The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.
The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is named after its sponsor, American businessman Warren Buffett. Teams are selected by invitation and must contain at least two female players. The competition format is a mixture of teams of four, pairs and individual sessions with point-a-board scoring throughout.
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Monaco in 2014, but was cancelled owing to disagreement within the USA side as to how members of its team were chosen.
The Buffett Cup was resumed in 2019 in Haikou, China. Besides the Europe and USA teams, the China team is also invited for the first time to the Buffett Cup.
Results
Summary Team Winner 1st Runners-up 2nd Runners-up -- -- 1 1 4 -- 4 1 --
By Year Year Winner 2006 2008 2010 2012 2019
2006 Dublin, Ireland USA won by 23. + Europe Paul Hackett (PC) England Sabine Auken Germany Norberto Bocchi Italy Giorgio Duboin Italy Jason Hackett England Justin Hackett England Tom Hanlon Ireland Geir Helgemo Norway Tor Helness Norway Jan Jansma Netherlands Hugh McGann Ireland Louk Verhees Jr. Netherlands Daniela von Arnim Germany+USADonna Compton (NPC)David BerkowitzLarry N. CohenFred GitelmanBob HammanGeoff HampsonBobby LevinJill LevinZia MahmoodJill MeyersPaul SolowaySteve WeinsteinRoy Welland
2008 Louisville, Kentucky, USA Europe won 205.5-172.5. + Europe Paul Hackett (NPC) England Sabine Auken Germany Michel Bessis France Thomas Bessis France Boye Brogeland Norway Tom Hanlon Ireland Tor Helness Norway Michał Kwiecień Poland Espen Lindqvist Norway Hugh McGann Ireland Marion Michielsen Netherlands Jacek Pszczoła Poland Jan Peter Svendsen Norway+ USADonna Compton (NPC)David BerkowitzBjörn FalleniusRichard FreemanSteve GarnerBob HammanGeoff HampsonZia MahmoodJanice Seamon-MolsonTobi SokolowAlan SontagHoward WeinsteinRoy Welland
2010 Cardiff, Wales USA won 109-89. + Europe Paul Hackett (NPC) England Sabine Auken Germany Boye Brogeland Norway Giorgio Duboin Italy Fulvio Fantoni Italy Jason Hackett England Justin Hackett England Geir Helgemo Norway Tor Helness Norway Claudio Nunes Italy Erik Saelensminde Norway Antonio Sementa Italy Daniela Von Arnim Germany+ USADonna Compton (NPC)David BerkowitzFred GitelmanBob HammanGeoff Hampson Bobby LevinJill Levin Zia MahmoodJeff MeckstrothJill MeyersEric RodwellAlan SontagSteve Weinstein
2012 Omaha, Nebraska USA won 107-103. + Europe Paul Porteous (NPC) Ireland Michel Bessis France Thomas Bessis France Sally Brock England Fulvio Fantoni Monaco Paul Hackett England Tom Hanlon Ireland Kalin Karaivanov Bulgaria Claudio Nunes Monaco Nicola Smith England Rumen Trendafilov Bulgaria+ USADonna Compton (NPC)David BerkowitzCurtis CheekJoe GrueBob HammanJohn HurdMarc JacobusJustin LallJill LevinBrad MossAlan Sontag
2019 Haikou, Hainan Province, China (1st) USA - 972.3; (2nd) Europe - 967.7; (3rd) China - 953 + ChinaJianjian Wang (NPC)Jianming DaiLixin YangChuancheng JuZhengjun ShiMeng KangXiaojing WangWenfei WangQi Shen+ Europe Paul Hackett (NPC) England Sally Brock England Jason Hackett England Justin Hackett England Frederic Wrang Sweden Fiona Brown England Antonio Palma Portugal Louk Verhees Netherlands Ricco Van Prooijen Netherlands+ USAPeggy Kaplan (NPC)Bob HammanPeter WeichselBart BramleyKit WoolseyOren KriegelRon SmithJill MeyersSylvia Shi
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