The World Senior Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the quadrennial
World Bridge Championships
The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.
World Bridge Series Championships
''World Bridge Series Championships'' is the new 2010 name for a quadrennial me ...
(formerly World Pairs Olympiad), inaugurated at the 8th rendition of the meet in 1990.
Prior to 2005 both members of each pair had to be at least 55 years of age. In 2005, the
World Bridge Federation (WBF) decided that the minimum age for a player to be recognized as ''Senior'' would be increasing one year per year, until it reached 60 years in 2010. The decision ensured that 55-year-olds who participated in a senior event in 2003 would never become ''ex-Seniors''.
Results
World meets commonly run for 15 days on a schedule whose details vary.
In 2006 the Senior Pairs played Tuesday to Friday, the 11th to 14th days of the meet, after completion of all teams competition for seniors. There were eight sessions with 103 pairs on the first two days, 98 on the third, and 88 on the fourth.
Results (linked schedule)
12th World Bridge Championships, 2006. WBF.
In seven renditions of the Senior Pairs through 2014, no player has won more than one medal.[
The 2014 silver and bronze medalists Lall–Milner and Kowalski–Romanski were two of three pairs that won the ]World Senior Teams Championship The World Senior Teams Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Championships. This event was initiated in 1994 and is held every four years. It is not necessary that all team members be from the same country. Prior ...
in the same meet, along with Michel Bessis–Philippe Cronier.[
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See also
* World Open Pairs Championship The World Open Pairs Championship is a contract bridge competition initiated in 1962 and held as part of the World Bridge Series Championships every four years. Open to all pairs without any quota restrictions on nationality, the championship is wi ...
Notes
References
External links
Senior Bridge
program overview at the World Bridge Federation
World Senior Pairs Championship 1990–present (table)
at the World Bridge Federation
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Senior Pairs
Senior sports competitions