Event AW08 Main

Beijing, China
China National Convention Center
October 2008

2008 World Championship

Final: Italy vs. England

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul J 10 7 6 5 2
A 6
A 9 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass 4 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 5 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K K 8 7 A
10 tricks won 2 10 A 7
A 5 5 2
10 tricks won

K 9
10
10 8 4 3 2
K Q J 10 4 Table A 8 3
8 7
K Q J 7 5
7 3 2
A9A34 =
33298 33299
Par NS +300 Q 4
K Q J 9 5 4 3 2
—
A 6 5

Italy NS
4 S = +420
+11 11
England NS
6 S -2 -100
-11 0

2. E deals
N-S vul A 6 5
K
K 5 3 2
K 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl 3 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 9 6 5 2 Q 4
4 2 J K 10 7 K 6
9 2 3 A 2 Q A 8
7 5 10 A J 3 3 9
8 4 A 3 A 6 J 3
5 J Q 4 8 7 4 10
10 8 6 7 10 2 5 K
9 Q K 6 A 3 2 4
K 6 4 7 7 tricks claimed

9 4
Q J 8 7 5 3
8 7
A 8 4 Table K Q J 7 3
10 6 4
Q 9 6
J 2
B86BB =
25612 =
Par NS +660 10 8 2
A 9 2
A J 10 4
Q 10 3

Italy NS
5 N = +600
+11 22
England NS
2 W -1 +50
-11 0

3. S deals
E-W vul J 9 6 4
A Q 8 6 4
K 5
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass 1
1 2 3 AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 9 Q A A 8 7 5
2 4 A 5 3 5 9 10
2 5 10 J 10 5 4 J
A J 7 2 3 8 Q 4
9 tricks claimed K J 4 Q
K 6 7 5
2 9 10 4
A 6 K 2
Q 8 6 2
J 3 8 6

K Q 2
5 3 2
8 6 3
A K 10 3 Table A 10 7 3
K J
9 2
9 7 6 4 2
44883 =
69459 =
Par NS -140 8 5
10 9 7
A Q J 10 7 4
Q 5

Italy NS
3 W = -110
-2 22
England NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 2

4. W deals
Both vul Q 9 8 5 3
Q 9
A 9 8 7
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
5 Pass Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 3 2 A 4 3 5
9 K A 5 9 K A 5
2 2 Q 7 K 2 7 6
A 10 2 7 J 8 8 10
K Q 6 J A 10 2 7
11 tricks claimed K Q 4 J
10 tricks claimed

6
5
5 2
A K 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 Table A K 7 4 2
K J 8 7
Q 10 6 4
—
89762 27762
4444A 4445A
Par NS -130 J 10
A 10 6 4 3 2
K J 3
J 7

Italy NS
5 W = -600
-12 22
England NS
5 W -1 +100
+12 14

5. N deals
N-S vul Q 8
8 4 3
10 8 7 5
A J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 9 Q 4 2 9 Q
5 6 A 2 8 6 K 2
K 4 7 J A 4 5 J
3 Q 8 4 3 Q 7 5
10 8 K 3 10 8 A 3
7 6 9 3 5 6 9 3
K A 2 5 9 10 7 6
10 7 Q 9 6 Q 5 4
3 8 9 10 K J 10 4
J 4 2 A 7 A J 8

10 9
K J 10 9
Q 9 4 2
K 10 4 Table A K 7 5 4
7 5 2
J 6
Q 8 2
65566 65567
77876 77877
Par NS -110 J 6 3 2
A Q 6
A K 3
9 7 5

Italy NS
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 22
England NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 20

6. E deals
E-W vul A 9 6 2
Q 9 8 5 4
8 5 4
3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
1 Pass 1 NT 2
1 Pass 2 Dbl Dbl 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl
3 Pass 3 AP 4 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 4 2 3 A 3 10 4
J 5 A 7 2 7 J 5
6 8 10 2 Q 2 6 8
J 4 6 2 J Q A 2
7 3 A 6 4 K 7 3
K 2 6 4 J Q 4 5
7 3 10 5 8
A 8 4 9 8 tricks claimed
J 8 5 Q

5 4
J 10 3 2
A J 10 6
Q 8 7 Table 8 7 3
A K 7 6
K 7
A 9 5 4
58566 =
85877 =
Par NS -100 K Q J 10
—
Q 9 3 2
K J 10 6 2

Italy NS
3 E = -140
-12 22
England NS
4 × W -2 +500
+12 32

7. S deals
Both vul Q J 10
J 9 5 2
A 2
8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A Q 2 Q 4 6 A
J 2 7 Q 7 6 J A
3 K J 7 7 10 J K
3 A 8 4 3 2 K 4
10 4 6 4 8 Q 10 5
2 A 8 3 6 A Q 2
K Q 6 5 3 2 A 8
9 5 10 2 9 5 6 2

A K 8 4
10 6 3
J 10 3
K 9 4 Table 7 2
A K 7 4
K 9 8 7
A 10 5
45444 =
88898 88999
Par NS -140 9 6 5 3
Q 8
Q 6 5 4
Q J 3

