October 24th, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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BERMUDA BOWL (ITALY V. NETHERLANDS) AND (USA 1 V. USA 2)
VENICE CUP (INDONESIA V. ENGLAND) AND (NETHERLANDS V. FRANCE)
D’ORSI SENIOR BOWL (FRANCE V. POLAND) AND (USA 1 V. USA 2)
The matches will continue until Wednesday night and the determined finalists will play off Thursday through Friday (with the exception of the Bermuda Bowl which will end on Saturday).
ALL MATCHES WILL BE VIEWABLE ON BBO TODAY!!! Don’t miss them.
October 24th, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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Here are the results of the 96 board quarter finals from yesterday and winding up today:
IN THE BERMUDA BOWL, ITALY BEAT CHINA; USA 2 BEAT SWEDEN ; NETHERLANDS BEAT ICELAND ; USA 1 BEAT ISRAEL .
IN THE VENICE CUP (WOMEN’S), INDONESIA BEAT USA 2 ; ENGLAND BEAT SWEDEN; NETHERLANDS BEAT USA 1 ; FRANCE BEAT CHINA .
IN THE D’ORSI SENIORS BOWL, FRANCE BEAT GERMANY ; USA1 BEAT DENMARK ; POLAND BEAT AUSTRALIA ; USA 2 BEAT INDONESIA .
I will continue to post the results, following up with the Semi-finals tomorrow and Wednesday and (if we make it to the Finals Thursday and Friday when the Venice Cup and Senior winners are determined) will report on that as well. The premier event (The Bermuda Bowl) will end Saturday before the Closing Banquet and the prize presentation.
October 24th, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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THESE ARE THE STANDINGS WITH 16 BOARDS LEFT
BERMUDA BOWL
ITALY 171/CHINA 165.3
USA 2 167/SWEDEN 127.3
ICELAND 102/NETHERLANDS 175
USA 1 221/ISRAEL 98
VENICE CUP
USA 2 163/INDONESIA 185
SWEDEN 157/ENGLAND 157
NETHERLANDS 144/USA 1 165
FRANCE 185.7/CHINA 170
D’ORSI SENIOR BOWL
GERMANY 136/FRANCE 181
USA 1 187/DENMARK 159.5
AUSTRALIA 122/POLAND 243
USA 2 188.5/INDONESIA 137
Finals will be posted after the match!
October 24th, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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BERMUDA BOWL
ITALY 139/CHINA 152.3
USA 2 121/SWEDEN 109.3
ICELAND 66/NETHERLANDS 161
USA 1 172/ISRAEL 80
VENICE CUP
USA 2 138/INDONESIA 156
SWEDEN 131/ENGLAND 140
NETHERLANDS 115/USA 1 155
FRANCE 175.5/CHINA 126
D’ORSI SENIOR BOWL
GERMANY 120/FRANCE 132
USA 1 162/DENMARK 120.5
AUSTRALIA 106/POLAND 195
USA 2 145.5/INDONESIA 125
At the moment, they are in the midst of Boards 65-80 and the final determining session will conclude with 81-96, thereby declaring which twelve teams move onward and upward. One step at a time.
October 23rd, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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BERMUDA BOWL
ITALY 122/CHINA 85.3
USA 2 96/SWEDEN 78.3
ICELAND 44/NETHERLANDS 154
USA 1 134/ISRAEL 76
VENICE CUP
USA 2 118/INDONESIA 94
SWEDEN 98/ENGLAND 96
NETHERLANDS 92/USA 1 113
FRANCE 104.7/CHINA 105
D’ORSI SENIOR BOWL
GERMANY 91/FRANCE 96
USA 1 109/DENMARK 93.5
AUSTRALIA 70/POLAND 168
USA 2 108.5/INDONESIA 81
This is at the halfway mark and includes carryover. Tomorrow is the second half and will determine which twelve teams move forward.
October 23rd, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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Outside of our first night outing by bus with the team to Romano’s in Veldhover for a delicious Italian dinner and a courtesy chauffeuring by Andrea Finkel to the beauty parlor (and of course President Rona’s party in Eindhoven) we have not left the hotel in twelve days. There is a free guest breakfast buffet (quite good with everything under the sun), Porticato (an iron gated restaurant) which shows the remnants of the original monastery site, open for lunch and dinner and a “fancy, expensive’ dining facility down the hall from Porticato. We had dinner there last night (soup, mussels and an indescribably incredible cod dish with vegetables) — great for the taste buds but not for the pocketbook.
