Local Pair Win First Final Session

DAILY BULLETIN PDF version, courtesy of EBL Bulletin 3 Monday, 18 March 2002

Editor: Jean-Paul Meyer – Co-editors: Mark Horton, Jos Jacobs – Layout Editor: Stelios Hatzidakis – Photos: Ron Tacchi Local Pair Win First Final Session

PLAYING SCHEDULE Today, Monday, March 18 10.00 Final & Consolation (2nd Session) 15.00 Final & Consolation (3rd Session) 19.45 Prize-giving and cocktail

Contents Fighting to Survive ...... 2 Herman’s Bridge Team Ratings...... 4 MYRIAM VARENNE & FRANCK MULTON from France Philippe Toffier’s Cautiousness ...... 4 first pair in the Qualification session News from the Second Qualifying Session...... 5 The Last Qualifying Session ...... 6 That’s Unusual ...... 8 The first session of the final was won by the local pair of Valérie Une donne amusante...? ...... 9 Carcassonne and Guy Polet, pulling them up to fifth place over- Following the Law...... 9 all behind Myriam Varenne and Franck Multon of France who Appeal No. 5 ...... 10 continue to lead.These will be looking over their shoulders at Final Qualification Results ...... 11 the rapid rise of Catherine D'Ovidio and Paul Chemla who CONSOLATION (results after 1st session) ...... 14 FINAL (results after 1st session) ...... 16 have risen to 9th from position 175 at the start of yesterday.

Prize Giving Ceremony The Prize Giving Ceremony of the 7th European Bridge Mixed Pairs Championship will be held today in the playing room imme- diately after the publication of the results. A cocktail will follow, in the same room, in the area near the steps. 7th EUROPEAN BRIDGE MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS Ostend, Belgium

FIGHTING TO SURVIVE

ne of the pre-tournament favorites pairs was Catherine passed.Would you or wouldn't you? OD'Ovidio and Paul Chemla but a score just under 49% in The full deal was: the first session put them under some pressure as it was obvious they would need a good 52 % to qualify among the first 130 Board 21. Dealer North. N/S Vul. pairs. Coming into the last eight boards we managed to watch [ 9 8 7 4 what proved to be eventually the French pair's recovery. Their faces though were rather dull. ]– { A Q 9 7 4 2 I WISH I DIDN´T HAVE TO LEAD } K J 3 This was probably what Catherine thought when holding: [QN [6 5 ] A J 8 6 4 ] K 10 5 3 W E [ Q 10 7 ] A Q J 9 2 { K 9 6 } Q 9 { 8 3 { J 10 6 5 } Q 10 6 5 4S } A 8 7 against her old friend and rival from Germany Pony Nehmert who is playing with Michael Yuen.As declarer he had opened 1NT [ A K J 10 3 2 (15/17), Two Hearts from the dummy (transfer), Two Spades, ] Q 9 7 2 Three Diamonds, Four Spades from the opener. {K Make your choice before having a look at board 20. }9 2

Board 20. Dealer West.All Vul. On a heart lead, South took an easy 13 tricks for a rather [8 3 good score of 69% ] 6 5 4 { A 8 7 3 TO BE DISCUSSED WITH YOUR PARTNER } 10 8 4 3 Next board 22 caused trouble to the Polish pair.What mean- ing would you give to East's double in the sequence: [ A J 9 4 2N [ K 6 5 ] 10 8 3 ] K 7 West North East South W E { Q J 10 5 { 4 2 1{ Pass } 7S } A K J 6 5 2 1NT 2[ Dbl All Pass [ Q 10 7 for East it was a take out, but for West a penalty double. ] A Q J 9 2 Paul made his contract for +470 with many scores of 620 for { K 9 6 East/West as the four hands were: }Q 9 Board 22. Dealer East. E/W Vul. Catherine led the ace of hearts, followed by the queen, and [ A Q 8 7 6 in no time East claimed her contract after successfully negoti- ating the trump position. Did you lead a diamond? Well done, ]J but I just do not believe it! Anyhow, you get a score of 8% on { 10 6 4 3 the board. } A 5 2 [ K 10 4N [ 5 ] 10 8 5 3 ] A Q 7 6 DIFFICULT BID W E This time, Paul was in a difficult position on board 21 against { Q 9 { A K J 8 7 5 Mierzejewska (Mier to her friends) Aleksandra and Marek Witak } K 8 7 4S } Q 10 from Poland. He was red against green and held: [ J 9 3 2 [ 9 8 7 4 ] – { A Q 9 7 4 2 } K J 3 ] K 9 4 2 {2 He opened One Diamond, his partner responded One Spade, } J 9 6 3 Two Hearts on his right, he raised to Two Spades,Three Hearts on his left, Four Hearts, a cue bid from his partner, Five Hearts Anyhow it is a good point to discuss with your partner. on his right. Your choice? He passed with not too much of a problem, and his partner IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO IS PLAYING bid Five Spades. Do you raise or not? Partner has shown more Board 24 , the French pair faced Gordana Bratusa and Zoran than Four Spades but your trumps are not that good. Well, he Vukelic from Croatia

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Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul. the last round. This was board 25 [ A Q 10 9 8 ] J 7 5 Board 25. Dealer North. E/W Vul. { 10 8 6 3 [ 8 7 3 }A ]K 4 [ K 5 2N [ J 6 3 { A J 8 7 ] A 8 6 ] Q 10 9 W E } A K J 3 { A K 9 4 { - [ A 10 5 4 [ K Q J 6 S N } K 9 6 } Q 10 8 7 4 3 2 ] 9 8 ] J 3 W E [7 4 { K Q 10 2 { 5 4 ] K 4 3 2 } Q 7 4S } 10 9 6 5 2 { Q J 7 5 2 [9 2 }J 5 ] A Q 10 7 6 5 2 West opened One No trump, North overcalled Two Hearts, { 9 6 3 transfer, East surprisingly passed and reopened with Three Clubs }8 after South's bid of Two Spades. That was the final contract. Played from the wrong side of the table the contract could be Four Hearts was played by South because West doubled held to nine tricks.The defence went wrong and allowed the de- South's Two Diamonds transfer.West led the king of diamonds clarer to take 11 tricks but still got 57% on the board as 3NT is and South took the obvious eleven tricks, not risking the club fi- cold as the cards lie and Five Clubs is difficult to beat with West nesse. It can be noticed that played by North on a spade lead the as the declarer. May we suggest Rubensohl in this situation. East result is the same. bids Two No trumps over Two Hearts as a transfer for Clubs. Even without any club finesse as West is squeezed in minors. So it happens that opening leads have no consequence after all. The French pair scored 53% and had still some work to do IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO IS PLAYING to climb from their 175th position in the ranking after two qual- Marcel Leflon and Catherine Poulain from France came for ifying... or eliminating sessions.

Thanks The Polish Bridge Union wants to thank Prokom Software the general sponsor of the PBU for its generous support of Polish Bridge. Prokom Software is the largest IT Company in Poland and its shares are listed on the Warsaw Stock ex- The IBPA is a club of the world's bridge journalists. It change. has a monthly Bulletin of world bridge news and a selection On March 6 the daily Polish financial newspaper Parki- of the best hands sent in by members. Members enjoy the use of the Pressroom at major championships giving access et carried a full page colour advertisement by Prokom to computers, internet etc.There is a competition of Annu- Software congratulating the Polish Men's Team on taking al Awards for reporting the Best Played Hand, Best De- second place in the IOC Grand Prix in Salt Lake City. fended and Best Bid Hands as well as various Clippings Competitions. A Handbook is issued with details of all members, a copy to every member. If you wish to apply for membership, please go to the Press Room and ask the Press Room Manager, Elly The Eurovision Ducheyne, for an Application form.The Annual subscription is £40 or 60 US dollars. New members joining after March Bridge Contest pay £10 per quarter for the rest of the year and £40 for the The final of the Mixed Pairs is a cosmopolitan affair, following year.Thus the total payment makes you a member with the following countries being represented, Austria, through to the end of the following year. Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eng- Those wishing to join and Members who wish to pay land, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, their current subscription will find Maureen Dennison, sec- retary to the I.B.P.A.,in the Press Room on Monday at the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Scotland, end of play until the Prize Giving. Also on Tuesday, 12.00- Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. 14.00 and Wednesday-Thursday, 15.00-15.45. With 38 pairs in the field, France has an excellent Members who update their 2002 subscription will re- chance of maintaining its record of always having a pair on ceive any back issues of the Bulletin they have missed. the podium.

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Bridge Magazine IMP PHILIPPE TOFFIER'S presents Herman's CAUTIOUSNESS Bridge Team Ratings rench Philippe Toffier playing with Nicole Van Poperinghe had two occasions to shine in the last qualifying session, Herman invites all interested parties to visit his website F (www.gallery.uunet.be/hermandw) and/or Board 3. Dealer South. E/W Vul. e-mail ([email protected]) him for further details. After the IOC trophy,the ratings of the Open Series have become: [ K 5 3 The first number is the rating, in VP,the second is the number of ] K J 7 6 4 2 (16-board) matches that are taken into account for the rating. {6 } A 10 8 1 Italy 21,06 150 51 Chile 12,53 20 [ A 6 2N [ Q 9 8 7 2 United States 20,47 131 52 Monaco 12,53 31 ] A ] 10 9 8 3 3 Poland 20,06 150 53 Guadeloupe 12,53 60 W E 4 Norway 19,62 160 54 Slovenia 12,37 70 { K 10 9 5 3 { Q 7 5 Indonesia 18,89 89 55 Faroe Islands 12,22 16 } K Q 6 5S } J 4 3 6 Netherlands 18,76 77 56 Syria 12,20 20 [ J 10 4 7 France 18,40 116 57 Côte d'Ivoire 11,98 10 ]Q 5 8 Russia 18,40 87 58 Peru 11,87 10 9 Sweden 18,14 108 59 Latvia 11,38 46 { A J 8 4 2 10 Israel 17,99 90 60 Thailand 11,36 43 } 9 7 2 11 England 17,86 90 61 Bahrain 11,26 18 12 Spain 17,45 28 62 Lithuania 11,25 28 Playing in Two Hearts in the North seat after West had 13 Denmark 17,35 97 63 Uruguay 11,08 26 opened the bidding, he showed his capability in suit management by attacking trump from South, selecting the five of hearts, the 14 Brazil 17,29 86 64 Colombia 10,95 32 bare ace was with West so the score of 110 gave him 75 % of the 15 China 17,21 78 65 Malaysia 10,80 49 top on the board. Still better had to come. 16 Austria 17,19 77 66 Luxembourg 10,68 61 17 Belgium 17,09 71 67 Mexico 10,61 16 Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul. 18 Bulgaria 16,98 70 68 Zimbabwe 10,51 2 19 Greece 16,88 70 69 Philippines 10,43 49 [ A Q 2 20 Chinese Taipei 16,78 70 70 Liechtenstein 10,34 69 ] A K 8 21 Iceland 16,66 96 71 Tunisia 10,28 28 { K Q 4 3 22 Germany 16,55 69 72 San Marino 10,12 69 23 Hungary 16,43 70 } 6 5 4 73 China Macao 10,07 33 24 Canada 16,33 44 74 Bangladesh 10,06 26 [ J 10 9N [ K 7 4 3 25 Argentina 16,28 57 75 Venezuela 10,02 34 ] 9 7 5 ] Q 6 2 26 Scotland 16,06 78 76 Sri Lanka 9,41 17 W E 27 India 15,78 78 { J 10 9 6 { 5 2 77 Trinidad & Tobago 9,30 20 28 Lebanon 15,60 69 } K 10 3S } 9 8 7 2 29 Turkey 15,57 70 78 Bermuda 9,21 24 79 French Polynesia 9,08 4 [ 8 6 5 30 Australia 15,51 112 ] J 10 4 3 31 Egypt 15,43 53 80 Singapore 9,00 49 32 Japan 15,42 70 81 Reunion 8,81 29 { A 8 7 33 Wales 15,34 78 82 New Caledonia 8,73 10 } A Q J 34 Portugal 15,26 70 83 Jordan 8,68 15 35 South Africa 15,18 49 84 Martinique 8,21 24 He was North, playing Three No Trumps.The lead was the 8 36 Ireland 14,88 106 85 Kenya 8,05 21 of clubs.Declarer put the ace -essential- finessed the queen of 37 New Zealand 14,84 105 86 Mauritius 8,04 21 heart. In with the king of club West judged natural to play the jack 38 Czech Republic 14,52 69 87 Paraguay 7,93 10 of spade for queen and king. But, now West's fate was sealed: 39 Finland 14,32 91 88 Guyana 7,90 8 three rounds of hearts and the jack of club squeezed him in dia- 40 Morocco 14,14 16 89 Jamaica 7,85 15 mond and spade. 430 was worth 91% for N/S. 41 Romania 13,93 69 90 Cyprus 7,79 31 42 Croatia 13,89 69 91 Bolivia 7,68 10 43 Northern Ireland 13,54 20 92 Tonga 6,71 10 Follow the 7th European Bridge 44 Estonia 13,40 28 93 Barbados 5,96 13 Mixed Championships on Internet 45 Switzerland 13,11 70 94 Malta 4,93 27 through the EBL official web site: 46 Yugoslavia 12,90 40 95 Ecuador 4,68 10 47 Belarus 12,90 9 96 Tanzania 4,65 21 48 Ukraine 12,88 54 97 Botswana 1,12 13 www.eurobridge.org 49 China Hong Kong 12,80 66 98 Palestine -1,90 16 50 Pakistan 12,68 52 99 Costa Rica -5,04 8

