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Over the years major bridge programs from all over the world have participated in the annual World Computer Bridge Championships. After its debut in 2000 Jack dominated the championship winning the title in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. In 2005 Jack won the Round Robin but lost the final to WBridge5. In 2008 Jack won the Round Robin by a large margin but again lost the final against WBridge5.
For the Championship the programs will play a round robin. The programs meet in 28 board matches with a 30 VP international scale. The four top finishers will then play in a knockout format starting with a 64-deal semi-final.
In 2009 several debutants from the hosting country will participate.
The programs competing are:
WBridge5 | - Yves Costel, France |
Jack | - Hans Kuijf / Wim Heemskerk, The Netherlands |
Bridge Baron | - George Yanakiev / Stephen Smith / Tom Throop jr. / Jason Rosenfeld, United States |
Micro Bridge | - Tomio and Yumiko Uchida, Japan |
Shark Bridge | - Jonh Norris, Denmark |
Q-Plus Bridge | - Hans Leber, Germany |
RoboBridge | - Job Scheffers, The Netherlands |
Bridge Captain | - Bob Richardson / Bo Haglund, USA / Sweden |
Ray's Bridge Game | - Raymond Reynolds, USA |
Sy Borg | - Al Darman, USA |
Blue Chip Bridge (Individuals only) | - Ian Trackman / Mike Whittaker, United Kingdom |
On this page we will keep you posted as the tournament progresses.
Off course you may also check the organisers own computer bridge site.
Results final | |||||
Results semi-finals | |||||
Results preliminaries | |||||
Ranking Round Robin | |||||
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 |
Day 1 - Debutants start well
On the first day the Team Championship commenced with sessions 1 & 2 of the round-robin.
Debutants Bridge Captain en Sy Borg took their first win.
After the first two rounds Jack and WBridge5 are
both still undefeated and Jack has taken the lead
followed closely by WBridge5.
Bridge Captain - RoboBridge | 47 - 42 | 16 - 14 |
Sy Borg - Ray's Bridge Game | 95 - 71 | 19 - 11 |
WBridge5 - Bridge Baron | 66 - 45 | 19 - 11 |
Jack - Q-Plus Bridge | 57 - 22 | 21 - 9 |
Micro Bridge - Shark Bridge | 74 - 64 | 16 - 14 |
RoboBridge - Ray's Bridge Game | 163 - 22 | 25 - 0 |
Jack - Bridge Captain | 120 - 49 | 25 - 3 |
WBridge5 - Micro Bridge | 101 - 62 | 22 - 8 |
Bridge Baron - Sy Borg | 227 - 35 | 25 - 0 |
Shark Bridge - Q-Plus Bridge | 52 - 26 | 20 - 10 |
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results round robin
Day 2 - Jack and WBridge5 very strong again
RoboBridge - Bridge Baron | 65 - 72 | 14 - 16 |
Bridge Captain - Ray's Bridge Game | 169 - 10 | 25 - 0 |
Micro Bridge - Sy Borg | 190 - 22 | 25 - 0 |
Q-Plus Bridge - WBridge5 | 47 - 76 | 10 - 20 |
Shark Bridge - Jack | 62 - 63 | 15 - 15 |
WBridge5 - Shark Bridge | 116 - 8 | 25 - 0 |
Bridge Captain - Bridge Baron | 105 - 55 | 24 - 6 |
Ray's Bridge Game - Jack | 2 - 245 | 0 - 25 |
Micro Bridge - RoboBridge | 60 - 56 | 16 - 14 |
Q-Plus Bridge - Sy Borg | 190 - 16 | 25 - 0 |
RoboBridge - Q-Plus Bridge | 54 - 96 | 8 - 22 |
Bridge Captain - Micro Bridge | 28 - 92 | 4 - 25 |
Ray's Bridge Game - Bridge Baron | 12 - 225 | 0 - 25 |
Shark Bridge - Sy Borg | 218 - 10 | 25 - 0 |
Jack - WBridge5 | 46 - 35 | 17 - 13 |
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results round robin
Day 3 - Jack and WBridge5 secure semi-final
With only one round left in the Round Robin Jack and WBridge5 already
secured the semi-finals.
