''Bridge'', or more formally ''
contract bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions ...
'', is a
trick-taking
A trick-taking game is a card or tile-based game in which play of a ''hand'' centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called ''tricks'', which are each evaluated to determine a winner or ''taker'' of that trick. The object of such ...
card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific.
Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card ga ...
of
skill
A skill is the learned ability to act with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of w ...
played by four players.
Summary
WBF Championships:
The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:
#World Team Championships (Open Series: Bermuda Bowl)
#World Team Championships (Women series: Venice Cup)
#World Team Championships (Senior series: d'Orsi Senior Trophy)
#World Transnational Open Team (WTOT)
The World Bridge Games are held every fourth year, in the same year as the Summer Olympics, previously known as World Team Olympiad.
#National Open Teams
#National Women Teams
#National Senior Teams
#World Transnational Mixed Team
The World Bridge Series Championships are held every fourth year, in the year of World Cup. It includes the following main events:
#World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup)
#World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup)
#World Senior Knockout Teams (Rand Cup)
#World Mixed Swiss Teams
#World Mixed Pairs
#World Open Pairs
#World Women Pairs
#World Senior Pairs (Hiron Trophy)
World Championships
World Bridge Federation
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 ...
[World Championships & Events]
. World Bridge Federation (WBF). Confirmed 2011-07-10. conducted by the
World Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigio ...
*"World Teams"
[World Team Championships]
. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or
World Bridge Team Championships (biennial, next 2017)
**
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the W ...
—from 1950
**
Venice Cup —from 1974
**
Senior Bowl (bridge) —from 2001
**
World Transnational Open Teams Championship The World Transnational Open Teams Championship is a major side event conducted by the World Bridge Federation during the semifinal and final stages of its world championships for national teams at contract bridge—the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and ...
*"World Series"
[World Bridge Series Championships]
. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or
World Bridge Series 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 ...
(quadrennial, next 2018)
** World Open Knockout Teams (
Rosenblum Cup) —from 1978
** World Women Knockout Teams (
McConnell Cup) —from 1994
**
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 ...
(Rand Cup) —from 1994
** World Mixed Swiss Teams
**
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 ...
—from 1962
**
World Women Pairs Championship —from 1962
**
World Senior Pairs Championship (Hiron Trophy) —from 1990
**
World Mixed Pairs Championship —from 1966
**
World IMP Pairs Championship —from 2006
*"World Bridge Games"
[World Bridge Games]
. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or Bridge at the
World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020)
** World Masters Individual —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only)
** ''
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women ("O ...
—1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event''
**
World Mixed Teams Championship
The World Mixed Teams Championship is a bridge competition for teams of mixed pairs. At every table, two teams are always represented by a mixed pair, one man and one woman.
The Mixed Teams event was held in conjunction with the first and fourth ...
—1962/72/74, 1996–2004, continued as a non-medal event beside the Games 2008
**
Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Yo ...
events covered below
*World Par Championship —sanctioned by WBF 1961 and 1963, by Culbertson 1932–1941
Youth
WBF
*
World Junior Pairs Championship
:''This article now covers all of the Pairs and Individuals events in the World Bridge Federation youth program. World Junior Teams Championship covers all of the Teams events.''
The World Junior Pairs Championship is a bridge competition organiz ...
—covers all WBF competition for Youth Pairs and Individuals
: Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd years
*
World Junior Teams Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Teams
: Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008
: ''As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article.''
*
World University Bridge Championships —2000 and biennial from 2004 (at the table); from 2009, annual (online)
9TH WORLD UNIVERSITY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018-10-25 ~ 10-28 XUZHOU,CHINA
Others
*
Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships —
Great Britain
Events conducted by
Bridge Great Britain:
* The
Gold Cup, the annual open British
knock-out
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking ...
Teams of Four Championship
* The Home International Series, comprising:
** The
Camrose Trophy
The Camrose Trophy or "The Camrose" is an annual bridge competition among open teams representing the home nations of Great Britain and Ireland: England ( EBU), Northern Ireland (NIBU), Republic of Ireland (CBAI), Scotland (SBU) and Wales (WBU). ...
, an annual competition between teams representing England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
By Patrick Jourdain. Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 2022-02-24. "The Camrose" is the open teams event.