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News From The Second Qualifying Session

he board below looked like a case of 4NT becoming the final open now with a double because they forgot to increase the Tcontract, a pairs events' classic. penalty for non-vulnerable undertricks. Even increasing them to 60 per trick would be enough." So he doubled, South bid 2[ and Board 15. Dealer South. N/S Vul. there it rested. Down two for -100 only and a good score for N/S. [ A Q J One of the most obscure saves we saw on this one: ]J 6 Board 19. Dealer South. E/W Vul. { A 5 3 [ 6 5 4 2 } K Q 9 8 6 ]8 [ 9N [ K 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 { K Q 8 7 4 2 ] 9 8 5 2 ] K 10 3 W E }A 2 { Q J 6 2 { 7 [ 10 7 [ A 9 3 S N } A J 7 5 } 10 ] A Q 9 7 3 2 ] K 5 W E [2 { A J 10 { 6 5 ] A Q 7 4 } 6 3S } K Q J 9 5 4 { K 10 9 8 4 [ K Q J 8 } 4 3 2 ] J 10 6 4 North opens 1NT,East overcalls Three Spades, South doubles {9 3 and North bids 3NT. East does not give up to easily, so she re- } 10 8 7 bids her suit and what next? South can pass now, having shown all of her values before, so it's up to North. Double seems auto- West North East South matic, but 4NT might be an interesting alternative. If East leads a Pass spade, declarer will probably come to ten tricks if he leads the 1] 2{ 3} Pass }K from hand at trick two. Hearts and diamonds are out as pos- 3] Pass 3[ Pass sible leads, but the }10 lead will liven up the play. It looks, however, as if there still is a route to ten tricks for 630, a much bet- 3NT 4[ Dble All Pass ter score than the 300 available in 4[ doubled. After making sure that 3[ was a semi-natural bid only (it Board 17. Dealer North. None Vul. looked that way as East did not double 2{) North, Michael Rosenberg, found the very inspired save in 4[. The defence [ 10 6 3 should manoeuvre to let East ruff a club in front of declarer's ] Q 8 2 spade holding, but when this was not found, Michael only went { A K 8 one off. With so many vulnerable games on the scoresheet the number of undertricks did not really matter, however. } Q 6 4 2 A fine slam was in the cards on this one, but how to bid it? [ A Q 9 4N [ 8 7 ] 9 ] K J 7 5 4 Board 21. Dealer North. N/S Vul. W E { Q 5 4 2 { J 9 7 6 3 [ 9 8 7 4 } A K 10 3S } 9 ]– [ K J 5 2 { A Q 9 7 4 2 ] A 10 6 3 } K J 3 {10 [QN [6 5 } J 8 7 5 ] A J 8 6 4 ] K 10 5 3 W E { 8 3 { J 10 6 5 North passes and East opens a Polish style Two Hearts which S is passed round to North.As Michael Rosenblum put it: "I can re- } Q 10 6 5 4 } A 8 7 [ A K J 10 3 2 UNFORGETTABLE ] Q 9 7 2 {K LUXEMBOURG ! }9 2 The Bulletin made a unforgivable mistake by not men- tioning the 3 pairs that came all their way from Luxembourg Old-fashioned methods work well here. North opened 1{ to Ostend. We apologize and are sure that we will have and South responded 2[. No matter what West does, the road other occasions to mention their representatives. to slam is wide open. North can show his support and cuebid hearts later on. Few pairs managed to reach it, however.

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The Last Qualifying Session

ith no less than 130 berths for the final at stake, many of of the [J.When North is declarer, a minor suit lead will restrict Wthe top-ranked pairs would not have to bother about declarer to the same nine tricks, but on a spade lead into the their qualification, the only thing of interest (as usual) being their tenace the defence will have to create an illusion if they are to overall percentage i.e. their carryover score. Once again, in this prevent the overtrick. The [Q wins and after crossing in dia- report we will look at a few boards rather than at what would monds declarer takes the heart finesse to East, who continues a be too few out of so many good pairs present here. spade. Declarer has to duck this, wins the next round and takes An interesting Lavinthal situation occurred on this one: a club finesse which holds(!). Next come the hearts, on which both West and declarer throw a club. Now it looks safe enough Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. to cash all the diamonds (the suit might be 3-3) and repeat the [ 9 8 7 5 club finesse for eleven tricks, but if you do so, you end up with a meagre nine only. Well done, any West who made declarer fall ]K 9 into this trap. { K 9 2 Next, we have four boards about typical partscore decisions. } A Q 4 3 Board 12. Dealer West. N/S Vul. [ Q 4 3N [ A K J 10 2 ] A Q 8 5 3 2 ] 10 7 6 4 [ Q 8 6 5 W E { 10 8 { Q 5 3 ] Q 8 6 }K 2S }7 { J 4 2 [6 } K 9 3 ]J [ 4 3 2N [ 10 ] 10 9 5 2 ] J 4 3 { A J 7 6 4 W E } J 10 9 8 6 5 { 10 5 { A K Q 8 7 } 10 8 7 2S } A Q 6 4 At one table, we saw this auction: [ A K J 9 7 West North East South ] A K 7 1] Pass 4] 4NT { 9 6 3 Pass 5} 5] Pass }J 5 Pass 6} Dble All Pass South has a promising hand, more than enough to overcall in EW clearly had won the auction by first finding the save spades after East opens 1{. North will raise, but from there, against the cold 5} and then inducing their opponents to step everyone enters the Down Zone. It must be disappointing to overboard.The play's the thing however: there are two aces for find yourself in 3[ which has no chance, saving against the op- the taking, but how can you know? East led an obvious [A on ponents' minor suit partscore which would have suffered the which West contributed the queen at lightning speed.Is this a sin- same fate. The three small diamonds should have been your gleton or a request to lead the highest-ranking other suit? The warning sign. way you answer this question is the difference between a top and What should South do on this nice one? a zero. Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul. Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul. [ A K J 6 [ A Q 2 ]7 2 ] A K 8 { 8 6 5 4 { K Q 4 3 } Q 5 2 } 6 5 4 [ 10 8 5 4 3N [ Q 9 7 [ J 10 9N [ K 7 4 3 ] 5 ] Q J 10 9 8 ] 9 7 5 ] Q 6 2 W E W E { Q 10 3 2 { A K J 9 { J 10 9 6 { 5 2 } K 9 8S } 4 } K 10 3S } 9 8 7 2 [2 [ 8 6 5 ] A K 6 4 3 ] J 10 4 3 {7 { A 8 7 } A J 10 7 6 3 } A Q J East opens 1] and South bids 2}. North raises to three and 3NT by South will be held to nine tricks on the natural lead now it's South's turn again. Pass is obviously best, but 3NT looks

6 16 - 22 March 2002 7th EUROPEAN BRIDGE MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS attractive.With diamonds 4-4, a working club finesse is the only Did you find the right slam? thing needed.West can see this idea will fail, so his best action is to pass and collect a hundred points. If he doubles, South will Board 20. Dealer West.All Vul. probably run, and it needs careful defence to beat even Five Clubs. [ A K J On a heart lead, a diamond goes on the spades and a low club ] A K Q goes to the jack and king. Now a trump return is best, to prevent { J 9 8 4 at least one heart ruff. Still, declarer can win in dummy and ruff out the [Q. Now, declarer ruffs the diamond return and gives up } A 10 3 a heart.West has to throw his spades whenever given the chance [ 9 3N [ 8 6 2 on the hearts to come to another trick; if he does not, the [J can ] 10 9 5 4 3 2 ] J 7 6 W E be cashed for declarer's 11th trick.A complete cross-ruff will not { 6 { A 7 3 2 work as declarer will be short of trumps in his hand before she S can cash the ]A. } 9 8 6 5 } K 7 2 Another interesting partscore battle on the next board. [ Q 10 7 5 4 ]8 Board 19. Dealer South. E/W Vul. { K Q 10 5 [ 10 9 6 } Q J 4 ] A Q J 10 4 3 There are twelve tricks for North in both diamonds and {6 notrumps, but not in spades…Find your own pet auction to get } K 5 2 there. Board 23. Dealer South.All Vul. [ A K Q 8 7N [ J 5 2 ] 9 2 ] K 8 5 [9 5 W E { A 5 { 10 7 4 3 2 ] A Q 7 4 } Q J 10 3S } 9 4 {K 9 } A 7 6 5 2 [4 3 [ A 10 6 4 2 [ Q J 3 ]7 6 N ] 10 5 ] 8 3 2 W E { K Q J 9 8 { 8 6 5 3 { A Q 7 4 2 } A 8 7 6 } Q JS } 10 9 West opens One Spade and North bids Three Hearts. After [ K 8 7 two passes,West reopens with a double and East goes to Three ] K J 9 6 Spades. There it might well stay, as anyone who goes to Four {J 10 Hearts is liable to get doubled. Down one will still be a reason- } K 8 4 3 able score, however. What to do when the opponents are playing non-forcing re- When North opens One Club and South responds One sponses? Heart, West might find the killing diamond lead against 4] by means of elimination.When South opens an 11-13 notrump and Board 22. Dealer East. E/W Vul. becomes declarer in 4] after a Stayman enquiry, the elimination process might get fatally disturbed and the contract might make. [3 2 What is an opening bid? ] 10 7 2 { 4 3 2 Board 25. Dealer North. E/W Vul. } K 7 5 3 2 [ K 10 2 ] J 9 8 7 6 2 [ Q J 5 4N [ 8 6 ] A Q 9 6 3 ] J 4 {8 4 W E { J 6 5 { K Q 8 7 }A Q } 4S } A Q J 9 8 [ Q J 8 7N [ 9 5 4 3 ] A Q 10 5 ] K [ A K 10 9 7 W E { Q 3 { A 10 9 ] K 8 5 } 10 3 2S } J 9 8 6 5 { A 10 9 [A 6 } 10 6 ]4 3 East opens a minor an South overcalls 1[.West bids 2] and { K J 7 6 5 2 it goes Pass-Pass to South. Believe it or not, he let them play } K 7 4 there and they have missed a cold game. If you take any further action you might end up in 2[ which goes down four for no Well, if North's hearts are too weak for a weak two, simply matchpoints at all, beating even those who got to game. open One of the suit.

