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Having hosted the European Team Championships in 2024, the Danish town of Herning was back in the limelight almost immediately, stepping in at short notice to stage the 75th anniversary edition of the World Bridge Teams Championship.
It proved to be a memorable event, due in no small part to the local community. Restaurants that would normally have been closed remained open and the Herning Bridge Club provided 150 volunteers to assist the World Bridge Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these Championships, youth was very much to the fore. Might any of this new generation go on to surpass the record of Bob Hamman, who has so far won medals between 1964 and 2023,
a remarkable 59-year span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 BERMUDA BOWL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Bermuda Bowl went to the USA for the first time since 2017, Adam Kaplan, Adam Grossack and Finn Kolesnik winning their first \u2018adult\u2019 medals while Eddie Wold collected another world medal, his first coming in 1978!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"winners
Kevin Bathurst, Adam Grossack, John Hurd, Adam Kaplan, Finn Kolesnik, Eddie Wold, Bob Morris (capitaine non joueur).<\/strong> \u00a9 Photos: WBF\/Ron Tacchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 VENICE CUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Netherlands captured the Venice Cup, Wietske van Zwol and Martine Verbeek adding a second to the one they won 25 years ago in Bermuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"winners
Merel Bruijnsteen, Judith Duursma, Magdalena Tich\u00e1, Doris van Delft, Wietske van Zwol, Martine Verbeek, Jacco van Egdom (capitaine non joueur), Aarnout Helmich (coach).<\/strong> \u00a9 Photos: WBF\/Ron Tacchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 D\u2019ORSI TROPHY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The D\u2019Orsi Trophy returned to the USA (as in the Bermuda Bowl, they last won in Lyon in 2017), giving Jeff Meckstroth his 17th world medal. It also saw Larry Cohen secure his first world title (and the opportunity to write a sequel to his famous article, Losing in Lille<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"winners
Les vainqueurs : David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Steve Garner, Mike Kamil, Jeff Meckstroth, Jeff Wolfson, Jan Martel (capitaine non joueur), Chip Martel (coach).<\/strong> \u00a9 Photos: WBF\/Ron Tacchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2192WUHAN CUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Italy secured the Wuhan Cup, China having to be content with silver for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"winners
Dario Attanasio, Leonardo Cima, Federica Dalpozzo, Barbara Dess\u00ec, Gabriella Manara, Federico Porta, Valerio Giubilo (capitaine non joueur).<\/strong> \u00a9 Photos: WBF\/Ron Tacchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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