** The Lady Milne Trophy for Women's Teams
** The Senior Camrose for the Teltscher Trophy
** The Junior Camrose for players aged under 26 years
[https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwop/bw.cgi?club=bgb&pid=docs_2022%20Home%20International%20Regulations.pdf ]
** The Peggy Bayer Trophy for players aged under 21 years
North America
*
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven d ...
conducted by the
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission ''"to promote, grow and susta ...
—three annual 11-day meets that include many NABC-level championship events among others
* United States Bridge Championships conducted by the
United States Bridge Federation
The United States Bridge Federation (USBF) is the national federation for contract bridge in the United States and a non-profit organization formed by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) and the American Bridge Association (ABA) in 2001 to ...
to select national teams, including
Open
Open or OPEN may refer to:
Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* Open (Blues Image album), ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* Open (Gotthard album), ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999
* Open (C ...
, Women's, Mixed, Senior, and Junior series
* ACBL Hall of Fame
* Mott-Smith: The Geoffrey
Mott-Smith Trophy
The Mott-Smith Trophy, named for writer and cryptographer Geoffrey Mott-Smith, is awarded to the player with the best overall individual performance in the Spring Nationals, the spring event of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North Amer ...
is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Spring NABC.
* Fishbein: The Sally Fishbein trophy is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Summer NABC in NABC+ events.
* Championship Player of the Year: The Championship Player of the Year is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints won at NABCs while playing in unlimited national-rated events, including the North American Open Pairs and excluding the Grand National Team competitions.
* Barry Crane Top 500: The annual Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race is won by the player who earns the most colored masterpoints during the year. Masterpoints won on-line do not count.
* Ace of Clubs: The annual Ace of Clubs masterpoint races are won by the player from each masterpoint category through Diamond Life Master who earns the most masterpoints in club games during the year.
* Mini-McKenney: The annual Mini-McKenney masterpoint races are won by the member from each masterpoint category who earns the most total masterpoints during the year.
Europe
* European championships conducted by the
European Bridge League
The European Bridge League is a confederation of National Bridge Federations (NBFs) that organize the card game of contract bridge in European nations. In turn the EBL organizes bridge competition at the European level. It is a member of the Europe ...
**
European Team Championships — national teams, open flight from 1932
**
European Open Bridge Championships
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to:
In general
* ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe
** Ethnic groups in Europe
** Demographics of Europe
** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...
**
European Youth Teams Championships — national teams, open flight from 1968
**European Youth Pairs Championships
Asia Pacific (Zone 6)
Far East Bridge Federation &
Pacific Asia Bridge Federation.
(APBF) (Previously Far East Federation Championships).
Members
Zonal and National Organizations:
Country / Organization / Membership / Status
1 Chinese Contract Bridge Association CBA 81,500 OK
2 Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Ltd HKCBA 432 OK
3 Macau Contract Bridge Association MCBA 81 OK
4 Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association CTCBA 2,477 OK
5 Indonesian Contract Bridge Association IBA 1,365 OK
6 Japan Contract Bridge League Inc JCBL 7,043 OK
7 Korea Contract Bridge League KCBL 235 OK
8 Malaysian Contract Bridge Association MCBA 71 OK
9 Philippine Tournament Bridge Association PTBA 131 OK
10 Singapore Contract Bridge Association SCBA 185 OK
11 Contract Bridge League of Thailand CBLT 3,274 OK
12 VietNam Bridge & Poker Sports Association VBPSA N/A OK
Total 96,794
*Membership always refers to the previous year.