Italy NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 34
England NS
3 NT E = -600
-12 32

8. W deals
None vul K Q J 10 6 5
J 10 5
K 5
A J

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
2 2 Pass 3 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 6 K 5 2 6 K 5
9 J Q 10 4 A
12 tricks won 9 2 K 3
Q 4 2 7
J 3 3 8
A 5 4 9
12 tricks claimed

8 7 2
A K Q 8 7 3
8 4 2
9 Table 4 3
9 4 2
Q 10 9 7 3
Q 8 5
7C77C =
00650 =
Par NS +980 A 9
6
A J 6
K 10 7 6 4 3 2

Italy NS
4 N +2 +480
Tie 34
England NS
4 N +2 +480
Tie 32

9. N deals
E-W vul Q 3
K Q 6
A K 10 4
K 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 AP Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 4 2 K 2 J 5
A 6 3 4 Q 6 2 A
2 Q 2 5 3 4 J 5
6 5 K 3 3 8 2 4
7 K 3 8 A 9 2 8
7 2 A Q 6 10 3 4
9 9 6 J 4 K 3 7
9 4 3 4 10 Q 6 5
K J 5 6 10 Q J 7
10 9 J 7 J Q K 9

A K
A 10 9 7 2
5
A Q 7 6 3 Table 10 9 7 6
3
Q 9 7 6 3 2
J 2
66544 =
76788 =
Par NS -90 J 8 5 4 2
J 8 5 4
J 8
8 5

Italy NS
3 E -2 +200
+3 37
England NS
2 W -1 +100
-3 32

10. E deals
Both vul K Q 10 9 3
A J 9
K 8 2
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl 4 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 A 4 7 6 3 9
Q K 8 3 Q 2 7 5
9 4 K 2 3 4 A 6
6 3 A 7 8 2 K J
J Q 7 5 J 4 K 5
A 5 3 2 6 9 K 4
6 9 10 5 8 5 7 J
K 4 8 6 A 4 5 2
Q J 6 8 11 tricks claimed
9 10 7 3

6 5
8 5 3 2
J 9 3
A Q J 9 Table J 4 2
Q 10 7 4
Q 5 4
8 7 5
AB8B9 =
22524 22523
Par NS +650 A 8 7
K 6
A 10 7 6
10 6 3 2

Italy NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 37
England NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 32

11. S deals
None vul Q 6 5 3
K Q 10 8 6
10 4
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 7 4 K K A 2 3
2 4 9 3 2 4 A 6
A 5 2 7 K 3 9 7
K 6 A 4 2 6
7 tricks claimed 7 10 K 9
3 J 8 6
3 5 K 2
10 4 A J
Q
9 tricks claimed

A K J 10 9
7 4 3
A 8 7
J 5 Table 2
A 9
K 5 3 2
Q 9 8 6 4 2
65754 =
77689 =
Par NS -110 8 7 4
J 5 2
Q J 9 6
A 7 3

Italy NS
1 NT E = -90
+1 38
England NS
3 W = -110
-1 32

12. W deals
N-S vul K 9 8 2
K J 10 5
K 8 7 6 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 3
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 3 Pass Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 AP
Pass 5 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 8 5 A 2 8 5
5 8 Q 7 5 A 2 3
A 4 6 9 3 J A 2
Q J 7 3 4 10 8 Q
J A 2 4 11 tricks claimed
3
11 tricks claimed

A Q 6
7 6 4 3
J 4
J 8 5 4 Table 10 7 5 4 3
A 9 8
9
A K 7 6
867B6 =
47426 =
Par NS +600 J
Q 2
A Q 10 3 2
Q 10 9 3 2

Italy NS
5 × N = +750
+4 42
England NS
5 N = +600
-4 32

13. N deals
Both vul K Q
J 5 3
J 8 4 3 2
K 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 8 6 6 5 Q 4
8 5 Q A K 9 2 10
2 7 A 3 5 Q 8 3
K 5 8 9 K A 5 2
10 2 K Q J 4 K 2
2 10 K 4 6 A 10 9
5 A 8 3 7 3 4 3
9 J 4 J 2 7 A 3
K 2 10 4 10 J Q 7

10 5
A K 10 6 4
10 7 5
9 4 3 Table A 9 4
8 2
K Q 9 6
A Q 7 2
47343 37343
86989 =
Par NS -140 J 8 7 6 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 10 8

Italy NS
2 E = -110
Tie 42
England NS
2 NT E = -120
Tie 32

14. E deals
None vul K Q J 9 5 4
K 6 5
Q 6 3
4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
2 NT Pass 1 1
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 6 K A 5 2 4
10 5 K 4 A 3 4 5
2 5 J 3 Q 8 2 K
A J 2 5 Q 2 3 6
Q 8 3 K J A 7 8
7 7 8 4 J 9 7 6
4 6 Q 8 9 tricks claimed
A 9 7 K
6 5 9

6
10 7 4 2
9 7 4
K 9 8 3 2 Table A 10 2
A Q J
K 2
A Q 10 7 6
39261 38261
84A6B A4B7C
Par NS -500 8 7 3
9 8 3
A J 10 8 5
J 5