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At one table, we saw this auction: West North East South 1] Pass 2{ Pass 2] Pass 3} Pass 3{ Pass 3] All Pass

What looked like a game-forcing auction suddenly came to an end. East made the imaginative lead of the {9, to the jack and queen.What should West return after restoring his composure? The surprising answer is: a red suit, preferably a diamond. This way, the defence will come to six tricks.Would you believe it? That's Unusual Continuing with our theme of reporting the abnormal, take a look at this deal from the last qualifying session. Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul. [ K 8 4 3 ]4 3 { K Q 10 7 4 }7 6 [ 10 7N [ J 9 5 Paul Chemla, France ] A Q 6 2 ] K J 10 9 8 7 W E { A 6 2 { 8 S } A K Q 3 } 9 8 2 thth [ A Q 6 2 4242 ]5 { J 9 5 3 InternationalInternational } J 10 5 4 BridgeBridge BalticBaltic CongressCongress West North East South 1}* 1NT* Dbl* Pass Pass 2{ 2] 5{ Sopot Pass* Pass 5] Pass Sopot st st 6] Pass Pass Dbl 11 -21 July 2002 All Pass including: West's One Club was strong and North's 1NT - International Senior Championship of Poland promised either spades and diamonds or hearts and clubs. - Open Teams for The Baltic Bowl However, South missed the alert and assumed One Club - International Team Championship of Poland (Patton score) was natural as would then be the case with 1NT. South's suspicions might have been aroused when North retreated Hala 100-lecia Sopotu to diamonds, but she took the bid at face value when she Sopot, Goyki/Haffnera str raised to game at her next turn. Despite the fact that North declined to double Six Hearts, South used a red card - and the contract had to go one down.

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Une donne amusante... ? Par Colette Grofils

NDLR la Belgique, étant en partie un pays de langue française, il On croit rêver quand Ouest, nanti d'un 2] maximum, ne se a paru naturel à la rédactrice en chef de BRIDGE INFO de nous manifeste pas. fournir cette donne dans sa langue natale. Hervé Pacault, imperturbable, passe et c'est alors que Co- Amusante ? C'est ainsi qu'Hervé Pacault a qualifié cette lette Riberol, très inquiète, subit le stress dû à son enchère, donne qui a donné des sueurs froides à sa partenaire, Colette surtout lorsque son partenaire s'est contenté de déposer le car- Riberol. ton vert. Est reste de marbre et Ouest entame du 5 de ]. 3ème séance de qualif. Ouest donneur - Pers.vul Le temps de remercier intérieurement ce Roi bien placé [ 9 8 7 5 (1ère bonne nouvelle), la déclarante le pose et joue le Roi de {. Elle revient du 2 de { pour le Valet qui tient et s'empare de la ]R 9 Dame de Carreau au tour suivant. { R 9 2 Après avoir réalisé ses deux derniers { (sur lesquels Ouest, } A D 4 2 sans doute désespéré, défausse le Roi de } - 3ème bonne nouvelle -et un petit ]), le reste n'est plus qu'un jeu d'enfant et la [ D 4 3N [ A R V X 2 déclarante se retrouve à la tête de douze levées, accordant ] A D 8 5 3 2 ] X 7 6 4 O E généreusement l'As de [ à ses adversaires un peu couards. { X 8 { D 5 3 Loin de nous l'idée de polémiquer sur ce qui se serait passé }R 2S }7 sur une entame à [ (mais pourquoi entamer [ quand on possède les ]), le contrat le plus sûr étant, bien entendu, 5}. Quant à [6 Est/Ouest, 5] (même contré en Est/Ouest), s'avère un bon ré- ]V sultat contre 5} réussi. { A V 7 6 4 } V X 9 8 6 5 Cette donne a donné des résultats divers: Paul Chemla a joué 5} contré, d'autres ont joué 5} contré ou pas ou, ignorant une Ouest Nord Est Sud impasse, ont chuté de un. Daniel Gelibter a joué 5] non contré contre Frank Multon et Pacault Riberol Philippe Cronier a également chuté de deux 5] non contré. (1) (2) 2{ Passe 2[ Passe Valérie Carcassonne et Guy Polet n'ont pas annoncé 5}, vic- 3] Passe Passe 3SA(3) times d'une mauvaise explication. Est qui a annoncé les } a fourni Passe Passe Passe la bonne explication : Splinter.Valérie, restée dans un certain flou artistique (Splinter ou des valeurs dans la couleur, tels sont les (1) 2{ = Multi renseignements donnés par Ouest), n'a pas continué le débat. (2) 2[ = Intérêt pour la manche si la couleur est ] L'arbitre, appelé à la table, l'a lui terminé, en accordant le béné- (3) 3SA = Les Mineures fice de la donne aux adversaires de nos compatriotes.

Following the Law

riting bridge books is no way to make a living, but every The subsequent bidding saw East/West emerge with an excellent Wonce in a while a book catches the imagination of the pub- score, as the position in diamonds meant there was no defence lic and gives both author and publisher a pleasant surprise. The to Four Hearts. top two books in the all time list are Why You Lose at Bridge and This was the second board of the round: Reese on Play, the latter on sale in a new edition at the bookstall here in Ostend, while in recent years Larry Cohen's The Law of West North East South Total Tricks recorded unprecendented sales. Damiani Auken Lise Auken The basic idea is simple, you bid to the level of your trump Pass 1[ fit. Look at this deal from yesterday's final qualifying session: Pass 2{ Pass 2[ West North East South Pass 3] Pass 4{ Damiani Auken Lise Auken Pass 4[ All Pass 1} 1] Dbl The bidding strongly suggested that West lead a club and 3] 3[ 4] Dbl Damiani selected the ace. His partner encouraged with the four, All Pass so he continued with the jack. That held, so he played a third round, forcing dummy to ruff, which might have been awkward Despite having a flat hand, four card support for hearts means for declarer on a different layout. Here she could cash the queen a jump to Three Hearts is in order. No problem for the bronze of spades, come to hand with a diamond to the jack and play on medal winner of 1998 one José Damiani, although one doubts he spades, claiming ten tricks when West discarded on the third has had the time to read any bridge books in the last few years! round.

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East had asked to change her call, she could have been allowed to do so Appeal No. 5 (provided her partner had not yet called). Since this possibility had now Poland v Denmark disappeared, there was no reason to change the result now. Appeals Committee: Bill Pencharz (Chairman, England), Herman Ruling: Result Stands De Wael (Scribe, Belgium), Grattan Endicott (England), Jean-Paul Meyer Relevant Laws: Law 9B, 11A, 21B (France). East/West appealed. Mixed Pairs Qualification Session 3 Present: All players. Board 10. Dealer East.All Vulnerable. [ J 9 8 6 The Players: North did not insist, during the hearing, that the tray was still on his side while he explained to East about his mistake. ]4 West explained his penalty Double. He believed his partner,who had bid { 9 8 4 constructively over a penalty double.They had more points than oppo- } K Q J 9 2 nents, so a penalty double was right. [ 5 3 [ A 2 If the Double had been explained correctly however,East could have N passed, showing a willingness to play 1NTX. South would also have ] A 9 6 ] J 10 8 5 2 W E passed, and West would have played that contract. { A Q 7 6 5 { K J 3 2 West further explained that his partner never calls the Director, re- } A 10 5S } 8 3 lying on her husband to do so. She did not ask to change her bid, be- [ K Q 10 7 4 lieving that she could not, once the tray had passed to the other side. ] K Q 7 3 The Committee: Read Laws 9 and 11 (extracts:) {10 Law 9B.After Attention Is Called to an Irregularity 1. Summoning the Director } 7 6 4 (a) When to Summon West North East South The Director must be summoned at once when attention is drawn to an ir- Schaltz P Winciorek Schaltz D Sarwiak regularity. (…) Pass Pass 2. Further Bids or Plays 1NT Dble 2] 2[ No player shall take any action until the Director has explained all matters 3] Pass Pass Dble in regard to rectification and to the assessment of a penalty. Pass 3[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass Law 11A.Action by Non-Offending Side The right to penalise an irregularity may be forfeited if either member of the Comments: 1NT: 12-14. non-offending side takes any action before summoning the Director. (…) Contract: Three Spades doubled, played by South. By not asking the Director,who was after all at the table, if she could Result: 9 tricks, N/S +730. have changed her bid after the correction of explanation by North, East had in fact forfeited the rights she might have had. Law 21 says: The Facts: North doubled and explained his double as either both Ma- jors, or one Major and one Minor.This is in fact their system over a strong Law 21B. Call Based on Misinformation from an Opponent No trump. East bid 2] and alerted. Now North realized that East/West 1. Change of Call were playing weak No trump, and over this system the Double showed Until the end of the auction period (see Law 17E), a player may, without 13 points or more. North explained this to East, but at this point the sto- penalty, change a call when it is probable that he made the call as a result of ries differ.According to North, this explanation was given while the tray misinformation given to him by an opponent (…), provided that his partner was still at their side, whereas East maintains the tray had already passed has not subsequently called. through.Anyway, North now calls the Director, asking if the weak NT has to be alerted. It hasn't.This first Director could contribute that,at the time The (first) Director never had a chance to establish whether or not he was at the table, the tray was already at the other side. West had already called at the moment he was there, and so the (sec- The bidding continues, and at the end, West calls the Director to ond) Director took a correct view when deciding that East had forfeit- complain about the wrong explanation he has received. Another Direc- ed the rights she might have had. tor arrives, who investigates and realizes that South has given the correct explanation (13+, according to the system) about the Double. Since West The Committee's decision: Director's ruling upheld. has received correct information, the attention then shifts to North/East. Deposit: Returned On that side of the screen there has been misinformation, if only for a short while. North had initially explained his double according to his Note by the Chairman: Law 9B is in the imperative. After an ir- hand, later correcting it to the correct systemic explanation. regularity the Director must be called. If he is not it is likely that the The second Director learns about the first Director call and finds non-offending side will lose its right to redress. If in this case East had out that East had never indicated that she might have had a problem called the Director at the appropriate time (when North changed his with the explanations. explanation), East/West would undoubtedly have received a ruling in The Director: Ruled that Players are expected to call the Director their favour.As it was they got no protection and a bottom. Learn from at the first sight of trouble. Not doing so can cause a loss of rights. If their mistake and call the Director.

