Venice Cup Final 2a I

2003 Venice Cup

Final 2a

USA 1 vs. CHINA

	Open Room					Closed Room					IMP
Brd	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	USA 1	CHINA
17	2	S	-1		50	2	W	-1	50		-	3
18	2	W	-3	150		1NT	E	=		90	6	-
19	2	S	-2		100	3	S	-1		50	-	2
20	2NT	N	=	120		1NT	E	-2	200		-	2
21	2X	N	+2	1070		4X	N	=	790		7	-
22	5	E	=		600	5	E	=		600	-	-
23	4	E	-1	100		4	E	+1		650	13	-
24	6	S	=	980		6	S	=	980		-	-
25	2	S	-1		50	1NT	S	-2		100	2	-
26	5X	S	-1		200	4	S	=	620		-	13
27	1NT	S	+2	150		2	E	-1	50		3	-
28	2	N	+2	170		2X	E	-4	800		-	12
29	4	S	+2	680		4	S	+1	650		1	-
30	3NTX	N	=	550		2NT	N	+1	150		9	-
31	3	N	=	110		1NT	N	+2	150		-	1
32	2	S	-2		100	2NT	E	-1	100		-	5
IMPs from this segment:											41	38
Carryover:											39	45
Total:											80	83


Board 17 Dealer North Vul: None	NORTH A 6 Q 10 2 8 7 6 5 4 A 7 6
WEST 10 8 A 6 4 A Q 3 2 K Q 5 2		EAST Q 9 7 4 3 J 9 8 9 J 9 4 3
	SOUTH K J 5 2 K 7 5 3 K J 10 10 8

Open Room :
WEST	NORTH	EAST	SOUTH
Wang	Kennedy	Zhang	Wei-Sender

2 by S, down 1, NS -50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South

2 by W, down 1, NS 50

3 imps to CHINA

USA 1 39 - CHINA 48

Board 18
Dealer East
Vul: NS NORTH
A 9 3
K 10 8 5
Q J 9 8
J 4
WEST
K 7 2
Q 9 4 3
10 7 6
K 8 6 EAST
10 6
J 6 2
A K 5 3 2
A Q 3
SOUTH
Q J 8 5 4
A 7
4
10 9 7 5 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1 p

1 p 2 p

p p

1 N
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 N
10 N
11 W
12 S
13 N
J
6
8
Q
J
3
6
Q
Q
9
4
10
K
A
5
K
2
7
5
J
9
2
3
8
9
6
4
K
7
3
9
K
A
8
4
8
J
10
7
7
A
6
10
2
4
2
5
10
3
A
5
Q

2 by W, down 3, NS 150

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South

1NT by E, making 1, NS -90

6 imps to USA 1

USA 1 45 - CHINA 48

Board 19
Dealer South
Vul: EW NORTH
K J 9 5
A K 10 2
A 7 6 3
7
WEST
A 6
J 5
K 9 5 4
A K 6 5 3 EAST
8 7 3 2
Q 9 7 3
Q 10 8 2
8
SOUTH
Q 10 4
8 6 4
J
Q J 10 9 4 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p

1NT 2¹⁾ p 2

p p p

¹⁾Majors

1 W
2 W
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 E
10 W
11 W
12 N
13 N
A
5
A
3
Q
3
6
J
10
J
9
K
10
7
A
8
2
K
10
9
3
2
2
K
9
Q
8
3
J
4
5
A
2
6
K
7
Q
9
10
4
4
5
4
7
J
Q
8
7
6
8
5
6

2 by S, down 2, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South

3 by S, down 1, NS -50

2 imps to CHINA

USA 1 45 - CHINA 50

Board 20
Dealer West
Vul: Both NORTH
K Q
K 8
10 8 6 5 4
Q 10 9 3
WEST
9 7 6 3 2
J 9 3
7 3
A 8 6 EAST
A J 5
Q 7 4 2
K 9
K J 5 2
SOUTH
10 8 4
A 10 6 5
A Q J 2
7 4

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p p 1 1

p 2 p 2

p 2NT p p

p

1 E
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 N
11 W
12 E
13 E
2
8
4
4
8
5
J
2
6
Q
7
J
7
5
9
2
A
3
K
6
6
Q
K
3
6
10
9
Q
K
3
Q
A
4
10
4
7
J
9
J
K
7
A
8
5
3
2
5
8
A
10
9
10

