The 30th World Wide Bridge Contest

Organized by the WBF in cooperation with

CCBA & Beijing Lianzhong Interactive Network Inc

The 2016 World Wide was staged over six days, two in April, two in May and two in June in order to qualify 13 pairs for the Final to be held in Beijing, China from 23rd – 25th September, joining 7 pairs qualified from online bridge events in China.

The 3-day final will be played using BBO software. Pairs participating in the final will have free B&B accommodation in double room, with free in-room Internet access offered by the Organization Committee. In addition the Organization Committee will provide each overseas player with US$1600 as subsidies for the round transportation expenses.

TIME SCHEDULE

The final will have a prize fund of US$ 20,000

The 13 winning pairs will be selected as follows:

• the winning pair from each of the six simultaneous pairs events, then
• The winners from each Continent not having won an individual session PROVIDED they have scored over 55% then
• The highest scoring pairs in 2nd place in any session to complete the required number of pairs in the final provided they are not already eligible as a result of being a winner of one of the six tournaments or a "continental" winner.

The Continents recognised by the WBF are the 5 Continents of the Olympic Rings : Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania

The winning pairs from the Online heats are now known:

1.Zhang Ligang & Wei Ganghua

2.Zhang Miao & Zhang Xiaoqun

3.Zhao Yan & Li Ruihua

4.Jing Yaping & Li Leqing

5.Gu Yuanyan & Liu Hua

6.Yang Xiaodong & Huang Lu

7.You Yiping & Li Huagai

The winning pairs from each session were:

Set 1 : Papadakis N & Akasiadis I ( Oamxn, Greece )        

Set 2 : Luwen Koh & Wen Yuan Tan ( Singapore CBA, Singapore )

Set 3 : A S Gupta & Uttam Gupta ( Ksba, India ) 

Set 4 : Evaggelos Fotopoulos & Georgios Hatzikonstandis ( Piraeus bridge club, Greece )

Set 5 : Sighinolfi Francesco & Saccomani Massimo ( Portland Club, Italy )

Set 6 : Carlos Luiz & Miguel Teixeira ( FPB 400 Associação de Bridge da Madeira, Portugal )

Represented continents: Europe and Asia 

The highest placed pairs from the other three continents, namely Africa, America and Oceania are the next pairs invited:

AFRICA : BELLAZREG Wissem & MESTIRI Anas  ( Sheraton Bridge Club, Tunisia ) from Set 6 (73.50%)

AMERICA : Paul Benedict & Lynn Jones ( Bridge Club Of Baltimore, USA ) also set 6 (71.90%)

OCEANIA : Sue & Gary Hollands, (SA Bridge Assoc Purple, Australia) Set 4 (67&) replacing Jane Sharley & Bette Backhouse who were unable to accept the invitation

Finally the four highest scoring second placed pairs will be invited to the final:

From set 1 : Kimiko Endo & Alan Sia ( The Japanese Association_ SG, Singapore ) 70.01%

From set 2  : Joan Jaggard & Keith Jaggard ( Stansfield, England ) 71.82%

From set 3 : Anthea De Alwis & Asoka Jayasinghe  ( Vajira Bridge Center, Sri Lanka ) 68.51%

From set 5 : Fiore Andrea & Censi Roberta ( Bridge Latina, Italy ) 72.01

The clubs at which the pairs played will now be contacted and the players invited to contact Anna Gudge who will pass their details to the organisers of the Final in Beijing in order that the necessary arrangements can be made.