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 |
| Micro Bridge | - Tomio and Yumiko Uchida, Japan |
| Bridge Baron | - Stephen Smith / Stephen Rosenfeld / Jonathan Gerth, United States |
| Q-Plus Bridge | - Hans Leber, Germany |
| RoboBridge | - Job Scheffers, The Netherlands |
| Moose | - Pete Boton, USA |
On the website of the organiser of the WC computer bridge you will be kept posted as the tournament progresses.
| Results final | |||
| Results semi-finals | |||
| Results preliminaries | |||
| Ranking Round Robin |
| Team vs. Team |
1 Shark Bridge |
2 Bridge Baron |
3 Micro Bridge |
4 Jack |
5 WBridge5 |
6 Q-Plus Bridge |
7 RoboBridge |
8 Moose Bridge |
VP's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shark Bridge |
x | 51 - 90 9 VP |
45 - 78 10 VP |
71 - 45 19 VP |
61 - 139 3 VP |
84 - 91 14 VP |
87 - 68 18 VP |
155 - 23 25 VP |
98 |
| 2 Bridge Baron |
90 - 51 21 VP |
x | 46 - 92 8 VP |
43 - 124 3 VP |
67 - 91 11 VP |
65 - 65 15 VP |
115 - 60 24 VP |
161 - 41 25 VP |
107 |
| 3 Micro Bridge |
78 - 45 20 VP |
92 - 46 22 VP |
x | 55 - 120 5 VP |
137 - 33 25 VP |
90 - 82 16 VP |
89 - 32 24 VP |
137 - 75 25 VP |
135 (137*) |
| 4 Jack |
45 - 71 11 VP |
124 - 43 25 VP |
120 - 55 25 VP |
x | 74 - 65 16 VP |
107 - 33 25 VP |
104 - 76 19 VP |
124 - 61 25 VP |
146 |
| 5 WBridge5 |
139 - 61 25 VP |
91 - 67 19 VP |
33 - 137 0 VP |
65 - 74 14 VP |
x | 97 - 86 17 VP |
133 - 52 25 VP |
150 - 24 25 VP |
125 |
| 6 Q-Plus Bridge |
91 - 84 16 VP |
65 - 65 15 VP |
82 - 90 14 VP |
33 - 107 3 VP |
86 - 97 13 VP |
x | 121 - 61 25 VP |
179 - 27 25 VP |
111 |
| 7 RoboBridge |
68 - 87 12 VP |
60 - 115 6 VP |
32 - 89 6 VP |
76 - 104 11 VP |
52 - 133 3 VP |
61 - 121 5 VP |
x | 111 - 45 25 VP |
68 |
| 8 Moose Bridge |
23 - 155 0 VP |
41 - 161 0 VP |
75 - 137 5 VP |
61 - 124 5 VP |
24 - 150 0 VP |
27 - 179 0 VP |
45 - 111 4 VP |
x | 14 |
In the first 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.
* Due to an error in the round robin total, not noticed until September 6,
Micro Bridge was not awarded the correct carryover in the semifinal match.
The carryover should have been 12 IMPs rather than 10, and Micro Bridge
would have won the semi-final against WBridge5, 163-162. A very unfortunate situation!
Ranking Round Robin
| Program | VP's |
|---|---|
| Jack | 146 |
| Micro Bridge | 135 (137*) |
| WBridge5 | 125 |
| Q-Plus Bridge | 111 |
| Bridge Baron | 107 |
| Shark Bridge | 98 |
| RoboBridge | 68 |
| Moose Bridge | 14 |
| Semi finals | Carry over | Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | Total | ||
| Jack - Q-Plus Bridge | +22 | 44 - 23 | 48 - 34 | 43 - 38 | 32 - 21 | 189 - 116 |
| Micro Bridge - WBridge5 | +10 (+12) | 40 - 52 | 43 - 55 | 17 - 28 | 51 - 27 | 161 - 162 (163 - 162) |
| Final | Carry over | Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | Total | ||
| Jack - WBridge5 | +2 | 23 - 57 | 55 - 22 | 25 - 24 | 48 - 44 | 153 - 147 |