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DAILY BULLETIN Co-Editors: Micke Melander, Barry Rigal, David Stern Lay-Out Editor: Monika Kümmel • Photos: Francesca Canali Pagina 1 SANYA CHINA 10TH 25TH OCTOBER 2014 Coordinator: Jean-Paul Meyer • Editors: Mark Horton, Brent Manley DAILY BULLETIN Co-Editors: Micke Melander, Barry Rigal, David Stern Lay-Out Editor: Monika Kümmel • Photos: Francesca Canali Issue No. 5 Wednesday, 15th October 2014 CHARGING INTO THE MIXED TEAMS FINAL Observers who believe in momentum as a factor in sporting events have an interesting question regarding the final of the Red Bull Mixed Teams. Does either team have more of that magic element than the other? One of the finalists – Geely Automobile – could claim it by virtue of their strong performance against SAIC, another Chinese team. Geely started strong and finished with an 89-51 win. Team Salvo trailed by 21 IMPs at the halfway point of their match with Rossard but rallied in the second set to win 81-62. Geely and Salvo will play 56 boards for the championship today. Also today, the Mixed Pairs will play semifinal sessions. Sixty pairs from the original 130 have qualified to play today, but that number could increase if pairs eligible to drop into the event Zia Mahmood and Hongli Wang, opponents in today’s Mixed Teams final, near the decline to do so. kings display at the Sheraton. OurGame for tablets Today’s Schedule Mixed Teams Mixed Pairs It is easy to watch OurGame on tablets. To view on an iPad, visit the Apple store and search for Ourbridge and simply install the Final Semifinal A&B application. 10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 11:30 For viewing on an Android device, you need 12:20 - 14:20 11:50 - 13:20 Adobe Flash Player. 15:30 - 17:30 14:30 - 16:00 17:50 - 19:50 16:20 - 17:50 Find the finals of the Mixed Teams on Ourgame. 18:10 - 19:40 14th Red Bull WORLD BRIDGE SERIES Sanya, China MIXED TEAMS Today’s Final MOSS 58 ROSSARD 62 ROSSARD 62 SALVO SALVO 69SALVO 81 VITAS 63 v. GEELY AUTOMOBILE 81 HUOCHETOU BLUE 34 GEELY AUTOMOBILE 89 GEELY SAIC 67SAIC 51 AUTOMOBILE ATABEY 42 WBF CONGRESS MEETING The WBF Congress Meeting will be held on Thursday, 16th October 2014 at 09 :00 at the Hotel Sheraton. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served prior to the meeting. NBOs are kindly requested to ensure that the President or a designated delegate attends this important meeting. Video Corner now online: Interview with John Kranyak - USA Auction and Defence by Gabriel Chagas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfh9QE3KTic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMppP5OQ4Q A Defense Tale by Zia Interview with Lindsey Weinger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2uh_MEqe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvxSwBHsscM Let's Go with the Mixed Teams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPUVUGvGu00 Find all the links on www.worldbridge.org Mixed Teams final broadcast The final of the Red Bull Mixed Teams will be broadcast only on OurGame. 2 10th - 25th October 2014 14th Red Bull WORLD BRIDGE SERIES Contents 7.2 Mobile Phones and WBF CONGRESS MEETING . .2 Electronic Devices Mobile phones and electronic devices may WBF Systems Committee . .3 not be taken into the playing area and toilets. Perfect Numbers . .4 WBF General Conditions of Contest © 2014 Page 13 Any player, captain or coach bringing a mobile phone Small swings add up . .7 and or electronic device into the playing area and toilets will cause his team to be fined 2 VPs, (or 6 IMPs in a International Teams Tournament Rome 9 knockout match) or, in the case of pairs events, will result in his partnership being fined 25% of the matchpoints Round and About! . .10 available on a board during the session, plus in all cases, a monetary fine, the amount of which will be announced to the participants before the start of the event. This Perfect timing needed . .12 penalty is mandatory. Failure to pay the fine will result in the player being prohibited from playing. A four-pipe problem . .14 The Head Tournament Director may, at his discretion, prohibit a player from bringing other equipment into the Looking for action . .15 playing area. Answer from Germany . .17 Anyone entering the playing area may be required to comply with procedures put in place by the WBF for the Mixed Pairs Qualification . .18 detection of such