 9 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ J85432
♥ J7
♦ 9
♣ Q984
♠ AQ6
♥ AQ8653
♦ K
♣ AJ6		9
Dlr N
E-W		♠ 97
♥ T9
♦ QT86532
♣ 52
♠ KT
♥ K42
♦ AJ74
♣ KT73
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N57437
S57438
E858105
W858105
Minimax (par): NS -130: 3♦E+1 3♦W+1
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)4♥
WNES
 PassPass1NT
X2♥!2NT!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
XPass4♦Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-3300+3.7-3.7view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3NTx
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♠!
3NTPassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♥J-1200+1.3-1.3view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)3♥
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♥!
X2♠!PassPass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)5♥x
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♦3-3800+12.0-12.0view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
4NT!Pass5♦!Pass
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-3300+3.7-3.7view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)5♥x
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
XPass5♦X
5♥PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♦9-2500+7.7-7.7view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦Q-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3NT
WNES
 3♠PassPass
3NTPassPassPass
W♣4-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)3NT
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♠!
3NTPassPassPass
W♣3-2200+1.3-1.3view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♥
WNES
 2♦!Pass2NT!
X3♥!Pass3♠
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)5♦x
WNES
 2♠!PassPass
XPass3♦!Pass
3NTPass4♦Pass
4♥Pass5♦X
PassPassPass 
E♠T-1200+1.3-1.3view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)3♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass3♦Pass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)3♥
WNES
 PassPass1♦
X2♠!PassPass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass2NT!X
4♥PassPassPass
W♦5-1100-1.5+1.5view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)3♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass2NT!Pass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
XPass4♦Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)4♥
WNES
 2♠Pass2NT!
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
4♥
WNES
 PassPass1NT
X2♥!2NT!Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
XPass4♦Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-3300+3.7-3.7
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3NTx
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♠!
3NTPassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♥J-1200+1.3-1.3
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
3♥
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♥!
X2♠!PassPass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
5♥x
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♦3-3800+12.0-12.0
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
4NT!Pass5♦!Pass
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-3300+3.7-3.7
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
5♥x
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
XPass5♦X
5♥PassPassX
PassPassPass 
W♦9-2500+7.7-7.7
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦Q-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
5♥
WNES
 3♠Pass4♠
5♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3NT
WNES
 3♠PassPass
3NTPassPassPass
W♣4-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
 2♦!Pass2♠!
3NTPassPassPass
W♣3-2200+1.3-1.3
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♦!Pass2NT!
X3♥!Pass3♠
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
5♦x
WNES
 2♠!PassPass
XPass3♦!Pass
3NTPass4♦Pass
4♥Pass5♦X
PassPassPass 
E♠T-1200+1.3-1.3
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
3♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass3♦Pass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
3♥
WNES
 PassPass1♦
X2♠!PassPass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass2NT!X
4♥PassPassPass
W♦5-1100-1.5+1.5
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
3♥
WNES
 2♠PassPass
XPass2NT!Pass
3♥PassPassPass
W♦9=140-7.0+7.0
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠PassPass
XPass4♦Pass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
4♥
WNES
 2♠Pass2NT!
