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, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2012. In 2005 and 2008 Jack won the Round Robin but lost the final to WBridge5.
For the Championship the programs will play a round robin. The programs meet in 32 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.
The programs competing are:
Jack | - Hans Kuijf / Wim Heemskerk, The Netherlands |
WBridge5 | - Yves Costel, France |
Shark Bridge | - Jonh Norris, Denmark |
Bridge Baron | - Stephen Smith / Stephen Rosenfeld / Jonathan Gerth, United States |
Q-Plus Bridge | - Hans Leber, Germany |
Micro Bridge | - Tomio and Yumiko Uchida, Japan |
RoboBridge | - Job Scheffers, The Netherlands |
On the website of the organiser of the WC computer bridge you will be kept posted as the tournament progresses.
Go to the page containing the report on BridgeTopics.com for more items on the Championship.