Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players.
Summary WBF Championships:
The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:
World Team Championships (Open Series: Bermuda Bowl) World Team Championships (Women series: Venice Cup) World Team Championships (Senior series: d'Orsi Senior Trophy) World Transnational Open Team (WTOT)
The World Bridge Games are held every fourth year, in the same year as the Summer Olympics, previously known as World Team Olympiad.
National Open Teams National Women Teams National Senior Teams World Transnational Mixed Team
The World Bridge Series Championships are held every fourth year, in the year of World Cup. It includes the following main events:
World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup) World Senior Knockout Teams (Rand Cup) World Mixed Swiss Teams World Mixed Pairs World Open Pairs World Women Pairs World Senior Pairs (Hiron Trophy)
World Championships
World Bridge Federation World Bridge ChampionshipsWorld Championships & Events . World Bridge Federation (WBF). Confirmed 2011-07-10. conducted by the World Bridge Federation "World Teams"World Team Championships . WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or World Bridge Team Championships (biennial, next 2017) Bermuda Bowl —from 1950 Venice Cup —from 1974 Senior Bowl (bridge) —from 2001 World Transnational Open Teams ChampionshipWorld Transnational Open Team Championship . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. "World Series"World Bridge Series Championships . WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or World Bridge Series Championships (quadrennial, next 2018) World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup)World Open KO Teams to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1978 World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup)World Women KO Teams to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1994 World Senior Teams Championship (Rand Cup)World Senior KO Teams to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1994 World Mixed Swiss Teams World Open Pairs ChampionshipWorld Open Pairs Championships to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1962 World Women Pairs ChampionshipWorld Women Pairs Championships to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1962 World Senior Pairs Championship (Hiron Trophy)World Senior Pairs Championships to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1990 World Mixed Pairs ChampionshipWorld Mixed Pairs Championships to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —from 1966 World IMP Pairs Championship(World IMP Pairs Championships to Date) . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. (This is difficult to find by WBF site navigation because it is a tertiary event in the "Series". Its world championship status is dubitable.) —from 2006 "World Bridge Games"World Bridge Games . WBF. Confirmed 2011-07-10. or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020)
World Masters IndividualWorld Masters Individual . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. (Biennial 1992–2000 then quad.) —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only)
World Team OlympiadWorld Team Olympiad . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. —1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event World Mixed Teams ChampionshipWorld Mixed Teams Championships to Date (1 of 2). WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10.World Mixed Teams Championships to Date (2 of 2). WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. WBF does not list the 1972 event. Source? —1962/72/74, 1996–2004, continued as a non-medal event beside the Games 2008 Youth events covered below World Par Championship —sanctioned by WBF 1961 and 1963, by Culbertson 1932–1941
Youth WBFYouth Bridge program overview. WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01.Youth Bridge. World and lower-level events. WBF Youth Committee. Retrieved 2011-09-01.World Youth Congress. WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01. World Junior Pairs Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Pairs and Individuals Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd yearsWorld Junior MP Pairs Championship to Date . WBF. Confirmed 2011-09-01. World Junior Teams Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Teams Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008World Youth Team Championships to Date . WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-11. —U26 from 1987, U21 from 2004, Girls from 2010
As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article. World University Bridge Championships —2000 and biennial from 2004 (at the table); from 2009, annual (online)University Bridge program overview. WBF. Retrieved 2011-09-01.University Bridge in the World. Includes tournament results. By Kuba Kasprzak, Poland. Retrieved 2011-09-01. See also Facebook account 'Uni bridge'.
9th World University Bridge Championship 2018-10-25 ~ 10-28 Xuzhou, China
Others Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships —
Great Britain Events conducted by Bridge Great Britain: The Gold Cup, the annual open British knock-out Teams of Four Championship. Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 11 July 2011. — sibling pages cover 2011/2012 administration The Home International Series, comprising: The Camrose Trophy, an annual competition between teams representing England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and WalesPatrick Jourdain The Home Internationals: A brief history Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 24 February 2022. "The Camrose" is the open teams event. The Lady Milne Trophy for Women's Teams The Senior Camrose for the Teltscher Trophy The Junior Camrose for players aged under 26 years The Peggy Bayer Trophy for players aged under 21 years
North America North American Bridge Championships conducted by the American Contract Bridge League —three annual 11-day meets that include many NABC-level championship events among others United States Bridge Championships conducted by the United States Bridge Federation to select national teams, including Open, Women's, Mixed, Senior, and Junior seriesUnited States Bridge Federation . USBF. Retrieved 2011-07-11. — covers team trials beginning 2006 (Open, Women, Senior, Junior, University). ACBL Hall of Fame Mott-Smith: The Geoffrey Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Spring NABC. Fishbein: The Sally Fishbein trophy is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Summer NABC in NABC+ events. Championship Player of the Year: The Championship Player of the Year is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints won at NABCs while playing in unlimited national-rated events, including the North American Open Pairs and excluding the Grand National Team competitions. Barry Crane Top 500: The annual Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race is won by the player who earns the most colored masterpoints during the year. Masterpoints won on-line do not count. Ace of Clubs: The annual Ace of Clubs masterpoint races are won by the player from each masterpoint category through Diamond Life Master who earns the most masterpoints in club games during the year. Mini-McKenney: The annual Mini-McKenney masterpoint races are won by the member from each masterpoint category who earns the most total masterpoints during the year.
