INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TOURNAMENT 2012: MONTE CARLO 12, 13 & 14 october 2012 SPORTING d’HIVER
Prizes. 20.000 €
Lavazza won the 2012 Monte Carlo Patton, played in Monte Carlo during the 12, 13 & 14 October 2012 in the SPORTING d’hiver. The event had more than 20.000 € in cash prizes.
The final was played by Team Lavazza:
| 1 | Lavazza Maria T | 2 | Ferraro Guido | 3 | Duboin Giorgio | 4 | Sementa Antonio |
| 5 | Bocchi Norberto | 6 | Madala Agustin |
and Team Breno:
| 1 | D’Avossa Mario | 2 | Intonti Riccard | 3 | Manno Andrea | 4 | Lanzarotti Massimo |
The final consisted of two sets of 8 boards each, but there were played only 8 boards when Team Breno withdraw after losing the first set of 8 boards by 50-0. This is the way Lavazza won 50 IMPs in 8 boards:
The difference begun since the first board when both teams reached a 3NT contract, done by Agustin Madala for Lavazza and 1 down by Andrea Manno for Breno. 10 IMPs for Lavazza. The next difference appeared in board 3, Duboin-Sementa for Lavazza declared and played a very tight vulnerable game while Intonti-D’Avossa for Breno only played 3 spades, they made the same number of tricks … Another 10 IMPs to Lavazza. Board 4 was a push and the next swing arrived in board 5 where Bocchi-Madala after trying to reach a slam finally played and make a 5 diamond game, on the other table for Breno: Lanzarotti-Manno declared the diamond slam but went two down. 13 IMPs to Lavazza. In Board 6 both teams played the same contract but Lavazza was 1 down less, another 5 IMPs. The last swing was board 7, where Bocchi-Madala played and make 3NT while Lanzarotti-Manno went one down in the same contract. 12 IMPs to Lavazza.
Semifinals Results
| LAVAZZA | 51.00 |
| Angelini | 30.00 |
| Breno | 27.00 |
| De Botton | 10.00 |
QF Results:
| QF | |
| LAVAZZA | 58.00 |
| GILLIS | 35.00 |
| DIAMOND | 12.00 |
| Angelini | 41.00 |
| M.O. | 27.00 |
| Breno | 38.00 |
| French | 31.00 |
| De Botton | 38.00
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FRIDAY 12 : Were payed the Qualifications Teams chose to pay in the afternoon OR the evening session. Formula Swiss, 4 rounds of 8 boards (same formula afternoon & evening). Depending on their ranking, teams were divided in 2 Groups for the next phase : around 40% to the Tournament A and 60% to the Tournament B).
SATURDAY 13 : Intermediate Phase Formula Swiss, 4 rounds of 8 boards : teams keep all VP won during the Phase of Qualification. 8 teams qualified for the Finals, on Sunday (7 from A & 1 from B, or 6 from A & 2 from B). The other teams play the Classification Groups, on Sunday.
SUNDAY 14 : Final Phase Play-off (Quarter of finals, semi-finals & Final – 16 or 20 boards – KO)
All the Results Match to Match, the players: Click Here . Tomorrow: The finals.
After 2 days results are:
| Grupo A | Grupo B | |||
| Ranking | total | Ranking | total | |
| LAVAZZA | 165.00 | Angelini | 141.00 | |
| M.O. | 150.00 | De Botton | 138.00 | |
| French | 149.00 | GORDON | 135.00 | |
| DIAMOND | 141.00 | MARILL | 132.00 | |
| GILLIS | 140.00 | MOUTTET | 127.00 | |
| Breno | 140.00 | GARBOSI | 125.00 | |
| CORSICA | 136.00 | MUSSO | 123.00 | |
| DELFINO | 136.00 | CAPORALI | 123.00 | |
| Zimmermann | 135.00 | Perlino | 123.00 | |
| Vainikonis | 135.00 | Andersson | 122.00 | |
| GLADYSCH | 133.00 | HORNSTEIN | 121.00 | |
| FEELGOOD | 131.00 | NIKOLENKOV | 119.00 | |
| FAYAD | 130.00 | FRENCH LADIES | 119.00 | |
| MARI | 129.00 | Top One | 117.00 | |
| NORDEN2 | 128.00 | Eidi | 114.00 | |
| Morelli | 128.00 | Blanchard | 111.00 | |
| Leveni | 126.00 | Sellami | 111.00 | |
| WARD PLATT | 125.00 | Peccoud | 111.00 | |
| Gaglietto | 125.00 | BONORI | 110.00 | |
| Atlantic | 122.00 | VERNA | 110.00 | |
| Mus | 120.00 | Curetti | 109.00 | |
| Tardy | 119.00 | GUENOLE | 108.00 | |
| WELLAND | 117.00 | Donati | 108.00 | |
| Biancheri | 108.00 | |||
| Belhassen | 107.00 | |||
| Cassai | 107.00 | |||
| FRENCKEN | 103.00 | |||
| LANTARON | 103.00 | |||
| Albertini | 102.00 | |||
| Brera | 100.00 | |||
| Mantica | 99.00 | |||
| DESABOULIN | 99.00 | |||
| Delle Coste | 97.00 | |||
| HARRIS | 84.00 | |||
| Sdez | 82.00 | |||
| Bove | 81.00 | |||
| VARON | 80.00 | |||
| Tunisia Jr | 78.00 |