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Final Qualification Results 1 VARENNE MYRIAM MULTON FRANCK FRA 59.93 67 TAGLIAFERRI VERA D'AVOSSA MARIO ITA 54.10 2 KELINA MARINA SHUR ARSENI RUS 59.79 68 THORESEN SIV MALINOWSKI ARTUR NOR 54.08 3 FISCHER DORIS SCHIFKO MARTIN AUT 59.04 69 ZALEWSKA JOANNA GOLEBIOWSKI STANISLAW POL 54.07 4 BRUCHHAUSER KARIN MAVRIDIS GEORG GER 59.02 70 SOLOMON LOUISE SOLOMON WARNER ENG 54.05 5 GERGATI PAOLA TERENZI ROBERTO ITA 59.01 71 KITABGI ANNE-MARIE NAHMIAS ALAIN FRA 54.04 6 AVON DANIELE STOPPA JEAN-LOUIS FRA 58.83 72 CANESI MARINELLA CEDOLIN FRANCO ITA 54.04 7 CAPRIATA EMANUELA MASUCCI NINO ITA 58.32 73 TAL NOGA BAREL MICHAEL ISR 54.04 8 AUBONNET BRIGITTE BOULICAUT JEAN-MARC FRA 58.05 74 GRECO ANNA DE MICHELE GALIELO ITA 53.99 9 BATTIN BRIGITTE XERRI JEAN FRA 57.75 75 ZAGAJSEK SANJA REFI BRANKO CRO 53.98 10 COUTEAUX ANTONELLA COENRAETS PHILIPPE BEL 57.65 76 BREKIESZ MONIKA KOPRON DARIUSZ POL 53.93 11 POPOVA DESSY GUNEV ROSSEN BUL 57.61 77 THORSTEINSDOTTIR BRYND. OLGEIRSSON OMAR ICE 53.89 12 SCHIPPERS ELLY SCHIPPERS HENK NET 57.49 78 ROTKOFF CHARLOTTE KASLER PHILIPPE FRA 53.86 13 TETAL CARINA AMANN KLAUS GER 57.08 79 PASTERNAK MALGORZATA ARASZKIEWICZ KONRAD POL 53.84 14 TISSERAND SABINE FRANCES JACQUES FRA 57.05 80 WEBER ELKE WEBER FRIED GER 53.84 15 OLIVIERI GABRIELLA DE FALCO DANO ITA 56.84 81 D'OVIDIO CATHERINE CHEMLA PAUL FRA 53.82 16 PENFOLD SANDRA SENIOR BRIAN ENG 56.66 82 VAN POPERINGHE NICOLE TOFFIER PHILIPPE FRA 53.81 17 POPLILOV MATILDA SAGIV ICHUDA ISR 56.63 83 HACKETT BARBARA HACKETT JUSTIN ENG 53.77 18 SVER NIKICA MARINKOVIC PAVO CRO 56.35 84 BACKSTROM SUE BACKSTROM JARI FIN 53.75 19 NELSON KATH EGINTON STEVE ENG 56.32 85 GOLIN CRISTINA NICOLODI FRANCESCO ITA 53.69 20 BROCHOT CLAUDE SUSSEL PATRICK FRA 56.31 86 HOCHEKER DANUTA CICHOCKI MIROSLAW POL 53.60 21 KATER EWA JUREK PIOTR POL 56.20 87 ZADRAZILOVA H. ZADRAZIL M CZE 53.58 22 PAOLUZI SIMONETTA GUERRA ENRICO ITA 56.19 88 RENOUX MARIE-FRANCE MARI CHRISTIAN FRA 53.55 23 VAN GLABBEEK HEDWIG MAAS WILLEM JAN NET 56.13 89 KARLSSON-UISK YLVA UISK AHTO SWE 53.49 24 PIGEAUD FABIENNE D'OVIDIO PIERRE FRA 56.06 90 WENNEVOLD IDA ROREN TORMOD NOR 53.47 25 JELENIEWSKA MALGORZATA JAGNIEWSKI RAFAL POL 56.04 91 LALANNE CHRISTINE LALANNE BERNARD FRA 53.45 26 ESPAAS ANNE TRINE FOLLESTAD AUDUN NOR 55.92 92 BRKLJACIC TIHANA TESLA MIRO CRO 53.42 27 GEORGIEVA DRAGANKA GEORGIEV STEFAN BUL 55.87 93 SCHALTZ DORTHE SCHALTZ PETER DEN 53.42 28 BENHAMOU LILIANE BITRAN ALBERT FRA 55.76 94 BARR RONY HERBST ILAN ISR 53.39 29 ROSSARD MARTINE ROMANOWSKI GEORGES FRA 55.76 95 COURTNEY MARGARET COURTNEY MICHAEL ENG 53.38 30 VRIEND BEP MAAS ANTON NET 55.57 96 VIVES CATHERINE VIVES JEAN-LOUIS FRA 53.34 31 LEGER RENEE OURSEL CHRISTOPHE FRA 55.55 97 ALART MARINA CHIMION TEDDY FRA 53.33 32 AUKEN SABINE AUKEN JENS DEN 55.50 98 PESSOA SOFIA G. PEREIRA PAULO POR 53.31 33 MIRCHEVA RALIZA AL-SHATI VALENTIN BUL 55.39 99 EVELIUS-NOHREN JENNY NOHREN ULF SWE 53.24 34 CORCHIA ROSA MATRICARDI GIUSEPPE ITA 55.28 100 MUCHA RITA PANA ALEXANDRU SWI 53.20 35 POULAIN CATHERINE FEFLON MARCEL FRA 55.27 101 VOGT WALTRAUD FRESEN LOEK GER 53.17 36 LEON PILAR WASIK ARTURO SPA 55.25 102 CALDARELLI VERA FONTI FRANCO ITA 53.08 37 WILLARD SYLVIE THUILLEZ LAURENT FRA 55.24 103 CONSONNI LAURA ZUCCO DOMENICO ITA 52.91 38 McGOWAN LIZ BAXTER KEN SCO 55.20 104 BOLLACK LENA BOLLACK BOGDAN BEL 52.80 39 HINDEN FRANCES ALLERTON JEFFREY ENG 55.19 105 LAVAZZA M.TERESA FERRARO GUIDO ITA 52.79 40 GRAND MICHELE AZOULAY YVES FRA 55.18 106 BELIER ISABELLE DROULEZ MARC FRA 52.77 41 LUSTIN CHRISTINE CRONIER PHILIPPE FRA 55.13 107 BOHNSACK SUSANNE BOHNSACK HENNING GER 52.77 42 LILOPOPLILOV STELA SAGIV ISR 55.10 108 DI MAURO ANTONELLA FRAZZETTO LUIGI ITA 52.73 43 KOISTINEN RAIJA KOISTINEN KAUKO FIN 55.07 109 LANGSTON MARIT LANGSTON PETER ENG 52.72 44 MERMELSTEIN GABI NAVEH NURIT ISR 55.04 110 CUPIDO CRISTIANA SPERNANZONI FRANCO ITA 52.70 45 BURATTI MONICA MARIANI CARLO ITA 55.04 111 VANHOUTTE FRANCOISE VANHOUTTE PHILIPPE FRA 52.69 46 HUIJBEN INGRID BERENDREGT CAREL NET 54.92 112 RACZYNSKA JOHANNA ALLIX JEAN-FRANCOIS FRA 52.68 47 KOCH ULLA BJARNARSON GREGERS DEN 54.89 113 FERRARI PATRIZIA ANCESCHI VITTORIO ITA 52.63 48 LISS ULRIKE DAEHR CLAUS GER 54.89 114 RUSSO BECUTTI ESTER MORTAROTTI ANTONIO ITA 52.60 49 GLADIATOR ANNE OELKER CLEMENS GER 54.88 115 MIROSLAW WIESLA MARSAL REINER GER 52.60 50 DAS MARIE-LOUISE KREMER JEAN-PAUL FRA 54.87 116 DUGUET MARLENE DUGUET MICHEL FRA 52.60 51 RIBEROL COLETTE PACAULT HERVE FRA 54.85 117 D'ELBEE SOLAMOE LASSERRE GUY FRA 52.57 52 PARAIN VERONIQUE PARAIN YVES FRA 54.73 118 KLEIN ANNELIES KROES VINCENT NET 52.56 53 SARNIAK ANNA WINCIOREK TOMASZ POL 54.64 119 BODIN NINA BODIN CLAES SWE 52.51 54 PANINA LARISSA ROSENBLUM MICHAEL RUS 54.54 120 SHEZIFI HANA RAND NISSAN ISR 52.50 55 SERF MARIANNE STRETZ FRANCOIS FRA 54.49 121 HOOGWEG FEMKE VAN PROOIJEN RICCO NET 52.47 56 BESSIS VERONIQUE BESSIS MICHEL FRA 54.47 122 GONDORF MECHTHILD KORNEK ANDREAS GER 52.47 57 CECCONI PATRIZIA BINI ALBERTO ITA 54.39 123 VOLINA VICTORIA KHOLOMEEV VADIM RUS 52.46 58 MISZEWSKA EWA ROMANSKI JACEK POL 54.36 124 WENNING KARIN WENNING ULRICH GER 52.46 59 DAVIES SANDY GISBORNE TOM ENG 54.35 125 FLAMENT JACQUELINE DE GUIDE CONRAD BEL 52.44 60 FLODROPS PIERRETTE FLODROPS PATRICK FRA 54.33 126 KREMER CAHTERINE GUILLON JEAN FRA 52.38 61 KERR BERYL SPENCER PAUL ENG 54.28 127 CARCASSONNE VALERIE POLET GUY BEL 52.33 62 DE CARGOUET NATHALIE KOEPPEL PHILIPPE FRA 54.24 128 THUILLEZ PASCALE SEBBANE LIONEL FRA 52.32 63 HARASIMOWICZ EWA LESNIEWSKI MARCIN POL 54.20 129 MARDLIN MARGARET MARDLIN ROBIN ENG 52.31 64 WILLEMSE THEA TER LAARE MARCO NET 54.20 130 ZUR-CAMPANILE MIORY ABECASSIS MICHEL FRA 52.26 65 SABATIER DOMINIQUE SABATIER JACQUES FRA 54.18 131 TOKCAN MERIH DEMIRBAS NACI TUR 52.26 66 MEEHAN PATSY POWER JOHN IRE 54.14 132 TOTARO MARIA PIA TOTARO CARLO ITA 52.26