electronic equipment. See also Section 27.2 for restrictions pertaining to spectators. The Head Tournament Director will arrange for random checks of players, captains and coaches to ensure that there is compliance with these prohibitions. Refusal to submit to these checks will bar the individual concerned from entry to the playing area and toilet area, and from remaining there. Refusal to submit to these checks will result in the individual being barred from the playing area and toilet area for the duration of the match or until such time as the Head Tournament Director, in consultation with the Championship Committee, shall decide. WBF Systems Committee The members of the WBF Systems Committee are Fulvio Fantoni, Eric Kokish, Chip Martel, Krzysztof Martens, P.O. Sundelin and Paul Janicki. There will be a meeting of the committee in the WBF Meeting Room at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16. - John Wignall, chairman No smoking or drinking policy Please be reminded that smoking and drinking is prohibited at any time and in any place during sessions. If you do, an automatic penalty of 2VPs plus 100US$ will be applied. 3 14th Red Bull WORLD BRIDGE SERIES Sanya, China Perfect Numbers By Mark Horton In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer Open Room that is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excluding the number West North East South itself (also known as its aliquot sum). Equivalently, a perfect Hauge McAllister Malinowski Zur Campanile number is a number that is half the sum of all of its positive 1[ Pass 2}* Pass divisors (including i tself) i.e. σ1(n) = 2 n. 2{ Pass 3[ Pass For 28, the divisors are 1, 2 4, 7, and 14. 4}* Pass 4{* Pass Given that the matches of the round of 32 in the 14th 4]* Pass 4[ All Pass Red Bull World Bridge Series Mixed Teams were of 28 2} Game forcing boards all the players would be looking for some perfect 4} Cue bid numbers. 4{ Cue bid I elected to watch the match between Hauge (seeded 19) 4] Cue bid and McAllister (14). For my money both East and West should have done more - perhaps a good hand for You be the Jury? Board 4. Dealer West. All Vul. With spades 2-2 declarer took all the tricks, +710. [ Q 9 ] J 4 3 2 Closed Room { J 10 6 West North East South } 10 7 5 4 Bilde Gunev Lund Madsen Popova [ A K J 8 7 6 N [ 10 3 2 1[ Pass 2}* Pass ]K ]A Q 10 2{ Pass 3[ Pass W E { Q 5 4 3 { A K 2 3NT* Pass 4{* Pass } A J S } Q 9 4 3 4NT* Pass 5]* Pass [ 5 4 6[ All Pass ] 9 8 7 6 5 3NT Serious, slam try 4{ Cue bid { 9 8 7 4NT RKCB } K 8 2 5] 2 key cards That was +1460 and 12 IMPs to McAllister. Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul. [ J 3 ] K 10 4 { Q 6 5 4 3 2 } A 2 [ K Q 8 7 N [ 9 4 2 ] A 8 3 ] J 9 6 5 2 W E { A J 10 {9 } 9 4 3 S } K 10 8 5 [ A 10 6 5 ] Q 7 { K 8 7 } Q J 7 6 Open Room West North East South Hauge McAllister Malinowski Zur Campanile 1} Dble Rdbl 1] Pass Pass 2{ Pass 2[ Pass 2NT All Pass Dessy Popova 4 10th - 25th October 2014 14th Red Bull WORLD BRIDGE SERIES East led the two of hearts and when West put in the seven East’s thoughtful final bid avoided the spade ruff that declarer won with the ten and played a diamond to the would have defeated Six Hearts. South led her spade, +990. king and ace. West continued with the ace of hearts and a heart and declarer won and cleared the diamonds. That Closed Room was eight tricks, +120. To defeat 2NT East must lead a spade - not exactly West North East South obvious. Bilde Gunev Lund Madsen Popova 1NT 2{* Dble All Pass Closed Room 2{ One major West North East South The defenders quickly got in three rounds of trumps and Bilde Gunev Lund Madsen Popova declarer could score only two trumps and a spade, five 1{* down, -1100 adding 3 IMPs to McAllister’s total. Dble 2{ 2] 3{ Board 10. Dealer East. All Vul. Pass 3NT Pass Pass Dble All Pass [ J 7 ] K 7 4 2 1{ Precision { A J 10 Hoping that the diamonds would provide enough tricks } K 7 6 2 North took a shot at game. Knowing that diamonds were not behaving West applied the axe. [ A K 10 5 2 N [ 8 4 3 ] A J 3 ] Q 8 6 5 East led the five of clubs and declarer put up dummy’s W E queen and played the king of diamonds. West took the ace { K 5 3 { Q 6 4 and switched to the king of spades. Declarer won with } A 4 S } Q 9 8 dummy’s ace and cleared the diamonds, East discarding the [ Q 9 6 six and two of hearts.
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