South America led the expansion of the Bermuda Bowl tournament, then annual, and the establishment of the World Bridge Federation.
Results
editEvidently the CSB has conducted 61 South American Bridge Championships, 3 transnational in recent even-number years and 58 for national teams: 1948 to 2005 except 1952, 1960, and 1992 (55) plus 2007, 2009, 2011.
Brazil won nine consecutive Open championships beginning 1967. Previously, Argentina had won 10, Brazil 3, Venezuela 3, and Chile 1. Here are the all-time counts after 2011.
This count recognizes a tie in the 1966 Open(*).[NB 1] Open Women 33 Brazil 25* 20 Argentina 21 3 Venezuela 2 Chile 4 Uruguay 5* Peru 2 Colombia 2 58 59**
Argentina won the first five Womens titles and five consecutive Opens from 1957. Brazil won 9 consecutive Opens from 1967, seven from 1986, five from 1996. Brazil won 26 of 33 Opens from 1967 to 2000 and Argentina won the other seven. Between wins by Venezuela 1966 and Chile 2009, Brazil and Argentina won 29 and 10 Open championships.
| Year, Host, Entries | OPEN[1] | WOMEN[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1949 Rio de Janeiro and
São Paulo, Brazil |
 Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1950
Montevideo, Uruguay
|
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1951
Santiago, Chile |
 Chile
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1952 | no contests | ||
| 1953
Punta del Este, Uruguay |
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1954
São Paulo, Brazil |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1955
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1956
Lima, Peru |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1957
Santiago, Chile |
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| ARG third of 3 | World Teams 1958 | ||
| 1958
Punta del Este, Uruguay |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| ARG third of 3 | World Teams 1959 | ||
| 1959 | Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1960 Olympiad | |||
| 1960 | no contests | Argentina?[NB 1] | |
| ARG fourth of 4 | World Teams 1961 | ||
| 1961
Lima, Peru |
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| ARG fourth of 4 | World Teams 1962 | ||
| 1962
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Argentina Uruguay? Brazil?[NB 1]
|
champion | Argentina
|
| ARG fourth of 4 | World Teams 1963 | ||
| 1963
Caracas, Venezuela |
 Venezuela
|
champion |  Peru
|
| 1964 Olympiad | |||
| 1964
Montevideo and |
Argentina Chile?[NB 1]
|
champion | Argentina
|
| ARG third of 4 | World Teams 1965 | ||
| 1965
Santiago and Viña, Chile |
Venezuela
|
champion | Brazil
|
| VEN third of 5 | World Teams 1966 | ||
| 1966
São Paulo, Brazil |
Venezuela
|
champion | Brazil and  Uruguay (tie)[NB 1]
|
| VEN fifth of 5 | World Teams 1967 | ||
| 1967
Lima, Peru |
Brazil
|
champion | Uruguay
|
| 1968 Olympiad | |||
| 1968
Bogota, Colombia |
Brazil
|
champion |  Colombia
|
| BRA fifth of 5 | World Teams 1969 | ||
| 1969
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Peru
|
| BRA fourth of 5 | World Teams 1970 | ||
| 1970
Caracas, Venezuela |
Brazil
|
champion | Colombia
|
| BRA fifth of 6 | World Teams 1971 | ||
| 1971
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Brazil
|
champion | Uruguay
|
| 1972 Olympiad | |||
| 1972
Santiago, Chile |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA third of 5 | World Teams 1973 | ||
| 1973
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA third of 6 | World Teams 1974 | ||
| 1974
Lima, Peru |
Brazil
|
champion | Uruguay
|
| BRA fifth of 5 | World Teams 1975 | ||
| 1975
Bogota, Colombia |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA fourth of 6 | World Teams 1976 | ||
| Brazil champion | 1976 Olympiad | ||
| 1976
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina
|
champion | Colombia
|
| ARG fourth of 6 | World Teams 1977 | ||
| 1977
Montevideo, Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| World Teams 1978 | ARG third of 5 | ||
| 1978
Isla Margarita, Venezuela |
Brazil
|
champion | Chile
|
| BRA sixth of 6 (Brazil host) | World Teams 1979 | ||
| 1979
Santiago, Chile |
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1980 Olympiad | |||
| 1980
São Paulo, Brazil |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| ARG fourth of 7 | World Teams 1981 | BRA third of 5 | |
| 1981
Lima, Peru |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1982