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133 BRATUSA GORDANA VUKELIC ZORAN CRO 52.25 201 VAN UYTSEL MONIQUE HENDRICKX JULES BEL 50.12 134 MOCHALOVA JULIA CHURLIN IGOR RUS 52.25 202 FRANSOS MARINA ZENARI FABIO ITA 50.08 135 DELOR ELISABETH FAIGENBAUM ALBERT FRA 52.16 203 GOTARD BARBARA GOTARD TOMASZ GER 50.07 136 BANASZKIEWICZ EWA KOWALSKI APOLINARY POL 52.11 204 TOKAZ WOJTCZUK POL 50.03 137 BERR REGINA MOUIEL HERVE FRA 52.09 205 GRENTHE DOMINIQUE GRENTHE PATRICK FRA 50.03 138 ERHART MARIA LASOCKY CHRISTOFF POL 52.09 206 PEYROT NADINE VERDIER ALAIN FRA 49.93 139 BONES TURID HOLMOY HANS THOMAS NOR 52.09 207 BEAUMIER ANNIE BEAUMIER DOMINIQUE FRA 49.92 140 FUGLESTAD ANN KARIN HOYLAND SVEN OLAI NOR 52.08 208 KALKERUP BETTINA HECHT-JOHANSEN PETER DEN 49.90 141 DENOIZE CHRISTINE ADAD PIERRE FRA 52.06 209 BAK CLAARTJE VAN CLEEFF JAN NET 49.88 142 PEIRCE ROBERTA CAITI STEFANO ITA 52.03 210 DEWASME ISABELLE DEHAYE BERNARD BEL 49.84 143 OPPENSTAM AGNETA NILSSON HAKAN SWE 51.98 211 LISE COLETTE DAMIANI JOSE FRA 49.81 144 VAN DER VLIET YVETTE AHLERS TOM NET 51.95 212 DECLOEDT ELSJE DE CABOOTER KURT BEL 49.74 145 LEENHARDT MARYSE LEENHARDT FRANCOIS FRA 51.89 213 TESSITORE NICLA MUNDULA GIULIO ITA 49.73 146 MARECHAL NICOLE DEVIGNE ALAIN BEL 51.87 214 VAN EIJCK INEZ VAN EIJCK WILLEM NET 49.72 147 MORIZET DANIELLE WEEDEN NIGEL FRA 51.86 215 AL-SHATI ANI HRISTOV TRAJAN BUL 49.68 148 MAGUIRE PAULINE KEAVENEY GAY IRE 51.70 216 JUURI-OJA PIRJO JUURI-OJA ERKKI FIN 49.63 149 TESTU LAURENCE TESTU CLAUDE FRA 51.65 217 WHEELER ANNA USZYNSKI WOJTEK FRA 49.63 150 ALBERTI ANJA BAUSBACK NIKOLAUS GER 51.60 218 CALANDRA EMANUELA SEMENTA ANTONIO ITA 49.58 151 NEHMERT BEATE YUEN MICHAEL GER 51.59 219 DE CRESCENZO MARILENA PIZZA ETTORE ITA 49.56 152 ROBSON SHARLEEN WEIR GRAHAM ENG 51.55 220 CUZZI MONICA LAVAZZA GIUSEPPE ITA 49.55 153 ROSSANO ENZA VIVALDI ANTONIO ITA 51.52 221 BONORI MARISA GAVELLI GABRIELE ITA 49.55 154 LEVY ANNE-FREDERIQUE LEVY ALAIN FRA 51.47 222 BLAAGESTAD LISE SIN DEUT NOR 49.55 155 KAYSER MARTINE KAYSER CHRISTIAN FRA 51.47 223 GROMENKOVA SVETLANA KHAZANOV IGOR RUS 49.49 156 VANDENBOSSCHE CAROLINE VAN MIDDELEM GUY BEL 51.42 224 TALIJAN BILJANA VUCIC ALEKSANDAR YUG 49.43 157 IVARSDOTTIR ANNA JONSSON THORLAKUR ICE 51.41 225 AGHEMO MONICA CORTI LEONARDO ITA 49.40 158 BREWIAK GRAZYNA PIASECKI JAROSLAW POL 51.38 226 MAZZADI ADRIANA MAZZADI FRANCESCO ITA 49.38 159 SCHRECKENBERGER ULRIKE MAYBACH ROBERT GER 51.37 227 LUPU SMARANDA LUPU MIRCEA SERGIU FRA 49.37 160 KLEIN HEIDEMARIE GOLL MATTHIAS GER 51.37 228 CRONIER BENEDICTE HACKETT PAUL ENG 49.36 161 LACROIX NICOLE LACROIX FREDERIC FRA 51.34 229 PIPPET CLARE O'LUBAIGH SEAN IRE 49.32 162 KREFELD CAMILLA HAMMELEV JOHAN DEN 51.32 230 CHODOROWSKA IRENA CHODOROWSKI JAN POL 49.31 163 BUZZATTI DONATELLA BURGO GOVANNI ITA 51.29 231 PISCITELLI FRANCESCA MEGLIO FERDINANDO ITA 49.29 164 VALENSI ODILE SERGENT DENIS FRA 51.29 232 BERGHS LISETTE BLOCK FRANCK BEL 49.25 165 AZZIMONTI ANNARITA ZUCCHINI GIANCARLO ITA 51.28 233 VERHAGEN JOLANDA BAKIR NAGY NET 49.24 166 SENIOR NEVENA STAMATOV JERRY ENG 51.25 234 MOTTA FERNANDA HUGONY FABRIZIO ITA 49.19 167 LANGER DARINA GWINNER HANS-HERMANN GER 51.23 235 MARX NATHALIE BINEAU THIERRY FRA 49.19 168 OZAN EREN FALAY FAIK TUR 51.20 236 McCONVILLE MIRIAM PORTEOUS PAUL IRE 49.19 169 BLOUQUIT CLAND MASSE DIDIER FRA 51.18 237 VON MALCHUS PETRA KASIMIR UDO GER 49.19 170 JOAO LARA MARIA CAPUCHO MANUEL POR 51.10 238 CUNHA INES PIMENTA PEDRO POR 49.18 171 KOWALSKA ANNA HOLOWSKI ANDREAS GER 51.07 239 GAVIARD DANIELE SANGLIER JACQUES FRA 49.17 172 TELTSCHER KITTY TELTSCHER BERNARD ENG 51.06 240 HOBSON HEATHER GARTHWAITE ROY ENG 49.14 173 BERBERS KATRIEN KELDERMANS GEORGES BEL 51.05 241 REESS VANESSA ROMBAUT JEROME FRA 49.11 174 CURETTI NICOLE LE PODER JEAN FRA 51.05 242 STEFNISDOTTIR BIRNA STEINTHORSSON ADALSTEINN ICE 49.11 175 LATHAM JANET LATHAM TED ENG 50.98 243 ZARKESCH FLORA BOEDEKKER ROBERT GER 49.10 176 GIANNINI SILVIA BROCCOLI FRANCO ITA 50.96 244 DENNISON MAUREEN LEIGHTON MORRIS ENG 49.09 177 DELACOUR PASCALINE BENARD DIDIER FRA 50.95 245 LEMAIRE MARTINE CALAS DAMIEN BEL 49.07 178 DIAZ NATIVIDAD JARDON LUC FRA 50.95 246 D'ANIELLO MARINELLA FERRARO RENATO ITA 49.04 179 JUHAS ANAMARIA PAREZANIN DARKO YUG 50.93 247 CORTESI MARINA MANDELLI MASSIMO ITA 49.03 180 KOREN THALIA LEIBOVITZ GADI ISR 50.83 248 DRIVDAL SIRI GRO JORGENSEN ERIK NOR 48.95 181 SIGURJONSDOTTIR HJORDIS BLONDAL KRISTJAN ICE 50.72 249 MORETTI RENATA ZIMMERMANN PIERRE FRA 48.94 182 HIRSCH JOELLE BODSON MICHEL BEL 50.68 250 LORENZ BRIGITT LEITNER PETER AUT 48.87 183 MIERZEJEWSKA ALEKSANDRA MAREK WITAK POL 50.66 251 ARTMER ILSE B. FUCIK JAN AUT 48.86 184 SORESINI ANTONELLA CONTI FABRIZIO ITA 50.59 252 CHILAUD ISABELLE NEVE OLIVIER FRA 48.85 185 SKOPINSKA EWA WITKOWSKI PIOTR POL 50.58 253 NELISSEN SABINE MUNTEANU OCTAV BEL 48.84 186 MAVROMICHALIS BRIGITTE HACKETT JASON ENG 50.56 254 BARTELS REGINE SCHMITT THOMAS GER 48.82 187 HARALDS NANIN SIGURDSSON VALUR ICE 50.53 255 VAN ZWOL WIETSKE JANSMA JAN NET 48.81 188 CHARLES IRMGARD CHARLES DARRELL GER 50.52 256 BALDURSDOTTIR LJOSBRA THORVALDSSON MATTHIAS ICE 48.76 189 CACCIAPUOTI ANTONIO CAMBON ORNELLA ITA 50.48 257 BALDINI PAOLA FREDDIO SERGIO ITA 48.74 190 HEATH DIANA MOHTASHAMI SHAPOUR FRA 50.48 258 MARKOVITZ FRANCOISE COUPERE ALEXANDRE FRA 48.69 191 VIGNOCCHI MARIE-YVONNE PIETRZAK TADEK FRA 50.39 259 TORCOL FRANCOISE CHAMPION FRANCOIS FRA 48.69 192 HAIDORFER ANDREA NIKOLENKOV DMITRIJ SWI 50.35 260 HETZ CLARA SCHEINDER RANNY ISR 48.67 193 HARDEMAN ANNEMIE SERRAS JAN BEL 50.32 261 SPENCER ALISON CORNELL RAY ENG 48.51 194 VENNI ELISABETTA FEDELE NICOLA ITA 50.31 262 HARRIS DIANA GAGNE' PAUL WAL 48.50 195 FARHOLT STENSE CASPERSEN HENRIK DEN 50.29 263 MAGIS ISABELLE VOLDOIRE JEAN-MICHEL FRA 48.50 196 NIELSEN RAGNHEIDUR SIGURDSSON ISAK ORN ICE 50.28 264 SEVERIN PIA MICHEL RICHARD BEL 48.42 197 THOREN VIGDIS RYNNING ERIK NOR 50.28 265 TOUTENEL ELS DE ROOS TIM BEL 48.34 198 RICARD EVA VINTHER KARSTEN DEN 50.27 266 DRIESSENS VERONIQUE JEUNEN FRANS BEL 48.30 199 PISAK MEHVES ESKINAZ NISO TUR 50.20 267 PROCUREUR MAITE CAUMEL J-PATRICK FRA 48.27 200 JANKUNAITE GIEDRE SHARKANAS GIEDRIUS LIT 50.19 268 CYPRES SUZANNE GELIBTER DANIEL BEL 48.26

