8th World Youth Bridge Team Championship

RIO DE JANEIRO MANGARATIBA, 6-15 August 2001

Tuesday, 7 August 2001 Bulletin 1 DAILY BULLETIN

Editor: Mark Horton – Co-editors: Stefan Back – Layout Editor: Stelios Hatzidakis Thailand Show The Power Of Zone 6

VU-GRAPH Round 3 - 10.30 h CANADA v NEW ZEALAND Round 4 - 16.30 h AUSTRALIA v ISRAEL Round 5 - 21.00 h CHINA v CHINESE TAIPEI

Revised Playing Times 10.30 - 13.20 / 16.30 - 19.20 / 21.00 - 23.50 In order to bring you and the watching world the best cov- erage of this important event we need material and we can only be at one table at a time. So,if you perform some brilliancy,or as we readily accept is less likely,some blunder,or if one of your opponents does the same,don't be shy - bring,nay rush the de- tails to the Daily Bulletin office,Room 103,just down the cor- ridor from the Press Room. Ernesto d’Orsi, President of the Brazilian Bridge Federation

The surrounding hills and the beckoning waters of the Atlantic Ocean formed the backdrop for yester- day's opening ceremony as play got under way in the eighth World Youth Team Championships. After a speech of welcome by the President of the Brazilian Bridge Federation, Ernesto d'Orsi,the Championships were formally opened by Panos Gerentopoulos, Chairman of the World Bridge Federation Youth Committee.

The growing strength of Zone 6 has been confirmed by the performance of Thailand who recorded two maximums yesterday to race to the top of the table.They are pursued by two of the favourites,Israel and The Netherlands,and the leaders will have a chance to show the seriousness of their challenge today,as they face both those teams,along with fourth placed USA I. If they are still at the top of the tree after what promises to be a tough day,we will know that the leaders are real contenders for the title. 8th WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Mangaratiba, , Brazil

RESULTS OF ROUND 1 RESULTS OF ROUND 2

IMPs VPs IMPs VPs 1 CANADA bye 18 - 0 1 DENMARK CANADA 42 - 47 14 - 16 2 CHINA DENMARK 25 - 57 7 - 20.5 2 NEW ZEALAND CHINA 17 - 61 6 - 24 3 NORWAY NEW ZEALAND 68 - 36 19 - 8 3 NORWAY 20 - 35 12 - 18 4 EGYPT FRANCE 55 - 48 16 - 12 4 USA II EGYPT 45 - 28 19 - 11 5 USA I USA II 29 - 17 17 - 13 5 CHINESE TAIPEI USA I 19 - 98 2 - 25 6 NETHERLANDS CHINESE TAIPEI 90 - 31 24 - 4 6 NETHERLANDS 44 - 61 11 - 19 7 ISRAEL ARGENTINA 61 - 30 21 - 9 7 CAC ISRAEL 12 -100 0 - 25 8 BRAZIL CAC 59 - 55 15.5- 14 8 THAILAND BRAZIL 66 - 9 25 - 4 9 AUSTRALIA THAILAND 40 - 92 5 - 25 9 bye AUSTRALIA 18 - 0

TOMORROW’S PROGRAM ROUND 3 ROUND 4

1 CANADA NEW ZEALAND 1 FRANCE CANADA 2 CHINA FRANCE 2 USA II CHINA 3 NORWAY USA II 3 CHINESE TAIPEI NORWAY 4 EGYPT CHINESE TAIPEI 4 ARGENTINA EGYPT 5 USA I ARGENTINA 5 CAC USA I 6 NETHERLANDS CAC 6 THAILAND NETHERLANDS 7 ISRAEL THAILAND 7 AUSTRALIA ISRAEL 8 BRAZIL AUSTRALIA 8 bye BRAZIL 9 DENMARK bye 9 DENMARK NEW ZEALAND

