Table of Contents Page Polish Power Play 1 The Big Match 2 Israel v Austria – Open Round 2 3 Sunday afternoon, Round 2 4 Herman’s Bridge Team Ratings 5 Chairman’s Cup, Round One 6
Micke 'Moose' Melander, Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Poland is the first country to sit proudly at the top of the table in the Open series with 69VP. The defending champions, Italy are second by virtue of having a better IMP ratio than third placed Turkey who have the same number of victory points. They are followed by two more teams with strong credentials, Norway and Russia. Then come two teams with considerable Championship experience, Germany and Sweden, and two with rather less, Faroe Islands and Wales.

Austria set the Pace

In the Women’s series the five handed Austrian team are first to hit the front, their total of 41 VP leaving them one ahead of the favourites France. The Turkish women match the performance of their Open team by finishing the day in third place, ahead of Sweden, Italy and England.