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2010 World Bridge Series Championship
For more details, please see the WorldBridge website
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Daily Bulletins: |
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday Evening, October 17, 2010
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The 13th World Bridge Series Championships
consist of various compeitions for world titles, as follows:
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Competitions |
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Non-qualifiers may join |
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World Mixed
Pairs
World Open Knockout Teams (for the Rosenblum
Cup)
World Women Knockout Teams
(for the McConnell Cup)
World Senior Knockout Teams
(for the Rand Cup)
GENERALI
World Open Pairs
GENERALI
World Women Pairs
World Senior Pairs (for
the Hiron Trophy)
World Mixed Swiss Teams |
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Mixed
Pairs Plate
Swiss Plate
Swiss Plate
IMP Pairs
IMP Pairs
Swiss Cup |
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for the non-qualifiers, open to newcomers are the
Swiss Plate and the
IMP Pairs only. No newcomers will be
accepted in the Mixed Pairs Plate or
the Swiss Cup, which are open
exclusively to non-qualifiers from the
World Mixed Pairs and the World
Mixed Swiss Teams respectively. |
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The 13th World Youth Team
Championships are to be held in conjunction
with the 2010 World Bridge Series Championships. The
World Youth Team Championships comprise the
- World Junior
Championship for the Ortiz-Patiño Trophy
(for zonal team representatives of players up to 26
years old), and the
- World Youngsters
Championship for the José Damiani Cup
(for zonal team representatives of players up to 21
years old).
In addition, a new series, the
- World Young Ladies
Championship (for zonal teams representatives
of female players up to 26 years old) will be
contested for the first time, having the
Gianarrigo Rona Cup at stake.
Non-qualifiers from the World Youth Team competitions
will be able to take part in a World
Youth Individual Contest, in which newcomers are
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The World Mixed Pairs Championship
consists of 3 qualifying sessions and a 3-session final.
Non-qualifiers may participate in the 3-session
Mixed Pairs Plate.
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Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) and the
World Women Knockout Teams
(McConnell Cup) are to be played in three stages.
In the first stage, participants will be divided into
groups of 11, 12, 13 or 14 teams; a round robin will
reduce the field to 64 and 32 teams respectively. Next
comes the knockout phase, eventually reducing the field
to 16 yeams in each event. The Knockout Teams will be
concluded with the quarterfinals, semifinals and
final/playoff. All teams are guaranteed to play three
full days in these events. Eliminated teams from both
competitions may join the Swiss
Plate (single day event). Please note: |
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Pairs from teams losing the knockout match in either
the round of 32 or round of 16 of the World Open KO
Teams (Rosenblum Cup) may enter the
GENERALI World Open Pairs semifinal. |
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Pairs from teams losing the knockout match in either
the round of 16 or quarterfinal of the World Women KO
Teams (McConnell Cup) may enter the
GENERALI World Women Pairs semifinal. |
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Pairs from teams qualifying to the quarterfinal of
the World Open KO Teams (Rosenblum Cup) may
enter the GENERALI World Open Pairs final. |
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Pairs from teams qualifying to the semifinal of the
World Women KO Teams (McConnell Cup) may enter
the GENERALI World Women Pairs final. |
The World Senior Teams (Rand
Cup) has a round robin qualifying phase, followed by
knockout stages of quarterfinals, semifinals and final/playoff.
The GENERALI
World Open Pairs and the GENERALI
World Women Pairs Championships
are match pointed events, with 5 qualifying sessions, 5 sessions
of semifinals and a 5-session final. Eliminated competitors from
both events may join the IMP Pairs
which comprise 4 qualifying sessions and a 5-session final.
The World Senior Pairs Championship
(Hiron Trophy) is also a match pointed event, with 4
qualifying sessions and a 4-session final.
The World Swiss Mixed Teams
Championship comprises 3 qualifying sessions and a
2-session final. Non-qualifiers may join the 2-session
Swiss Cup.
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All competitons of
the World Bridge Series Championships are
transnational events. |
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Youth Team Championships involve 18 teams in each
of the Junior (up to 26) and Youngsters
(up to 21) series. A round robin of 17 matches will
qualify the top 8 teams to the knockout phase, which
includes quarterfinals (four 10-board segments),
semifinals (three 16-board segments), and the finals
(four 16-board segments). In its inaugural appearance,
the World Young Ladies Championship will be
contested by four teams: two from Europe (Poland,
France), representing zone 1; USA, representing zone 2;
and China, representing zone 6. A round robin qualifier
of 24-board matches (with half time break) will be
followed by the 48-board final and a playoff (32 or 48
boards) for third place.
All teams participating in the World Youth Team
Championships must be national teams
selected to represent their respective zones.
As teams are knocked out of the World Youth Team
Championships, they may join a World
Youth Individual Championship to be played in 5
sessions straight through. |
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Several years ago I decided to learn how to
play bridge and since I live north of Spokane it was my good fortune to
meet Kris who had a club and lessons north of Spokane.
I had tried to play bridge 30 plus years earlier without a clue to the
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Marlys Roberts, Spokane WA
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