Denmark: Neighbour Challenge

The Netherlands wins the 2013 Neighbour Challenge 

Neighbour Challenge is a tournament between the countries of Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands designed to provide top level practice for the open and women’s teams of each country. 

The Danish Bridge Federation has made the initiative for the first Neighbour Challenge in 2013. It was not possible to find a date for the open teams due to their professional engagements, however a date for 2014 is already negotiated. The ambition is to make this event yearly and serve as warm up for the European and World Team Championships. Conditions of Contest

4 teams – Double Round Robin, 20 board-matches. Please note the use of the new VP-scale.

Last Resultas

  1 2 Sum 3 Sum 4 Sum 5 Sum 6 Total
1 Netherlands  14,39  9,18  23,57  14,39  37,96  15,38*  53,34  16,23  69,57  11,34  80,91
2 Germany  8,92 10,82  19,74  1,67  21,41  6,19  27,60  3,77  31,37  4,07  35,44
3 Sweden  11,08  5,80  16,88  5,61  22,49  13,81  36,30  5,61  41,91  8,66  50,57
4 Denmark  5,61  14,20  19,81  18,33  38,14  2,62*  40,76  14,39  55,15  15,93  71,08

Programa:

Results

Official results typed in manually (new VP-scale)

Results typed in the Bridgemate (old VP-scale and butler)

Participants

The contestants in the 2013 Neighbour Challenge: (See convention cards by clicking the player names)

The Netherlands
Coach and captain: Hans Kelder and Alex van Reenen
 
Sweden
Captain: Lena Kärrstrand Nilsland
 
Germany
 
Denmark

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