Bermuda_Bowl

Bermuda Bowl

Known as the Bermuda Bowl, the World team championships in contract bridge are named after the first edition which was held in Bermuda in 1950.

The event started out as a competition between USA, Europe and Britain. The first event was held in 1950 and won by USA. After this, the Bermuda Bowl became a yearly challenge match between the USA and the European Champions. Over time, the format has changed several times, including more and more teams.

Currently the Bermuda Bowl is held every two years with 22 teams participating: The host country, six from Europe (Zone 1), three from North America (Zone 2), two from South America (Zone 3), two from Asia & the Middle East (Zone 4), one from Central America & Caribbean (Zone 5), three from Pacific Asia (Zone 6), two from South Pacific (Zone 7), two from Africa (Zone 8). The Venice Cup and Senior Bowl are held at the same venue in a similar format. The World Transnational Open Teams Championship starts after the qualifying stages for the three major events have been concluded.

The 2007 Bermuda Bowl (38th) was held in Shanghai, China. Norway (Geir Helgemo–Tor Helness, Boye Brogeland–Erik Sælensminde, Glenn Grøtheim–Ulf Håkon Tundal) claimed their first title. Pre-event favourites Italy went out in the quarterfinals against South Africa while USA 2 failed to reach the knockout stage.^[1]

The 2009 event is scheduled to take place in São Paulo, Brazil.