Asunción, Paraguay |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA 9 | World Teams 1983 | ||
| 1983
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1984 Olympiad | |||
| 1984
Santiago, Chile |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| BRA 4, ARG 5, VEN* 7 (Brazil host) | World Teams 1985 | ARG 7, BRA 8, VEN* 9 of 10 | |
| 1985
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Argentina
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1986
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| VEN* 7 BRA 8 | World Teams 1987 | ARG 8, VEN* 9 of 10 | |
| 1987
Santiago, Chile |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1988 Olympiad | |||
| 1988
São Paulo, Brazil |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| Brazil champion, COL* 9 | World Teams 1989 | BRA 7, COL* 9 of 10 | |
| 1989
Bolivia |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1990
Asunción, Paraguay |
Brazil
|
champion | Uruguay
|
| BRA 4, ARG 5/8, VEN* 10 | World Teams 1991 | ARG 9, VEN* 14 of 16 | |
| 1991
Lima, Peru |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1992 Olympiad | |||
| 1992 | no contests | ||
| BRA 3, VEN* 14, CHL 16 | World Teams 1993 | ARG 4, VEN* 12 CHL 14 COL* 15 of 16 | |
| 1993
São Paulo, Brazil |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1994
Santiago, Chile |
Argentina
|
champion | Chile
|
| BRA 10, VEN* 11, ARG 13, COL* 16 | World Teams 1995 | VEN* 8 BRA 9 ARG 14 COL* 16 of 16 | |
| 1995
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 1996 Olympiad | |||
| 1996
Punta del Este, Uruguay |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA 9, VEN* 14, CHL 16 | World Teams 1997 | ARG 13, COL* 16, BRA 17 of 18 | |
| 1997
Asunción, Paraguay |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1998
Quito, Ecuador |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| 1999
Lima, Peru |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA 2, ARG 11 | World Teams 2000 | BRA 12 ARG 13 COL* 17 of 20 | |
| 2000 Olympiad | |||
| 2000
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Argentina
|
| ARG 15, BRA 16 | World Teams 2001 | BRA 14, VEN 17 of 18 | |
| 2001
Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| 2002
Santiago, Chile |
Brazil
|
champion | Brazil
|
| URU 17, BRA 18 | World Teams 2003 | BRA 12, VEN 13 of 18 | |
| 2003
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Brazil
|
champion | Colombia
|
| 2004 Olympiad | |||
| 2004
São Paulo, Brazil |
Argentina
|
champion | Brazil
|
| BRA 5/8, ARG 5/8 | World Teams 2005 | BRA 13, ARG 17, VEN 19 of 22 | |
| 2005[3]
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Argentina 144–142 Brazil |
champion | Brazil 208–121 Uruguay |
| 2006
Cartagena, Colombia |
transnational | champion | transnational |
| 2007[4]
Quito, Ecuador
|
Brazil 164–78 Argentina
|
champion | Brazil 131–105 Argentina |
| BRA 9, ARG 15 | World Teams 2007 | BRA 11, ARG 17 of 22 | |
| 2008
Lima, Peru |
transnational | champion | transnational |
| 2008 Mind Games | |||
| 2009[5] May 16–23
Santiago, Chile
|
Chile 157–122.5 Argentina |
champion | Argentina 207–156 Brazil |
| ARG 9, CHL 13, BRA 17 (Brazil host) | World Teams 2009 | ARG 11, BRA 18, VEN 19 of 22 | |
| 2010
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
transnational | champion | transnational |
| 2011[6] Jun 11–18
Asunción, Paraguay
|
Brazil 186–155 Chile |
champion | Brazil 208–111 Venezuela |
| BRA ARG qualified | World Teams 2011 | BRA VEN qualified | |
| Year, Host, Entries | OPEN | WOMEN | |
Senior
editThere were entries from South America in the world-level Senior Bowl tournament beginning with its second rendition in 2003 but the zonal Confederation CSB reports no Seniors tournament before 2009. In 2007 the Open and Women tournaments were complemented by a Juniors tournament including one entry from the United States.[4]
| Year, Host, Entries | SENIOR | junior | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | — | Senior Bowl 2001, no entry | |
| 2003 | Brazil-Argentina, 9th of 15[7] | Senior Bowl 2003, one entry | |
| 2005 | Brazil, 21st of 22[8] | Senior Bowl 2005, one entry | |
| 2007[4]
Quito, Ecuador
|
champion |  USA 86–57 Argentina 1 | |
| BRA 4, ARG 12 | Senior Bowl 2007 | ||
| 2009[5] May 16–23
Santiago, Chile
|
Argentina Lerner 203–103 Brazil Sao Paulo |
champion | |
| ARG 15, BRA 17, URU 21, VEN 22 (Brazil host) | Senior Bowl 2009 | ||
