2021 World Bridge Team Championships

The 2021 World Bridge Team Championships (45th) was a contract bridge event being held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, from 27 March to 9 April 2022, delayed from its original schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2021 World Bridge Team Championships
Tournament information
SportContract bridge
LocationItaly Salsomaggiore Terme
Dates27 March–9 April 2022
Teams96
Final positions
Champions France and  Poland

During the event, the 45th Bermuda Bowl, the 23rd Venice Cup, the 11th d'Orsi Trophy and the 2nd Wuhan Cup were contested. The NBO Trophy was cancelled after Round 6 because too many teams withdrew, compromising the technical integrity of the tournament.[2]

Teams representing France and Poland were the most successful medalists, each capturing one gold and one bronze. The only other nation to capture more than one medal was the United States, with one silver and one bronze.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bermuda Bowl   Switzerland   Netherlands   United States 1
  Norway
Venice Cup   Sweden   Turkey   England
  Poland
d'Orsi Trophy   Poland   India   Denmark
  France
Wuhan Cup   France   United States   Italy
  Germany

Medals

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  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)1012
  Poland (POL)1012
3  Sweden (SWE)1001
  Switzerland (SWI)1001
5  United States (USA)0112
6  India (IND)0101
  Netherlands (NED)0101
  Turkey (TUR)0101
9  Denmark (DEN)0011
  England (ENG)0011
  Germany (GER)0011
  Italy (ITA)*0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (13 entries)44816

Swiss Teams

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Play of the NBO Trophy is suspended after Round 6.

Rankings (Round 6)

Rank Team VPs

1 USA 1 Women 83.07

2 ISRAEL Mixed 81.13

3 SOUTH AFRICA 73.65

4 NEW ZEALAND BB 73.44

Bermuda Bowl

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Round robin

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1   Switzerland 312.24
2   Netherlands 307.38
3   United States 2 301.13
4   Hungary 290.11
5   England 287.30
6   Italy 286.03
7   Norway 284.53
8   United States 1 272.29
9   Denmark 263.00
10   Israel 262.49
11   Sweden 258.10
12   Australia 254.40
13   India 245.39
14   Bulgaria 225.11
15   New Zealand 220.44
16   Egypt 214.33
17   Hong Kong 211.23
18   South Africa 191.55
19   Canada 191.06
20   Guadeloupe 164.90
21   United Arab Emirates 141.68
22   Singapore 119.65
23   Uruguay 106.90
24   Argentina 97.16

Final round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
  Switzerland 20 23 43 18 41 37 182
  England 49 21 22 17 18 12 139
  Switzerland 6 66 35 27 39 57 230
  United States 1 42 10 51 43 9 19 182
  Hungary 19 33 29 16 2 45 144
  United States 1 19 25 26 46 54 21 191
  Switzerland 40 18 35 37 13 24 167
  Netherlands 36 37 22 22 24 19 164
  United States 2 15 7 27 31 19 17 116
  Norway 18 11 37 47 17 45 175
  Norway 12 37 16 5 8 0 78
  Netherlands 32 45 54 27 34 0 192
  Netherlands 51 6 28 31 11 57 184
  Italy 21 35 29 25 23 18 151

Venice Cup

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Round robin

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1   Poland 352.04
2   England 304.29
3   Sweden 294.70
4   United States 2 294.65
5   Turkey 279.27
6   Italy 276.58
7   Denmark 261.10
8   France 260.14
9   Norway 258.94
10   United States 1 256.88
11   Canada 240.42
12   Scotland 222.37
13   Portugal 215.25
14   Hungary 214.82
15   Belgium 212.19
16   Australia 208.55
17   Spain 202.76
18   Germany 193.97
19   Egypt 189.49
20   Argentina 182.27
21   Brazil 175.63
22   Morocco 166.89
23   United Arab Emirates 125.37
24   India 114.23

Final round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
  Poland 29 32 34 9 37 61 202
  Denmark 32 31 29 30 45 2 169
  Poland 24 51 45 18 12 63 213
  Sweden 15 76 39 16 27 42 215
  Sweden 48 25 31 37 51 29 221
  Italy 36 19 19 58 29 20 181
  Sweden 54 39 15 31 62 52 253
  Turkey 18 17 28 46 30 31 170
  United States 2 18 34 9 43 12 0 116
  Turkey 61 44 58 27 51 0 241
  Turkey 34 37 59 18 43 45 236
  England 30 28 22 41 35 37 193
  England 46 32 32 63 20 26 219
  France 33 37 58 5 11 26 170

d'Orsi Trophy

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Round robin

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1   United States 1 324.09
2   Denmark 287.64
3   Poland 279.94
4   France 275.74
5   India 268.35
6   Sweden 267.89
7   United States 2 263.36
8   Bulgaria 259.89
9   Iceland 253.45
10   Turkey 250.78
11   Italy 245.57
12   Argentina 245.44
13   England 241.80
14   Canada 237.40
15   Netherlands 223.81
16   Belgium 222.87
17   Australia 220.34
18   Germany 214.99
19   Norway 213.58
20   Pakistan 212.46
21   Morocco 145.93
22   Brazil 124.59
23   Egypt 120.49
24   Guadeloupe 84.47

Final round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
  United States 1 8 24 44 29 14 23 146
  India 9 34 30 25 27 25 150
  India 16 57 37 57 37 21 225
  France 21 19 61 14 41 41 197
  France 29 62 76 0 0 0 167
  Sweden 11 12 28 0 0 0 51
  India 29 34 24 44 28 35 194
  Poland 47 44 39 34 57 18 239
  Poland 34 32 19 0 0 0 85
  Bulgaria 22 11 29 0 0 0 62
  Poland 38 42 45 23 33 51 232
  Denmark 30 69 23 32 13 28 195
  Denmark 52 7 42 31 42 10 183
  United States 2 22 33 17 26 9 45 152

Wuhan Cup

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Round robin

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1   France 304.85
2   United States 1 303.58
3   Belgium 296.71
4   Poland 292.77
5   Italy 291.89
6   Romania 289.80
7   Latvia 270.61
8   Germany 270.36
9   Denmark 267.08
10   Australia 259.19
11   Netherlands 251.56
12   Israel 236.24
13   United States 2 235.62
14   Croatia 235.12
15   Portugal 227.11
16   Argentina 218.53
17   Turkey 217.07
18   India 212.69
19   Jordan 196.13
20   Singapore 183.11
21   Egypt 152.84
22   Chile 127.65
23   Guatemala 89.19
24   Tunisia 76.40

Final round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
  France 50 32 15 56 23 13 189
  Romania 32 30 28 5 36 50 181
  France 52 64 57 13 42 0 228
  Germany 20 47 26 30 31 0 154
  Belgium 27 34 33 31 18 21 164
  Germany 13 40 33 18 44 32 180
  France 44 38 24 43 30 19 199
  United States 1 46 27 13 39 18 20 163
  Poland 34 56 17 39 20 21 187
  Italy 32 36 28 39 34 49 218
  Italy 13 44 6 37 42 9 151
  United States 1 13 26 58 31 37 56 221
  United States 1 29 32 68 2 30 51 212
  Latvia 55 24 18 25 32 31 185

References

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  1. ^ "Information Letter n.1" (PDF). worldbridge.org. World Bridge Federation. July 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "45th World Bridge Championships". Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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