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World Bridge Tour
Before the ACBL’s Spring Nationals in Louisville the World Bridge Federation announced that the early leaders in the 2024 WBT are Hugh McGann & Matthew Thomson. The highest- ranking event prior to the Nationals was the Gold Coast congress in…
IT’S GREAT TO BE YOUNG
Le dernier festival de Reykjavik nous a montré que cette île aux 130 volcans se passionne aussi pour le bridge. L’événement a attiré des centaines de joueurs venus du monde entier et la cérémonie d'ouverture a été retransmise en direct aux informations nationales.
SPRING IS IN THE AIR
Le dernier festival de Reykjavik nous a montré que cette île aux 130 volcans se passionne aussi pour le bridge. L’événement a attiré des centaines de joueurs venus du monde entier et la cérémonie d'ouverture a été retransmise en direct aux informations nationales.
SURFERS PARADISE
Every year Australia’s Gold Coast plays host to an immensely popular congress that attracts players from around the world. This year’s edition came close to breaking the attendance record set in 2020. Studying the photograph of the Ware team that…
It’s all in the Mind
Le dernier festival de Reykjavik nous a montré que cette île aux 130 volcans se passionne aussi pour le bridge. L’événement a attiré des centaines de joueurs venus du monde entier et la cérémonie d'ouverture a été retransmise en direct aux informations nationales.
ROBOTICS
Academic economist Paul Holmes recently published a paper about robot bridge on BBO entitled: Short-run participation effects of tournament success: the case of online bridge. The report reflects over 330,000 decisions by online players of whether to play another tournament after just…
WHAT’S IN A NAME
The English Bridge Union has announced that their flagship event, the Spring Foursomes, being played at the Double Tree by Hilton Bristol City Centre 3-7 May, will be part of the 2024 WBF World Bridge Tour. The event, previously for…
WHERE in the world
The World Bridge Federation and the European Bridge League have announced the location for upcoming events. The European Youth Teams Championships will take place in Wrocław, Poland, 7-12 July 2024.
Green Baize Gladiators
A recent article in Research Outreach based on BAMSA research takes a close look at bridge as a mindsport, focusing on a wide range of topics, including physicality, player identity and professional bridge. It’s aim is to unpick some of the stereotypes…
MISSING IN ACTION
The entry list for the trials to select the English Women’s Team to compete in the European Championships in Herning, Denmark, does not include the names of multiple World Champions Nicola Smith and Nevena Senior, perhaps marking the end of…
WINTER WONDERLAND
The European Bridge League’s 1st European Winter Transnational Championships in Alpe d’Huez in April promises to be a cosmopolitan affair, the list of teams already including four from China.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The World Bridge Federation has announced that Laws 73 – Communication, Behaviour, Tempo and Deception and 89 – Prohibited Behaviour and Reprehensible Conduct of the 2017 Laws of Duplicate Bridge have been revised, the intention being to promote fair and consistent play across all…