| 2011[6] Jun 11–18
Asunción, Paraguay
|
Brazil 132–106 Argentina |
champion | |
| BRA 19, ARG 14 | Senior Bowl 2011 |
Transnational championships
editThe South American championships conducted in even-number years beginning 2006 are transnational, meaning that players of different nationality are permitted to enter as pairs or teams. The teams tournaments have many more entries than during odd years, for only one national team may enter each flight. Nevertheless, at the top of the leaderboard and on the podium at last, the transnationals may look a lot like nationals.
2006.Resultados Sudamericano-Transnacional de Bridge Cartagena 2006. Brazil beat Argentina in the open final (130.5 102). "Los Rosarios" beat Argentina in the women (117 112). Entries from Brazil and Colombia won the open and women pairs.
2008. In the 58th championships (2008),58º Campeonato Sudamericano Abierto Transnacional de Lima 2008, it appears that 46 teams entered the main tournament: 27 open and 19 women. Six of the open and seven of the women were national teams. For 9 rounds all 46 teams played each other, Swiss format(?), followed by three rounds of play within the Open and Women classes. The two Brazil national teams led the two classes easily; the women "Brasil D" stood fourth after nine rounds and finished with the second-best overall score.
In both flights, three national teams finished in the top four and advanced to the knockout stage, and two national teams met in the final. Brazil and Chile tied the open (117 all in 64 deals) while Brazil beat Argentina in the women (192.5–83).
Near the top of the preliminary leaderboard and in the knockout stage, therefore, the "transnational" tournament looked much like the national teams competition that is now conducted only in even-number years.
2010.III Sudamericano Transnacional de Bridge Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1 8 May 2010 The 60th South American championships in May 2010 were the "3rd Festival Transnational". The winners of Youth events may have participated in the World Bridge Series, October 2010 in Philadelphia, as national or South American representatives. In the main teams event, none of the 41 entries has a national name such as "Brasil" or "Brasil D" (contrast 13 of 46 in 2008). Some players from national teams have joined together.
The winning open team "Caracci" includes four members of the Chile open national team, which tied Brazil in the 2008 "transnational" and won the 2009 national teams. So those four players won their third consecutive open teams medals.
The open runner-up and both women finalists did not comprise national team members, but all the players on both runners-up were from Brazil.(Bulletin)
The Daily Bulletins (pdf format online) are in English edited by John Carruthers of Canada, "a bit of a bridge historian". The final number includes (Bulletin No. 9, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Pages 5 6.) an interview with Marcelo Lerner, who played for Argentina in the 1958 Bermuda Bowl tournament when that expanded from two teams to three —and represented Argentina in the 2009 Senior Bowl too.
See also
editWBF Zones
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e The lists of historical champions at confsudbridge.org (CSB) do not explain what seem to be extra listings at 1960 women, between 1962/1963 open, at 1964 open, and between 1966/1967 women. For 1964, CSB's open list implies Argentina the champion at Montevideo and Chile the champion at Punta del Este, while Punta del Este is the only listing for women.
The North American ACBL Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 4th ed., notes one tie, the 1966 women, with no other double listings.
References
edit- ^ Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Libres (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Damas (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ 55 Sudamericano de Bridge (2005). Semifinal and final results. CSB.
- ^ a b c 57º Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2007). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
- ^ a b 59º Sudamericano de Bridge (2009). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
- ^ a b LXI Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2011). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
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- ^ [2]
OEB4, from memory