All World Championships are conducted under the International Code of Laws of Duplicate Bridge and special Conditions of Contest.

The WBF issues General Conditions of Contest which are applicable in all WBF tournaments.  In addition Supplemental Conditions of Contest, relating to each specific tournament are published.

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Current General and Supplemental Conditions of Contest (GCoC and SCoC)

• General Conditions of Contest (GCoC)
  Revised July 2024
• Supplemental Conditions of Contest (SCoC)
  Youth Teams Championships, Salsomaggiore
  Published 9 June 2025
• Supplemental Conditions of Contest (SCoC)
  World Teams Championships, Herning
  Published 1 July 2025

Ancillary Documents which together with the GCoC and SCoC form the regulations for all WBF Championships:

• Carryover in Pair events
• Procedures for Tie Breaking
• Procedures for dealing with unplayable or fouled Boards
• Procedures for Apportioning Penalties
• Procedures for Forfeits and Withdrawals
• Regulations for the Registration and Use of Systems
• Regulations governing Seating Rights
• Adjustments to Rankings
• The WBF Systems Policy
• The WBF Dress Code
• The WBF Alerting Policy
• WBF Psychic Bidding Guidelines
• Review Procedures
• Using Bidding Boxes with Screens
• Using Bidding Tablets with Screens
• Playing and entering scores when screens are not in use
• Yellow Card Regulations
• Anti-Doping Regulations
• Electronic Communication Devices
• Anti-Betting Regulations

Codes

• WBF Eligibility Code
• Disciplinary Code
• Code of Practice for Reviewers

General information

• Master Point Tables
• WBF System Card Templates and other Systems Information
• Registration, Commitment Forms and Parental Consent forms for minors
• WBF Continuous VP Scales
• Archive Conditions of Contest – NOTE these are no longer in force and should only be used for reference.