ROUND 5 RANKING 1 CANADA USA II AFTER 2 ROUNDS 2 CHINA CHINESE TAIPEI 1 THAILAND ...... 50 3 NORWAY ARGENTINA 4 EGYPT CAC 2 ISRAEL ...... 46 5 USA I THAILAND 3 NETHERLANDS ...... 43 6 NETHERLANDS AUSTRALIA 4 USA 1 ...... 42 7 ISRAEL BRAZIL 5 NORWAY ...... 37 8 FRANCE DENMARK 6 DENMARK ...... 34.5 9 NEW ZEALAND bye 7 CANADA ...... 34 8 USA 2 ...... 32 Convention Card 9 CHINA ...... 31 Penalties 10 EGYPT ...... 27 11 FRANCE ...... 24 The following penalties have been imposed for late de- livery of convention cards: 12 AUSTRALIA ...... 23 Brazil 0.5 13 ARGENTINA ...... 20 Norway 3.0 14 BRAZIL ...... 19.5 The Netherlands 1.0 15 CAC ...... 14 France 2.0 Denmark 1.5 NEW ZEALAND ...... 14 China 1.0 17 CHINESE TAIPEI ...... 6

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Warming Up Postcard to Brazil n many major sports the competitors engage in a warm up. For ex- f course,we will all be sending postcards from Brazil,but Iample motor racing has a preliminary lap, tennis has a knock-up and Onewly crowned European Women's Champion Heather so on. In Bridge, one way to prepare for an important contest is to test Dhondy had a good reason to send one in the opposite direction yourself on a few problem deals.Try and find the solution to this one: on this deal from Tenerife: Dealer North E/W Vul Dealer East.All Vul [Q 4 [ A J 2 ]6 3 ] J 7 2 { A K J 10 9 { K 8 2 } A K J 10 } 9 8 7 2 [ A K 10 9 5 3 N [ 10 9 4N [ Q 7 ]A 10 ] 10 4 ] K Q 5 W E W E {8 4 { A 5 3 { Q J 10 9 7 4 } 8 7 2 S } K Q 10 5 3S } 6 4 [ K 8 6 5 3 West North East South ] A 9 8 6 2 1{ Pass 1] {6 1[ 3} Pass 3] }A J Pass 3[ Pass 4] West North East South All Pass Smith Dhondy You lead your top spades and East follows with the two and Pass 1[ eight promising an odd number.Can you see any hope for the de- Pass 1NT Pass 2] fence? Pass 3[ Pass 4[ This was the full deal: All Pass [Q 4 ]6 3 West led the king of clubs,and with plenty to do,declarer started off with a heart to the seven,East winning with the { A K J 10 9 queen. Declarer was now in a position to pick up the heart suit } A K J 10 by pinning the ten and would doubtless have sent Mr. Chagas a postcard thanking him for his Bols Bridge Tip.There was still the [ A K 10 9 5 3N [ J 8 2 ] A 10 ] J 4 small matter of the trump suit to be negotiated,but when East W E played back a club,declarer was spared a guess because West { 8 4 { 7 5 3 2 won and underled her ace of diamonds. S } 8 7 2 } 9 6 4 3 You can listen to the Brazilian legend as he is a guest commenta- [7 6 tor at the Championships. ] K Q 9 8 7 5 2 {Q 6 }Q 5 SuperBridge Tour As you can see,West must continue with a third spade,and The indefatigable Larry King,the man credited with when in with the ace of hearts play a fourth round,East ruffing the development of Women's tennis into a multi million with the jack of hearts in order to promote West's ten into the dollar sport has turned his attention to bridge. He was in setting trick. Toronto during the 2001 Summer NABC to promote the Of course your partner would also have realised that the only idea of a professional tour. hope for the defence was a trump promotion and petered to All the early signs are encouraging and King believes show a doubleton spade. by 2005 the tour will be able to boast of US$10,000,000 in prizes annually. The events,of which thirty are already being planned Learn The Language! for 2002,will be two-day,four session games played in in- What phrases do you use after misplaying a hand? dividual movements and run as part of existing Regionals and Nationals. Entry fees of US$200 per player would a) O sol esta muito forte! (The sun is too hot!) produce a prize fund of US$100,000 if the entry reaches b) Estou passando mal! (I don´t feel well!) 125 tables. That's a lot of players,but King believes the time is right. As he rightly points out,the sight of some- c) Preciso de um medico com urgencia! one collecting US$1,000,000 in prize money will act as a (I urgently need a doctor!) magnet to people of all ages.

