Open: USA 1 won the RR, second Italy and third Monaco. VC: The Netherlands won the RR, second USA1, third Poland. Senior: France first, second USA2 and third Germany. Photo: USA1 vs Italy
Bali 2013: Italy-the Netherlands faced in Round 18...highly anticipated match in Italy. The first board that broke the balance was number 19 where the Netherlands arrived to...Photo: Bocchi - Madala (ITA)
Only six matches remain for teams contending for one of the top eight spots in each of three events – the Bermuda Bowl,
Venice Cup and d’Orsi Seniors Trophy.
Board 31 (RR, R12) was a rara avis in the World Bridge Championships, Bali 2013. In the Open only one person bid and make 6. In the Ladies 4 played it all done. In the Senior only 3 arrived to it nobody arrived to 12 tricks.
A board played in 66 tables. Less than the half arrived to a 4 spades contract. Only 8 made 10 tricks. Read and watch the hand explanation by the World Grand Master Cesary Balicki from Poland.