Sunday September 29 2013, Bali
On-Line Results: Open – Women – Seniors Results
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2013 Bermuda Bowl Final: Italy – Monaco 1st Set
Italy:
Madala-
Bocchi y
Versace-
Lauria
Monaco:
Helness-
Helgemo y
Fantoni-
Nunes
In the first 9 boards of the set Monaco added 24 IMPs. In board 10, Italy for the first time in the set scored a positive swing of 9 IMPs for playing a 1NT contract instead of the 3NT one down played by HH (Helgemo-Helness).
Board 27 was a missed opportunity for both sides. Double dummy, is easy see that N/S has 6
, but no 6NT.
Madala showed a one colour minimum hand, with extra length in clubs. Bocchi chose to play 6NT, one down.
At the other table the bidding was:
Nunes opened with 2
= 13 (good 9) 5+
no balanced. Fantoni after realizing that they didnt have a spade fit, also chose to play a NT slam, one down. 
USA1 is playing the BB play offs with Poland (this set USA 1 scored 34 IMPs more than Poland and now they are less than 5 IMPs away) was the only team in the three championships that brought home 6
.
Board 28 was a new opportunity for Monaco. Helgemo opened 1
and Helness showed his spades, Madala interrupted with a 2
call but H-H managed to declare a spade game.
Madala lead his
A and switched to the
8.
Declarer played a little one from dummy and Bocchi’s
K won the trick, the club return was taken with dummy’s
A. A spade to the
A and more spade, the
Q appears,
K. Helness finished drawing trumps, played the
Q and let run the
9 to North’s
Q. Declarer ruffed the club return, lose a diamond and claim his contract.
At the other table, Fantunes played 3
one down…8 IMPs for Monaco.
In the next three boards Italy found 11 IMPs more but Monaco in the very last board of the match managed to add 2 IMps to his total. The set finished 34 to 20…for Monaco…the match was: Italy 134 Monaco 81.



