Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players.

Summary

WBF Championships:[1]

The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:

  1. World Team Championships (Open Series: Bermuda Bowl)
  2. World Team Championships (Women series: Venice Cup)
  3. World Team Championships (Senior series: d'Orsi Senior Trophy)
  4. World Transnational Open Team (WTOT)

The World Bridge Games are held every fourth year, in the same year as the Summer Olympics, previously known as World Team Olympiad.

  1. National Open Teams
  2. National Women Teams
  3. National Senior Teams
  4. World Transnational Mixed Team

The World Bridge Series Championships are held every fourth year, in the year of World Cup. It includes the following main events:

  1. World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup)
  2. World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup)
  3. World Senior Knockout Teams (Rand Cup)
  4. World Mixed Swiss Teams
  5. World Mixed Pairs
  6. World Open Pairs
  7. World Women Pairs
  8. World Senior Pairs (Hiron Trophy)

World Championships

World Bridge Federation

World Bridge Championships[2] conducted by the World Bridge Federation

Youth

WBF[19][20][21]

Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd years[22]
Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008[23]
As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article.

9TH WORLD UNIVERSITY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018-10-25 ~ 10-28 XUZHOU,CHINA

Others

Great Britain

Events conducted by Bridge Great Britain:

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific (Zone 6)

Far East Bridge Federation & Pacific Asia Bridge Federation.[31][32][33][34]

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships (APBF) (Previously Far East Federation Championships).

Members

Zonal and National Organizations:[31][35]

Country / Organization / Membership / Status

1  China Chinese Contract Bridge Association CBA 81,500 OK

2  Hong Kong Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Ltd HKCBA 432 OK

3  Macau Macau Contract Bridge Association MCBA 81 OK

4  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association CTCBA 2,477 OK

5  Indonesia Indonesian Contract Bridge Association IBA 1,365 OK

6  Japan Japan Contract Bridge League Inc JCBL 7,043 OK

7  South Korea Korea Contract Bridge League KCBL 235 OK

8  Malaysia Malaysian Contract Bridge Association MCBA 71 OK

9  Philippines Philippine Tournament Bridge Association PTBA 131 OK

10  Singapore Singapore Contract Bridge Association SCBA 185 OK

11  Thailand Contract Bridge League of Thailand CBLT 3,274 OK

12  Vietnam VietNam Bridge & Poker Sports Association VBPSA N/A OK

Total 96,794

 Australia

 New Zealand

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships

Year /Host City /Open Team (Rebullid Cup) /Ladies Team(President's Cup) /Senior Team(PABF Senior Cup)

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships (U26 / U21)

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships

19th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Wuhan, China 2013, 19–25 August 2013

20th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Bangkok, Thailand, 1–7 April 2015

22nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Open Youth Championships Bogor, Indonesia April 13–20, 2018 2018 APBF Open Youth Championships

23rd APBF Youth Championships 2019-04-05 ~ 04-11 Bangkok, Thailand

Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships

Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships

2nd SEABF Championships 2017-12-06 ~ 12-12 The Margo Hotel, Depok, West Java South East Asia Bridge Federation

3rd Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships 2018-11-27 ~ 12-01 Makati City, Philippines

4th Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships 2019-11-25 ~ 11-29 Indoor Training Hall, Olympic Council of Malaysia

Asia Cup

Asia Cup Bridge Championships

2014 Jinhua 2nd Asia Cup 2nd Asia Cup Bridge Championships 2014-06-12 ~ 06-22 ZheJiang WuYi JinHua , China

3rd Asia Cup Bridge Championships 2018-06-04 ~ 06-10 Goa, India ASIA PACIFIC BRIDGE FEDERATION

Asia & Middle East (Zone 4)

List of Asia and Middle East Bridge Championships:[36][37]

History

Founded in 1979 as Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East.

From 5 original NBOs grew to 10 member countries.

In 1996, the Bridge Federation of Africa, Asia & the Middle East (BFAAME) was divided into (the obvious) 3 subzones.

In 2000, the African NBO’s formed Zone 8 of the WBF and Zone 4 was once again renamed to its original Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East (BFAME).

Members

Zonal and National Organizations

Country/Organization/Membership/Status

1  Bangladesh Bangladesh Bridge Federation BngBF 180 OK

2  India Bridge Federation of India BFI 4,650 OK

3  JordanJordan Bridge Federation JBA 250 OK

4  Kuwait Kuwait Mind Sports Association KMSA 66 OK

5  Pakistan Pakistan Bridge Federation PBF 500 OK

6  Palestine Palestine Bridge Federation PaBF 150 OK

7  Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Bridge Federation SdABF 67 OK

8  Sri Lanka Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka BFSL 120 OK

9  Syria Syrian Bridge Association SBA N/A OK

10  United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation UAEBF 150 OK

Total 6,133

Championships

1st ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1981 Venue: Bangalore, India Dates: 11–19 April 1981 (25th Bermuda Bowl (7) & 4th Venice Cup (5), Port Chester, New York, USA. (19-30 Oct.))