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269 CURTIS CATHERINE FEGARTY PAUL ENG 48.22 337 SAUVAGE VALERIE BOGACKI PATRICK FRA 45.90 270 GUENOUN FRANCOISE GUENOUN RAPHAEL FRA 48.19 338 SEISENER MARIANNE VAN HOOF THOM NET 45.89 271 GIGLIOTTI DONATELLA FORNACIARI EZIO ITA 48.13 339 DRIVER JUDITH ROOSE JAN BEL 45.88 272 GROMANN INGRID STAHL WOLF GER 48.12 340 PREVOTEAU CHANTAL PINGUET JACQUES FRA 45.86 273 VAN TOL RINA MULLER CAS NET 48.12 341 PORAT-LEVIT RUTH HETZ NATHAN ISR 45.86 274 DESIRELLO ROSALBA DATO PIERINO ITA 48.10 342 CONTER ANNE-MARIE NERMEL PASCAL FRA 45.83 275 PIERARD SOLANGE FRANCESCONI ANDREA ITA 48.10 343 LANCIA ASSUNTA BELLO LORENZO ITA 45.70 276 NORSKE MERETE NORSKE ARNO DEN 48.00 344 BACO LAURENCE LECA BERNARD FRA 45.70 277 TENGA MARITA WIIK BO SWE 47.97 345 GRAMBERG WILTRUD SCHILHART NORBERT GER 45.69 278 CHONE DANIELE DECHENAUD FRANCOIS FRA 47.96 346 BOGAERTS RIA MAES MICHEL BEL 45.62 279 LOMBARDI DIANA LOMBARDI RODOLFO ITA 47.94 347 SKULADOTTIR HRAFNHILDUR THORDARSON JORUNDUR ICE 45.58 280 REGENBERG LIAD REGENBERG ANTON BEL 47.93 348 KANDOLU OZLEM OZDIL MAHMUT TUR 45.54 281 HORAN ANN MARIE CARROLL JOHN IRE 47.92 349 FAVAGER ANNIE FAVAGER ERIC WAL 45.54 282 MAFFEI GABRIELLA MARANI FRANCESCO ITA 47.85 350 GRAEWERT ELLEN THOMPSON DAVID LUX 45.52 283 MULTON CATHERINE VINCENTELLI THIERRY FRA 47.79 351 BELFIORE LUCIANA BRANCIARI CESARE ITA 45.50 284 MAITOVA ELENA ZLOTOV DMITRI RUS 47.79 352 McGEAGH ANNE McGEAGH NORMAN SCO 45.31 285 LECLERCQ CATHERINE VERDEZ LAURENT FRA 47.74 353 ASCIONE ILARIA STOPPINI LORENZO ITA 45.31 286 MANFREDI ROSSELLA D'AMICO PAOLO ITA 47.70 354 MICHOLT ROOS LONGUEVILLE JOHAN BEL 45.27 287 COSTANTINI ROBERTA CALDARELLI VERINO ITA 47.65 355 ARIMAN MAYDA UZUMCU M. FAHIR TUR 45.15 288 MULLER RENATA GRAHEK VANJA CRO 47.64 356 BALDI ELMA BALDI MATTEO ITA 45.12 289 NIEMISTO RITVA NIEMISTO PEKKA FIN 47.61 357 PAGE SUE THEELKE MIKE ENG 44.85 290 BELLO ISABELLE VAN DER NEUT JAAP NET 47.60 358 TSAGARAKI DARIA NAESSENS JOHAN BEL 44.83 291 TOCHE AHOUVA GUIBERT CLAUDE FRA 47.56 359 PRATO ANNA TROMBETTI PAOLO ITA 44.79 292 PANELLA ANA KNAP ANDRES SPA 47.56 360 KRANZC BARBARA KOROSEC EMIL SLV 44.79 293 HOSKINS ELIZABETH HOSKINS MATTHEW ENG 47.56 361 ZAKRZEWSKA WILGA TEDESCHI EMIL POL 44.68 294 BUDD MARIA HARRIS MALCOLM ENG 47.52 362 SCHOUTEN CORRIE SCHOUTEN JAAP NET 44.66 295 DE BOTTON JANET SANDQVIST NICK ENG 47.51 363 PASTEELS ISABELLE VANDERVORST MIKE BEL 44.61 296 MEYER MICHELLE COLINET ERIC BEL 47.48 364 SCHNEIDER GABRIELE LANG KURT GER 44.59 297 VECHIATTO CLAUDIA ENGEL BERTHOLD GER 47.47 365 JEITZ MARYSE ROBERT PASCAL LUX 44.43 298 BIANCHERI ERALDA CRIVELLI ROBERTO ITA 47.46 366 SCHMITZ MICHELE SCHMITZ CHRISTIAN FRA 44.42 299 NATTA DANIELA MASCARUCCI RUDY ITA 47.46 367 GHEZZER GIANNA TRAGHIN EZIO ITA 44.17 300 PETIT FREDERIQUE BOLLE MICHEL BEL 47.45 368 VERLEYEN LEENTJE VAN DEN BERGH NIC BEL 44.02 301 KRASTEVA ALBENA RENOULEAU DANIEL FRA 47.45 369 KULICHKOVA OXANA STERKIN ALEXEI RUS 43.98 302 UNGER SHELLEY LEITER MARTIN AUT 47.39 370 KOTRONAROU ANASTASIA KIPOUROS NIKOS GRE 43.85 303 SIMON SUE LIPTON ALLAN ENG 47.35 371 NYARADI IBOLYA NYARADI GABOR HUN 43.69 304 SIGURJONSDOTTIR ERLA THORDARSON SIGFUS ICE 47.34 372 VENTURI ALESSANDRA VERTI MARIO ITA 43.66 305 SKILLERN JO FOUNTAIN PETER ENG 47.28 373 BOETTCHER TRUDY COTTAVOZ CHRISTIAN FRA 43.63 306 HUGON ELISABETH KAPLAN LEWIS FRA 47.24 374 SAUTAUX MONIKA KOSTUR JACEK SWI 43.55 307 ZOBU AHU HARAMATI OFER TUR 47.14 375 BYRNE TERESA FIFIELD LIONEL IRE 43.54 308 SMYKALLA GISELA SCHNEIDER MICHAEL GER 47.07 376 FLEISCHMANN URSULA FLEISCHMANN ALFRED AUT 43.48 309 TOBIAS JACQUI JONES GARY ENG 47.02 377 McEWING HELEN BRUCE IVAN SCO 43.43 310 DE CHIARA ANNA DE CHIARA RENATO ITA 47.00 378 MENSITIERI NATHALIE BORRELI RAFFAELE ITA 43.40 311 GUDNADOTTIR ALDA SNORRASON KRISTJAN B. ICE 47.00 379 SHEATHER PAULA SHEATHER DALE SWI 43.23 312 STEFANSDOTTIR INGA JONA BENEDIKTSSON STEFAN ICE 46.97 380 COLOMBARO ANNE-MARIE DANIC JEAN-YVES FRA 43.23 313 PILIPOVIC MARINA GANTAR METOD CRO 46.90 381 JOST NICOLE JOST PATRICK FRA 43.14 314 PICCIOLO ADDOLORATA GALANTE GIOVANNI ITA 46.82 382 HELLING BETTINA HELLING STEFAN LUX 43.03 315 MORTELMANS GHISLAINE SAINT GEORGES LOUIS BEL 46.75 383 BANCI GIOVANNA MELCHIORI LUIGI ITA 42.74 316 TAL NIRA TAL DAN ISR 46.73 384 PICCIONI GIOVANNA LUCENO' SALVATORE ITA 42.65 317 HECHT-JOHANSEN GITTE BRINK SJOERT DEN 46.66 385 MARUSDOTTIR GUDLAUG JONSSON BIRKIR ICE 42.57 318 CAMPANA FRANCINE CAMPANA YVES BEL 46.65 386 PARNIS ENGLAND MARGARET DIX MARIO MLT 42.47 319 VESTH-HANSEN KIRSTEN VESTH-HANSEN OLE DEN 46.64 387 KRASOVA D KRASA O CZE 42.43 320 GROSMANOVA T GROSMAN Z CZE 46.56 388 VENINI LUISA MESIANO ANDREA ITA 42.37 321 CASSAI GIOVANNA GAVINO MINO ITA 46.51 389 DUTILLOY NICOLE DUTILLOY BRUNO FRA 42.25 322 CAESAR KARIN KONDOCH HARTMUT GER 46.49 390 MESHAKA HELENE GALTIER JEAN FRA 42.16 323 MAREMBERT CLAUDE LISE TALPAERT ANTOINE FRA 46.47 391 DITETOVA EVA FORT TOMAS CZE 41.92 324 ONISHUK ANNA DE RAEYMAEKER KARL IRE 46.44 392 CAIMI GIULIANA SALSI GIANNI ITA 41.64 325 DONARELLI MARINA LOMBARDO FRANCESCO ITA 46.41 393 MATTHEYS JOSIANE POUPINEL MAX BEL 41.45 326 KROGULSKA JOLANTA WALCZAK PIOTR POL 46.26 394 FAIVRE ELISABETH ZUKER PIERRE FRA 41.26 327 BUDZIK JOLA BUDZIK ROMAN POL 46.24 395 BOUCHE CHANTAL BERTON CHRISTIAN FRA 41.21 328 ENGSTROM EVA CHAUDURI AMIT SPA 46.19 396 LILLIS HEIDI McGLOUGHLIN MICHAEL IRE 40.78 329 PERRIN GHISLAINE MORIZE JEAN-PIERRE FRA 46.19 397 PICMAUSOVA O PICMAUS B CZE 40.68 330 GUARIGLIA M.ENRICA GUARIGLIA RUGGIERO ITA 46.14 398 NIERINCK NICOLE OLIVEIRA JOSE BEL 40.46 331 SAMY BRIGITTE SAMY ALAIN FRA 46.12 399 BEANCOURT DOMINIQUE GHEUSI PIERRE FRA 40.41 332 GIRARDI LORETTA FEDERIGHI FEDERICO ITA 46.11 400 JONSDOTTIR AGUSTA SIGURDSSON THORDUR ICE 40.38 333 GROOSMAN E. GROOSMAN BART NET 45.99 401 LAURIJSSEN MARIETTE DE WILDE FRED NET 40.20 334 LAMOTE MARTINE LAMOTE PAUL BEL 45.93 402 SCULLI MARIA ANGELA PATERNESI PIETRO ITA 39.64 335 LESIECKA BARBARA KUSION ANDRZEJ POL 45.91 403 SWINKELS ANNEMARIE SWINKELS DRIES NET 39.59 336 OOGHE KATRIEN DEGRAEVE MARIO BEL 45.91 404 GRANDIN MICHELE KOUZNETZOFF ALEXANDRE FRA 38.15

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CONSOLATION Results after first session 1 REESS VANESSA ROMBAUT JEROME FRA 61.98 64 SORESINI ANTONELLA CONTI FABRIZIO ITA 51.46 2 KREFELD CAMILLA HAMMELEV JOHAN DEN 59.21 65 DRIVDAL SIRI GRO JORGENSEN ERIK NOR 51.45 3 OPPENSTAM AGNETA NILSSON HAKAN SWE 58.73 66 VAN DER VLIET YVETTE AHLERS TOM NET 51.39 4 ARTMER ILSE B. FUCIK JAN AUT 57.59 67 BARTELS REGINE SCHMITT THOMAS GER 51.37 5 ROSSANO ENZA VIVALDI ANTONIO ITA 57.03 68 CUNHA INES PIMENTA PEDRO POR 51.36 6 FUGLESTAD ANN KARIN HOYLAND SVEN OLAI NOR 56.54 69 UNGER SHELLEY LEITER MARTIN AUT 51.34 7 TOTARO MARIA PIA TOTARO CARLO ITA 56.32 70 SCHRECKENBERGER ULRIKE MAYBACH ROBERT GER 51.34 8 FARHOLT STENSE CASPERSEN HENRIK DEN 56.00 71 CYPRES SUZANNE GELIBTER DANIEL BEL 51.26 9 BANASZKIEWICZ EWA KOWALSKI APOLINARY POL 55.09 72 PREVOTEAU CHANTAL PINGUET JACQUES FRA 51.17 10 NIELSEN RAGNHEIDUR SIGURDSSON ISAK ORN ICE 55.08 73 BLAAGESTAD LISE SIN DEUT NOR 51.10 11 SKILLERN JO FOUNTAIN PETER ENG 55.02 74 AGHEMO MONICA CORTI LEONARDO ITA 51.09 12 MORETTI RENATA ZIMMERMANN PIERRE FRA 54.68 75 MAZZADI ADRIANA MAZZADI FRANCESCO ITA 51.07 13 SKOPINSKA EWA WITKOWSKI PIOTR POL 54.41 76 TOCHE AHOUVA GUIBERT CLAUDE FRA 51.03 14 PETIT FREDERIQUE BOLLE MICHEL BEL 54.06 77 PIPPET CLARE O'LUBAIGH SEAN IRE 50.97 15 VAN EIJCK INEZ VAN EIJCK WILLEM NET 54.01 78 KOREN THALIA LEIBOVITZ GADI ISR 50.97 16 MAVROMICHALIS BRIGITTE HACKETT JASON ENG 53.87 79 KALKERUP BETTINA HECHT-JOHANSEN PETER DEN 50.96 17 LATHAM JANET LATHAM TED ENG 53.86 80 MAGIS ISABELLE VOLDOIRE JEAN-MICHEL FRA 50.94 18 VIGNOCCHI MARIE-YVONNE PIETRZAK TADEK FRA 53.82 81 LILLIS HEIDI McGLOUGHLIN MICHAEL IRE 50.91 19 NEHMERT BEATE YUEN MICHAEL GER 53.62 82 VECHIATTO CLAUDIA ENGEL BERTHOLD GER 50.88 20 DENOIZE CHRISTINE ADAD PIERRE FRA 53.58 83 BEAUMIER ANNIE BEAUMIER DOMINIQUE FRA 50.83 21 SMYKALLA GISELA SCHNEIDER MICHAEL GER 53.43 84 BACO LAURENCE LECA BERNARD FRA 50.77 22 SENIOR NEVENA STAMATOV JERRY ENG 53.42 85 BELLO ISABELLE VAN DER NEUT JAAP NET 50.76 23 JUHAS ANAMARIA PAREZANIN DARKO YUG 53.24 86 DITETOVA EVA FORT TOMAS CZE 50.75 24 PICCIOLO ADDOLORATA GALANTE GIOVANNI ITA 53.22 87 LAMOTE MARTINE LAMOTE PAUL BEL 50.71 25 NATTA DANIELA MASCARUCCI RUDY ITA 53.13 88 GRAMBERG WILTRUD SCHILHART NORBERT GER 50.66 26 WHEELER ANNA USZYNSKI WOJTEK FRA 53.11 89 CHONE DANIELE DECHENAUD FRANCOIS FRA 50.66 27 CURETTI NICOLE LE PODER JEAN FRA 53.09 90 KANDOLU OZLEM OZDIL MAHMUT TUR 50.56 28 PROCUREUR MAITE CAUMEL J-PATRICK FRA 53.07 91 BREWIAK GRAZYNA PIASECKI JAROSLAW POL 50.56 29 JANKUNAITE GIEDRE SHARKANAS GIEDRIUS LIT 53.06 92 SKULADOTTIR HRAFNHILDUR THORDARSON JORUNDUR ICE 50.45 30 ALBERTI ANJA BAUSBACK NIKOLAUS GER 53.05 93 MORTELMANS GHISLAINE SAINT GEORGES LOUIS BEL 50.43 31 CHODOROWSKA IRENA CHODOROWSKI JAN POL 52.92 94 PASTEELS ISABELLE VANDERVORST MIKE BEL 50.43 32 BRATUSA GORDANA VUKELIC ZORAN CRO 52.90 95 NIEMISTO RITVA NIEMISTO PEKKA FIN 50.40 33 CRONIER BENEDICTE HACKETT PAUL ENG 52.78 96 CAESAR KARIN KONDOCH HARTMUT GER 50.37 34 CUZZI MONICA LAVAZZA GIUSEPPE ITA 52.67 97 DE BOTTON JANET SANDQVIST NICK ENG 50.35 35 SIGURJONSDOTTIR HJORDIS BLONDAL KRISTJAN ICE 52.66 98 CHILAUD ISABELLE NEVE OLIVIER FRA 50.33 36 VANDENBOSSCHE CAROLINE VAN MIDDELEM GUY BEL 52.51 99 MIERZEJEWSKA ALEKSANDRA MAREK WITEK POL 50.28 37 TESSITORE NICLA MUNDULA GIULIO ITA 52.51 100 KULICHKOVA OXANA STERKIN ALEXEI RUS 50.23 38 IVARSDOTTIR ANNA JONSSON THORLAKUR ICE 52.48 101 HOSKINS ELIZABETH HOSKINS MATTHEW ENG 50.23 39 DEWASME ISABELLE DEHAYE BERNARD BEL 52.32 102 AZZIMONTI ANNARITA ZUCCHINI GIANCARLO ITA 50.22 40 VALENSI ODILE SERGENT DENIS FRA 52.31 103 PEYROT NADINE VERDIER ALAIN FRA 50.18 41 TOKCAN MERIH DEMIRBAS NACI TUR 52.26 104 MARKOVITZ FRANCOISE COUPERE ALEXANDRE FRA 49.98 42 SIMON SUE LIPTON ALLAN ENG 52.25 105 GROSMANOVA T GROSMAN Z CZE 49.98 43 HEATH DIANA MOHTASHAMI SHAPOUR FRA 52.11 106 BALDINI PAOLA FREDDIO SERGIO ITA 49.92 44 ERHART MARIA LASOCKY CHRISTOFF POL 52.09 107 SEISENER MARIANNE VAN HOOF THOM NET 49.91 45 MARX NATHALIE BINEAU THIERRY FRA 51.91 108 LORENZ BRIGITT LEITNER PETER AUT 49.90 46 DRIESSENS VERONIQUE JEUNEN FRANS BEL 51.91 109 TOKAZ WOJTCZUK POL 49.89 47 NELISSEN SABINE MUNTEANU OCTAV BEL 51.90 110 FRANSOS MARINA ZENARI FABIO ITA 49.87 48 GIGLIOTTI DONATELLA FORNACIARI EZIO ITA 51.90 111 JUURI-OJA PIRJO JUURI-OJA ERKKI FIN 49.77 49 TORCOL FRANCOISE CHAMPION FRANCOIS FRA 51.87 112 TESTU LAURENCE TESTU CLAUDE FRA 49.70 50 DE CRESCENZO MARILENA PIZZA ETTORE ITA 51.86 113 COLOMBARO ANNE-MARIE DANIC JEAN-YVES FRA 49.70 51 CORTESI MARINA MANDELLI MASSIMO ITA 51.85 114 CHARLES IRMGARD CHARLES DARRELL GER 49.70 52 HUGON ELISABETH KAPLAN LEWIS FRA 51.79 115 CONTER ANNE-MARIE NERMEL PASCAL FRA 49.68 53 KOWALSKA ANNA HOLOWSKI ANDREAS GER 51.79 116 NYARADI IBOLYA NYARADI GABOR HUN 49.68 54 GUARIGLIA M.ENRICA GUARIGLIA RUGGIERO ITA 51.68 117 PORAT-LEVIT RUTH HETZ NATHAN ISR 49.68 55 GIANNINI SILVIA BROCCOLI FRANCO ITA 51.67 118 DESIRELLO ROSALBA DATO PIERINO ITA 49.67 56 VON MALCHUS PETRA KASIMIR UDO GER 51.66 119 BUDD MARIA HARRIS MALCOLM ENG 49.67 57 HOBSON HEATHER GARTHWAITE ROY ENG 51.58 120 VERHAGEN JOLANDA BAKIR NAGY NET 49.66 58 LEENHARDT MARYSE LEENHARDT FRANCOIS FRA 51.55 121 LEMAIRE MARTINE CALAS DAMIEN BEL 49.62 59 BLOUQUIT CLAND MASSE DIDIER FRA 51.52 122 KOTRONAROU ANASTASIA KIPOUROS NIKOS GRE 49.60 60 DENNISON MAUREEN LEIGHTON MORRIS ENG 51.52 123 COSTANTINI ROBERTA CALDARELLI VERINO ITA 49.53 61 SEVERIN PIA MICHEL RICHARD BEL 51.52 124 ENGSTROM EVA CHAUDURI AMIT SPA 49.49 62 DE CHIARA ANNA DE CHIARA RENATO ITA 51.49 125 BONORI MARISA GAVELLI GABRIELE ITA 49.42 63 LEVY ANNE-FREDERIQUE LEVY ALAIN FRA 51.47 126 HARALDS NANIN SIGURDSSON VALUR ICE 49.40