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Brazil v CAC

ur featured match from the opening round saw the teams Board 2. Dealer East. North/South Vul. Oconfronted by a number of challenging deals,so,as you would expect there were several swings. [ 10 8 5 ] K Q 7 6 Board 1. Dealer North. None Vul. {Q [ Q 10 4 } K 10 9 8 7 ] 9 6 3 2 [ 6 4 2N [ A J 7 3 {J ] A J 3 2 ] 10 9 W E } Q J 8 5 2 { A K 7 5 { 10 8 4 3 2 [ K J 3N [ A 9 6 2 }Q 6S }5 4 ] K J 8 4 ] A [ K Q 9 W E { Q 8 6 5 3 { A K 10 9 7 4 ] 8 5 4 }9S }A 6 { J 9 6 [ 8 7 5 } A J 3 2 ] Q 10 7 5 Open Room {2 } K 10 7 4 3 West North East South Open Room Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado Pass Pass West North East South 1{ 1[ 1NT Pass Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado 2{ All Pass Pass 1{ Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass Two Diamonds was a reasonable spot,but declarer could not 3{ Pass 4} Pass find a way to escape the loss of two spades,one heart,one dia- 4{ Pass 6{ All Pass mond and two clubs,so finished one down,-50.

The commentators thought it was possible that East/West Closed Room might reach the Grand Slam that would have probably failed,but West North East South once West had bid Three Diamonds East needs to find his part- ner with very specific cards to be able to count thirteen tricks. Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon When the spade finesse proved to be wrong declarer claimed Pass Pass +920. 1{ Dble 3{ Dble Pass 3] Pass 4] Closed Room All Pass West North East South North's decision to double facing a passed hand would not be Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon everyone's choice and here it led to a hopeless game.At least no Pass 1{ Pass one doubled,but it still cost CAC 6 IMPs as the contract failed 1] Pass 2[ Pass by two tricks. 3{ Pass 3] Pass 3[ Pass 4{ Pass Board 3. Dealer South. East/West Vul. 4NT Pass 5{ Pass [ A 6 4 3 6{ All Pass ] 10 8 6 4 East's rebid led to a totally different auction,but once again {8 6 there was no danger of seven being reached. Both East/West } A J 6 pairs had passed their first test with flying colours. Elsewhere at least one declarer made Seven Diamonds be- [ J 5N [ K 10 9 8 2 cause South pitched a heart while declarer was cashing a few di- ]Q 9 ]J 3 W E amonds. { A Q J 5 4 3 { 10 9 } Q 8 7S } 10 9 4 2 Wear Your Badge! [Q 7 Because we want to know who you are, you have ] A K 7 5 2 to wear your badge during play! { K 7 2 } K 5 3

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Open Room when North simply bid Five Clubs. It cost CAC 13 IMPs to give West North East South Brazil the lead,19-6. Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado Board 5. Dealer North. North/South Vul. 1] [ K 8 3 2{ 2] All Pass ] K Q J 8 4 Facing a known five card major North was a bit good for a { K 10 8 simple Two Hearts. West led the jack of spades and when de- }J 4 clarer ducked East could have switch to a diamond. The third sees East being able to ruff with the jack of hearts. However East [ A J 9 2N [ Q 7 6 4 ]A 7 ]3 elected to play back a spade and declarer quickly recorded +170. W E Closed Room { A Q J 3 { 9 7 4 } K 10 6S } Q 9 8 7 3 West North East South [ 10 5 Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon ] 10 9 6 5 2 1] 2{ 3{ Pass 4] { 6 5 2 All Pass } A 5 2 Open Room CAC restored equality by bidding and making the thin game. West North East South Board 4. Dealer West.All Vul. Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado 1] Pass 2] [ A K J 7 5 4 Dble Pass 2[ Pass ]A 4[ All Pass {J 3 } Q J 5 4 When East bid spades West made an aggressive raise to game,but his partner backed up his decision in the play. Declar- [ Q 6 3 2N [ 10 8 er won the opening heart lead,ruffed a heart and played a spade ] 6 5 4 3 ] K J 10 2 to the jack and queen. North returned a trump,and East took W E { 7 6 2 { A Q 9 8 5 4 the queen and tried the losing diamond finesse. North exited S with a trump and declarer won and played the king of clubs.The } 10 9 } 3 fall of the jack on the next round of the suit was a happy sight, [9 +420. ] Q 9 8 7 Closed Room {K 10 West North East South } A K 8 7 6 2 Open Room Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon West North East South 1] Pass 2] Dble Pass 3} 3] Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado All Pass Pass 1[ 2{ 3} Pass 4} Pass 4{ This time East/West missed their spade fit.West might have Pass 4NT Pass 5{ doubled again and East might have bid Three Spades. Oh well,life Pass 6} All Pass is full of might have beens. CAC picked up 8 IMPs to reduce their deficit to just 5 IMPs. Once South admitted to having a diamond control North de- cided a slam was a live possibility and resorted to Blackwood. It Board 6. Dealer East. East/West Vul. was certainly the right time and it was easy enough to record [ A 8 6 5 3 +1370. ]J 2 Closed Room { K Q 8 2 West North East South }K 3 Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon [ K J 2N [ 10 9 7 ] Q 6 5 ] A K 8 7 Pass 1[ 2{ 3} W E Pass 3{ Pass 3NT { J 10 6 4 { A 5 3 Pass 4} Pass 4{ } A Q 4S } 8 6 2 Pass 5} All Pass [Q 4 By removing 3NT to Four Clubs North clearly showed in- ] 10 9 4 3 terest in a slam and South co-operated by showing the diamond {9 7 control. However,it was not so easy for him to find another bid } J 10 9 7 5