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships
Year /Host City /Open Team (Rebullid Cup) /Ladies Team(President's Cup) /Senior Team(PABF Senior Cup)
*1st 1957 Manila Philippines
*2nd 1958 Tokyo Philippines
*3rd 1959 Taipei Hong Kong
*4th 1960 Hong Kong Hong Kong
*5th 1961 Bangkok Thailand
*6th 1962 Manila Indonesia
*7th 1963 Taipei Thailand Chinese Taipei
*8th 1964 Tokyo Indonesia Thailand
*9th 1965 Hong Kong Thailand Malaysia
*10th 1966 Bangkok Thailand Thailand
*11th 1967 Manila Chinese Taipei Philippines
*12th 1968 Kuala Lumpur Australia Philippines
*13th 1969 Taipei Chinese Taipei Singapore
*14th 1970 Jakarta Australia Indonesia
*15th 1971 Melbourne Chinese Taipei Singapore
*16th 1972 Singapore Indonesia Singapore
*17th 1973 Hong Kong Indonesia Australia
*18th 1974 Manila Indonesia Australia
*19th 1975 Bangkok Hong Kong Australia
*20th 1976 Auckland Chinese Taipei New Zealand
*21st 1977 Manila India Australia
*22nd 1978 New Delhi Chinese Taipei India
*23rd 1979 Tokyo Indonesia Philippines
* 1980 Not held due to the Olympiad
*24th 1981 Taipei Chinese Taipei New Zealand
*25th 1982 Bangkok Indonesia Philippines
*26th 1983 Hong Kong Indonesia New Zealand
*27th 1984 Macau Indonesia Australia
*28th 1985 Sydney Japan Australia
*29th 1986 Penang Chinese Taipei China
*30th 1987 Shanghai Hong Kong Japan
* 1988 Singapore 1st FEBF Congress
*31st 1989 Jakarta Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
*32nd 1990 Singapore New Zealand Australia
*33rd 1991 Guangzhou China China
* 1992 Hong Kong 2nd FEBF Congress
*34th 1993 Singapore Indonesia China
*35th 1994 Wellington Chinese Taipei China
*36th 1995 Perth New Zealand Australia
* 1996 Macau 3rd PABF Congress
*37th 1997 Hong Kong Chinese Taipei China
*38th 1998 Kobe China China
*39th 1999 Hangzhou Indonesia China
* 2000 Jakarta 4th PABF Congress
*40th 2001 Singapore Chinese Taipei China
*41st 2002 Bangkok Japan China Indonesia
*42nd 2003 Manila Indonesia China Japan
* 2004 Taipei 5th PABF Congress
*43rd 2005 Seoul China China Japan
*44th 2006 Shanghai China New Zealand Australia
*45th 2007 Bandung China China Indonesia
* 2008 Surfers' Paradise 6th PABF Congress
*46th 2009 Macau China China Indonesia
*47th 2010 Hamilton Chinese Taipei Japan Australia
* Ningbo 1st Asia Cup
*48th 2011 Kuala Lumpur China China Indonesia
* 2012 Fukuoka 7th APBF Congress
*49th 2013 Hong Kong Japan Japan Australia
* 2014 Jinhua 2nd Asia Cup
*50th 2015 Bangkok Japan China Indonesia
* 2016 Beijing 8th APBF Congress
* The 51st APBF Championships 2017-05-28 ~ 06-07 Riviera Hotel, Seoul, Korea
* 52nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships 2019-06-11 ~ 06-20 York Hotel, Singapore
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships (U26 / U21)
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships
19th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Wuhan, China 2013, 19–25 August 2013
20th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Bangkok, Thailand, 1–7 April 2015
22nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Open Youth Championships Bogor, Indonesia April 13–20, 2018 2018 APBF Open Youth Championships
23rd APBF Youth Championships 2019-04-05 ~ 04-11 Bangkok, Thailand
Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships
Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships
2nd SEABF Championships 2017-12-06 ~ 12-12 The Margo Hotel, Depok, West Java South East Asia Bridge Federation
3rd Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships 2018-11-27 ~ 12-01 Makati City, Philippines
4th Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships 2019-11-25 ~ 11-29 Indoor Training Hall, Olympic Council of Malaysia
Asia Cup
Asia Cup Bridge Championships
2014 Jinhua 2nd Asia Cup 2nd Asia Cup Bridge Championships 2014-06-12 ~ 06-22 ZheJiang WuYi JinHua , China
3rd Asia Cup Bridge Championships 2018-06-04 ~ 06-10 Goa, India ASIA PACIFIC BRIDGE FEDERATION
Asia & Middle East (Zone 4)
List of
Asia and Middle East Bridge Championships:
History
Founded in 1979 as Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East.
From 5 original NBOs grew to 10 member countries.
In 1996, the Bridge Federation of Africa, Asia & the Middle East (BFAAME) was divided into (the obvious) 3 subzones.
In 2000, the African NBO’s formed Zone 8 of the WBF and Zone 4 was once again renamed to its original Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East (BFAME).
