Twenty-four teams have made it to the knockout stages of the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and Senior Bowl, and are halfway through their head-to-head matches. None is satisfied just to make it that far as each has aspirations for more.

For some of the competitors, there is much work to do if they are to move on. In the Bermuda Bowl, for example, Australia is more than 100 IMPs behind USA 1 with 48 deals to play. Likewise, Italy in the Senior Bowl is trailing by triple digits entering play today.

Not every match is a runaway. In the Venice Cup, England is ahead of China Global Times by only 4 IMPs, and Canada is only 5 IMPs clear of Brazil in the Senior Bowl.