Venice-Cup Final 5a I

2003 Venice-Cup

Final 5a

CHINA vs. USA1

	Open Room					Closed Room					IMP
Brd	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	CHINA	USA1
1	2	W	-1	50		3	S	=	140		-	3
2	3NT	S	-1		100	3NTX	S	-1		200	3	-
3	2	S	+1	110		2	S	+2	130		-	1
4	4	N	-1		100	4	N	+1	650		-	13
5	4	N	+2	680		4	N	+2	680		-	-
6	3NT	N	+1	430		4	N	=	420		-	-
7	6	E	-1	100		4	E	+1		650	13	-
8	3NT	N	-2		100	5	N	-1		50	-	2
9	3NT	N	=	400		3NT	N	+1	430		-	1
10	6	E	+1		1390	5	E	+1		620	-	13
11	5	E	+1		480	6	E	-1	50		-	11
12	4	E	=		130	3NT	W	-1	50		-	5
13	2NT	N	+1	150		2NT	N	+1	150		-	-
14	2NT	W	-1	50		2	S	-2		100	4	-
15	3	W	=		110	3	W	+2		150	1	-
16	3	S	=	140		3	S	=	140		-	-
IMPs from this segment:											21	49
Carryover:											148	144
Total:											169	193


Board 1 Dealer North Vul: None	NORTH J 7 3 Q J 8 7 K 10 6 3 A 7
WEST 10 9 8 6 4 K 4 A Q 4 J 10 5		EAST A 5 2 A 10 9 5 2 9 8 4 3 2
	SOUTH K Q 9 6 5 3 2 J 8 7 K Q 6

