DAY 2: Denmark leads the field

Team Bridge • June 28, 2026

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June 28, 2026

Round 3
The morning session produced plenty of drama. Italy suffered a crushing 0-20 defeat to Hungary, while France were left frustrated by a Dutch team that was both inspired and fortunate (a vulnerable 7 Clubs came home thanks to a 2-2 Heart break, a single lie of the cards that shifted 30 IMPs). Meanwhile, Poland, comprehensively beaten by Portugal, slipped to 27^th place in the standings.
Germany now leads the field, ahead of Latvia and Ireland, whose convincing victory over Norway moved them into third. Switzerland also made a strong move up the rankings after overwhelming Spain.

Round 4
At the top of the standings, Germany, Denmark and a Latvia on fire at home lead a trio of favourites (the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway).
France, crushed by England, is sinking deeper into crisis and have dropped to 30th place, now bottom of the table. Things are not much better for Italy, beaten by Finland, and for Belgium, outplayed by Estonia.

Round 5
At the end of Day 2, the Nordic teams occupy the top places in the standings. Denmark has taken the lead after defeating Ireland, while Norway has climbed to second place thanks to a 20-0 victory over Romania, now bottom of the group. The host nation, Latvia, currently occupies the third and final podium place. The highest-ranked non-Nordic nation, Bulgaria, is only… ninth.

1	DENMARK	73.91
2	NORWAY	69.97
3	LATVIA	66.60
4	NETHERLANDS	63.49
5	FINLAND	62.75
6	GERMANY	61.29
7	SWITZERLAND	59.89
8	ESTONIA	53.92
9	BULGARIA	53.65
10	ISRAEL	53.57
11	GREECE	53.46
12	IRELAND	53.28
13	CROATIA	52.02
14	ICELAND	51.62
15	ENGLAND	51.50
16	TURKIYE	50.81
17	UKRAINE	50.13
18	SWEDEN	49.06
19	PORTUGAL	48.92
20	HUNGARY	48.33
21	ITALY	45.69
22	POLAND	44.59
23	SCOTLAND	44.57
24	LITHUANIA	39.98
25	BELGIUM	37.08
26	GEORGIA	35.24
27	FRANCE	33.88
28	AUSTRIA	33.28
29	SPAIN	31.01
30	ROMANIA	26.51