2nd ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1983 Venue: Le Meidien Paradise Hotel, Le Morne Peninsula, Port Louise, Mauritius Dates : 13 – 22 May’83.

3rd ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1985 Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 18 – 30 April 1985

CANCELLATION in 1985

4TH ASIA & CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1987 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Dates: 29 March to 9 April 1987

5TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1989 Venue: Ramses Nile Hilton, Cairo, Egypt Dates: 1 to 13 June 1989

6TH ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1991 Venue: Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi, India Dates: 7–17 July 1991

7TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1993 Venue: Le Mauricia Hotel, Grand Bay, Port Louis, Mauritius. Dates: May 1993

8TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1995 Venue: Forte Grand Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 22 April 1995 – 3 May 1995.

9TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1997 Venue: Arthur Seat Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. Dates: 16 May 1997- 28 May 1997.

10TH AFRICA ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1999 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dates: 2 Oct 1999 – 14 Oct 1999

11TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2001 Venue: Gulf Hotel, Manama, Bahrain Dates: 23 May 2001 – 2 June 2001.

12TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2003 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 1 August 2003 – 9 August 2003.

13th Asia & Middle East Championships-2005 Venue: Sonar Gaon Pan Pacific Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dates: 28 April 2005 – 6 May 2005.

14th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2007 Venue: Carlton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 12 May to 20 May 2007

15th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2009 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 26 June to 4 July 2009

Zone-4 & Zone-6 merger for the purpose of Olympic continental representation.

16th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2011 Venue: Chola Sheraton, Chennai, India Dates: 26 May to 1 June’11

17th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2013 Venue: Hyatt Ahmedabad, India Dates: 4 June to 11 June’13

18th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2015 Venue: Bristol Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 27 May to 3 June’15

19th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2017 Venue: Holiday Inn Al Barsha Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Dates: Monday 3rd to Tuesday 11 April 2017.

20th BFAME Championships was tentatively awarded to Kuwait in 2019.

2021 TBD.

Africa

North America

Central American & Caribbean

South America

South Pacific

Other

Player competitions and awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "HKCBA". www.hkcba.org.
  2. ^ World Championships & Events Archived 2011-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. World Bridge Federation (WBF). Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  3. ^ World Team Championships Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  4. ^ World Transnational Open Team Championship Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  5. ^ World Bridge Series Championships Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  6. ^ World Open KO Teams to Date Archived 2004-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  7. ^ World Women KO Teams to Date Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  8. ^ World Senior KO Teams to Date Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
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  12. ^ World Mixed Pairs Championships to Date Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  13. ^ (World IMP Pairs Championships to Date) Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
    (This is difficult to find by WBF site navigation because it is a tertiary event in the "Series". Its world championship status is dubitable.)
  14. ^ World Bridge Games Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  15. ^ World Masters Individual Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. (Biennial 1992–2000 then quad.)
  16. ^ World Team Olympiad Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  17. ^ World Mixed Teams Championships to Date Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine (1 of 2). WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  18. ^ World Mixed Teams Championships to Date Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (2 of 2). WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
    WBF does not list the 1972 event. Source?
  19. ^ Youth Bridge Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine program overview. WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01.
  20. ^ Youth Bridge. World and lower-level events. WBF Youth Committee. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  21. ^ World Youth Congress. WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01.
  22. ^ World Junior MP Pairs Championship to Date Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01.
  23. ^ World Youth Team Championships to Date Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-11. —U26 from 1987, U21 from 2004, Girls from 2010
  24. ^ University Bridge Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine program overview. WBF. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  25. ^ University Bridge in the World. Includes tournament results. By Kuba Kasprzak, Poland. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
    See also Facebook account 'Uni bridge'.
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  27. ^ Patrick Jourdain The Home Internationals: A brief history Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 24 February 2022. "The Camrose" is the open teams event.
  28. ^ a b "Bridge Great Britain, United Kingdom" (PDF). www.bridgewebs.com.
  29. ^ United States Bridge Federation Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. USBF. Retrieved 2011-07-11. — covers team trials beginning 2006 (Open, Women, Senior, Junior, University).
  30. ^ European Bridge League Competitions Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. EBL. Retrieved 2011-07-11. —awarding the title of 'European Champion'
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  32. ^ "HKCBA".
  33. ^ "Home". apbf.net.
  34. ^ "APBF".
  35. ^ "List of Championships". ccba.org.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  36. ^ "Bridge Federation of Asia & Middle East, Jordan".
  37. ^ "Bridge Federation of Asia & Middle East | World Bridge Federation".
  38. ^ Warren Buffett Bridge Cup Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Official site. Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  39. ^ The Cavendish Invitational. Bridge Winners. Confirmed 2011-07-10.
  40. ^ Sunday Times Pairs Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Confirmed 2011-07-12.
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