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The Pride of Austria Chief Editor: Henry Francis (USA) Issue: 11 Editors: Mark Horton (Great Britain) Brian Senior (Great Britain) Tuesday Layout Editor: Stelios Hatzidakis (Greece) 1st September 1998 The Pride of Austria Austria is the new Louis Vuitton McConnell Cup World Team Champion In a final that started out close but ended up being one-sided Austria defeated Germany to secure the McConnell Cup. Three of the team, Maria Erhart, Doris Fischer and Terri Weigkrickt were winning their second World title having won the Teams Olympiad in Salsomaggiore in 1992. For Sylvia Terraneo it is her first World title. Vivendi Rosenblum After two exciting semi-finals it is Brazil's Chagas and Angelini of Italy who face each other in today's final. Société Générale Open Pairs At the midway point in the semifinal, America's Steve Weinstein and Michael Rosenberg lead from Piotr Sylvia Terraneo, Maria Erhart, Doris Fischer and Terri Weigkrickt Gawrys and Marcin Lesniewski of Poland. Louis Vuitton Women's Pairs Leaving Lille Saturday poses serious problems After two of the semifinal sessions the leaders are Leaving Lille on Saturday will pose serious problems for those attending this tourna- China's Wang Wenfei and Zhang Yu.They lead by almost ment. Lille will be host to Plan Semi-Marathon, a major festival this weekend, and more than 2% from America's Amalya Kearse and Jacqui Mitchell. a million people are expected. Driving will be very difficult early in the morning and impossible after 15.00 when all Elf Seniors Pairs automobile traffic will be banned in downtown Lille.This prohibition will continue until mid- Leading after two qualifying sessions are Great Britain's night Sunday. It is strongly suggested that you do any driving prior to 10.00.We suggest that Boris Schapiro and Irving Gordon. you pick up a map called "Braderie le Plan" from the Hospitality Desk.The map shows clear- ly all the streets from which automobiles will be banned. Cara IMP Pairs Special arrangements have been made for participants in the bridge tournament. Anyone with a car who needs to travel out of Lille MUST have a special pass.This pass can The three-session Cara Transnational IMP Pairs will be be obtained from the Stand in the foyer at the bottom of the main stairs.To obtain the pass held Wednesday and Thursday. The first session will start you must give your car registration number, your name and the hotel where you're staying. tomorrow at 14.00.The second and third sessions will be held Thursday at 11.00 and 16.00. Those who do not have cars may use taxis to get to the airport or the railroad station Registration will take place today at the Hospitality until about 9.00.After that, any taxi that accepts a fare will take his passengers to their des- Desk.The cost is $120 American.The event will be held on tination, but the taxi will NOT return to Lille.Therefore it is incumbent on all those who the 8th floor. need taxi service to use a taxi as early as possible. The first session of all of today's pairs events will start Rides on the Metro will be free from Friday through Sunday evening. at 11.00.The Vivendi Rosenblum Teams will get under way Any additional notices concerning this matter will appear in the Daily News as received. at 10.00. 