2NT by N, making 2, NS 120

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p p 1 p

1 p 1NT p

p p

1 S
2 N
3 W
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 S
12 S
5
8
6
K
2
2
J
10
5
A
A
2
9
4
3
7
4
Q
10
5
9
6
7

K
6
J
8
A
A
3
Q
J
4
6

2
J
4
Q
9
8
K
3
3
7
K

1NT by E, down 2, NS 200

2 imps to CHINA

USA 1 45 - CHINA 52

Board 21
Dealer North
Vul: NS NORTH
A Q 9 7 6
10 8
6
A 10 9 8 2
WEST
5 4
Q J 5
K Q 4 3 2
7 6 5 EAST
J 10
A K 9 7 6 3
J 9 8
K Q
SOUTH
K 8 3 2
4 2
A 10 7 5
J 4 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p 1 p

2 2 d p

p p

1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 E
A
K
Q
7
J
K
2
3
10
J
6
4
Q
5
2
K
2
5
8
A
4
5
Q
10

2X by N, making 4, NS 1070

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 2 2

3 3 4 4

p p d p

p p

1 E
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
A
3
7
J
7
A
5
6
J
2
4
9
2
10
2
K
6
6
Q
J
Q
4
K
6
9
8
A
8
10
3
Q
5
8
9
5

4X by N, making 4, NS 790

7 imps to USA 1

USA 1 52 - CHINA 52

Board 22
Dealer East
Vul: EW NORTH
K 9 6 5 3 2
J 10 3

Q J 9 8
WEST
10 4
K Q 9 7 4
A 6 5
10 4 2 EAST
J
A 5
Q J 10 9 7 4
A K 5 3
SOUTH
A Q 8 7
8 6 2
K 8 3 2
7 6

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1 p

1 1 2 2

3 3 5 p

p p

1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 S
9 E
A
7
Q
A
5
Q
9
7
J
4
10
2
6
2
J
5
2

2
K
5
4
K
3
5
8

J
4
3
3
10
8
3
K

5 by E, making 5, NS -600

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 p

1 2 3 4

5 p p p

1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 W
A
Q
10
A
5
Q
7
4
10
2
2
6
J
3
9
K
5
4
K
5
3
J
4
2
3
10
8
3

5 by E, making 5, NS -600

No swing

USA 1 52 - CHINA 52

Board 23
Dealer South
Vul: Both NORTH
2
9 8 3
6 3 2
A Q 9 6 4 3
WEST
K 9 7 5 3
K 7 6 2
K 9 4
7 EAST
A J 6
A 5 4
A J 10 7 5
J 5
SOUTH
Q 10 8 4
Q J 10
Q 8
K 10 8 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p

p p 1NT p

2 d 2 p

3¹⁾ p 4 p

p p

¹⁾5!s and 4!h

1 S
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 S
11 N
2
6
5
Q
7
6
K
K
9
10
9
7
J
2
K
4
8
9
2
3
2

A
K
J
3
A
9
4
5
7
Q

5
3
Q
5
4
3
10
8
Q
10

4 by E, down 1, NS 100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p

p p 1NT p

2 d p p

r p 2 p

3 p 3 p

4 p p p

1 S
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 W
8
6
3
Q
5
7
5
2
K
3
A
Q
J
3
A
5
K
Q
4
4

4 by E, making 5, NS -650

13 imps to USA 1

USA 1 65 - CHINA 52

Board 24
Dealer West
Vul: None NORTH
A K 8 7 6 4
K 10 6
A K
K Q
WEST
Q 5
8 5
Q J 7 6 5 2
10 6 2 EAST
J 9 3
9 3 2
9 3
A 9 8 7 5
SOUTH
10 2
A Q J 7 4
10 8 4
J 4 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
3 d p 4

p 4NT p 5

p 6 p p

p

1 W
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 N
2
5
A
6
4
K
K
4
K
4
3
2
8
9
9
J
A
6
2
A
10
10
7
J
3
Q
5
5
3
Q
5