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Open Room finesse.When West,hoping for a blockage in diamonds,switched West North East South to the king of spades,declarer could speed up the play. 12 IMPs for Brazil,who led 44-14 at half time. Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado However,CAC fought back strongly in the second half to es- 1} Pass cape with a narrow 14-16VPs defeat. 1{ 1[ Pass Pass The matches in the Closed Room start with board 11. How 3NT All Pass appropriate of the duplimate machine to give everybody a "wake- up call" on the first board - just right in time for the big points Once East had opened the bidding game was certain to be still to come: reached. North led the five of spades for the queen and king.As Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul. the cards lie,declarer's best chance is to play on hearts,as if North fails to discard the two of diamonds on the third round [ K 10 4 the contract can be made provided declarer avoids the club fi- ]9 6 nesse. Rather double dummy,and when declarer crossed to a top { K J 8 heart to take the club finesse he had no further chance and a slight misplay at the end saw him go two down,-200. } A Q 5 3 2 [ A J 9 8 6 2N [ 5 3 Closed Room ] J 7 ] A Q 8 5 2 W E West North East South { Q 9 7 6 5 { 10 3 Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon } –S } K J 6 4 Pass Pass [Q 7 1{ 1[ Dble Pass ] K 10 4 3 1NT All Pass { A 4 2 East passed and then did not raise the weak no-trump rebid. } 10 9 8 7 It was enough to give Brazil back the 8 IMPs they had lost on the previous board. West North East South Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy Board 7. Dealer South.All Vul. Pass [ A 3 2 Pass 1NT 2{ Pass ]Q 9 2[ Pass 3] All Pass { Q 10 9 8 2 East’s 2{ showed a one-suiter in hearts or spades Multi-style, } 8 6 4 so his partner could have simply bid 2] and East would have passed this out.West instead tried to get his suit through when [ K 7 6N [ 10 9 8 5 ] A 8 6 5 4 2 ] J 10 he bid 2[ and of course he was "right" in the sense that [ was a W E much better contract - however there was no way of reaching it, {K 7 {6 4 as East took 2[ as an invitational bid with heart support and } 5 2S } K Q 10 9 3 went on to 3]. [ Q J 4 South led }10 and declarer decided not to ruff,so North won the first trick with }A. Back came a heart to the king and ] K 7 3 another heart. Declarer won in dummy and led a small diamond { A J 5 3 to the 10,which held! Now he cashed ]AQ and exited with a di- } A J 7 amond. North won and tried the effect of a small club. Declarer Open Room was able to finesse and finally held his losses to five tricks just losing two more spades in the end - New Zealand: +50,which West North East South was not good enough as their compatriots in the Open Room Yhap Brum Tessieres Machado 1NT 2] All Pass Championship Diary

You simply cannot afford to pass with the North hand facing The tedium of the long flight from London to Rio is par- a strong no-trump.To make matters worse,West was allowed to tially relieved by Crocodile Dundee III and any thoughts of make Two Hearts for +110. relaxation on the drive from the airport are quickly dis- pelled as the driver shows that the spirit of Ayrton Senna is Closed Room alive and well. West North East South Everything is running smoothly but it soon becomes ap- parent that there are major problems with the Internet.The Brum Diaz Oliveira Rondon Press Room seems to have a reasonable connection but 1NT elsewhere it is very hit and miss.The very helpful Brazilian Pass 3NT All Pass staff are working overtime to fix it. Stefan Back (no relation to the Stefan Black named in There was no intervention this time,but given North's jump the programme) is working on a quick guide to essential to game it probably would not have mattered.West led a heart Portuguese - watch out for key phrases in the Bulletin. and declarer won with North's queen and took a losing diamond