Italy NS
3 NT E +2 -460
-12 42
England NS
3 N = +140
+12 44

15. S deals
N-S vul J 9 8 7 6 3
5 2
8
10 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
1 1
2 NT Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 4 A A 6 2 3
3 5 10 8 8 7 5 9
A 6 6 9 A K 2 4
8 9 4 3 Q 5 2 8
Q K 2 2 3 K 4 3
J 4 K 10 9 A
9 tricks claimed 6 9 10 J
A 6 2 J

10
7 6
A 10 7 4 2
Q 7 5 3 2 Table A 5 2
K J 9 3
Q 6 3
A J 9
59634 =
83689 83699
Par NS +100 K Q 4
A Q 10 8 4
K J 9 5
K

Italy NS
3 E = -110
+8 50
England NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-8 44

16. W deals
E-W vul A K 8 7 6 5 2
K J
J 3
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Lauria Gold Versace Nunes HackettU Fantoni HackettA
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 2
Pass 4 AP 2 2 3 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 4 9 A 3 4 8
J Q 9 8 K 6 6 9
A J 7 3 7 Q 9 K
2 K Q 8 2 4 Q 3
10 tricks claimed 10 J A 5
J 2 6 K
A J 7 3
9 tricks claimed

J 9 3
A 9 6 5 4 2
K 7 4
4 Table 4
Q 7
8 5 2
A K J 10 7 5 2
99585 99575
43848 =
Par NS +400 Q 10
10 8 3
A Q 10 9 6
Q 6 3

Italy NS
4 N = +420
+10 60
England NS
4 N -1 -50
-10 44

Italy leads by 16 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul 9 8 4
J 8 4 3
Q 10 6
K 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 Q 7 3 2 Q 8
6 A 3 4 10 A 5 4
7 2 K 3 J 5 4 8
2 4 Q 6 10 2 6 K
10 7 4 K 6 7 9 K
10 tricks claimed K 3 7 A
J
9 tricks claimed

K 7 5 2
K 6
K 4 2
A Q 6 4 Table A Q 3
Q 10 9 7
A 8 7
J 10 3
22342 =
ABA9B =
Par NS -450 J 10 6
A 5 2
J 9 5 3
7 5 2

Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 60
England NS
3 NT E = -400
+1 45

18. E deals
N-S vul A Q 7 3
5 4
8 7 4 3
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J Q 5 7 5 A K
7 5 2 Q 10 J Q 4
5 3 J K 3 6 9 Q
8 9 A 4 A 4 6 7
7 6 8 K K 5 9 2
A 4 6 2 Q 4 2 10
K 5 9 7 K A 5 8
Q 3 2 10 3 Q K 5
K 4 6 A J 3 8 4

K J 9 2
A K Q 8 3
K Q 10
5 Table 6 5 4
9 6
J 6 5
Q J 6 4 2
76578 76678
67765 66765
Par NS +90 10 8
J 10 7 2
A 9 2
K 9 8 7

Italy NS
3 NT E -3 +150
+6 66
England NS
1 W +1 -110
-6 45

19. S deals
E-W vul A Q J
9
K Q J 10 3 2
8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Dbl Rdbl Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 9 2 A 3 9 Q A
4 3 6 7 A 9 6 3
7 3 A 9 K Q 7 6
8 5 8 Q 13 tricks won
J 5 K 2
K
13 tricks claimed

10 9 7 2
J 10 6 5 3
9 7
Q 9 Table 8 6 5 3
K Q 7 2
A 6 5 4
3
B76CC =
16610 =
Par NS +920 K 4
A 8 4
8
A K J 10 5 4 2

Italy NS
6 S +1 +940
Tie 66
England NS
6 S +1 +940
Tie 45

20. W deals
Both vul K 4
A 10 8
10 9 3
A 10 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Dbl AP 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 5 3 10 A 2 8
K 4 8 9 3 8 A 4
Q 6 J 10 2 A 4 5
7 8 A 4 A 5 3 2
2 K 3 10 10 K Q J
3 4 Q 2 7 10 2 K
5 J A 7 10 tricks claimed
10 K 3 5
7 J 2 6

A Q 9 6 5 2
J 2
J 8 5
J 2 Table 7 3
K 9 5
A K Q 7
K 8 7 4
33736 =
7A6A6 =
Par NS -620 J 10 8
Q 7 6 4 3
6 4 2
Q 5

Italy NS
3 × N -2 -500
+3 69
England NS
4 W = -620
-3 45

21. N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8
K 8 4 3
Q 9
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass 1 1 2 3
Pass 2 2 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 9 8 10 A 10 7 Q
7 Q A J 2 J K 9
4 3 10 Q 5 7 A 6
3 7 A 5 4 J 3 10
9 tricks claimed A 5 3 7
2 J K 10
9 tricks claimed

J 10 5 2
Q J 5
K 7
9 8 5 3 Table 4
10 7
A 8 6 5 4 3 2
A 4 2
59958 =
84485 =
Par NS +100 A K 7 6 3
A 9 6 2
J 10
J 6

Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 69
England NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 45

22. E deals
E-W vul A 9
A Q 8 2
A J 9 4 3 2
3

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 6 2 5 5 K 6 2
8 7 A 4 A 2 3 8
J A 2 3 4 5 9 J
10 5 9 8 3 5 Q 7
2 7 3 5 6 7 J Q
6 7 A Q 2 3 8 5
A 3 4 6 9 6 4 K

6 2
K J 10 9 6 5
7 6
7 5 2 Table K J 7 5 4
7 4 3
5
K Q J 8
A86C9 A86C8
25614 =
Par NS +920 Q 10 8 3
—
K Q 10 8
A 10 9 6 4

Italy NS
2 × E -3 +800
+13 82
England NS
7 N -1 -50
-13 45

23. S deals
Both vul K Q 10 8 6
J 5 3
K 9 7 4
K

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass
1 1 1 NT 2 1 1 1 NT 2
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 9 Q A 7 9 Q A
6 3 Q 4 5 3 Q K
A 7 5 2 K A 4 3
J K 2 4 J 6 9
K 3 4 3 11 tricks claimed
8 J 6 8
2 7 A 3
10 9 9 4
8 6 10 6
2 5 5 7

9
A Q
A Q J 10 8 2
Q 9 8 3 Table A J 5 3
10 9 2
6 5
A J 5 2
15511 16511
B78CB =
Par NS -1370 7 4 2
K 8 7 6 4
3
10 7 6 4

Italy NS
3 NT E +2 -660
Tie 82
England NS
3 NT E +2 -660
Tie 45

24. W deals
None vul J 10
A K Q 10 3
J 6 2
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 2 3 Pass
3 3 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 6 7 9 K 6 2 9
A 8 5 2 Q 8 7 2
2 A 3 7 A 10 3 5
9 K 5 3 2 A 3 5
3 5 K 10 11 tricks claimed
5 2 K 4
A 7 8 6
4 Q A J
11 tricks claimed

A K 9 8 7 2
9
Q 9 8 5 3
2 Table 6 4 3
8 6
A K
K J 8 6 4 3
21623 =
7B6B9 =
Par NS -450 Q 5
J 7 5 4 2
10 7 4
10 7 5

Italy NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 82
England NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 45

25. N deals
E-W vul J 8 3 2
8 6 5 4
K 8 7
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 7 2 J 6 3 A
A 7 4 3 A 7 4 3
K Q 5 10 K Q 5 10
A 5 6 3 K 5 9 7
K 8 9 7 Q 8 7 7
13 tricks claimed 13 tricks claimed

A Q 9 5
Q 7
Q 6 5
J 10 8 5 Table K 10 7 6 4
10 3
J 10 3 2
7 3
87D8B =
36052 =
Par NS +1510 —
A K J 9 2
A 9 4
A K Q 4 2

Italy NS
6 S +1 +1010
+11 93
England NS
4 S +3 +510
-11 45

26. E deals
Both vul 9 7 5 3
Q 10
A 10 5 4 3 2
K

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 6 K J K 7 3
7 9 10 Q 3 A 10 4
A 10 4 3 2 K 6 5
2 K 6 5 3 2 10 J
3 2 Q A 6 7 J A
7 4 6 10 Q A 4 6
A 8 K 9 2
10 tricks claimed A 9 3 2
Q 8 4 4

Q J 8 6 4
9 8 6 2
J 9
J 9 Table A 2
A J 7
Q 8 6
10 7 6 4 2
988A8 888A8
35534 =
Par NS +600 K 10
K 5 4 3
K 7
A Q 8 5 3

Italy NS
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 106
England NS
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 45

27. S deals
None vul J 5
A 5
K Q J 9 8 5 3
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass
2 3 3 Pass 1 3 4 AP
4 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 A 3 2 10 A 3 4
7 J 4 3 K 7 2 3
J Q 7 2 6 7 7 8
6 3 7 5 A 4 3 7
Q A 2 3 5 K 8 Q
5 4 A 6 J 5 2 5
9 K 5 10 10 8 4 9
9 tricks claimed Q A 2 5
A 10 6
8 tricks claimed

K 6 2
Q 7
A 7
K Q J 10 4 2 Table Q 10 4
K J 10 9 6 4 2
6 4 2
—
36385 =
46947 =
Par NS -140 A 9 8 7 3
8 3
10
A 9 8 5 3

Italy NS
4 E -1 +50
-2 106
England NS
4 E -2 +100
+2 47

28. W deals
N-S vul A J 10
4
J 10 9 8 7 2
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
1 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 4 3 4 3 A 2
4 7 2 10 9 10 2 6
4 Q A 2 3 10 4 9
9 5 7 J A 5 7 2
5 8 3 J J 6 8 5
A 6 9 7 3 J 8 4
A 8 5 4 5 3 A 8
6 2 6 5 A 7 Q 5
Q 6 8 J Q
8 tricks claimed 6
8 tricks claimed