Europe European championships conducted by the European Bridge LeagueEuropean Bridge League Competitions . EBL. Retrieved 2011-07-11. —awarding the title of 'European Champion' European Team Championships — national teams, open flight from 1932 European Open Bridge Championships European Youth Teams Championships — national teams, open flight from 1968 European Youth Pairs Championships
Asia Pacific (Zone 6) Far East Bridge Federation & Pacific Asia Bridge Federation.
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships (APBF) (Previously Far East Federation Championships).
Members Zonal and National Organizations:
Country / Organization / Membership / Status
1 Chinese Contract Bridge Association CBA 81,500 OK
2 Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Ltd HKCBA 432 OK
3 Macau Contract Bridge Association MCBA 81 OK
4 Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association CTCBA 2,477 OK
5 Indonesian Contract Bridge Association IBA 1,365 OK
6 Japan Contract Bridge League Inc JCBL 7,043 OK
7 Korea Contract Bridge League KCBL 235 OK
8 Malaysian Contract Bridge Association MCBA 71 OK
9 Philippine Tournament Bridge Association PTBA 131 OK
10 Singapore Contract Bridge Association SCBA 185 OK
11 Contract Bridge League of Thailand CBLT 3,274 OK
12 VietNam Bridge & Poker Sports Association VBPSA N/A OK
Total 96,794
Membership always refers to the previous year.
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships Year /Host City /Open Team (Rebullid Cup) /Ladies Team(President's Cup) /Senior Team(PABF Senior Cup)
1st 1957 Manila Philippines 2nd 1958 Tokyo Philippines 3rd 1959 Taipei Hong Kong 4th 1960 Hong Kong Hong Kong 5th 1961 Bangkok Thailand 6th 1962 Manila Indonesia 7th 1963 Taipei Thailand Chinese Taipei 8th 1964 Tokyo Indonesia Thailand 9th 1965 Hong Kong Thailand Malaysia 10th 1966 Bangkok Thailand Thailand 11th 1967 Manila Chinese Taipei Philippines 12th 1968 Kuala Lumpur Australia Philippines 13th 1969 Taipei Chinese Taipei Singapore 14th 1970 Jakarta Australia Indonesia 15th 1971 Melbourne Chinese Taipei Singapore 16th 1972 Singapore Indonesia Singapore 17th 1973 Hong Kong Indonesia Australia 18th 1974 Manila Indonesia Australia 19th 1975 Bangkok Hong Kong Australia 20th 1976 Auckland Chinese Taipei New Zealand 21st 1977 Manila India Australia 22nd 1978 New Delhi Chinese Taipei India 23rd 1979 Tokyo Indonesia Philippines 1980 Not held due to the Olympiad 24th 1981 Taipei Chinese Taipei New Zealand 25th 1982 Bangkok Indonesia Philippines 26th 1983 Hong Kong Indonesia New Zealand 27th 1984 Macau Indonesia Australia 28th 1985 Sydney Japan Australia 29th 1986 Penang Chinese Taipei China 30th 1987 Shanghai Hong Kong Japan 1988 Singapore 1st FEBF Congress 31st 1989 Jakarta Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 32nd 1990 Singapore New Zealand Australia 33rd 1991 Guangzhou China China 1992 Hong Kong 2nd FEBF Congress 34th 1993 Singapore Indonesia China 35th 1994 Wellington Chinese Taipei China 36th 1995 Perth New Zealand Australia 1996 Macau 3rd PABF Congress 37th 1997 Hong Kong Chinese Taipei China 38th 1998 Kobe China China 39th 1999 Hangzhou Indonesia China 2000 Jakarta 4th PABF Congress 40th 2001 Singapore Chinese Taipei China 41st 2002 Bangkok Japan China Indonesia 42nd 2003 Manila Indonesia China Japan 2004 Taipei 5th PABF Congress 43rd 2005 Seoul China China Japan 44th 2006 Shanghai China New Zealand Australia 45th 2007 Bandung China China Indonesia 2008 Surfers' Paradise 6th PABF Congress 46th 2009 Macau China China Indonesia 47th 2010 Hamilton Chinese Taipei Japan Australia Ningbo 1st Asia Cup 48th 2011 Kuala Lumpur China China Indonesia 2012 Fukuoka 7th APBF Congress 49th 2013 Hong Kong Japan Japan Australia 2014 Jinhua 2nd Asia Cup 50th 2015 Bangkok Japan China Indonesia 2016 Beijing 8th APBF Congress The 51st APBF Championships 2017-05-28 ~ 06-07 Riviera Hotel, Seoul, Korea 52nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships 2019-06-11 ~ 06-20 York Hotel, Singapore
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships (U26 / U21) Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships
19th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Wuhan, China 2013, 19–25 August 2013
20th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Bangkok, Thailand, 1–7 April 2015
22nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Open Youth Championships Bogor, Indonesia April 13–20, 2018 2018 APBF Open Youth Championships
23rd APBF Youth Championships 2019-04-05 ~ 04-11 Bangkok, Thailand
Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships
2nd SEABF Championships 2017-12-06 ~ 12-12 The Margo Hotel, Depok, West Java South East Asia Bridge Federation