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The World Bridge Federation consists of eight Zones. Each Zonal Organization administers bridge in its own geographical area, co-ordinating the National Federations of its member countries. Click here for the
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MAY - JULY 2002

The newly reformed Bridge Club LIVE! will be offering a vugraph of the Commonwealth Bridge Championships, July 15-20, in Manchester. For BCL info click here. More on that vugraph when the info comes in.

European Team Championships - ITALY MAKES HISTORY at the 46th European Bridge Teams Championships 15 to 29 June 2002. Click here for page of links.

Canada's Bridge Week Click Here for website, bulletins and details.

2002 United States Bridge Championships (Open)June 9-17: web site has bulletins and vugraph - Click Here

See the Kids in Action - Vugraph on Bridge Plaza - The 2002 Carrousel Cup was a four-cornered battle between the junior bridge teams of USA, Canada, Norway and the Netherlands and it happened in Den Bosch, Netherlands. Click Here to teleport to the Bridge Plaza coverage.

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ACOL BRIDGE CLUB AT BRIDGE BASE ONLINE An open public bridge club for Acol players is available at BBO. Read more in the Play Online section

"For three months I have been asked when the Two Over One System would be ready and have been uncertain when that would happen.Ê It is done and I will take delivery of the software within the week." Mike Lawrence. Click Here for more

WBFNews - Click Here to download a PDF version of the World Bridge Federation magazine, spring edition. (Choose 'download file to disk' to save the file on your hard drive and read offline.)

The Cavendish Invitational, May 8-12, 2002. Levin-Weinstein Stage Dramatic Comeback Win in Cavendish Pairs The Cavendish web site has a Masters Solvers Club and a Discussion Board as well as player databases and lots more. Click Here for info and links


Turkey National Bridge Championships were played in Antalya last week. Open Pairs, Open Teams and Ladies Teams results and players lists can be found on BricBank web site


European Women get ready for Bridge Festival - The EBL Women's Committee is working hard preparing this year's Bridge Festival which will take place in Palermo, Sicily, Italy at the end of May 2002. Women players from all over Europe are invited to participate. Transnational combinations will be accepted in the tournaments, while players from outside Europe will be welcome for the first time. Click Here for article on EBL web site.

Turkey National Bridge Championships were played in Antalya last week. Open Pairs, Open Teams and Ladies Teams results and players lists can be found on BricBank web site

Republic of Georgia team wins collegiate title. From the OKbridge Spectator - Tbilisi State University (TSU) of Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, won the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) 2002 Junior Collegiate Team Championship on OKbridge. Click Here for more

Juniors preparing for European Championships Ê Preliminary entries are now accepted for the 18th European Youth Championships which will take place in Torquay, England, 7-17 July 2002. The Championship comprises two series: Juniors (for players born in 1977 or later) and Schools (for players born in 1982 or later). Each country may enter one team in each series. The Junior series is also the European qualifier for the 2003 World Youth Team Championship. ÊFor details, click here


World Championships set
for Montreal in August

If being part of the largest World Championships ever in North America appeals to you, it's time to make plans for the tournament scheduled for Montreal Aug. 16-31. Click Here for page of links and info


 

We're trying to post newsy items from all the WBF 8 Zones. If you have an odd bit and a link, please feel free to send it on to us - webmaster@greatbridgelinks.com


Bridge Base Online Live Vugraphs this summer (click here) include:

United States Bridge Championships (Semi-finals and Finals) - June 14 to 17
Canadian National Teams Championships (Finals) - June 24
South American Championships (Finals) - July 24 to 25
Swedish Nationals (Every session!) - July 27 to August 7


JUNE IS A CHAMPIONSHIP MONTH! Some of the world's major bridge zones are having their playoffs this month - all will have daily bulletins and vugraphs for spectators to enjoy. Look for the USA Open Championships, European Teams, and Canada's Bridge Week. e-bridge will be doing the vugraph for Europe, Bridge Base Online will be producing a vugraph for Canada and the USA. Look under Whats On, at right, for links.

ZONE 3: South American Bridge Championship 2002, 20-27 July, Santiago, Chile. In Marriot Hotel, Av. Kennedy 5741, Las Condes, Santiago. Ê Rafael de la Barrera U. Chilean National Team Member. Rafael has also set up a yahoo group for Bridge in Latin America, where you can findÊinformation related to BridgeÊfrom people all over South and Central America, chat, send files and links of interest etc., only in Spanish.


WHAT IS A VUGRAPH and why is it so sought after? click here
YOUTH AND JUNIOR BRIDGE - 7 Essential Components of a Successful Youth Sports Program from the NAYS ... Click Here

PRESS RELEASESecatsbridge has a nice page where Anna Gudge posts PDF files of Press Releases. Click Here

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