2 Tuesday, 1 September 1998 1998 World Bridge Championships VIVENDI ROSENBLUM CUP (Semi-finals) 1 CHAGAS BRA LINDKVIST SWE 16 21 32 19 37 35 30 17 115 92 2 BRAMLEY USA ANGELINI ITA 1413 3326 2442 3124 102 105 LOUIS VUITTON McCONNELL CUP (Final) 1 AUKEN DEU ERHART AUT 4344 1846 2051 2146 93 187 LOUIS VUITTON WOMEN PAIRS (Semi-final results after 2 sessions) 1 WEN FEI W YU Z CHN 117.33 21 SUN M WANG H CHN 103.87 41 GAVIARD D GERMINEAU M FRA 96.49 2 KEARSE A MITCHELL J USA 115.59 22 CAPODANNO L D'ANDREA M ITA 103.71 42 LESGUILLER N DAS M FRA 95.24 3 KITA M KROGULSKA J POL 114.29 23 BLOOM V HOLROYD M ZAF 103.05 43 MOSS S GREENBERG G USA 93.48 4 ZUR-ALBU M LEVIT-PORAT R ISR 113.87 24 BURGER S SION B USA 102.63 44 LAMOUR B SCHURER N FRA 92.77 5 LOTTE M COUSSON M FRA 112.06 25 PINCUS C ROGERS B USA 102.55 45 PALMER B LYNN D USA 92.30 6 FAVAS A DE HEREDIA B FRA 110.93 26 ISOARD M RENOUX M FRA 102.38 7 JEANNIN-NALTET LEMAITRE E FRA 110.89 27 NEHMERT P MIROSLAW W DEU 101.22 46 GARDY U PASTERNAK M POL 91.23 8 CASTELLS L LEON P ESP 110.87 28 DEBETS M SPEELMAN B NLD 100.54 47 BLOUQUIT C LISE C FRA 90.89 9 MENIL R PIGEAUD F FRA 110.31 29 MODLIN M MANSELL P ZAF 100.36 48 MARCHESE A MATIENZO M ARG 90.46 10 YA-LAN Z LING G CHN 110.17 30 DEWASNE I VANDENBOSSCHE BEL 99.40 49 BIRR B GROMANN I DEU 89.92 11 FREY N REESS V FRA 109.12 31 TIBI-DESBOIS C KERLERO P FRA 98.87 50 PIPER Y ZHOU M 88.99 12 BESSIS V D'OVIDIO C FRA 109.04 32 CORMACK J HAVAS E AUS 98.76 51 MATHESON P PATRICK K GBR 87.18 13 WILLARD S CRONIER B FRA 109.03 33 VRIEND B ARNOLDS C NLD 98.61 52 TESSARO T BARRETT A USA 87.03 14 MAITOVA E PONOMAREVA T RUS 108.59 34 AXELROD B HAMMERSCHLAG UZAF 98.33 53 JEITS M CONTARINI K LUX 86.07 15 GIANARDI C ROVERA L ITA 108.49 35 VALENSI O DELOR E FRA 98.27 16 NAKAO T NISHIDA N JPN 108.43 36 MIDSKOG K MELLSTROM J SWE 98.24 54 FOSTER B VAN RENSBURG N ZAF 85.66 17 RADIN J EYTHORSDOTTIR USA 107.00 37 VERGE N LESUR S FRA 97.80 55 CLEMENT M DUMON S FRA 84.64 18 WEI-SENDER K CHAMBERS J USA 106.90 38 LACROIX E POULAIN C FRA 97.64 56 RICARD C RIBEROL C FRA 83.07 19 SUTHERLIN P HAMMAN P USA 106.20 39 MARECHAL N PETIT F BEL 97.13 57 KREMER C MORETTI R FRA 82.03 20 WEBER E VECHIATTO C DEU 105.68 40 POLLACK R GOLDBERG C USA 96.95 58 LANGER D GERSTEL M CHE 79.00 ELF SENIORS PAIRS (Positions after 2 qualifying sessions) 1 SCHAPIRO B GORDON I GBR 127.01 34 KATZ M RAND N ISR 104.79 67 FELTON R WEISMAN D USA 95.25 2 GIGLI G LATESSA A ITA 121.33 35 HUMBURG H MATTSON G DEU 104.70 68 LEIGHTON C LEIGHTON M GBR 94.29 3 MORIN J CHAVANNAZ P FRA 120.87 36 RIMON R HONKAVUORI R FIN 104.49 69 JULIEN J DAMEZ G FRA 94.11 4 JEZIORO A KLUKOWSKI J POL 117.97 37 LONGINOTTI E RESTA G ITA 104.40 70 LE CORRE J PREVOTEAU C FRA 94.10 5 MAGERMAN P V D MIJNSBRUGGE BEL 117.67 38 FUIORESCU M VON KLEIST G DEU 104.34 71 MURRELL J DALTON F GBR 94.01 6 DUPONT L GAROZZO B USA 117.17 39 DELMOULY C ROUDINESCO J FRA 104.09 72 FRANCES J MEYER J L FRA 93.96 7 RENOUARD J FARAHAT J FRA 116.97 40 JAMKA U JAMKA K POL 103.39 73 WHITE G HARRISON J GBR 93.92 8 HIRON M HIRON A GBR 116.00 41 MOSZYNSKI J TAENOWSKI W POL 103.24 74 BLOCH E WEIL G FRA 93.90 9 GROMOELLER W SCHNEIDER W DEU 115.15 42 BIGANZOLI G GAVINO G