The volunteers can’t be beat. You would think you were lifelong buddies as they are so friendly. I was forced to rent a scooter because the walking distance is without end for me. It broke twice, got recharged and broke again so this morning my new (very new) one arrived to replace the one that lost its wheel cap and broken foot pedal (besides its motor capability). All is well now – but take my advice – DON’T GET OLD! The hotel is good for hikers and exercisers because nothing is close by. The five or six sections are designated by color. Luckily I can remember to follow the yellow rug to get back to my room in Emerald City.
The playing space is immense and phenomenal with huge ceilings. The social ‘meeting’ room is probably a square block and a half in dimension Everyone congregates there (except if they are not watching vugraph which holds 750 chairs). Besides FREE delicious LaVazza coffee with choices of chocolate, vanilla squirts on top, there is a counter for soft drinks, sandwiches and other goods and dozens of round tables where the players waiting for teammates sit and chat. The sides of the room have souvenirs and bridge supplies and books for sale and up above on the high walls are the running scores on one side and various other bridge information on the other. There is also a hospitality and registration desk that can answer your questions and direct you to where you want to go.
In addition to the anteroom – the open and closed rooms are directly behind them in another humongous facility intended to hold all the tables (three events with two tables each – which is 22 x 2 x 3 = 132 tables). In addition there are vugraph rooms with a recorder – so you can get the picture. The open and closed rooms are bedecked with all participating nations’ flags – a touching site.
There are tons of directors milling around to help you find your way as it is like a labyrinth and people seem to always be getting lost as there is more than one way with al the corridors to reach your destination. Not only is the hotel amazing (in a good way) but a real MAZE!
Tonight will complete the first day of the quarter finals and I will post all three events before my head hits the pillow.
October 22nd, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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BERMUDA BOWL: ITALY (409); NETHERLANDS (390); USA 2 (372); ISRAEL (355.5); USA 1 (340.5); SWEDEN (335); CHINA (334.5); ICELAND (333.5)
VENICE CUP: USA 2 (391); USA 1 (389); ENGLAND (384); CHINA (368); SWEDEN (365); INDONESIA (357); NETHERLANDS (355); FRANCE (352)
D’ORSI SENIOR BOWL: FRANCE (383); POLAND (382); USA 2 (370); DENMARK (368.5); USA 1 (360); AUSTRALIA and INDONESIA TIED (351); GERMANY (342)
At a Captain’s Meeting after the 21st match, the seedings were drawn and the show will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday (Dutch time). It is a 96 board quarter final with carryovers from the round robin match.
That’s all for tonight, folks!
October 22nd, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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The standings after the first session Saturday morning of the three leaders are:
d’ORSI SENIOR BOWL: Poland (340); Denmark (338.5); France (336)
VENICE CUP: USA 1 (349); England (344); USA 2 (343)
BERMUDA BOWL: Italy (369); Netherlands (345); Denmark (339)
20th match will be posted before dinner. Will be an exciting finish. Later!
October 21st, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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the contestants of the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and d’Orsi Senior Bowl. The final three matches out of twenty-one will conclude tomorrow (Saturday here in Holland) and the top eight in each event (out of 22) will qualify for the next phase on Sunday and Monday. After eighteen matches for each, here are the top three in each category:
BERMUDA BOWL: ITALY (343); NETHERLANDS (328); USA 2 (326)
VENICE CUP: USA 1 (325); ENGLAND (323); USA 2 (321)
d’ORSI SENIOR BOWL: DENMARK (325.5); USA 1 (320); POLAND (318).
Of course, my focus is on the d’Orsi (Old Geezers) Senior event where my husband is playing. They moved into 2nd this evening after beating Guadeloupe (22-8); Reunion (25-0); and being defeated by Poland (10-20). Being in the top eight seals your qualification fate but the higher you finish the better your chance. Team #1 picks an opponent from 5-8; Then #2 picks one of the three remaining teams and so on. Obviously, placing #1 is a tremendous advantage as there is a carryover from the earlier contest in which the two battled each other.
Also, the Transnational Gala will begin on Monday (over 140 teams already signed up) and allowances are being made for the Monday losers in the main event. They will be welcome to join the Transnational Teams on Tuesday.
October 21st, 2011 ~ Judy Kay-Wolff ~
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Today Bobby’s USA I d’Orsi Senior Bowl Team plays matches 16/ 17 and 18 with the last three tomorrow morning to determine the top eight who qualify. They are hanging in fourth place after their two blitzes yesterday and a near one to end a spectacular three sessions which they needed badly as they were situated in 11th place (pretty lackluster for a good team). The remaining opponents to be encountered are Canada, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Japan, Poland and Reunion. Kickoff for today begins in ten minutes.
Later!
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