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127 DIAZ NATIVIDAD JARDON LUC FRA 49.36 194 ROBSON SHARLEEN WEIR GRAHAM ENG 46.70 128 CASSAI GIOVANNA GAVINO MINO ITA 49.32 195 SCHNEIDER GABRIELE LANG KURT GER 46.60 129 TAL NIRA TAL DAN ISR 49.31 196 OZAN EREN FALAY FAIK TUR 46.60 130 SHEATHER PAULA SHEATHER DALE SWI 49.31 197 BOETTCHER TRUDY COTTAVOZ CHRISTIAN FRA 46.58 131 MATTHEYS JOSIANE POUPINEL MAX BEL 49.29 198 TALIJAN BILJANA VUCIC ALEKSANDAR YUG 46.56 132 BONES TURID HOLMOY HANS THOMAS NOR 49.25 199 GIRARDI LORETTA FEDERIGHI FEDERICO ITA 46.49 133 DECLOEDT ELSJE DE CABOOTER KURT BEL 49.22 200 JEITZ MARYSE ROBERT PASCAL LUX 46.45 134 FLEISCHMANN URSULA FLEISCHMANN ALFRED AUT 49.14 201 VENINI LUISA MESIANO ANDREA ITA 46.43 135 BERBERS KATRIEN KELDERMANS GEORGES BEL 49.08 202 STEFANSDOTTIR INGA JONA BENEDIKTSSON STEFAN ICE 46.42 136 AL-SHATI ANI HRISTOV TRAJAN BUL 49.03 203 BERGHS LISETTE BLOCK FRANCK BEL 46.42 137 LESIECKA BARBARA KUSION ANDRZEJ POL 49.02 204 PAGE SUE THEELKE MIKE ENG 46.33 138 BERR REGINA MOUIEL HERVE FRA 48.99 205 ZARKESCH FLORA BOEDEKKER ROBERT GER 46.33 139 BUZZATTI DONATELLA BURGO GOVANNI ITA 48.99 206 TOBIAS JACQUI JONES GARY ENG 46.23 140 LACROIX NICOLE LACROIX FREDERIC FRA 48.92 207 GHEZZER GIANNA TRAGHIN EZIO ITA 46.20 141 DELACOUR PASCALINE BENARD DIDIER FRA 48.86 208 RICARD EVA VINTHER KARSTEN DEN 46.10 142 HORAN ANN MARIE CARROLL JOHN IRE 48.80 209 GUENOUN FRANCOISE GUENOUN RAPHAEL FRA 46.08 143 SAUVAGE VALERIE BOGACKI PATRICK FRA 48.68 210 KAYSER MARTINE KAYSER CHRISTIAN FRA 46.03 144 ASCIONE ILARIA STOPPINI LORENZO ITA 48.64 211 SCULLI MARIA ANGELA PATERNESI PIETRO ITA 45.98 145 VENNI ELISABETTA FEDELE NICOLA ITA 48.63 212 ZAKRZEWSKA WILGA TEDESCHI EMIL POL 45.81 146 KLEIN HEIDEMARIE GOLL MATTHIAS GER 48.61 213 SCHOUTEN CORRIE SCHOUTEN JAAP NET 45.80 147 CACCIAPUOTI ANTONIO CAMBON ORNELLA ITA 48.58 214 BANCI GIOVANNA MELCHIORI LUIGI ITA 45.79 148 HAIDORFER ANDREA NIKOLENKOV DMITRIJ SWI 48.56 215 MEYER MICHELLE COLINET ERIC BEL 45.77 149 THOREN VIGDIS RYNNING ERIK NOR 48.54 216 TENGA MARITA WIIK BO SWE 45.73 150 SPENCER ALISON CORNELL RAY ENG 48.44 217 PEIRCE ROBERTA CAITI STEFANO ITA 45.70 151 MOCHALOVA JULIA CHURLIN IGOR RUS 48.44 218 TOUTENEL ELS DE ROOS TIM BEL 45.62 152 TELTSCHER KITTY TELTSCHER BERNARD ENG 48.34 219 MULTON CATHERINE VINCENTELLI THIERRY FRA 45.58 153 MAGUIRE PAULINE KEAVENEY GAY IRE 48.32 220 MULLER RENATA GRAHEK VANJA CRO 45.57 154 BOGAERTS RIA MAES MICHEL BEL 48.27 221 PERRIN GHISLAINE MORIZE JEAN-PIERRE FRA 45.55 155 TSAGARAKI DARIA NAESSENS JOHAN BEL 48.27 222 CALANDRA EMANUELA SEMENTA ANTONIO ITA 45.44 156 McCONVILLE MIRIAM PORTEOUS PAUL IRE 48.24 223 DRIVER JUDITH ROOSE JAN BEL 45.39 157 GRENTHE DOMINIQUE GRENTHE PATRICK FRA 48.24 224 SAMY BRIGITTE SAMY ALAIN FRA 45.32 158 MORIZET DANIELLE WEEDEN NIGEL FRA 48.22 225 CAIMI GIULIANA SALSI GIANNI ITA 45.25 159 VAN ZWOL WIETSKE JANSMA JAN NET 48.21 226 VAN TOL RINA MULLER CAS NET 45.09 160 GROMANN INGRID STAHL WOLF GER 48.13 227 FAIVRE ELISABETH ZUKER PIERRE FRA 45.03 161 GOTARD BARBARA GOTARD TOMASZ GER 48.06 228 VESTH-HANSEN KIRSTEN VESTH-HANSEN OLE DEN 45.00 162 HARDEMAN ANNEMIE SERRAS JAN BEL 48.03 229 SIGURJONSDOTTIR ERLA THORDARSON SIGFUS ICE 44.97 163 REGENBERG LIAD REGENBERG ANTON BEL 47.94 230 McEWING HELEN BRUCE IVAN SCO 44.69 164 STEFNISDOTTIR BIRNA ICE 47.90 231 HARRIS DIANA GAGNE' PAUL WAL 44.38 165 PANELLA ANA KNAP ANDRES SPA 47.82 232 FAVAGER ANNIE FAVAGER ERIC WAL 44.08 166 PARNIS MARGARET DIX MARIO SCO 47.81 233 HETZ CLARA SCHEINDER RANNY ISR 43.98 167 MAREMBERT CLAUDE LISE TALPAERT ANTOINE FRA 47.81 234 McGEAGH ANNE McGEAGH NORMAN SCO 43.64 168 VAN UYTSEL MONIQUE HENDRICKX JULES BEL 47.77 235 SCHMITZ MICHELE SCHMITZ CHRISTIAN FRA 43.49 169 MESHAKA HELENE GALTIER JEAN FRA 47.76 236 MAFFEI GABRIELLA MARANI FRANCESCO ITA 43.34 170 CAMPANA FRANCINE CAMPANA YVES BEL 47.72 237 NIERINCK NICOLE OLIVEIRA JOSE BEL 43.32 171 BALDI ELMA BALDI MATTEO ITA 47.61 238 HELLING BETTINA HELLING STEFAN LUX 43.24 172 LANCIA ASSUNTA BELLO LORENZO ITA 47.61 239 BEANCOURT DOMINIQUE GHEUSI PIERRE FRA 43.02 173 D'ANIELLO MARINELLA FERRARO RENATO ITA 47.57 240 BUDZIK JOLA BUDZIK ROMAN POL 42.96 174 MOTTA FERNANDA HUGONY FABRIZIO ITA 47.56 241 MENSITIERI NATHALIE BORRELI RAFFAELE ITA 42.75 175 BAK CLAARTJE VAN CLEEFF JAN NET 47.52 242 PRATO ANNA TROMBETTI PAOLO ITA 42.54 176 LECLERCQ CATHERINE VERDEZ LAURENT FRA 47.43 243 VENTURI ALESSANDRA VERTI MARIO ITA 42.27 177 VERLEYEN LEENTJE VAN DEN BERGH NIC BEL 47.42 244 SAUTAUX MONIKA KOSTUR JACEK SWI 42.26 178 BOUCHE CHANTAL BERTON CHRISTIAN FRA 47.26 245 DUTILLOY NICOLE DUTILLOY BRUNO FRA 41.93 179 KRANZC BARBARA KOROSEC EMIL SLV 47.21 246 BIANCHERI ERALDA CRIVELLI ROBERTO ITA 41.79 180 CURTIS CATHERINE FEGARTY PAUL ENG 47.19 247 ARIMAN MAYDA UZUMCU M. FAHIR TUR 41.69 181 NORSKE MERETE NORSKE ARNO DEN 47.16 248 GROOSMAN E. GROOSMAN BART NET 41.50 182 HECHT-JOHANSEN GITTE BRINK SJOERT DEN 47.14 249 LAURIJSSEN MARIETTE DE WILDE FRED NET 41.43 183 PISCITELLI FRANCESCA MEGLIO FERDINANDO ITA 47.12 250 BYRNE TERESA FIFIELD LIONEL IRE 41.32 184 GRAEWERT ELLEN THOMPSON DAVID LUX 47.11 251 MARUSDOTTIR GUDLAUG JONSSON BIRKIR ICE 41.29 185 BELFIORE LUCIANA BRANCIARI CESARE ITA 47.09 252 MICHOLT ROOS LONGUEVILLE JOHAN BEL 40.27 186 PISAK MEHVES ESKINAZ NISO TUR 47.09 253 PICCIONI GIOVANNA LUCENO' SALVATORE ITA 40.02 187 JOST NICOLE JOST PATRICK FRA 47.05 254 KRASOVA D KRASA O CZE 39.87 188 LOMBARDI DIANA LOMBARDI RODOLFO ITA 47.01 255 PICMAUSOVA O PICMAUS B CZE 39.67 189 OOGHE KATRIEN DEGRAEVE MARIO BEL 46.98 256 SWINKELS ANNEMARIE SWINKELS DRIES NET 39.53 190 LUPU SMARANDA LUPU MIRCEA SERGIU FRA 46.97 257 DONARELLI MARINA LOMBARDO FRANCESCO ITA 39.26 191 ONISHUK ANNA DE RAEYMAEKER KARL IRE 46.97 258 MANFREDI ROSSELLA D'AMICO PAOLO ITA 39.10 192 GUDNADOTTIR ALDA SNORRASON KRISTJAN B. ICE 46.81 259 GRANDIN MICHELE KOUZNETZOFF ALEXANDRE FRA 36.88 193 BALDURSDOTTIR LJOSBRA THORVALDSSON MATTHIAS ICE 46.80 260 JONSDOTTIR AGUSTA SIGURDSSON THORDUR ICE 35.80