ITA 102.62 75 BOUERY J GIRONDON Y FRA 93.57 10 HAMILTON F SUTHERLIN J USA 113.44 43 EIDI G MERHY G LBN 102.35 76 SCHWARTZ P ROBINSON J CAN 92.43 11 JANICKI W POCHRON J POL 112.85 44 BOUIN H BOUIN J FRA 102.34 77 CANAL M MANDY C FRA 92.27 12 LEVINE M JABBOUR Z USA 111.69 45 BARONI F BELLI A ITA 102.31 78 SALAMEN C FAYAD M DEU 91.83 13 KAISER K SINT C NLD 111.63 46 AWAD M AWAD G FRA 100.58 79 ENANDER A JOHANSSON A SWE 91.39 14 AVON D MALIGNON R FRA 111.05 47 BARATTA F ROHAN K AUT 100.56 80 COUSIN P PIESSES M FRA 90.96 15 ABIKER J LASOCKI K FRA 110.26 48 SHANNON D BENETT H USA 99.74 81 HOOGEVEEN H BOELAARS C NLD 90.84 82 BLANQUER R CIOSI J FRA 90.16 16 VERHEES J KOKKES J NLD 109.68 49 PESONEN J STUBB S FIN 99.61 83 DIVIES S ALBARET G FRA 89.93 17 DUPUIS L DUPUIS B FRA 109.20 50 MILDE A STOBIECKI W POL 99.47 84 JAUNIAUX G WALA W BEL 89.67 18 FELLOUS J TASSAN J FRA 108.88 51 ORTIZ PATINO J BERNASCONI P CHE 99.07 85 CZYZKOWSKI C PUCZYNSKI K POL 89.41 19 KREIJNS H KLESSER C NLD 108.77 52 BORST P KAMERBEEK C NLD 99.00 86 O'HANA O'HANA MAR 88.68 20 MARUGGI A ROMANIN G ITA 108.64 53 BERTIN J REBILLE Y FRA 98.98 87 SANGLIER J SUSSEL P FRA 88.67 21 WEISMAN J SOLODAR J USA 108.62 54 HEROLD G KOSCHIER R AUT 98.73 88 VEHMEYER L VAN OGTROP J NLD 88.63 22 GUXUCHAI X TANGHOUZU H CHN 108.35 55 ACHTERBERG W BENHASSAT M CHE 98.30 89 OUDIZ S LANGLOIS L FRA 88.37 23 REVILL C HEICKLEN J CAN 107.74 56 GRIFFIN P COVRIGARU Z GBR 98.07 90 DAN O SAXON N ISR 87.66 24 MORTELMANS G ST GEORGES L BEL 107.56 57 KIRSH E KIRSH D CAN 97.47 91 BOSCHI V COHEN A FRA 86.24 25 SKOPINSKA E WITKOWSKI P POL 107.29 58 VON AVENSLEBEN B HOGER W DEU 97.29 92 BULTEZ R POULAIN T FRA 85.75 26 CASIAN E FRANCOS L ESP 107.08 59 HENDRICKX J AUDENAERT A BEL 97.05 93 BROWN C BROWN A GBR 85.60 27 BERNHEIM A DAMIANI J FRA 106.87 60 VALK T VAN BUREN N NLD 96.80 94 PROF.WADIABH SINGH U IND 83.99 28 NASR C BAROUDI N LBN 106.75 61 Mrs.GABILLARD A GERTGEN M FRA 96.78 95 LESTOILLE M DELVAL G FRA 83.91 29 CLEARY E CLEARY A IRL 106.59 62 HERTZ N HERTZ D USA 96.04 96 MC CORMACK J MC CORMACK J USA 83.13 30 PARASRAMPURIA B MANGO J IND 106.57 63 HALLEN H O REHLE L SWE 95.91 97 GABALIS P Miss PEARCY J USA 82.29 31 EISENBERG B JONAS D USA 106.38 64 HANRATTY P DOWLING S IRL 95.67 98 PRINCEN F SZEDNICSEK G DEU 80.79 32 SZENBERG S WILKOSZ A POL 105.95 65 ASQUITH E COCKROFT C GBR 95.55 99 MITCHELL E MITCHELL H GBR 78.50 33 ELSTON R GARYN S USA 105.74 66 BALLY G CASTELLON J ESP 95.31 100 RIBERI T RIBERI P FRA 76.07 Lille, France 1998 Tuesday, 1 September 1998 3 SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE OPEN PAIRS (Results after 2 sessions, first 90 pairs) 1 WEINSTEIN S ROSENBERG M USA 123.91 31 WANG W ZHUANG Z CHN 110.07 61 GILL P COURTNEY M AUS 105.45 2 GAWRYS P LESNIEWSKI M POL 119.25 32 ABECASSIS M QUANTIN J FRA 109.53 62 MORSE D WILDAVSKY A USA 105.34 3 CUTHBERTSON M MATHESON J GBR 118.59 33 DEBOER W MULLER B NLD 109.34 63 TILMIN R KEAVENEY G IRL 105.12 4 BERGER H GUTTMANN D AUT 118.43 34 PULGA R RINALDI G ITA 109.10 64 CRONIER P SALAMA M FRA 105.02 5 ALLEGRINI P PALAU J FRA 117.26 35 KIERZNOWSKI R LUKASZEWICZ K POL 108.96 65 ROSS H LAWRENCE M USA 104.93 6 VAN MIDDELEM G JEUNEN F BEL 115.41 36 WOOLDRIDGE J
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