Open Room :
WEST	NORTH	EAST	SOUTH
West	North	East	South

2 by W, down 1, NS 50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 p 1

p 2 p 2N!T

p 3 p p

p

T

3 by S, making 3, NS 140

3 imps to USA1

CHINA 148 - USA1 147

Board 2
Dealer East
Vul: NS NORTH

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

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

2 3 p 3NT

p p p

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

3NT by S, down 1, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 p

1NT 2 p 2NT

p 3 p 3NT

d p p p

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

3NTX by S, down 1, NS -200

3 imps to CHINA

CHINA 151 - USA1 147

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

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

p 1 p 2

p 2 p p

p

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

2 by S, making 3, NS 110

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1

p 1 p 2

p 2 p p

p

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

2 by S, making 4, NS 130

1 imp to USA1

CHINA 151 - USA1 148

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

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
3 3 p 4

p p p

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

4 by N, down 1, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p 1 p 2

p 2 p 3

p 4 p p

p

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

4 by N, making 5, NS 650

13 imps to USA1

CHINA 151 - USA1 161

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

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1NT p 2

p 2 p 3¹⁾

p 4 p p

p

¹⁾!h fit .. slam try

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

4 by N, making 6, NS 680

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1N!T p 2

p 2 p 4

p p p

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

4 by N, making 6, NS 680

No swing

CHINA 151 - USA1 161

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

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

p 1 p 1

p 1NT¹⁾ p 2²⁾

p 2 p 2NT

p 3 p 3NT

p p p

¹⁾17-19

²⁾Transfert

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

3NT by N, making 4, NS 430

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p p

p 1 p 1

p 1N!T p 2

p 2 p 3NT

p 4 p p

p

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

4 by N, making 4, NS 420

No swing

CHINA 151 - USA1 161

Board 7
Dealer South
Vul: Both NORTH
K Q 7 5 4 3

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

SOUTH
2
10 8 6
K 6 4
Q 9 8 5 4 3

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

p 1 2 p

2 p 3 p

4 p 4 p

5 d p p

5 p 6 p

p p

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

6 by E, down 1, NS 100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p

p 2 3 p

3 p 4 p

p p

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

4 by E, making 5, NS -650

13 imps to CHINA

CHINA 164 - USA1 161

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

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

p 1NT¹⁾ p 2²⁾

p 2 p 3

p 3 p 3NT

p p p

¹⁾May have 4!s's

²⁾Game forcing

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

3NT by N, down 2, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p 1 p 1

p 1N!T p 3

d 4 p 5

p 5 p p

p

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

5 by N, down 1, NS -50

2 imps to USA1

CHINA 164 - USA1 163

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

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1 1¹⁾ d²⁾

1 2 p 2

p 3NT p p

p

¹⁾!h's

²⁾5+ Hcp

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

3NT by N, making 3, NS 400

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 1 2

p 3 p 3

p 3NT p p

p

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

3NT by N, making 4, NS 430

1 imp to USA1

CHINA 164 - USA1 164

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

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

1 p 1 p

2 p 2 p

4¹⁾ p 4²⁾ p

6 p p p

¹⁾BW

²⁾2 key-cards

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

6 by E, making 7, NS -1390

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 p

2 p 3 p

3 p 3 p

4 p 5 p

p p

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

5 by E, making 6, NS -620

13 imps to USA1

CHINA 164 - USA1 177

Board 11
Dealer South
Vul: None NORTH
7 6 4 2
6
A 9 6 5
J 10 3 2
WEST
A Q 10 8 5
A K 8
J
K Q 6 5 EAST
K 9 3
Q J 9 7 4 3 2
10 8
4
SOUTH
J
10 5
K Q 7 4 3 2
A 9 8 7

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

1 p 2 p

3 p 4 p

4NT p 5 p

5 p p p

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

5 by E, making 6, NS -480

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
3

d 5 5 p

6 p p p

1 S
2 S
3 N
A
K
J
5
J
10
2
A

4
8

6 by E, down 1, NS 50

11 imps to USA1

CHINA 164 - USA1 188

Board 12
Dealer West
Vul: NS NORTH
K Q 10 7
K 9 8 3
10
A 8 7 5
WEST
A 9 6
A Q J
A K Q 9 2
J 6 EAST
J 4
10 5 4 2
J 8 7 6 3
K 3
SOUTH
8 5 3 2
7 6
5 4
Q 10 9 4 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
2NT p 3 d

p p 3 p

4 p p p

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

4 by E, making 4, NS -130

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 d p 1

1NT p 3NT p

p p

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

3NT by W, down 1, NS 50

5 imps to USA1

CHINA 164 - USA1 193

Board 13
Dealer North
Vul: Both NORTH
K 10 7 5
Q 4
A Q 10 9
Q J 3
WEST
Q 4
10 9
K 7 6 2
A K 8 7 5 EAST
9 8 6 3
A J 7 6 3 2
8 4
9
SOUTH
A J 2
K 8 5
J 5 3
10 6 4 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
1NT¹⁾ p 2²⁾

p 2N!T³⁾ p p

p

¹⁾14-16

²⁾ASK

³⁾Minimum

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

2NT by N, making 3, NS 150

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1N!T p 2

d p!¹⁾ p 2NT²⁾

p p p

¹⁾shows stopper

²⁾no 4 major,

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

2NT by N, making 3, NS 150

No swing

CHINA 164 - USA1 193

Board 14
Dealer East
Vul: None NORTH
K 8 6
3
Q J 10 7
10 9 7 5 2
WEST
Q 9 3 2
Q J 8 5 4
6
K Q 4 EAST
10 7
K 6
K 9 8 4
A J 8 6 3
SOUTH
A J 5 4
A 10 9 7 2
A 5 3 2

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

1 p 2 p

2NT p p p

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

2NT by W, down 1, NS 50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
1 2

p p p

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

2 by S, down 2, NS -100

4 imps to CHINA

CHINA 168 - USA1 193

Board 15
Dealer South
Vul: NS NORTH
10 4
A Q 9 2
Q 9 5
J 10 7 4
WEST
A Q J 6
7 5
K J 10 6 4
8 3 EAST
K 3
8 6 3
A 8 7 2
A 9 6 2
SOUTH
9 8 7 5 2
K J 10 4
3
K Q 5

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

1 p 3¹⁾ p

3 p p p

¹⁾Invitation in !d

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

3 by W, making 3, NS -110

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p

1 p 1NT d!

2 2 3 p

p p

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

6
5
5
4
4
7
8
10

3 by W, making 5, NS -150

1 imp to CHINA

CHINA 169 - USA1 193

Board 16
Dealer West
Vul: EW NORTH
9 8 7
A K 9 2
4
K Q J 9 2
WEST
J 4 3
10
J 9 8 6 2
10 5 4 3 EAST
A K Q 10 2
J 5 3
A 7
A 8 7
SOUTH
6 5
Q 8 7 6 4
K Q 10 5 3
6

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
West North East South
p 2 d p

2 d¹⁾ 2 3

p p p

¹⁾

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

3 by S, making 3, NS 140

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Ya Lan Picus Gu Ling Levin
p 2 2NT 3

p p p

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

3 by S, making 3, NS 140

No swing

CHINA 169 - USA1 193