FINAL STANDINGS
1 ITALY
2 DENMARK
3 USA2

FINAL ROUND ROBIN RANKINGS

1 DENMARK 299
2 USA2 290.5
3 ITALY 286
4 POLAND 275

5 FRANCE 269
6 NORWAY 264
7 ENGLAND 241
8 CANADA 235
9 CHINA - HONG KONG 220
10 THAILAND 199
11 EGYPT 194
12 CHINESE TAIPEI 187
13 USA1 164.5
14 AUSTRALIA 159
15 CHILE 142.5
16 URUGUAY 99.5

CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS

Official Site

Vugraph Hands from
Yvan Calame of the Fédération
Suisse de Bridge

Canada Jr: A little bit extra here

Cross Table

DAILY BULLETINS

Day 1 | Day 2
Day 3 | Day 4
Day 5 | Day 6
Day 7 | Day 8
Day 9 | Day 10

The 9th World Youth Team Championship was held in Saint Cloud, a picturesque and historic town on the western outskirts of Paris, from 18 to 28 August 2003.

ITALY are 2003 World Youth Champions
A strong morning session from Italy put the final beyond the reach of Denmark, who must settle for the silver medal. The final score was 87.7 IMPs in favour of the Italians. Congratulations to Furio & Stelio di Bello, Fabio Lo Presti & Francesco Mazzadi, Ruggiero Guariglia & Stefano Uccello, npc Gianpaolo Rinaldi and coach Andrea Pagani – Champions of the World! The runners-up are Kare Gjaldbaek & Martin Schaltz, Bjorg & Jonas Houmoller, Andreas Marquardsen & Boje Henriksen, npc Jacob Ron and coach Lars W Petersen. The bronze medal was won yesterday by USA2 – Kevin Bathurst & Kent Mignocchi, John Kranyak & Joe Grue, John Hurd & Joel Wooldridge, npc Robert Rosen and coach Andy O’Grady.

Rashane Chongteerachote and Patnarin Kitchakarn of Thailand were winners of the Swiss Pairs. Second were Birdsall/Wilkinson (ENG/AUS) and third Mak/Ng (CHK)..

Report from Daily Bulletin, Brian Senior Editor

The Championship consists of a qualifying stage, semifinals, a final and a playoff for third place. The winners of the final will be the new World Junior Champions; they will receive the Ortiz-Patiño Trophy and silver replicas for each player and the non-playing captain. Those failing to qualify will be able to participate in a Swiss Pairs contest to be arranged exclusively for young people.

LIVE VUGRAPH - There is to be a live vugraph broadcast on the web on Bridge Base Online during the Championships The matches will be shown for open and closed room, and commentary will be provided in two languages - always one room in English and the other room in French, Danish, Italian or possibly even Chinese if a team from China is featured. For the semi final, the matches will be broadcast at the same time with commentary in four different languages. Viewing the event is free of charge - just go to Bridgebase Online and download the free software (PCs only) you need to view the broadcast. Once you have downloaded and installed the program you can sit back and enjoy the show!