In the ranking Jack and WBridge5 are far ahead of the
rest of the contestants. After 8 (out of 9) rounds WBridge5
has a 3 points margin on Jack. With the opponents scheduled (Ray's Bridge Game and
RoboBridge) WBridge5 is expected
to finish first, followed closely by Jack.
On wednesday Shark Bridge, Micro Bridge and Q-Plus Bridge decide the two
remaining playoff spots.
Shark Bridge - RoboBridge | 83 - 25 | 25 - 5 |
Q-Plus Bridge - Bridge Captain | 84 - 42 | 22 - 8 |
Micro Bridge - Ray's Bridge Game | 191 - 0 | 25 - 0 |
Jack - Bridge Baron | 100 - 68 | 21 - 9 |
WBridge5 - Sy Borg | 211 - 5 | 25 - 0 |
WBridge5 - RoboBridge | 84 - 29 | 24 - 6 |
Shark Bridge - Bridge Captain | 105 - 32 | 25 - 3 |
Q-Plus Bridge - Ray's Bridge Game | 213 - 1 | 25 - 0 |
Micro Bridge - Bridge Baron | 82 - 30 | 24 - 6 |
Jack - Sy Borg | 230 - 13 | 25 - 0 |
RoboBridge - Sy Borg | 193 - 19 | 25 - 0 |
WBridge5 - Bridge Captain | 121 - 48 | 25 - 3 |
Shark Bridge - Ray's Bridge Game | 179 - 19 | 25 - 0 |
Q-Plus Bridge - Bridge Baron | 65 - 50 | 17 - 13 |
Jack - Micro Bridge | 70 - 37 | 21 - 9 |
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results round robin
Day 4 - WBridge5, Jack, Micro Bridge and Shark Bridge semi finalists
On the final day of the preliminaries Shark Bridge, Micro Bridge and
Q-Plus Bridge decided the two remaining playoff spots. Micro Bridge and Shark Bridge
got the last two tickets.
In the semi-finals on thursday Jack will play Micro Bridge (+12), and WBridge5
is up against Shark Bridge (+25).
All US contestants are eliminated for the title.
Jack - RoboBridge | 129 - 7 | 25 - 0 |
Bridge Captain - Sy Borg | 203 - 22 | 25 - 0 |
WBridge5 - Ray's Bridge Game | 196 - 5 | 25 - 0 |
Shark Bridge - Bridge Baron | 48 - 59 | 13 - 17 |
Micro Bridge - Q-Plus Bridge | 55 - 39 | 18 - 12 |
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results round robin
results semi-finals
Day 5 - Jack and WBridge5 finalists
WBridge5 beat Shark Bridge in the semi finals. In the other semi finals match
Micro Bridge put up a good fight but in the final set Jack managed to get
ahead and win the game.
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results round robin
results semi-finals
Day 6 - J A C K T H E N E W W O R L D C H A M P I O N ! !
Today the Team Championship concluded with the 64-board final.
In a direct match against the French WBridge5 Jack regained the worldtitle.
Jack is back...