15 7th EUROPEAN BRIDGE MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS Ostend, Belgium

FINAL Results after first session 1 VARENNE MYRIAM MULTON FRANCK FRA 57.91 66 LAVAZZA M.TERESA FERRARO GUIDO ITA 52.38 2 LEON PILAR WASIK ARTURO SPA 57.69 67 KATER EWA JUREK PIOTR POL 52.33 3 POPLILOV MATILDA SAGIV ICHUDA ISR 57.56 68 SCHALTZ DORTHE SCHALTZ PETER DEN 52.25 4 HINDEN FRANCES ALLERTON JEFFREY ENG 57.42 69 FLAMENT JACQUELINE DE GUIDE CONRAD BEL 52.17 5 CARCASSONNE VALERIE POLET GUY BEL 57.30 70 CORCHIA ROSA MATRICARDI GIUSEPPE ITA 52.14 6 LILOPOPLILOV STELA SAGIV ISR 56.72 71 HOOGWEG FEMKE VAN PROOIJEN RICCO NET 52.07 7 FISCHER DORIS SCHIFKO MARTIN AUT 56.58 72 FLODROPS PIERRETTE FLODROPS PATRICK FRA 51.92 8 BATTIN BRIGITTE XERRI JEAN FRA 56.45 73 VRIEND BEP MAAS ANTON NET 51.75 9 D'OVIDIO CATHERINE CHEMLA PAUL FRA 56.24 74 THUILLEZ PASCALE SEBBANE LIONEL FRA 51.65 10 ZAGAJSEK SANJA REFI BRANKO CRO 56.18 75 HUIJBEN INGRID BERENDREGT CAREL NET 51.65 11 PIGEAUD FABIENNE D'OVIDIO PIERRE FRA 56.12 76 HOCHEKER DANUTA CICHOCKI MIROSLAW POL 51.63 12 DE CARGOUET NATHALIE KOEPPEL PHILIPPE FRA 56.11 77 PARAIN VERONIQUE PARAIN YVES FRA 51.58 13 CALDARELLI VERA FONTI FRANCO ITA 56.08 78 FERRARI PATRIZIA ANCESCHI VITTORIO ITA 51.47 14 MISZEWSKA EWA ROMANSKI JACEK POL 55.92 79 BELIER ISABELLE DROULEZ MARC FRA 51.43 15 RUSSO BECUTTI ESTER MORTAROTTI ANTONIO ITA 55.89 80 SOLOMON LOUISE SOLOMON WARNER ENG 51.42 16 NELSON KATH EGINTON STEVE ENG 55.75 81 WENNING KARIN WENNING ULRICH GER 51.11 17 PANINA LARISSA ROSENBLUM MICHAEL RUS 55.74 82 BOLLACK LENA BOLLACK BOGDAN BEL 51.10 18 SCHIPPERS ELLY SCHIPPERS HENK NET 55.69 83 BURATTI MONICA MARIANI CARLO ITA 50.88 19 AUKEN SABINE AUKEN JENS DEN 55.69 84 COURTNEY MARGARET COURTNEY MICHAEL ENG 50.87 20 MARDLIN MARGARET MARDLIN ROBIN ENG 55.67 85 CANESI MARINELLA CEDOLIN FRANCO ITA 50.77 21 PAOLUZI SIMONETTA GUERRA ENRICO ITA 55.49 86 KLEIN ANNELIES KROES VINCENT NET 50.67 22 POPOVA DESSY GUNEV ROSSEN BUL 55.40 87 KREMER CAHTERINE GUILLON JEAN FRA 50.44 23 TETAL CARINA AMANN KLAUS GER 55.36 88 MERMELSTEIN GABI NAVEH NURIT ISR 50.38 24 PENFOLD SANDRA SENIOR BRIAN ENG 55.32 89 POULAIN CATHERINE LEFLON MARCEL FRA 50.33 25 GRAND MICHELE AZOULAY YVES FRA 55.29 90 SHEZIFI HANA RAND NISSAN ISR 50.30 26 VAN GLABBEEK HEDWIG MAAS WILLEM JAN NET 55.25 91 BARR RONY HERBST ILAN ISR 50.27 27 TAGLIAFERRI VERA D'AVOSSA MARIO ITA 55.20 92 HARASIMOWICZ EWA LESNIEWSKI MARCIN POL 50.15 28 KELINA MARINA SHUR ARSENI RUS 55.17 93 WENNEVOLD IDA ROREN TORMOD NOR 50.13 29 KITABGI ANNE-MARIE NAHMIAS ALAIN FRA 55.16 94 DI MAURO ANTONELLA FRAZZETTO LUIGI ITA 50.12 30 SVER NIKICA MARINKOVIC PAVO CRO 54.92 95 DAS MARIE-LOUISE KREMER JEAN-PAUL FRA 50.00 31 BENHAMOU LILIANE BITRAN ALBERT FRA 54.79 96 D'ELBEE SOLAMOE LASSERRE GUY FRA 49.99 32 GOLIN CRISTINA NICOLODI FRANCESCO ITA 54.67 97 VAN POPERINGHE NICOLE TOFFIER PHILIPPE FRA 49.90 33 JELENIEWSKA MALGORZATA JAGNIEWSKI RAFAL POL 54.67 98 LANGSTON MARIT LANGSTON PETER ENG 49.83 34 MIROSLAW WIESLA MARSAL REINER GER 54.64 99 ZUR-CAMPANILE MIORY ABECASSIS MICHEL FRA 49.77 35 SERF MARIANNE STRETZ FRANCOIS FRA 54.58 100 SABATIER DOMINIQUE SABATIER JACQUES FRA 49.74 36 VOLINA VICTORIA KHOLOMEEV VADIM RUS 54.55 101 BODIN NINA BODIN CLAES ITA 49.60 37 AUBONNET BRIGITTE BOULICAUT JEAN-MARC FRA 54.45 102 LEGER RENEE OURSEL CHRISTOPHE FRA 49.57 38 ROSSARD MARTINE ROMANOWSKI GEORGES FRA 54.43 103 GLADIATOR ANNE OELKER CLEMENS GER 49.53 39 EVELIUS-NOHREN JENNY NOHREN ULF SWE 54.40 104 ROTKOFF CHARLOTTE KASLER PHILIPPE FRA 49.46 40 BOHNSACK SUSANNE BOHNSACK HENNING GER 54.31 105 GRECO ANNA DE MICHELE GALIELO ITA 49.46 41 KOCH ULLA BJARNARSON GREGERS DEN 54.25 106 BREKIESZ MONIKA KOPRON DARIUSZ POL 49.36 42 COUTEAUX ANTONELLA COENRAETS PHILIPPE BEL 54.12 107 HACKETT BARBARA HACKETT JUSTIN ENG 49.36 43 WILLARD SYLVIE THUILLEZ LAURENT FRA 54.05 108 WEBER ELKE WEBER FRIED GER 49.33 44 BACKSTROM SUE BACKSTROM JARI FIN 54.05 109 ZADRAZILOVA H. ZADRAZIL M CZE 49.25 45 TISSERAND SABINE FRANCES JACQUES FRA 54.04 110 RIBEROL COLETTE PACAULT HERVE FRA 49.22 46 THORESEN SIV MALINOWSKI ARTUR NOR 54.02 111 BRUCHHAUSER KARIN MAVRIDIS GEORG GER 49.19 47 GEORGIEVA DRAGANKA GEORGIEV STEFAN BUL 53.72 112 VIVES CATHERINE VIVES JEAN-LOUIS FRA 48.99 48 DUGUET MARLENE DUGUET MICHEL FRA 53.63 113 MUCHA RITA PANA ALEXANDRU SWI 48.99 49 OLIVIERI GABRIELLA DE FALCO DANO ITA 53.62 114 AVON DANIELE STOPPA JEAN-LOUIS FRA 48.94 50 ZALEWSKA JOANNA GOLEBIOWSKI STANISLAW POL 53.58 115 McGOWAN LIZ BAXTER KEN SCO 48.84 51 VANHOUTTE FRANCOISE VANHOUTTE PHILIPPE FRA 53.58 116 CONSONNI LAURA ZUCCO DOMENICO ITA 48.64 52 LUSTIN CHRISTINE CRONIER PHILIPPE FRA 53.41 117 SARNIAK ANNA WINCIOREK TOMASZ POL 48.43 53 PESSOA SOFIA G. PEREIRA PAULO POR 53.34 118 THORSTEINSDOTTIR BRYNDIS OLGEIRSSON OMAR ICE 48.27 54 LALANNE CHRISTINE LALANNE BERNARD FRA 53.04 119 ESPAAS ANNE TRINE FOLLESTAD AUDUN NOR 48.25 55 TAL NOGA BAREL MICHAEL ISR 52.90 120 DAVIES SANDY GISBORNE TOM ENG 48.17 56 RACZYNSKA JOHANNA ALLIX JEAN-FRANCOIS FRA 52.88 121 BROCHOT CLAUDE SUSSEL PATRICK FRA 48.04 57 CECCONI PATRIZIA BINI ALBERTO ITA 52.88 122 BRKLJACIC TIHANA TESLA MIRO CRO 48.02 58 MIRCHEVA RALIZA AL-SHATI VALENTIN BUL 52.86 123 MEEHAN PATSY POWER JOHN IRE 47.99 59 WILLEMSE THEA TER LAARE MARCO NET 52.86 124 LISS ULRIKE DAEHR CLAUS GER 47.83 60 GERGATI PAOLA TERENZI ROBERTO ITA 52.66 125 GONDORF MECHTHILD KORNEK ANDREAS GER 47.75 61 KOISTINEN RAIJA KOISTINEN KAUKO FIN 52.66 126 TOKAJ MERIH DEMIRBAS NACI TUR 47.45 62 KERR BERYL SPENCER PAUL ENG 52.64 127 PASTERNAK MALGORZATA ARASZKIEWICZ KONRAD POL 47.43 63 BESSIS VERONIQUE BESSIS MICHEL FRA 52.52 128 KARLSSON-UISK YLVA UISK AHTO SWE 46.49 64 RENOUX MARIE-FRANCE MARI CHRISTIAN FRA 52.51 129 VOGT WALTRAUD FRESEN LOEK GER 45.08 65 ALART MARINA CHIMION TEDDY FRA 52.49 130 CUPIDO CRISTIANA SPERNANZONI FRANCO ITA 44.20