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-1100-1.5+1.5
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
 3♠!PassPass
4♥PassPassPass
W♦9-2200+1.3-1.3

Board 10 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ A4
♥ Q542
♦ A985
♣ 763
♠ J87
♥ J93
♦ 6
♣ AKJ542		10
Dlr E
All		♠ KQT653
♥ AKT7
♦ KJ
♣ T
♠ 92
♥ 86
♦ QT7432
♣ Q98
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N21261
S21261
E111111711
W111111711
Minimax (par): NS -660: 3NTE+2 3NTW+2
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass3♦!X
3♠Pass4♦!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦5+1650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♦!X5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦7=650+0.2-0.2view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)5♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
3♣!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
4NTPass5♠!Pass
PassPass  
E♥8=650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+1650+0.2-0.2view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
1♠!Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
W♠A+2680-0.8+0.8view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+1680-0.8+0.8view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦7+1650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♥!Pass
3NT!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦3+1650+0.2-0.2view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦3=650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦7+1650+0.2-0.2view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♣9=650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2NT!Pass
3♠!Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4♠Pass4NT!Pass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦7=650+0.2-0.2view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass4NTPass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦2=650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
3♣!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass3♠!Pass
3NT!Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦6+1650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♦!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♦X5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦4=650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
2♣Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass4♦!Pass
4♥!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♣8+1650+0.2-0.2view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♥8+1650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
3♥!Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦4+1650+0.2-0.2view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
1♥!Pass1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
3♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♥Pass
4♣Pass4♦Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦3+1650+0.2-0.2view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♠2+1650+0.2-0.2view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦6=650+0.2-0.2view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass3♦!X
3♠Pass4♦!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦5+1650+0.2-0.2
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♦!X5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦7=650+0.2-0.2
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
3♣!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
4NTPass5♠!Pass
PassPass  
E♥8=650+0.2-0.2
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
2♦!Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+1650+0.2-0.2
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
1♠!Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
W♠A+2680-0.8+0.8
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+1680-0.8+0.8
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦7+1650+0.2-0.2
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♥!Pass
3NT!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦3+1650+0.2-0.2
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦3=650+0.2-0.2
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦7+1650+0.2-0.2
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♣9=650+0.2-0.2
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2NT!Pass
3♠!Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4♠Pass4NT!Pass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦7=650+0.2-0.2
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass4NTPass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦2=650+0.2-0.2
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
3♣!Pass3♠!Pass
4♦!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass3♠!Pass
3NT!Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦6+1650+0.2-0.2
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♦!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♦X5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦4=650+0.2-0.2
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
2♣Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass4♦!Pass
4♥!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♣8+1650+0.2-0.2
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♥8+1650+0.2-0.2
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
3♥!Pass4♣!Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦4+1650+0.2-0.2
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♣!Pass
1♥!Pass1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
3♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♠Pass
PassPass  
E♥8+2680-0.8+0.8
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2NT!Pass3♥Pass
4♣Pass4♦Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♦3+1650+0.2-0.2
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
4♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
4♠PassPassPass
E♠2+1650+0.2-0.2
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
5♠
WNES
  1♠Pass
2♣!Pass2♥Pass
4♠Pass4NTPass
5♣!Pass5♠Pass
PassPass  
E♦6=650+0.2-0.2

Board 11 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ KT4
♥ A76
♦ T
♣ AKT843
♠ A9765
♥ J982
♦ A94
♣ 9		11
Dlr S
None		♠ Q3
♥ KT3
♦ J87653
♣ J6
♠ J82
♥ Q54
♦ KQ2
♣ Q752
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N967510
S966410
E46683
W46683
Minimax (par): NS +300: 4♦Ex-2 4♦Wx-2
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)3♦x
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1NT
X2♣2♦2NT
XPass3♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
E♣Q=470-11.3+11.3view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
Pass3♣Pass3♦!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠4-150-4.3+4.3view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
X!3♣Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)3NT
WNES
   1♣!
1♠2♠!Pass3♣
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!1♦1♠!
X3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦4+2460+7.3-7.3view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
X!3♣PassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1130+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
2♣!3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣2♦2NT
3♦3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♦3-150-4.3+4.3view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3♣3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦4+2460+7.3-7.3view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣1♦1NT
X!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠A+1430+6.3-6.3view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)3NT
WNES
   1NT!
2♣!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass2♣!Pass2♦!
X!2♠!3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT!
2♣!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠5-150-4.3+4.3view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass2♣Pass3♣!
X!XX!3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♦
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣1♦1NT
X2♣2♦3♣
3♦4♣PassPass
4♦PassPassPass
E♣Q-150-1.9+1.9view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
2♣!3♣PassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1130+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
2♣!3♣!PassPass
Pass   
N♦3=110-0.8+0.8view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠4-150-4.3+4.3view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♦!
1♠2♣Pass3♣
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
3♦x
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1NT
X2♣2♦2NT
XPass3♦Pass
PassXPassPass
Pass   
E♣Q=470-11.3+11.3
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
Pass3♣Pass3♦!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠4-150-4.3+4.3
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
X!3♣Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
3NT
WNES
   1♣!
1♠2♠!Pass3♣
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!1♦1♠!
X3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦4+2460+7.3-7.3
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
X!3♣PassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1130+0.0-0.0
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
2♣!3♣Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣2♦2NT
3♦3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♦3-150-4.3+4.3
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3♣3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♦4+2460+7.3-7.3
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣1♦1NT
X!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠A+1430+6.3-6.3
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
   1NT!