3 2
K 10 7 5 2
A 6 3
A 9 2 Table Q 6 5 4
Q J 8 6 3
—
J 7 6 5
795B6 =
34826 =
Par NS +500 K 9 8 7
A 9
K Q 5 4
Q 4 3

Italy NS
4 W -2 +100
Tie 106
England NS
4 W -2 +100
Tie 47

29. N deals
Both vul A 9 8 7 4 3
6
Q 6 3
10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 4
1 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 Q A 8 A 2 6
2 6 A 10 2 6 A 10
3 4 5 J 4 4 Q K
K 4 4 Q 10 tricks won
10 tricks claimed

K J 6
K J 7 5 3 2
A 2
4 3 Table 10
Q 9 8 4
9 8 5 4
K 8 5 2
7B5AA =
32833 =
Par NS +650 Q 5 2
A 10
K J 10 7
A Q J 9

Italy NS
4 S = +620
Tie 106
England NS
4 N = +620
Tie 47

30. E deals
None vul J 8 6 3 2
9 3
10 4
K 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 10 4 3 7 10 5 3
6 3 10 Q J 4 A 2
4 7 J Q 2 4 A 3
2 4 A 9 Q K J 9
11 tricks claimed 10 Q 5 9
11 tricks claimed

9 7
A 8 7 6 5
A J 9
Q J 10 Table A Q 10
J 10 2
K Q 8 7 2
A 3
15115 =
B7BB8 C7CC8
Par NS -990 K 5 4
K Q 4
6 5 3
9 7 6 2

Italy NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 106
England NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 47

31. S deals
N-S vul Q 7 5 2
A K 9
8 7 5 2
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 J 8 10 2 3 8 10
3 4 K 2 K 5 9 4
6 7 9 3 6 7 J 2
A 4 5 Q A 3 5 Q
J 2 4 K 3 4 K 2
10 tricks claimed Q 5 6 J
9 7 A 4
10 5 4 8
3 J A 2
7 A 8

K 10 6
7 4
K Q 9
A Q 10 6 5 Table A J 9 3
J 10 8
A 10 6 3
9 3
22623 =
8B7BA =
Par NS -450 8 4
Q 6 5 3 2
J 4
K J 7 4

Italy NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-1 106
England NS
3 NT W = -400
+1 48

32. W deals
E-W vul 7 5 4
A 2
K 5
K J 10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski Nunes Duboin HackettU Sementa HackettA
2 3 4 Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 7 K Q 3 4 K
6 10 A 4 6 10 A 5
9 5 6 2 9 7 9 2
9 4 J A Q 4 3 A
J 8 9 5 J A 9 5
2 A Q 6 6 10 K 2
Q 10 3 2 3 5 Q 2
7 2 5 3 11 tricks claimed
3 5 Q 7
11 tricks claimed

A 9 3
K J 8 7 5 3
4 3
6 5 Table K 6
Q 9 6
A Q 10 9 6
A 8 7
26136 =
77B97 =
Par NS -650 Q J 10 8 2
10 4
J 8 7 2
Q 9

Italy NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 106
England NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 48

Italy leads by 58 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul —
Q J 10 9 6 3 2
A 2
K 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 9 5 2 K A 3 5
3 5 Q A 2 4 10 Q
K 7 10 8 8 2 J 2
2 4 K 5 Q A 3 7
K A 3 7 9 6 7 3
6 8 A 7 K 9 9 8
Q 9 10 8 9 8 K A
2 J 9 3 9 tricks claimed

A J 9
7 5
K Q 9 8 6
8 6 5 Table 8 7
8 4
J 7 4 3
A Q J 7 3
39957 39956
54376 54076
Par NS +140 K Q 10 6 5 4 3 2
A K
10 5
9

Italy NS
6 N -2 -100
-2 106
England NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 50

34. E deals
N-S vul A 10 9 8 5 4
Q 8 5
A J
8 7

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 AP 2 2 3 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 2 K 2 K 3 4
A 3 5 2 7 J A 6
4 9 Q 6 Q K A 3
A 6 7 3 3 7 J K
10 4 7 J 4 5 A 7
3 4 J K Q 8 10 6
K 9 2 8 Q
K 5 A 7 9 tricks claimed
Q 8 10 6
8 tricks claimed

Q J 3
3
7 5 4
A Q J 9 3 2 Table 6 2
K 10 6 2
K 10 6 2
K 10 4
79A75 =
54358 =
Par NS +500 K 7
A J 9 7 4
Q 9 8 3
6 5

Italy NS
4 S -2 -200
-8 106
England NS
3 N = +140
+8 58

35. S deals
E-W vul 9 8 5
A K 7 4
Q 10 4
5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 9 5 3 A 9 10
4 5 K A 4 5 K A
4 2 A 8 4 2 A 8
9 J K 3 7 J K 3
6 5 10 6 6 5 Q J
Q 3 K 7 5 8 K 9
Q 6 2 2 9 7 2 6
5 7 10 3 5
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

6 4 3
8 3
A J 7 3 2
K 6 4 Table K J 7
9
9 8 6 5
A Q 10 9 7
79A56 =
33377 34387
Par NS +420 A Q 10 2
Q J 10 6 5 2
K
J 8

