World Bridge Series Championships is the new 2010 name for a quadrennial meet organized by the World Bridge Federation in non-leap even years. (Another meet, the World Bridge Games, is held quadrennially in leap years.) Most of its world championship events are open in the sense that entries do not represent geographic zones or nations.
The "World Bridge Series" or "World Series" for short comprises championship tournaments for both pairs and teams in open, women's, seniors, and mixed categories. Other events are irregular. All events in the World Bridge Series are open without regard to nationality. Pairs or teams may be transnational and there are no limits on the numbers who enter.
These were most prestigious Bridge competitions in the World between 1950 and 1960. This was a country vs country qualification within the entire New World and within Europe. With some initial exceptions, the winners of these qualifications then met in a final. The United States won all American qualifications, whilst Europe was represented by Italy, England, France and Sweden. The final venue alternated between the continents. [1]
1950 Bermuda - USA defeated England and a Swedish-Icelandic combination
There was no contest of this kind in 1952. Summary - USA 4 titles, Italy 3 titles, England 1 title and France 1 title.
World Bridge Team Championshipsedit
World Bridge Team Championships is a new name for the biennial meet organized by the World Bridge Federation in odd years. There are three main events, the World Team Championships for national teams in three flights: Open, Women, and Seniors. Those are commonly called Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and d'Orsi Senior Bowl after the trophies awarded to the winners.
Initiated by the British former international player Norman Bach,[2] the Bermuda Bowl was first contested in 1950 in Hamilton, Bermuda; the Venice Cup and the Senior Bowl were integrated as part of the championships in 1974 (in Venice, Italy) and 2000 (in Southampton, Bermuda) respectively. The Senior Bowl, subsequently named the d'Orsi Senior Bowl, has been one of three concurrent World Team Championships throughout its history but the Venice Cup was originally contested less frequently than the Bermuda Bowl and it was once contested alone in a different year (1978). The Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup have always run concurrently since 1985.
In addition to the foregoing, the World Transnational Open Teams Championship is contested during the late stages of the main events. This competition is open to players of all categories who may form teams[3] without nationality restrictions[4] except that players on the twelve teams that reach the semifinals in the three main flights (ordinarily 72 players) are not eligible.
Referencesedit
^Swedish "Bridge" , edited by Hasse Hermansson, authors Alvar Stenberg, Hans-Olov Halldén, Einar Werner. Pages 52-54. Printed by "Tryckeri Framtiden AB", Malmö, 1960. (Foliant size 900+ pages, no ISBN)
^Website of the 40th World Bridge Championships held in 2011 in Veldhoven, Netherlands - See History page.
^Website of the 40th World Bridge Championships held in 2011 in Veldhoven, Netherlands - See Entries page.
^World Bridge Federation World Transnational Open Team Championship website.
External linksedit
"World Bridge Series Championships" at the World Bridge Federation. Confirmed 2010-11-07.
"World Team Championships" at the World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
May 03, 2024
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The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation Contents 1 World Bridge Series Championships 1 1 Venues of past events 1 2 America vs Europe 2 World Bridge Team Championships 3 References 4 External linksWorld Bridge Series Championships editWorld Bridge Series Championships is the new 2010 name for a quadrennial meet organized by the World Bridge Federation in non leap even years Another meet the World Bridge Games is held quadrennially in leap years Most of its world championship events are open in the sense that entries do not represent geographic zones or nations The meet was inaugurated in 1962 as the World Pair Olympiad comprising the World Open Pairs Championship and World Women Pairs Championship as well as the World Mixed Teams Championship For the second rendition in 1966 the mixed event was for pairs the World Mixed Pairs Championship as it would be thereafter except in 1974 The World Knockout Teams for the Rosenblum Cup was inaugurated in 1978 and soon became the most prestigious event of the meet A parallel knockout teams for women was added in 1994 for the McConnell Cup Seniors competition debuted in 1990 with the World Senior Pairs Championship and the World Senior Teams Championship followed in 1994 The World Bridge Series or World Series for short comprises championship tournaments for both pairs and teams in open women s seniors and mixed categories Other events are irregular All events in the World Bridge Series are open without regard to nationality Pairs or teams may be transnational and there are no limits on the numbers who enter Venues of past events edit 1962 Cannes France 1966 Amsterdam Netherlands 1970 Stockholm Sweden 1974 Las Palmas Spain 1978 New Orleans Louisiana United States 1982 Biarritz France 1986 Miami Beach Florida United States 1990 Geneva Switzerland 1994 Albuquerque New Mexico United States 1998 Lille France 2002 Montreal Canada 2006 Verona Italy 2010 Philadelphia United States 2014 Sanya Hainan China 2018 Orlando United States 2021 World Bridge Team Championships America vs Europe edit These were most prestigious Bridge competitions in the World between 1950 and 1960 This was a country vs country qualification within the entire New World and within Europe With some initial exceptions the winners of these qualifications then met in a final The United States won all American qualifications whilst Europe was represented by Italy England France and Sweden The final venue alternated between the continents 1 1950 Bermuda USA defeated England and a Swedish Icelandic combination 1951 Naples Italy USA defeated Italy 1953 New York City USA USA defeated Sweden 1954 Monte Carlo Monaco France USA defeated France 1955 New York City USA England defeated USA 1956 Paris France France defeated USA 1957 New York City USA Italy defeated USA 1958 Como Italy Italy defeated USA 1959 New York City USA Italy defeated USA There was no contest of this kind in 1952 Summary USA 4 titles Italy 3 titles England 1 title and France 1 title World Bridge Team Championships editWorld Bridge Team Championships is a new name for the biennial meet organized by the World Bridge Federation in odd years There are three main events the World Team Championships for national teams in three flights Open Women and Seniors Those are commonly called Bermuda Bowl Venice Cup and d Orsi Senior Bowl after the trophies awarded to the winners Initiated by the British former international player Norman Bach 2 the Bermuda Bowl was first contested in 1950 in Hamilton Bermuda the Venice Cup and the Senior Bowl were integrated as part of the championships in 1974 in Venice Italy and 2000 in Southampton Bermuda respectively The Senior Bowl subsequently named the d Orsi Senior Bowl has been one of three concurrent World Team Championships throughout its history but the Venice Cup was originally contested less frequently than the Bermuda Bowl and it was once contested alone in a different year 1978 The Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup have always run concurrently since 1985 In addition to the foregoing the World Transnational Open Teams Championship is contested during the late stages of the main events This competition is open to players of all categories who may form teams 3 without nationality restrictions 4 except that players on the twelve teams that reach the semifinals in the three main flights ordinarily 72 players are not eligible References edit Swedish Bridge edited by Hasse Hermansson authors Alvar Stenberg Hans Olov Hallden Einar Werner Pages 52 54 Printed by Tryckeri Framtiden AB Malmo 1960 Foliant size 900 pages no ISBN Website of the 40th World Bridge Championships held in 2011 in Veldhoven Netherlands See History page Website of the 40th World Bridge Championships held in 2011 in Veldhoven Netherlands See Entries page World Bridge Federation World Transnational Open Team Championship website External links edit World Bridge Series Championships at the World Bridge Federation Confirmed 2010 11 07 World Team Championships at the World Bridge Federation Retrieved 2010 11 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Bridge Championships amp oldid 1097134353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