2♣!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass2♣!Pass2♦!
X!2♠!3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT!
2♣!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠5-150-4.3+4.3
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass2♣Pass3♣!
X!XX!3♦3NT
PassPassPass 
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♦
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣1♦1NT
X2♣2♦3♣
3♦4♣PassPass
4♦PassPassPass
E♣Q-150-1.9+1.9
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
2♣!3♣PassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1130+0.0-0.0
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X!3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠6-150-4.3+4.3
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♦6=400+5.8-5.8
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
3♣
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♠!
2♣!3♣!PassPass
Pass   
N♦3=110-0.8+0.8
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣Pass1NT
X3NTPassPass
Pass   
S♠4-150-4.3+4.3
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
3NT
WNES
   Pass
Pass1♣!Pass1♦!
1♠2♣Pass3♣
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠Q+1430+6.3-6.3

Board 12 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ T9
♥ J75
♦ AK6
♣ JT652
♠ QJ765
♥ AKT93
♦ Q
♣ AK		12
Dlr W
N-S		♠ AK42
♥ Q62
♦ JT972
♣ 8
♠ 83
♥ 84
♦ 8543
♣ Q9743
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N11126
S11126
E111212107
W111212107
Minimax (par): NS -980: 6♥♠E= 6♥♠W=
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠!Pass
2NT!Pass3♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♣6=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♠!Pass4NT!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♠T=980+0.0-0.0view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠!Pass
1NT!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
3♠!Pass4♣!Pass
4♦!Pass4NT!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♣6=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♠!Pass4♣X
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♠!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)6♠
WNES
1♠!Pass2♣!Pass
3♥!Pass3♠Pass
3NT!Pass4NT!Pass
5♠!Pass6♠Pass
PassPass  
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠Pass
2♦!Pass3♦!Pass
3♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♠!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♥8=980+0.0-0.0view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)6♠
WNES
1♠!Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass2♦Pass
2♠Pass4♣!Pass
4♦!Pass4♥!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♥!Pass
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♣!Pass3♥!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♦!Pass
3♥!Pass3NT!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♥!Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠!Pass
2NT!Pass3♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♣6=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦!Pass3♣!Pass
3♠!Pass4NT!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♠T=980+0.0-0.0
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠!Pass
1NT!Pass2♣!Pass
2♦!Pass3♥!Pass
3♠!Pass4♣!Pass
4♦!Pass4NT!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♣6=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♠!Pass4♣X
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♠!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠!Pass2♣!Pass
3♥!Pass3♠Pass
3NT!Pass4NT!Pass
5♠!Pass6♠Pass
PassPass  
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♠Pass
2♦!Pass3♦!Pass
3♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♠!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
E♥8=980+0.0-0.0
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠!Pass3NT!Pass
4♣!Pass4♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♦!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass2♦Pass
2♠Pass4♣!Pass
4♦!Pass4♥!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♣!Pass1♥!Pass
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♣!Pass3♥!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass3♦!Pass
3♥!Pass3NT!Pass
4NTPass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass2NT!Pass
3♥!Pass3NT!Pass
4NT!Pass5♥Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦A=980+0.0-0.0
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
6♠
WNES
1♠Pass4♣!Pass
4NTPass5♥!Pass
6♠PassPassPass
W♦K=980+0.0-0.0

Board 13 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ 62
♥ K2
♦ AK732
♣ AJ32
♠ JT7
♥ Q864
♦ QJ6
♣ Q84		13
Dlr N
All		♠ Q953
♥ A9
♦ 854
♣ KT97
♠ AK84
♥ JT753
♦ T9
♣ 65
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N88989
S88988
E55454
W55454
Minimax (par): NS +140: 1♥N+2 1♥S+2
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣9-2200-1.8+1.8view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass3♦!
Pass3♥!Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)2NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♦!
Pass2♥Pass2♠!
Pass2NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)2♥
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♥3+1140+6.8-6.8view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-2200-1.8+1.8view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♦8-2200-1.8+1.8view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦!Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣!
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass2♥!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-2200-1.8+1.8view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♦!
Pass2♥Pass2♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠3-2200-1.8+1.8view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4-1100+0.9-0.9view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠4-2200-1.8+1.8view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4-1100+0.9-0.9view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣7-3300-4.4+4.4view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)3NT
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥!