6 6-15 August 2001 8th WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP went four down in the same contract. So it was Norway who out and led a spade to South’s ace. Back came another spade and gained the first 4 IMPs in the match. declarer won with the king,cashed }K and }J and then led a Then the competitors moved on to more serious business, small heart. when on board 13 both sides located a decent fit: So here came North’s chance to shine. If she takes the king and clears the spades,South still has the ]A as an entry to two Board 13. Dealer North.All Vul. good spades. [– But it wasn’t to be: Neither did North take the king,nor had South kept all his spades - one had already gone on the second ] K Q 7 6 5 2 round of clubs. { K Q 6 In the end West scored ten tricks only losing two top hearts } J 9 7 4 and [A - Norway: +430. Surprisingly this board came out as a push,when New Zealand [ K 10 5 4N [ A Q 6 3 2 managed to win 4] in the Open Room - easy,one might say with ]10 ]A W E the trumps 3-3,but only as long as there are no club ruffs. { A J 8 4 { 10 5 3 2 A couple of boards later New Zealand’s North tried to make } A Q 5 2S } K 6 3 life for the Scandinavians difficult with a preemptive opening bid and succeeded: [ J 9 8 7 ] J 9 8 4 3 Board 17. Dealer North. None Vul. {9 7 [9 } 10 8 ]6 3 West North East South { Q J 10 8 6 4 Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy } A 9 5 2 1] 1[ 2] [ A 8 6N [ K J 7 4[ 5] Dbl. All Pass ] Q 7 2 ] A K 10 9 8 W E Everybody bid confidently and East/West took the obvious { K 9 5 2 { A four tricks,when they might make 5[,although in one of the } K J 3S } Q 10 6 4 other matches the declarer lost 5[ taking just three round of [ Q 10 5 4 3 2 trumps and playing on clubs to receive a club ruff for one down. ] J 5 4 Anyway,another decent result for the "Kiwis" - Norway +500. At the other table East wasn’t tested. He was left to play in 4[ {7 3 making four for +620,so New Zealand scored 3 IMPs. }8 7 Then came Norway’s chance to gain further ground,when New Zealand’s North/South pair missed the winning line de- West North East South fending 3 NT: Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy 3{ Dbl. All Pass Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul. [ 9 8 3 East started with ]A and {A and continued with two more rounds of hearts. North ruffed in and tried to prepare a club ruff ] K 9 8 with a low one to the 7 and jack.West cashed {K and so the de- { K Q 8 3 fenders collected eight trick which translated into: Norway +800. } 10 7 4 Elsewhere 6] was reached and duly made for a slightly better [ K Q 10 [ 4 2 score of +980. Still,in our featured match,it was Norway who N gained another 8 IMPs,when New Zealand’s North/South pair ] J 10 7 4 3 ] Q 6 W E only bid up to 3 NT making five. { 4 { A J 7 6 And the Norwegians let another slammish hand pass by: S } K Q J 6 } A 9 8 3 2 Board 18. Dealer East. North/South Vul. [ A J 7 6 5 [ J 7 4 ] A 5 2 ]5 { 10 9 5 2 { 10 7 3 2 }5 } J 9 5 4 2 West North East South [ K 10 9N [ A Q 6 5 3 Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy ] A K Q 4 ] J 10 7 W E 1} 1[ { J 8 6 4 { K 5 2] 2[ Pass Pass } K QS } A 8 6 2NT Pass 3] Pass [ Q 10 5 4 3 2 3NT All Pass ] J 5 4 Doesn’t this auction smell like declarer is well prepared for a {7 3 spade? Anyhow,North wasn’t really tempted to try something }8 7