Italy NS
4 S = +420
+6 112
England NS
2 S +2 +170
-6 58

36. W deals
Both vul A K Q J 10
6 5
6
K 9 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 7 3 5 A 7 Q 5
A 10 8 6 2 10 J 6
A 3 Q 2 Q K A 3
6 J 4 7 4 J 4 2
5 6 3 8 3 10 9 2
2 9 A 3 A 3 2 9
K 5 6 4 K 5 6 4
9 tricks claimed 9 10 7 4
A 5 6 3
K 7 Q

9 4
Q J 8 4 3
Q 9 7 5 4
Q Table 8 5 3
A K 9 2
3
A 10 6 5 4
78477 =
64965 =
Par NS -140 7 6 2
10 7
A K J 10 8 2
J 3

Italy NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 112
England NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 58

37. N deals
N-S vul A Q 8 2
A K 5
A 9 4
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
2 Pass 2 1 1 1
3 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 2
3 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 10 A 2 6 Q A
8 3 K 4 A 3 5 4
5 3 Q A 2 7 J 3
7 J 3 2 K 3 Q 9
6 K 10 2 10 9 8 4
K 4 6 8 5 7
9 tricks claimed 5 7 10 J
J 8 3 K
Q 2 6 K
K

4
Q 9 3
K Q J 10 3
K 8 7 3 Table 9 7 3
J 10 7 4 2
8
A J 4 2
89454 =
54778 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 6 5
8 6
7 6 5 2
6 5

Italy NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 112
England NS
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 58

38. E deals
E-W vul 9 4
K 10 9 6
A 10 5
K 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 1 1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 5 K 8 3 A 5 6
2 Q 3 10 3 J 4 7
3 J 4 2 6 5 K 8
J 5 2 Q 4 Q 7 10
Q 8 K 4 K Q 9 A
A 9 4 4 2 Q 3 10
9 10 4 5 2
9 tricks claimed 8 8 9 9
6 7 7 J
Q 3 9 2

Q J
J 8 7 5
7 6 4 3
J 6 3 Table A 7 2
4 3 2
K J 9 2
A 10 2
89879 =
44554 54564
Par NS +140 K 10 8 6 5 3
A Q
Q 8
Q 8 4

Italy NS
2 S +1 +140
+6 118
England NS
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 58

39. S deals
Both vul Q J 9
A J 9 4
9 6
9 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 6 3 5 K 6 A 5
7 2 9 3 K 2 4 3
7 4 K 2 7 6 A 3
5 2 Q 3 J 4 10 8
8 10 Q 5 6 2 K A
12 tricks claimed 7 9 J 3
11 tricks claimed

6 4 2
8 6 2
A 10 7
K Q 5 2 Table 8 3
3
Q J 8 4 2
A J 10 4 3
3BB33 3BC53
32179 =
Par NS +1100 A K 10 7 5
K Q 10 7 5
K 5 3
—

Italy NS
4 S +2 +680
+1 119
England NS
4 S +1 +650
-1 58

40. W deals
None vul K Q 4 2
Q
J 8 6 2
J 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass Pass 4 4 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Pass 5 Pass 2 4 5 5 (AP)
5 5 Pass Pass
6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 Q A 8 Q K 6
K 3 7 2 K 3 5 2
J 6 8 4 4 6 7 6
4 3 3 4 2 5
11 tricks claimed K 3 8 5
Q 9 9 7
4 2 K 5
2 7 4 J
8 9 10 A

J 7 5
8 7 4
A 7 5
9 7 6 5 Table 3
A K J 10 9 5
K Q 10 9 4
2
2B22A =
42BB2 =
Par NS +100 A 10 9 8 6
6 3 2
3
A K Q 3

Italy NS
6 × E -1 +100
-8 119
England NS
5 S = +450
+8 66

41. N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 4 3
A 9 2
A
K J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 Dbl 4 1 Dbl 4
Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 3 Q 2 A 2 8 10
8 K A 2 J 5 K K
A 5 7 8 K A 5 2
J 5 7 3 J A
10 tricks claimed J 3 5 Q
3 A 2 4
2 4 6 6
Q 8 3 6
9 10 7 Q
5 9 4 K
10 tricks claimed

8
K Q J 6
10 9 8 3
Q 7 6 2 Table A J
10 8 7 4
K 6 2
A 10 4 3
7A575 =
62868 =
Par NS +420 9 7 6 5 2
5 3
Q J 7 5 4
5

Italy NS
4 N = +420
-5 119
England NS
4 × N = +590
+5 71

42. E deals
Both vul 8
8 7
A K 10 9 8 6
A J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 5 6 A 7 5 4
A 2 J 3 3 8 K 2
K 5 2 4 2 6 K A
8 7 K A A 2 J 3
7 4 Q 9 K 5 9 4
3 10 6 8 8 7 K A
Q 6 J 4 7 4 Q 10
2 2 10 J 3 5 6 8
8 tricks claimed 7 6 J Q
3
7 tricks claimed