6 by S, making 6, NS 980

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p 1 p 1

p 1 p 1NT

p 2 p 4

p 4NT p 5

p 5 p 6

p p p

1 W
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 S
2
5
K
6
Q
K
4
2
3
7
A
6
4
J
10
3
Q
5
8
9

6 by S, making 6, NS 980

No swing

USA 1 65 - CHINA 52

Board 25
Dealer North
Vul: EW NORTH
K 8 7 6
10 9 3
K 5 3
9 6 2
WEST
Q 3
A J 6 5
9 7
Q J 8 5 4 EAST
J 10 9 5 2
K 8 4
Q J 8
K 10
SOUTH
A 4
Q 7 2
A 10 6 4 2
A 7 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p p 1N!T¹⁾

p p d 2

p p p

¹⁾14-16

1 W
2 E
3 S
4 W
5 S
6 N
7 W
8 N
9 W
10 E
Q
10
7
9
4
10
7
3
5
J
2
A
J
3
3
4
K
8
9
4
K
4
9
Q
K
2
8
Q
K
5
3
6
2
A
5
J
2
A
7
5

2 by S, down 1, NS -50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p p 1NT

p p p

1 W
2 S
3 N
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 W
5
2
3
10
4
J
Q
8
A
5
2
9
J
3
2
9
6
7
9
10
K
K
4
4
J
Q
2
5
8
K
A
8
7
6
3
7
7
6
Q
4

1NT by S, down 2, NS -100

2 imps to USA 1

USA 1 67 - CHINA 52

Board 26
Dealer East
Vul: Both NORTH
4 3 2
2
K 6 5 4
K J 10 8 4
WEST
7 5
Q J 10 8 5
J 9 3 2
6 2 EAST
A 8
A K 9 7 4 3
Q 8
Q 9 7
SOUTH
K Q J 10 9 6
6
A 10 7
A 5 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1 2¹⁾

3 4 5 5

p p d p

p p

¹⁾opening hand

1 W
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 S
9 S
10 E
11 S
12 N
13 N
Q
3
K
8
3
J
10
A
5
A
3
10
6
2
4
5
10
8
8
5
2
6
9
2
3
K
7
Q
2
J
Q
4
4
8
J
10
K
7
6
6
A
A
K
7
9
4
7
Q
5
9
9
J

5X by S, down 1, NS -200

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 1

3 p p 3

p 4 p p

p

1 W
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 S
9 S
10 S
Q
J
2
9
Q
Q
J
10
A
3
2
K
8
7
A
8
5
3
2
6
7
8
K
3
2
4
4
5
8
10
6
7
5
A
4
3
4
9
7

4 by S, making 4, NS 620

13 imps to CHINA

USA 1 67 - CHINA 65

Board 27
Dealer South
Vul: None NORTH
A 8 5
8
K J 9 6 4
10 5 4 3
WEST
J 9 6
K Q 9
A 7 5
A 9 8 2 EAST
K 10 7 4 3
10 7 4 3
8 2
7 6
SOUTH
Q 2
A J 6 5 2
Q 10 3
K Q J

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1NT

p p p

1 W
2 W
3 S
4 S
5 S
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 E
Q
K
Q
10
K
2
3
6
10
8
3
5
7
A
5
A
5
J
3
4
4
6
4
6
9
K
9
6
A
8
2
7
Q
3
2
8

1NT by S, making 3, NS 150

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1

d p 1 p

p d 2 p

p p

1 S
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 E
K
J
8
2
3
5
5
K
A
A
7
Q
7
K
4
Q
4
3
A
5
J
8
Q
6
6
2
9
3
2
4
8
9

2 by E, down 1, NS 50

3 imps to USA 1

USA 1 70 - CHINA 65

Board 28
Dealer West
Vul: NS NORTH
2
A K Q 10 7
Q 8 7 5
A J 9
WEST
9 6
8 4 3 2
A K J
K 6 4 3 EAST
K 10 8 7 5
J 9 6 5
4 2
7 2
SOUTH
A Q J 4 3

10 9 6 3
Q 10 8 5

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p 1 p 1

d 2 p p

p

1 E
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 N
4
A
J
5
Q
5
A
K
Q
10
3
5
Q
A
4
3
6
9
J

K
2
5
9
9
J
3
4
10

7
6
9
2
7
2
2
3
4

2 by N, making 4, NS 170

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 1 1 p

1NT d 2 d

p p p

1 S
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 S
6 E
10
6
3
9
6
2
A
2
K
7
J
8
7
5
5
7
Q
K
4
J
2
Q
8
A

2X by E, down 4, NS 800

12 imps to CHINA

USA 1 70 - CHINA 77

Board 29
Dealer North
Vul: Both NORTH
A K 8 3
K 6
9 7 4 3 2
Q 3
WEST
10
J 10 8 7 4 3
10 5
A 8 7 6 EAST
5 2
9 5
K Q 8 6
K J 10 9 4
SOUTH
Q J 9 7 6 4
A Q 2
A J
5 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1 p 1

p 2 p 4

p p p

1 W
2 N
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 S
7 E
8 N
J
A
3
A
Q
5
J
2
K
2
5
4
7
6
2
8
5
6
J
6
3
Q
7
J
2
10
3
9
10
K
8
5