1 Winners
2 Venues of past events
3 External links
4 References
- 4.1 Footnotes

Winners

Year	Teams	Rank	Team Members
1950	3	1.	USA John Crawford, Charles Goren, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor, Sam Stayman
		2.	Sweden–Iceland Gunnar Guðmundsson (ISL), Rudolf Kock (SWE), Nils-Olof Lilliehöök (SWE), Einar Þorfinnsson (ISL), Einar Werner (SWE), Jan Wohlin (SWE)
		3.	Great Britain Leslie Dodds, Nico Gardener, Maurice Harrison-Gray, Kenneth Konstam, Joel Tarlo, Louis Tarlo
1951	2	1.	USA B. Jay Becker, John Crawford, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Sam Stayman
		2.	Italy Paolo Baroni, Eugenio Chiaradia, Pietro Forquet, Mario Franco, Augusto Ricci, Guglielmo Siniscalco
1953	2	1.	USA B. Jay Becker, John Crawford, Theodore Lightner, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Sam Stayman
		2.	Sweden Gunnar Anulf, Rudolf Kock, Robert Larsen, Nils-Olof Lilliehöök, Jan Wohlin, Einar Werner
1954	2	1.	USA Clifford Bishop, Milton Ellenby, Lew Mathe, Don Oakie, William Rosen, Douglas Steen
		2.	France Jacques Amouraben, René Bacherich, Jean Besse (SUI), Pierre Ghestem, Marcel Kornblum, Karl Schneider (AUT)
1955	2	1.	Great Britain Leslie Dodds, Kenneth Konstam, Adam Meredith, Jordanis Pavlides, Terence Reese, Boris Schapiro
		2.	USA Clifford Bishop, Milton Ellenby, Lew Mathe, John Moran, William Rosen, Alvin Roth
1956	2	1.	France René Bacherich, Pierre Ghestem, Pierre Jaïs, Robert Lattès, Bertrand Romanet, Roger Trézel
		2.	USA Myron Field, Charles Goren, Lee Hazen, Richard Kahn, Charles Solomon, Sam Stayman
1957	2	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Guglielmo Siniscalco
		2.	USA Charles Goren, Boris Koytchou, Peter Leventritt, Harold Ogust, William Seamon, Helen Sobel
1958	3	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Guglielmo Siniscalco
		2.	USA B. Jay Becker, John Crawford, George Rapee, Alvin Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone
		3.	Argentina Alberto Blousson, Carlos Cabanne, Ricardo Calvente, Alejandro Castro, Marcelo Lerner
1959	3	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Guglielmo Siniscalco
		2.	USA Harry Fishbein, Sam Fry Jr., Leonard Harmon, Lee Hazen, Sidney Lazard, Ivar Stakgold
		3.	Argentina Alberto Berisso, Ricardo Calvente, Alejandro Castro, Carlos Dibar, Arturo Jaques, Egisto Rocchi
1961	4	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo
		2.	North America John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Norman Kay, Peter Leventritt, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor
		3.	France René Bacherich, Claude Deruy, Pierre Ghestem, José Le Dentu, Roger Trézel
1962	4	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo
		2.	North America Charles Coon (USA), Mervin Key (USA), Lew Mathe (USA), Eric Murray (CAN), G. Robert Nail (USA), Ron Von der Porten (USA)
		3.	Great Britain Nico Gardener, Kenneth Konstam, Tony Priday, Claude Rodrigue, Albert Rose, Alan Truscott
1963	4	1.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Eugenio Chiaradia, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, Camillo Pabis Ticci
		2.	North America James Jacoby, Robert Jordan, Peter Leventritt, G. Robert Nail, Arthur Robinson, Howard Schenken
		3.	France René Bacherich, Gérard Desrousseaux, Pierre Ghestem, Jacques Stetten, Georges Théron, Léon Tintner
1965	4	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, Camillo Pabis Ticci
		2.	North America B. Jay Becker, Ivan Erdos, Dorothy Hayden, Peter Leventritt, Kelsey Petterson, Howard Schenken
		3.	Argentina Luis Attaguile, Alberto Berisso, Carlos Cabanne, Marcelo Lerner, Egisto Rocchi, Agustín Santamarina
1966	5	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, Camillo Pabis Ticci
		2.	North America Phillip Feldesman (USA), Bob Hamman (USA), Sami Kehela (CAN), Lew Mathe (USA), Eric Murray (CAN), Ira Rubin (USA)
		3.	Venezuela Roberto Benaim, David Berah, Mario Onorati, Roger Rossignol, Renato Straziota, Francis Vernon
1967	5	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, Camillo Pabis Ticci
		2.	North America Edgar Kaplan (USA), Norman Kay (USA), Sami Kehela (CAN), Eric Murray (CAN), William Root (USA), Alvin Roth (USA)
		3.	France Jean-Michel Boulenger, Jacques Parienté, Jean-Marc Roudinesco, Jacques Stetten, Henri Szwarc, Léon Tintner
1969	5	1.	Italy Walter Avarelli, Giorgio Belladonna, Massimo D'Alelio, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, Camillo Pabis Ticci
		2.	Taiwan Frank Huang, Patrick Huang, C. S. Shen (Shen Chun-shan), K. W. Shen (THA), Kovit Suchartkul (THA), M. F. Tai
		3.	North America Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, Edwin Kantar, Sidney Lazard, George Rapee
1970	5	1.	USA Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, James Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Taiwan Conrad Cheng, Elmer Hsiao, Patrick Huang, Harry Lin, M. F. Tai
		3.	Norway Erik Høie, Tore Jensen, Knut Koppang, Bjørn Larsen, Louis André Strøm, Willy Varnås
1971	6	1.	Aces Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, James Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff
		2.	France Jean-Michel Boulenger, Pierre Jaïs, Jean-Marc Roudinesco, Jean-Louis Stoppa, Henri Szwarc, Roger Trézel
		3.	Australia Jim Borin, Norma Borin, Richard Cummings, Denis Howard, Tim Seres, Roelof Smilde
1973	5	1.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Benito Bianchi, Pietro Forquet, Giuseppe Garabello, Benito Garozzo, Vito Pittalà
		2.	Aces Mark Blumenthal, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, James Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff
		3.	Brazil Pedro Paulo Assumpção, Marcelo Branco, Pedro Paulo Branco, Gabriel Chagas, Gabino Cintra, Christiano Fonseca
1974	6	1.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Benito Bianchi, Pietro Forquet, Benito Garozzo, (Dano De Falco, Arturo Franco)*
		2.	North America Mark Blumenthal (USA), Bobby Goldman (USA), Bob Hamman (USA), Sami Kehela (CAN), Eric Murray (CAN), Bobby Wolff (USA)
		3.	Brazil Pedro Paulo Assumpção, Marcelo Branco, Pedro Paulo Branco, Gabriel Chagas, Gabino Cintra, Christiano Fonseca
1975	5	1.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Gianfranco Facchini, Arturo Franco, Benito Garozzo, Vito Pittalà, Sergio Zucchelli