Pass2♣!Pass2♦
Pass2♠Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♥5-2200-1.8+1.8view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)3NT
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
Pass2♠Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♥4-1100+0.9-0.9view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦3=90+5.5-5.5view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣9-2200-1.8+1.8
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass3♦!
Pass3♥!Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
2NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♦!
Pass2♥Pass2♠!
Pass2NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
2♥
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass2♥!
PassPassPass 
S♥3+1140+6.8-6.8
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-2200-1.8+1.8
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♦8-2200-1.8+1.8
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦!Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-1100+0.9-0.9
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣!
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass2♥!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-2200-1.8+1.8
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♦!
Pass2♥Pass2♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠3-2200-1.8+1.8
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4-1100+0.9-0.9
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♣!
Pass2♦!Pass2NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♠4-2200-1.8+1.8
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4-1100+0.9-0.9
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦4=90+5.5-5.5
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NT!Pass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣7-3300-4.4+4.4
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥!
Pass2♣!Pass2♦
Pass2♠Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♥5-2200-1.8+1.8
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1NTPass2♣
Pass2♦Pass3♠!
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   
N♣T-3300-4.4+4.4
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
3NT
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
Pass2♠Pass3NT
PassPassPass 
S♥4-1100+0.9-0.9
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
2♦
WNES
 1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♦
PassPassPass 
N♦3=90+5.5-5.5

Board 14 also played in: Venice Cup · d'Orsi Trophy · Wuhan Cup↑ top

♠ QT6542
♥ J2
♦ AQJ9
♣ 2
♠ J3
♥ KQ54
♦ KT32
♣ AJT		14
Dlr E
None		♠ 97
♥ 6
♦ 854
♣ KQ96543
♠ AK8
♥ AT9873
♦ 76
♣ 87
Makeable tricks
NT♠♥♦♣
N61110106
S61110106
E32337
W32337
Minimax (par): NS +450: 4♠N+1 4♠S+1
MatchRoomNorth–SouthEast–WestContByLeadResNSEWBut.NSBut.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2OpenO.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA)Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedE.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2)M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA)4♥x
WNES
  3♣!3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
XPassPassPass
S♣A=590+4.5-4.5view →
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICAOpenC.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY)N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA)4♣
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NTXPassPass
4♣PassPassPass
E♠A-3150-7.3+7.3view →
ClosedC.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA)U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6+1450+0.3-0.3view →
3. CANADA – SWEDENOpenJ.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA)F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥3+1450+0.3-0.3view →
ClosedO.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN)D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA)4♣x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPassPass
Pass   
E♠K-3500+1.7-1.7view →
4. ENGLAND – KOREAOpenD.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND)S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♣!
Pass4♦Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedS.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA)B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND)4NT
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥4NTPass
PassPass  
W♥J-7350-2.6+2.6view →
5. BRAZIL – INDIAOpenM.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL)K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3view →
ClosedR.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA)J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL)4♣x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPassPass
Pass   
E♠A-3500+1.7-1.7view →
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCEOpenL.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA)B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedT.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE)D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA)4♠x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPass4♥
XPassPass4♠
XPassPassPass
S♣A+1690+6.6-6.6view →
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEIOpenM.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND)E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣X!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedL.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI)M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3view →
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALANDOpenS.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM)M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3view →
ClosedM.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND)S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣6=420-0.6+0.6view →
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPEOpenG.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA)P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♠3=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedF.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE)Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA)4♥
WNES
  4♣4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
10. BANGLADESH – USA1OpenM.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH)F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠J=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedJ.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1)M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NTXPassPass
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
11. ITALY – ISRAELOpenG.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY)A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL)4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6+1450+0.3-0.3view →
ClosedA.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL)A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARKOpenA.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA)M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK)4♥
WNES
  4♣4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ClosedC.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK)A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA)4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6view →
ContByLeadResNSEWB.NSB.EW
1. TUNISIA – USA2
Open: O.Meddeb – A.Meddeb (TUNISIA) — Z.Grossack – M.Rosenberg (USA2) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: E.Ginossar – C.Willenken (USA2) — M.Fourati – M.Ghodhbane (TUNISIA) · view →
4♥x
WNES
  3♣!3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
XPassPassPass
S♣A=590+4.5-4.5
2. NORWAY – SOUTH AFRICA
Open: C.Bakke – B.Brogeland (NORWAY) — N.Apteker – R.Stephens (SOUTH AFRICA) · view →
4♣
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NTXPassPass
4♣PassPassPass
E♠A-3150-7.3+7.3
Closed: C.Gower – A.Apteker (SOUTH AFRICA) — U.Tundal – N.Kvangraven (NORWAY) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6+1450+0.3-0.3
3. CANADA – SWEDEN
Open: J.Smith – F.Pollack (CANADA) — F.Nystrom – J.Upmark (SWEDEN) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥3+1450+0.3-0.3
Closed: O.Rimstedt – M.Rimstedt (SWEDEN) — D.Wolpert – N.L'Ecuyer (CANADA) · view →
4♣x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPassPass
Pass   
E♠K-3500+1.7-1.7
4. ENGLAND – KOREA
Open: D.Gold – A.Robson (ENGLAND) — S.Roh – S.Kang (KOREA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♣!
