John Wignall: 1932 – 2023
The WBF is greatly saddened to hear of the recent death of John Wignall John was a member of the WBF Executive Council from 1986[...]
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Invitation to the World Bridge Series
The Polish Bridge Union have created an excellent short video inviting players from across the world to come to Wroclaw and participate in the 2022[...]
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BAMSA papers on gender and Bridge
Should the women’s bridge world championships continue? If the women-only game both helps and hinders women’s progression in the card game bridge, should we consider[...]
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The Championships are over
The World 2021 Bridge Team Championships are now over – the links to all the media information including results, team rosters, the BBO schedule, bulletins,[...]
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The World Bridge Series
The World Bridge Federation regrets to advise that while its preference is for Wroclaw as the location for the World Bridge Series, due to the[...]
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Youth Bridge is Back !
The 7th World Youth Transnational Bridge Championships will be held in Salsomaggiore Terme from 7 – 14 August 2022. The Championships will consist of teams &[...]
read more2022 Bridge is Coming Back!
From the WBF President July 8th, 2021 Dear Bridge Players, dear Friends … At Last ! Bridge is coming back![...]
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BAMSA Conference
Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice Virtual Conference Conference: Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice (bridgemindsport.org) All aspects of bridge – the good, the bad, and the[...]
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The WBF President’s Address at the Opening of the BAMSA Conference
Dear friends, dear all, wherever you are. Good afternoon. I am very pleased and honoured to be here with you, being kindly invited, and I[...]
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Sue Picus – 1948 – 2021
We are very saddened to learn of the death today of Sue Picus, WBF Women’s World Grand Master and a well known and respected player[...]
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Bridge: A Game for Life
This insightful talk and introduction to Bridge by twelve-year-old Mumbai resident, Anshul Bhatt, highlights his passion for the game. Anshul is the youngest ever winner[...]
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Patrick Grenthe 1949 – 2021
I was very sad to hear of the death of Patrick Grenthe, one of those few people who seem able to manage various careers at[...]
read moreCancellation Of the 2021 World Championships
With great regret the WBF, taking account of the persistence of the Covid19 outbreak, announces that the Management Committee in its meeting of Friday 7th[...]
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Grattan Endicott 1924 – 2021
The World Bridge Federation is saddened to hear that Grattan Endicott died peacefully on 25th April aged 97 years. He is described as loving father,[...]
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“Faces of Bridge”
During the coronavirus spring of 2020, Henrik Hansson from Borlänge, Sweden took a series of pictures for SVT Dalarna’s documentary article on how the corona[...]
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Online Women’s Spring Festival
The WBF / BBO Online Women’s Bridge Festival was held from Monday 12th – Sunday 18th April – women players from all over the world[...]
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Reports and Information from the Residual WBF Congress 2020
The Residual Meeting of the WBF Congress was held on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 in accordance with Art 27 §1 lit.b of Ordinance 3 on[...]
read moreNew WBF Anti-Doping Rules & Prohibited List
In accordance with the revised WADA World Anti-Doping Code which comes into force on 1st January 2021, the Management Committee unanimously approved new WBF Anti-Doping[...]
read moreNominations For the WBF Executive Council
The nominations have been received for the candidates to serve on the WBF Executive Council and have been sent to the NBOs together with information[...]
read moreBridge included in the Asian Olympic Games 2022
Great news! It has been announced that Bridge is included in the 2022 Asian Olympic Games, to be held in Hangzhou, China, 10th to 25th[...]
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