		2.	North America Billy Eisenberg, Bob Hamman, Edwin Kantar, Paul Soloway, John C. Swanson, Bobby Wolff
		3.	France Jean-Michel Boulenger, Michel Lebel, François Leenhardt, Christian Mari, Henri Szwarc, Edmond Vial
1976	6	1.	North America Billy Eisenberg, Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira Rubin, Paul Soloway
		2.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Pietro Forquet, Arturo Franco, Benito Garozzo, Vito Pittalà, Antonio Vivaldi
		3.	Israel Julian Frydrich, Michael Hochzeit, Sam Lev, Yeshayahu Levit, Pinhas Romik, Eliakim Shaufel
1977	6	1.	North America Billy Eisenberg, Edwin Kantar, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, John C. Swanson, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Defending Champions Fred Hamilton, Mike Passell, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira Rubin, Ron Von der Porten
		3.	Sweden Anders Brunzell, Sven-Olov Flodqvist, Hans Göthe, Jörgen Lindqvist, Anders Morath, Per Olof Sundelin
1979	6	1.	North America Malcolm Brachman, Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Edwin Kantar, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway
		2.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Dano De Falco, Arturo Franco, Benito Garozzo, Lorenzo Lauria, Vito Pittalà
		3.	Australia Jim Borin, Norma Borin, Richard Cummings, Andrew Reiner, Bobby Richman, Tim Seres
1981	7	1.	USA Russell Arnold, Bobby Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, John Solodar, (Bud Reinhold)*
		2.	Pakistan Nishat Abedi, Nisar Ahmed, Munir Attaullah, Jan-e-Alam Fazli, Zia Mahmood, Masood Saleem
		3-4.	Poland Aleksander Jezioro, Julian Klukowski, Marek Kudła, Krzysztof Martens, Andrzej Milde, Tomasz Przybora
		3-4.	Argentina Gustavo Alujas, Luis Attaguile, Hector Camberos, Agustín Santamarina, Eduardo Scanavino, David Zanalda
1983	10	1.	USA 1 Michael Becker, Bob Hamman, Ron Rubin, Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Italy Giorgio Belladonna, Dano De Falco, Arturo Franco, Benito Garozzo, Lorenzo Lauria, Carlo Mosca
		3.	France Michel Corn, Philippe Cronier, Michel Lebel, Hervé Mouiel, Philippe Soulet, Henri Szwarc
1985	9	1.	USA Bob Hamman, Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Austria Heinrich Berger, Kurt Feichtinger, Jan Fucik, Wolfgang Meinl, Karl Rohan, Franz Terraneo
		3.	Israel David Birman, Sam Lev, Eliakim Shaufel, Shalom Zeligman, (Julian Frydrich, Michael Hochzeit)**
1987	10	1.	USA Bob Hamman, Mike Lawrence, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Great Britain John Armstrong, Raymond Brock, Jeremy Flint, Tony Forrester, Graham Kirby, Robert Sheehan
		3.	Sweden Björn Fallenius, Sven-Olov Flodqvist, Hans Göthe, Tommy Gullberg, Magnus Lindkvist, Per Olof Sundelin
1989	10	1.	Brazil Marcelo Branco, Pedro Paulo Branco, Carlos Camacho, Gabriel Chagas, Ricardo Janz, Roberto Mello
		2.	USA Mike Lawrence, Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, Kit Woolsey
		3.	Poland Cezary Balicki, Julian Klukowski, Krzysztof Martens, Krzysztof Moszczyński, Marek Szymanowski, Adam Żmudziński
1991	16	1.	Iceland Guðmundur Páll Arnarson, Örn Arnþórsson, Jón Baldursson, Guðlaugur Jóhannsson, Þorlákur Jónsson, Aðalsteinn Jörgensen
		2.	Poland Cezary Balicki, Piotr Gawryś, Krzysztof Lasocki, Krzysztof Martens, Marek Szymanowski, Adam Żmudziński
		3.	Sweden Sven-Åke Bjerregård, Björn Fallenius, Tommy Gullberg, Anders Morath, Mats Nilsland, Per Olof Sundelin
1993	16	1.	Netherlands Wubbo de Boer, Piet Jansen, Enri Leufkens, Bauke Muller, Jan Westerhof, Berry Westra
		2.	Norway Terje Aa, Glenn Grøtheim, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Arild Rasmussen, Jon Sveindal
		3.	Brazil Marcelo Amaral, José Barbosa, Pedro Paulo Branco, Carlos Camacho, Gabriel Chagas, Roberto Mello
1995	16	1.	USA 2 Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Bobby Wolff
		2.	Canada Boris Baran, Fred Gitelman, Eric Kokish, George Mittelman, Mark Molson, Joey Silver
		3.	France Paul Chemla, Philippe Cronier, Michel Lebel, Michel Perron, Robert Reiplinger, Philippe Soulet
1997	18	1.	France Paul Chemla, Alain Lévy, Christian Mari, Hervé Mouiel, Franck Multon, Michel Perron
		2.	USA 2 Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Bobby Wolff
		3.	Norway Terje Aa, Boye Brogeland, Glenn Grøtheim, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Erik Sælensminde
2000	20	1.	USA 1 Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway
		2.	Brazil Marcelo Branco, João Paulo Campos, Gabriel Chagas, Ricardo Janz, Roberto Mello, Miguel Villasboas
		3.	USA 2 Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Neil Silverman, Jeff Wolfson
2001	18	1.	USA 2 Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, Rose Meltzer, Alan Sontag, Lew Stansby, Peter Weichsel
		2.	Norway Terje Aa, Boye Brogeland, Glenn Grøtheim, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Erik Sælensminde
		3.	Poland Cezary Balicki, Michał Kwiecień, Marcin Leśniewski, Krzysztof Martens, Jacek Pszczoła, Adam Żmudziński
2003	22	1.	USA 1 Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway
		2.	Italy Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Claudio Nunes, Alfredo Versace
		3.	USA 2 Doug Doub, Steve Landen, Pratrap Rajadhyaksha, Adam Wildavsky, (Dan Morse, Bobby Wolff)**
2005	22	1.	Italy Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Claudio Nunes, Alfredo Versace
		2.	USA 1 Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway
		3.	USA 2 Fred Gitelman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Russ Ekeblad, Brad Moss, Ron Rubin
2007	22	1.	Norway Boye Brogeland, Glenn Grøtheim, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Erik Sælensminde, Ulf Håkon Tundal
		2.	USA 1 Steve Garner, George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Howard Weinstein
		3.	Netherlands Ton Bakkeren, Huub Bertens, Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver, Simon de Wijs, Bauke Muller

* De Falco–Franco in 1974 and Reinhold in 1981 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for the title of World Champion
** Frydrich–Hochzeit in 1985 and Morse–Wolff in 2003 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for third place