Pass4♦Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: S.Lee – D.Kim (KOREA) — B.Norton – S.Tommasini (ENGLAND) · view →
4NT
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥4NTPass
PassPass  
W♥J-7350-2.6+2.6
5. BRAZIL – INDIA
Open: M.Villas-Boas – M.Toma (BRAZIL) — K.Nandi – S.Roy (INDIA) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3
Closed: R.Tewari – S.Mukherjee (INDIA) — J.Campos – A.Rodrigues (BRAZIL) · view →
4♣x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPassPass
Pass   
E♠A-3500+1.7-1.7
6. AUSTRALIA – FRANCE
Open: L.Milne – J.Coutts (AUSTRALIA) — B.Combescure – P.Franceschetti (FRANCE) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: T.Bessis – C.Lorenzini (FRANCE) — D.Wiltshire – S.Ashton (AUSTRALIA) · view →
4♠x
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣XPass4♥
XPassPass4♠
XPassPassPass
S♣A+1690+6.6-6.6
7. SWITZERLAND – CHINESE TAIPEI
Open: M.Nowosadzki – P.Zimmermann (SWITZERLAND) — E.Huang – C.Chou (CHINESE TAIPEI) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣X!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: L.Kuo – H.So (CHINESE TAIPEI) — M.Klukowski – J.Kalita (SWITZERLAND) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3
8. BELGIUM – NEW ZEALAND
Open: S.De Roos – G.Arts (BELGIUM) — M.Brown – M.Whibley (NEW ZEALAND) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♣K+1450+0.3-0.3
Closed: M.Mayer – B.Mace (NEW ZEALAND) — S.Bahbout – S.De Donder (BELGIUM) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣6=420-0.6+0.6
9. CHINA – GUADELOUPE
Open: G.Sun – Y.Cai (CHINA) — P.Mathieu – L.Soudan (GUADELOUPE) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♣!Pass4♥
PassPassPass 
S♠3=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: F.Dufau – O.Tolza (GUADELOUPE) — Y.Zhang – J.Li (CHINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
  4♣4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
10. BANGLADESH – USA1
Open: M.Ispahani – M.Rahman (BANGLADESH) — F.Kolesnik – A.Kaplan (USA1) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♠J=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: J.Hurd – K.Bathurst (USA1) — M.Hossain – S.Haque (BANGLADESH) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NTXPassPass
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
11. ITALY – ISRAEL
Open: G.Donati – G.Percario (ITALY) — A.Zamir – O.Toledano (ISRAEL) · view →
4♠
WNES
  3♣3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass 
N♥6+1450+0.3-0.3
Closed: A.Birman – D.Padon (ISRAEL) — A.Versace – A.Sementa (ITALY) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
4♣4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
12. ARGENTINA – DENMARK
Open: A.Bianchedi – L.Rizzo (ARGENTINA) — M.Schaltz – D.Bilde (DENMARK) · view →
4♥
WNES
  4♣4♥
PassPassPass 
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6
Closed: C.Lahrmann – A.Plejdrup-Meister (DENMARK) — A.Madala – C.Pellegrini (ARGENTINA) · view →
4♥
WNES
  3♣3♥
3NT4♥PassPass
Pass   
S♣A=420-0.6+0.6