4 by S, making 6, NS 680

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 p 1

p 2 p 2NT

p 4 p p

p

1 W
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 S
J
A
K
6
Q
K
2
5
9
7
5
4
Q
A
3
2
10
3
4
4

4 by S, making 5, NS 650

1 imp to USA 1

USA 1 71 - CHINA 77

Board 30
Dealer East
Vul: None NORTH
K 10 6
J 4 3
A Q
K Q J 8 7
WEST
Q J
9 7 5
K 9 8 6 3
A 9 6 EAST
A 5 4 3 2
Q 10 2
J 7
10 5 3
SOUTH
9 8 7
A K 8 6
10 5 4 2
4 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p p

1 1NT p 2

p 2 p 2NT

p 3NT d p

p p

1 E
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 N
3
K
J
6
Q
J
8
7
4
10
3
7
3
6
Q
5
10
4
5
10
9
2
Q
2
2
7
4
4
9
5
A
A
K
K
A
8
2
6
9
3
8
5
J
7

3NTX by N, making 3, NS 550

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p p

p 1 p 1

p 1NT p 2

p 2 p 2NT

p p p

1 E
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 N
11 S
3
J
Q
6
K
Q
8
7
A
3
K
7
3
6
Q
5
10
4
5
J
2
7
J
2
2
7
4
9
4
6
5
A
4
K
A
8
2
6
9
3
8
9
5
10

2NT by N, making 3, NS 150

9 imps to USA 1

USA 1 80 - CHINA 77

Board 31
Dealer South
Vul: NS NORTH
J 9 7 6
10 6
A 9 7 6
10 9 4
WEST
A 8 5 3 2
A 9 5
10 3
Q 5 3 EAST
10 4
Q 8 7 2
K 8 5
J 7 6 2
SOUTH
K Q
K J 4 3
Q J 4 2
A K 8

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
1¹⁾

1 d! 2 d!

p 3 p p

p

¹⁾Strong

1 E
2 W
3 S
4 N
5 W
6 E
7 S
10
2
2
6
10
8
3
Q
6
3
2
6
J
5
A
4
A
K
K
3
10
7
K
5
A
4
7
Q

3 by N, making 3, NS 110

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1

1 p 1 d

p 1NT p p

p

1 E
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 W
9 S
10 N
11 N
12 E
10
Q
2
J
K
2
J
Q
4
9
10
8
Q
3
A
10
3
5
7
9
5
7
J
J
2
6
5
7
7
A
3
6
9
8
4
A
6
K
4
5
4
8
A
K
2
8
3
6

1NT by N, making 3, NS 150

1 imp to CHINA

USA 1 80 - CHINA 78

Board 32
Dealer West
Vul: EW NORTH
7 5
A Q 8 5
K 10 9 8
A 10 7
WEST
Q 10
9 7 4
J 5 3 2
6 5 3 2 EAST
A K J 8
J 6 3
A Q 6
K Q 4
SOUTH
9 6 4 3 2
K 10 2
7 4
J 9 8

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Kennedy Zhang Wei-Sender
p 1 d 1

p 1NT d 2

p p p

1 W
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 E
6 S
7 E
8 E
9 N
10 N
11 E
12 S
13 N
5
J
5
A
6
6
J
3
8
10
A
8
10
7
2
K
3
K
2
4
10
6
Q
9
6
K
Q
4
2
Q
7
8
3
9
7
4
5
A
J
9
Q
10
7
5
8
9
A
2
3
K
4
J

2 by S, down 2, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p 1 d p

2 p 2NT p

p p

1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 N
8 S
9 E
10 S
3
2
8
3
K
4
5
4
6
9
Q
7
6
10
2
9
3
7
K
6
7
K
10
Q
2
5
10
8
9

J
8
5
J
9
A
4
A
8

2NT by E, down 1, NS 100

5 imps to CHINA

USA 1 80 - CHINA 83