A 10 6
A Q 10 3
Q 7 4 3
K 7 Table J 7
K J 9 6 5
5 2
Q 5 3 2
58377 =
75965 75955
Par NS -140 K Q 9 5 4 3 2
4 2
J
10 9 6

Italy NS
4 S -2 -200
+3 122
England NS
4 S -3 -300
-3 71

43. S deals
None vul K 8 7 5 3
2
K 10 7 3
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass Pass
1 1 3 NT AP 1 1 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J K A 10 J K A
2 Q 4 3 7 6 A 5
2 4 7 Q 5 2 J Q
6 A 5 7 A 4 7 2
3 5 2 J Q 5 3 6
7 3 A J 3 2 J 10
9 K 8 4 K 8 3 9
Q 10 8 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

J 4
A 8 6 5
9 5 4
A K 9 2 Table A Q 9 6
K J 10
J 8 6 2
10 7
45344 =
98999 =
Par NS -400 10 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A Q
8 6 4 3

Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-7 122
England NS
2 NT E = -120
+7 78

44. W deals
N-S vul 9 6 4
K Q J 10 6 5
J
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
1 NT 2 2 NT 3 1 NT 2 2 NT 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 J A 7 A K 2
7 3 9 4 J K A 4
3 6 A J Q 5 7 3
9 K 4 K 10 7 2 8
K 2 6 Q 3 6 A J
4 A Q 5 4 K
11 tricks claimed 12 tricks claimed

A 5 2
A 8 3
A Q 10 9 2
J 7 Table Q 10
2
7 5 4 3
A Q 10 9 6 2
06800 =
D75DD =
Par NS -1520 K J 8 7 3
9 7 4
K 8 6
5 4

Italy NS
5 W = -400
+1 123
England NS
5 E +1 -420
-1 78

45. N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 5 4 3
J 10 2
9 7 3
2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 A 4 Q 3 A 4
A 3 9 2 A 3 6 2
5 4 K 10 5 4 K 10
6 J 2 7 8 J 2 7
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

6
K 9 8 6
Q J 8
9 8 7 6 5 Table J 9 2
A 5
A 10 6 5 2
J 10 4
A9856 =
33576 =
Par NS +630 A K 8
Q 7 4 3
K 4
A K Q 3

Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 123
England NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 78

46. E deals
None vul K 8 7
7 6
A K Q J 9
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 6 A 2 4 6 A 2
3 Q K 7 10 J K 7
8 7 9 J 5 5 9 Q
5 4 A 2 5 7 A 2
K 3 6 7 K 3 6 4
Q 10 2 8 Q 10 4 8
J 3 2 6 J 10 2 6
9 7 4 4 9 7 J 5

9 6 5
K 8 5 4
8 7 4
K 8 4 Table Q J 3
A 10 9 3
10 3 2
10 7 3
998AA =
33533 =
Par NS +400 A 10 4 2
Q J 2
6 5
A Q J 2

Italy NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 123
England NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 78

47. S deals
N-S vul A K Q 9 2
A 9 2
10 4
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 4 2 A 3 9 2
9 10 K A 6 4 K A
3 5 A 8 6 4 A 7
K 7 6 4 K 8 3 5
Q 10 2 5 Q 10 2 5
2 J 3 7 2 J 3 7
9 Q 5 3 J 10
9 tricks claimed 9 2 7 Q
J K 7 4
9 tricks claimed

5 4
K J 10 7 5
J 9 6
A K 6 Table J 10 8 7
8 4
K 8 7 5
9 5 4
89878 89889
44553 =
Par NS +140 6 3
Q 6 3
A Q 3 2
Q J 10 2

Italy NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 123
England NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 78

48. W deals
E-W vul 10 5 2
Q J 5
10 9 8 2
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 K A 7 2 K A
8 3 A Q 8 3 A 5
K 5 10 6 4 2 A 8
2 J 9 9 10 6 K J
2 A K 5 2 Q 9 9
A 8 4 2 6 6 3 J
Q J 7 5 Q J 7 5
11 tricks claimed 3 5 K 10
11 tricks claimed

K 9 7 4
A K 7 4 2
7 5
J 2 Table A Q 6 3
10 8
A J 6 4 3
A 9
31326 =
8BAA7 =
Par NS -650 J 8
9 6 3
K Q
Q 10 8 7 5 3

Italy NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 123
England NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 78

Italy leads by 45 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul J 6
10 9
6
Q J 10 9 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
3 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 4 Dbl
3 Pass 3 NT AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 6 2 6 2 Q 4
4 10 J 5 3 10 9 5
6 5 Q 4 2 7 3 A
K A 5 8 8 A 3 7
A 9 5 3 K 10 5 4
K 10 8 4 Q 4 8 6
6 9 K 3 2 5 8 J
7 8 A 2 K 3 6 2
7 3 2 9 4 A J 5
9 tricks claimed 6 9 K 9

A 10 7 3
A K Q 7 2
10 4
A 6 Table 8 5 2
8 5
A J 7 5 2
K 8 7
44456 =
99887 99987
Par NS -400 K Q 9 4
J 6 4 3
K Q 9 8 3
—