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results round robin
results semi-finals
results finals
Team vs. Team |
1 RoboBridge |
2 Bridge Captain |
3 Ray's Bridge Game |
4 Bridge Baron |
5 Micro Bridge |
6 Q-Plus Bridge |
7 Shark Bridge |
8 WBridge5 |
9 Sy Borg |
10 Jack |
VP's |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 RoboBridge |
x | 42 - 47 14 VP |
163 - 22 25 VP |
65 - 72 14 VP |
56 - 60 14 VP |
54 - 96 8 VP |
25 - 83 5 VP |
29 - 84 6 VP |
193 - 19 25 VP |
7 - 129 0 VP |
111 |
2 Bridge Captain |
47 - 42 16 VP |
x | 169 - 10 25 VP |
105 - 55 24 VP |
28 - 92 4 VP |
42 - 84 8 VP |
32 - 105 3 VP |
48 - 121 3 VP |
203 - 22 25 VP |
49 - 120 3 VP |
111 |
3 Ray's Bridge Game |
22 - 163 0 VP |
10 - 169 0 VP |
x | 12 - 225 0 VP |
0 - 190 0 VP |
1 - 213 0 VP |
19 - 179 0 VP |
5 - 196 0 VP |
71 - 95 11 VP |
2 - 245 0 VP |
11 |
4 Bridge Baron |
72 - 65 16 VP |
55 - 105 6 VP |
225 - 12 25 VP |
x | 30 - 82 6 VP |
50 - 65 13 VP |
59 - 48 17 VP |
45 - 66 11 VP |
227 - 35 25 VP |
68 - 100 9 VP |
128 |
5 Micro Bridge |
60 - 56 16 VP |
92 - 28 25 VP |
191 - 0 25 VP |
82 - 30 24 VP |
x | 55 - 39 18 VP |
74 - 64 16 VP |
62 - 101 8 VP |
190 - 22 25 VP |
37 - 70 9 VP |
166 |
6 Q-Plus Bridge |
96 - 54 22 VP |
84 - 42 22 VP |
213 - 1 25 VP |
65 - 50 17 VP |
39 - 55 12 VP |
x | 26 - 52 10 VP |
47 - 76 10 VP |
190 - 16 25 VP |
22 - 57 9 VP |
152 |
7 Shark Bridge |
83 - 25 25 VP |
105 - 32 25 VP |
179 - 19 25 VP |
48 - 59 13 VP |
64 - 74 14 VP |
52 - 26 20 VP |
x | 8 - 116 0 VP |
218 - 10 25 VP |
62 - 63 15 VP |
162 |
8 WBridge5 |
84 - 29 24 VP |
121 - 48 25 VP |
196 - 5 25 VP |
66 - 45 19 VP |
101 - 62 22 VP |
76 - 47 20 VP |
116 - 8 25 VP |
x | 211 - 5 25 VP |
35 - 46 13 VP |
198 |
9 Sy Borg |
19 - 193 0 VP |
22 - 203 0 VP |
95 - 71 19 VP |
35 - 227 0 VP |
32 - 190 0 VP |
16 - 190 0 VP |
10 - 218 0 VP |
5 - 211 0 VP |
x | 13 - 230 0 VP |
19 |
10 Jack |
129 - 7 25 VP |
120 - 49 25 VP |
245 - 2 25 VP |
100 - 68 21 VP |
70 - 37 21 VP |
57 - 22 21 VP |
63 - 62 15 VP |
46 - 35 17 VP |
230 - 13 25 VP |
x | 195 |
In the first 9 rounds half a Round Robin is played. All contestants will play each other
exactly once. Results in the above table are therefor displayed twice and mirrored.
Ranking Round Robin
Program | VP's |
---|---|
WBridge5 | 198 |
Jack | 195 |
Micro Bridge | 166 |
Shark Bridge | 162 |
Q-Plus Bridge | 152 |
Bridge Baron | 128 |
RoboBridge | 111 |
Bridge Captain | 111 |
Sy Borg | 19 |
Ray's Bridge Game | 11 |
Semi finals | Carry over | Results | ||||
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1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | Total | ||
Jack - Micro Bridge | +12 | 12 - 30 | 44 - 37 | 19 - 38 | 39 - 18 | 126 - 123 |
WBridge5 - Shark Bridge | +25 | 24 - 18 | 34 - 34 | 59 - 52 | 90 - 18 | 232 - 105 |
Final | Carry over | Results | ||||
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1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | Total | ||
Jack - WBridge5 | 0 | 29 - 39 | 21 - 23 | 35 - 17 | 23 - 15 | 108 - 94 |