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West North East South Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy Sports Desk 1[ Pass Our Internet Connection willing we hope to bring you news of the 2{ Pass 2NT Pass best sports action from around the world. (Nothing about Cricket 3[ Pass 4} Pass you Aussies!) Brazil is not short of sporting legends, and you might 4[ All Pass just have heard of Pele, Senna, Kuerten, Fittipaldi, Bueno, Rivaldo and from our point of view the greatest of them all, Chagas. Something must have gone wrong in the bidding after the fit showing slam interested 3[. Otherwise it is difficult to under- The Championships in stand why West signed off in 4[ instead of giving his partner a 4] are attracting almost as much interest as events here in cue bid. Norway: +480. Brazil.The latest news is hot off the press: This time it was New Zealand who collected 11 IMPs for bid- ding (and making) 6[ in the Open Room: Men's triple jump final: Jonathan Edwards pulls up with cramp as he begins his approach for his final jump but West North East South wins gold with his third round effort of 17.92m. Prent Hakkebo Dollan Joerstad Sweden's Christian Ollson wins silver with 17.47m and Rus- 1[ Pass sia's Igor Spasovkhodskiy bronze with a jump of 17.44m. 2NT Pass 3} Pass Women's javelin final: 's Osleidys Menendez 3] Pass 3[ Pass wins gold with a championship record throw of 69.53m. De- 4} Pass 4[ Pass fending champion Mirela Manjani-Tzelili wins silver and 5} Pass 5{ Pass Cuba's Sonia Bisset takes bronze. 6[ All Pass Maurice Greene has pulled out of the World Champi- onships after injuring his left thigh during Sunday's 100m When,after showing the fit via 2NT and a couple of cue bids, final. He won the race in 9.82 seconds - the third fastest time West finally "squeezed" the diamond control out of his partner, in history - but pulled up in pain as he crossed the line.After probably nothing could have stopped him from bidding six. the race,Greene said he would not defend his 200m title, But let’s go back to the Closed Room for one more board: After some hands that weren’t too much to their liking, and yesterday he decided not run in the 4x100m relay either. East/West found a remarkably easy way into the right vulnerable game in the penultimate board of their first half - coincidentally Tennis closing the circle to the "wake-up call" with another Multi-style intervention after opponents’ weak no trump: Andrei Pavel defeated Pat Rafter in a hard-fought final of the Canadian Masters in Montreal. Board 19. Dealer South. East/West Vul. The Romanian,who has yet to progress past the fourth [J 9 round of a Grand Slam,defeated Rafter 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-3 in ] 10 8 4 a match which lasted just over two hours. The Masters have moved on to Cincinnati where top- { 10 9 8 7 seeded Gustavo Kuerten has avenged last week's loss to } J 9 7 5 American teenager Andy Roddick. Roddick upset Kuerten in [ K 10 8 7 6 5 4N [ 2 three sets last Thursday in Montreal.The Brazilian,however, ] 6 3 ] A K Q J 9 5 eliminated Roddick 7-6 6-1 in sultry conditions. W E {Q 6 {J 5 } A KS } Q 6 4 3 Golf [ A Q 3 Se Ri Pak recorded a final round of 66 to take victory in ]7 2 the Weetabix British Open at Sunningdale.The South Kore- { A K 4 3 2 an had a two-shot lead over compatriot Mi Hyun Kim,a first } 10 8 2 for their country at any women's Major. Kim registered a final round of 71 to finish on nine-under 279,with Laura West North East South Diaz and Catriona Matthew,Janice Moodie and Denmark's Ellestad Gibbons Charlsen Murphy Iben Tinning all tied for third place. 1NT To err is human and Miles Byrne,sacked by Ian Woosnam 2{ Pass 2] Pass after failing to show up for an early tee-off time at the Scan- 3[ Pass 4] All Pass dinavian Masters,over the last fifteen days has shown himself to be very human indeed. Byrne's most recent gaffe in Swe- West’s jump paved the way for East to finally show his solid den,of course,is not his most notorious. suit on the four-level.When [A proved to be with the opener it Lately,not only has he been having problems waking up,he was all plain sailing for the declarer who only lost two diamonds has been having problems adding up. and a spade - Norway: +620.Yes,wake-up call definitely received! At last month's Open at Royal Lytham,the caddie in- In the Open Room New Zealand managed to get to the four- curred Woosnam's wrath after the Welshman found an extra level as well,but unfortunately they tried their luck in 4[ for one club in his golf bag.The error led to Woosnam being handed down,which gave Norway another +100 and 12 well-bid IMPs. a two-shot penalty,wrecking his hopes of Open glory and ef- Norway who - due to three big swings in the other half of the fectively costing him more than £200,000 in prize money. match - won 68:36,which translated into 22:8 in VPs.

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