2021 World Bridge Team Championships

2021 World Bridge Team Championships
Tournament information
SportContract bridge
LocationItaly Salsomaggiore Terme
Dates27 March–9 April 2022
Teams96
Final positions
Champions France and  Poland

The 2021 World Bridge Team Championships (45th) was a contract bridge event being held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, from 27 March to 9 April 2022, delayed from its original schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

During the event, the 45th Bermuda Bowl, the 23rd Venice Cup, the 11th d'Orsi Trophy and the 2nd Wuhan Cup were contested. The NBO Trophy was cancelled after Round 6 because too many teams withdrew, compromising the technical integrity of the tournament.[2]

Teams representing France and Poland were the most successful medalists, each capturing one gold and one bronze. The only other nation to capture more than one medal was the United States, with one silver and one bronze.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bermuda Bowl  Switzerland  Netherlands  United States 1
 Norway
Venice Cup  Sweden  Turkey  England
 Poland
d'Orsi Trophy  Poland  India  Denmark
 France
Wuhan Cup  France  United States  Italy
 Germany

Medals

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)1012
 Poland (POL)1012
3 Sweden (SWE)1001
 Switzerland (SWI)1001
5 United States (USA)0112
6 India (IND)0101
 Netherlands (NED)0101
 Turkey (TUR)0101
9 Denmark (DEN)0011
 England (ENG)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
 Italy (ITA)*0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (13 entries)44816

Swiss Teams

Play of the NBO Trophy is suspended after Round 6.

Rankings (Round 6)

Rank Team VPs

1 USA 1 Women 83.07

2 ISRAEL Mixed 81.13

3 SOUTH AFRICA 73.65

4 NEW ZEALAND BB 73.44

Bermuda Bowl

Round robin

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1  Switzerland 312.24
2  Netherlands 307.38
3  United States 2 301.13
4  Hungary 290.11
5  England 287.30
6  Italy 286.03
7  Norway 284.53
8  United States 1 272.29
9  Denmark 263.00
10  Israel 262.49
11  Sweden 258.10
12  Australia 254.40
13  India 245.39
14  Bulgaria 225.11
15  New Zealand 220.44
16  Egypt 214.33
17  Hong Kong 211.23
18  South Africa 191.55
19  Canada 191.06
20  Guadeloupe 164.90
21  United Arab Emirates 141.68
22  Singapore 119.65
23  Uruguay 106.90
24  Argentina 97.16

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
 Switzerland 20 23 43 18 41 37 182
 England 49 21 22 17 18 12 139
 Switzerland 6 66 35 27 39 57 230
 United States 1 42 10 51 43 9 19 182
 Hungary 19 33 29 16 2 45 144
 United States 1 19 25 26 46 54 21 191
 Switzerland 40 18 35 37 13 24 167
 Netherlands 36 37 22 22 24 19 164
 United States 2 15 7 27 31 19 17 116
 Norway 18 11 37 47 17 45 175
 Norway 12 37 16 5 8 0 78
 Netherlands 32 45 54 27 34 0 192
 Netherlands 51 6 28 31 11 57 184
 Italy 21 35 29 25 23 18 151

Venice Cup

Round robin

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1  Poland 352.04
2  England 304.29
3  Sweden 294.70
4  United States 2 294.65
5  Turkey 279.27
6  Italy 276.58
7  Denmark 261.10
8  France 260.14
9  Norway 258.94
10  United States 1 256.88
11  Canada 240.42
12  Scotland 222.37
13  Portugal 215.25
14  Hungary 214.82
15  Belgium 212.19
16  Australia 208.55
17  Spain 202.76
18  Germany 193.97
19  Egypt 189.49
20  Argentina 182.27
21  Brazil 175.63
22  Morocco 166.89
23  United Arab Emirates 125.37
24  India 114.23

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
 Poland 29 32 34 9 37 61 202
 Denmark 32 31 29 30 45 2 169
 Poland 24 51 45 18 12 63 213
 Sweden 15 76 39 16 27 42 215
 Sweden 48 25 31 37 51 29 221
 Italy 36 19 19 58 29 20 181
 Sweden 54 39 15 31 62 52 253
 Turkey 18 17 28 46 30 31 170
 United States 2 18 34 9 43 12 0 116
 Turkey 61 44 58 27 51 0 241
 Turkey 34 37 59 18 43 45 236
 England 30 28 22 41 35 37 193
 England 46 32 32 63 20 26 219
 France 33 37 58 5 11 26 170

d'Orsi Trophy

Round robin

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1  United States 1 324.09
2  Denmark 287.64
3  Poland 279.94
4  France 275.74
5  India 268.35
6  Sweden 267.89
7  United States 2 263.36
8  Bulgaria 259.89
9  Iceland 253.45
10  Turkey 250.78
11  Italy 245.57
12  Argentina 245.44
13  England 241.80
14  Canada 237.40
15  Netherlands 223.81
16  Belgium 222.87
17  Australia 220.34
18  Germany 214.99
19  Norway 213.58
20  Pakistan 212.46
21  Morocco 145.93
22  Brazil 124.59
23  Egypt 120.49
24  Guadeloupe 84.47

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
 United States 1 8 24 44 29 14 23 146
 India 9 34 30 25 27 25 150
 India 16 57 37 57 37 21 225
 France 21 19 61 14 41 41 197
 France 29 62 76 0 0 0 167
 Sweden 11 12 28 0 0 0 51
 India 29 34 24 44 28 35 194
 Poland 47 44 39 34 57 18 239
 Poland 34 32 19 0 0 0 85
 Bulgaria 22 11 29 0 0 0 62
 Poland 38 42 45 23 33 51 232
 Denmark 30 69 23 32 13 28 195
 Denmark 52 7 42 31 42 10 183
 United States 2 22 33 17 26 9 45 152

Wuhan Cup

Round robin

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Rank Team VP
1  France 304.85
2  United States 1 303.58
3  Belgium 296.71
4  Poland 292.77
5  Italy 291.89
6  Romania 289.80
7  Latvia 270.61
8  Germany 270.36
9  Denmark 267.08
10  Australia 259.19
11  Netherlands 251.56
12  Israel 236.24
13  United States 2 235.62
14  Croatia 235.12
15  Portugal 227.11
16  Argentina 218.53
17  Turkey 217.07
18  India 212.69
19  Jordan 196.13
20  Singapore 183.11
21  Egypt 152.84
22  Chile 127.65
23  Guatemala 89.19
24  Tunisia 76.40

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                        
 France 50 32 15 56 23 13 189
 Romania 32 30 28 5 36 50 181
 France 52 64 57 13 42 0 228
 Germany 20 47 26 30 31 0 154
 Belgium 27 34 33 31 18 21 164
 Germany 13 40 33 18 44 32 180
 France 44 38 24 43 30 19 199
 United States 1 46 27 13 39 18 20 163
 Poland 34 56 17 39 20 21 187
 Italy 32 36 28 39 34 49 218
 Italy 13 44 6 37 42 9 151
 United States 1 13 26 58 31 37 56 221
 United States 1 29 32 68 2 30 51 212
 Latvia 55 24 18 25 32 31 185

References

  1. ^ "Information Letter n.1" (PDF). worldbridge.org. World Bridge Federation. July 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "45th World Bridge Championships". Retrieved April 5, 2022.