Members
Zonal and National Organizations
Country/Organization/Membership/Status
1 Bangladesh Bridge Federation BngBF 180 OK
2 Bridge Federation of India BFI 4,650 OK
3 Jordan Bridge Federation JBA 250 OK
4 Kuwait Mind Sports Association KMSA 66 OK
5 Pakistan Bridge Federation PBF 500 OK
6 Palestine Bridge Federation PaBF 150 OK
7 Saudi Arabian Bridge Federation SdABF 67 OK
8 Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka BFSL 120 OK
9 Syrian Bridge Association SBA N/A OK
10 United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation UAEBF 150 OK
Total 6,133
*Membership always refers to the previous year.
Championships
1st ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1981 Venue: Bangalore, India Dates: 11–19 April 1981 (25th Bermuda Bowl (7) & 4th Venice Cup (5), Port Chester, New York, USA. (19-30 Oct.))
2nd ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1983 Venue: Le Meidien Paradise Hotel, Le Morne Peninsula, Port Louise, Mauritius Dates : 13 – 22 May’83.
3rd ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1985 Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 18 – 30 April 1985
CANCELLATION in 1985
4TH ASIA & CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1987 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Dates: 29 March to 9 April 1987
5TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1989 Venue: Ramses Nile Hilton, Cairo, Egypt Dates: 1 to 13 June 1989
6TH ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1991 Venue: Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi, India Dates: 7–17 July 1991
7TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1993 Venue: Le Mauricia Hotel, Grand Bay, Port Louis, Mauritius. Dates: May 1993
8TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1995 Venue: Forte Grand Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 22 April 1995 – 3 May 1995.
9TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1997 Venue: Arthur Seat Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. Dates: 16 May 1997- 28 May 1997.
10TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1999 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dates: 2 Oct 1999 – 14 Oct 1999
11TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2001 Venue: Gulf Hotel, Manama, Bahrain Dates: 23 May 2001 – 2 June 2001.
12TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2003 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 1 August 2003 – 9 August 2003.
13th Asia & Middle East Championships-2005 Venue: Sonar Gaon Pan Pacific Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dates: 28 April 2005 – 6 May 2005.
14th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2007 Venue: Carlton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 12 May to 20 May 2007
15th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2009 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 26 June to 4 July 2009
Zone-4 & Zone-6 merger for the purpose of Olympic continental representation.
16th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2011 Venue: Chola Sheraton, Chennai, India Dates: 26 May to 1 June’11
17th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2013 Venue: Hyatt Ahmedabad, India Dates: 4 June to 11 June’13
18th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2015 Venue: Bristol Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 27 May to 3 June’15
19th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2017 Venue: Holiday Inn Al Barsha Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Dates: Monday 3rd to Tuesday 11 April 2017.
20th BFAME Championships was tentatively awarded to Kuwait in 2019.
2021 TBD.
Africa
*
African Bridge Championships
North America
*
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven d ...
Central American & Caribbean
*
Central American & Caribbean Bridge Championships
South America
*
South American Bridge Championships
South Pacific
*
South Pacific Bridge Championships
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunà ...
Other
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Buffett Cup
The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.
The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby l ...
—biennial "Europe vs North America at Bridge" modeled after the
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ...
of golf
*
Cavendish Invitational
The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. In 2012 it moved from Las Vegas to Monaco and from May to October. From 1975 to 2011, first in New York City and later in Las Vegas, it ran from Friday to Sunday on Mot ...
—invitation-only money tournament operated by World Bridge Productions
*
Macallan Invitational Pairs (previously known as the ''Sunday Times'' Invitational Pairs) —invitation event held in London sponsored by the manufacturers of
The Macallan whisky. It was last held in 1999.
Sunday Times Pairs
Confirmed 2011-07-12.
St Moritz Tournament
->
Player competitions and awards
* Triple crown of bridge
The triple crown of bridge is a career achievement in duplicate bridge, namely winning the three marquee Open world championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation. The Bermuda Bowl is now contested by national teams in odd-number years. Th ...
See also
* List of contract bridge books
* List of contract bridge magazines
Numerous magazines have been devoted to the card game contract bridge:
United States
* ''Auction Bridge Magazine'' Edited by Milton Work in the 1920s, this monthly magazine billed itself as the 'Official Organ of the Greatest of Games'.
* ''The ...
* List of contract bridge people
This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements or contributions to the game as identified by various specific sources.
People recognized by ...
References
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