Wroclaw 2016: Saturday September 10th

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Besides being a genial host for the 15thWorld Bridge Games, Poland is playing some dynamic bridge. In three of the four events now in the knockout stage, Poland has the lead, in two cases by substantial margins. In the Open, Poland has a 185-81 lead on Switzerland after four 16-board matches. In the Seniors series, Poland is ahead of Australia 175-117, and in the Women’s the home team leads Spain 138-111. Poland trails only in the Mixed Teams. After four sets, they are trailing Denmark 155-108. Other notable scores from play on Saturday include a 131-81 score for New Zealand over France in the Open series, where the strong USA team leads Spain by 133-126. Also in the Open series, the Netherlands are cruising against Russia with a 169-81 lead. Sweden is also feeling good about their day, leading Japan 157-74. In the Women’s series, Germany and Norway are practically deadlocked, with Norway ahead just 132-130.The USAWomen’s team is doing well against Australia, leading 182-119. In the Seniors, the star-studded USA team is more than 100 IMPs ahead of Chinese Taipei with a 192-75 lead. China, meanwhile, has doubled up against Brazil, leading 220-110. In the Mixed Teams, Italy and China are just 1 IMP apart, Italy ahead 126-125.The only other close match in that event is USA 114, Japan 109. Because of the Wroclaw Marathon today, play does not begin until 5:30 p.m., and there will be just one more session after that.

Results Open missing two matchs

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Results Ladies missing two matchs

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Results Senior missing two matchsresultados-senior

Results Mixed missing two matchsresultados-mixed

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