Table of Contents Page Teams Going for The Knockout 1 USA v Norway 2 USA v China - Losing streak 3 England v Poland 4 Round 8: England v Germany Women 5
England, the top-scoring team from the round-robin.

England leads a strong European contingent into the round of 16 in the Open series of the World Bridge Olympiad, averaging nearly 21 Victory Points per match in 17 round-robin matches (352 total)

Exactly half the field in the first knockout phase are European teams.

There would have been more Europeans except that Poland was overtaken on the last round by Egypt, 81-2 victors over Cyprus. Egypt finished 1 VP ahead of Poland for the final qualifying spot in Group C.

Other group leaders were the Netherlands, who narrowly edged the holders (Italy); China, with the second-best score in the round-robin at 338, and France, well clear of second in their group.

As the knockout phase of the Open gets underway, the round-robins continue in the Women’s series and the International Senior Cup. The women’s round-robin concludes today. The top eight teams from two groups will start knockout play on Sunday.

The Seniors will complete their event on Sunday when their round-robin concludes. The top three teams in the Seniors will earn gold, silver and bronze medals.