Italy NS
3 NT E = -400
-14 123
England NS
4 × W -3 +500
+14 92

50. E deals
N-S vul A 8 7 2
7 4
K Q 2
K 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 K 5 6 K 9 10
J Q 3 7 4 9 K A
10 6 K 7 6 A 10 5
4 9 K A 2 3 A 4
4 8 10 2 2 4 K 3
3 J 7 10 Q 5 Q 8
9 tricks claimed 7 10 2 Q
4 8 J 3

9 6 4 3
A Q J
J 8 6 4
Q 4 Table K J 10
10 9
9 7 5 3
J 7 6 3
88979 =
55354 55364
Par NS +140 Q 5
K 8 6 5 3 2
A 10
A 8 2

Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 123
England NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 92

51. S deals
E-W vul 9 3
A 8 3
J 10 8 5 2
J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 9 Q 6 4 A 4
4 2 9 5 4 2 9 7
3 6 10 A 2 6 Q 3
3 4 K J 10 A 3 6
K 8 9 7 3 9 K 7
4 5 A 2 A 8 5 9
J 6 4 2 11 tricks claimed
5 K A 6
7 8 10 5

A 8 2
10 7 5
3
Q 10 8 6 3 2 Table 7 6 5
Q 9 2
K 9 6
A K 7 5
6CAB6 =
41117 41317
Par NS +980 K Q J 10 4
K J 6 4
A Q 7 4
—

Italy NS
2 S +4 +230
-5 123
England NS
5 S = +400
+5 97

52. W deals
Both vul Q 5
A Q 7 6 4 2
J 10
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 5 2 10 K 10 8 A
3 9 2 10 3 Q J 4
K 3 8 Q J 4 2 K
4 A 6 4 9 7 7 6
5 8 Q J 2 9 Q J
A 2 2 K 10 5 6 2
7 3 3 7 A 10 3 8
6 4 5 9 4 3 5 9
4 8 5 J 9 tricks claimed
7 A 6 7

J 9 8 7 6
K 9 8
K Q 7
J 9 Table K 4 2
J 10
8 6 4
A 10 8 3 2
87987 =
46355 =
Par NS +140 A 10 3
5 3
A 9 5 3 2
K 6 5

Italy NS
3 NT S = +600
+10 133
England NS
2 S +1 +140
-10 97

53. N deals
N-S vul 10 7
A 4 3
A Q 5
A K J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 9 3 2 K
12 tricks won 2 8 10 4
7 5 K 9
Q 3 2
12 tricks claimed

9 8
Q 9 8 5
J 9 8 7 3
9 5 Table A 6 5 4
J 10 7 6 2
4 2
4 3
CC8AC =
11531 =
Par NS +1440 K Q J 3 2
K
K 10 6
Q 10 7 6

Italy NS
6 NT N = +1440
Tie 133
England NS
6 S = +1430
Tie 97

54. E deals
E-W vul J 9 6 5 2
10 9 8
7
Q 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 7 2 A 8 6 2
K 9 6 4 A 6 J 4
3 10 3 Q K 9 7 4
J 4 A 6 5 10 7 J
5 J K J 9 A 3 7
8 tricks claimed J 5 2 2
9
9 tricks claimed

8
A K 5 3
10 5 3
A 10 9 5 3 Table K 7 3
7 6
Q 9 8 6 4 2
J 2
98857 A8857
32466 33476
Par NS +430 A Q 10 4
Q J 4 2
A K J
K 4

Italy NS
4 S -2 -100
-2 133
England NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 99

55. S deals
Both vul 4
9 6 5 2
K J 10
A K 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 Q 2 K 8 Q 2
3 7 4 5 7 7 4 5
9 3 5 4 9 3 5 4
2 6 Q 7 2 6 Q 2
A 2 2 K A 5 2 K
Q K A 6 11 tricks claimed
3 7 4 10
11 tricks claimed

A Q J 10 8 5
A J 3
Q 4
5 2 Table 9 7 2
K Q 8
A 9 8 5 3 2
8
32538 =
8B8A5 =
Par NS -650 K 6 3
10 7 4
7 6
Q J 10 6 4

Italy NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 133
England NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 99

56. W deals
None vul J 7 5 3
9 8 7
A K 4
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 3 Dbl
2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 AP
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 A 9 A 9 J 2
2 10 7 4 6 J Q 8
3 2 A 9 7 A 2 5
6 3 Q 8 9 4 2 10
9 tricks claimed 6 K 8 9
7 10 3 A
Q 4 5 J
3 4 6 K
A 9 3 8
K

Q 10 9
A Q 10
Q 7 6 3
J 10 3 Table 8 6
6 4
10 8 2
A K Q 8 6 5
48854 =
95579 =
Par NS -300 A K 4 2
K J 5 3 2
J 9 5
9

Italy NS
3 NT W = -400
-7 133
England NS
3 N -2 -100
+7 106

57. N deals
E-W vul J
A J 10 8 6 2
A 7 6 5
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 Dbl 1 NT 1 2 2
Pass 4 AP 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 5 J A 2 3 J
K 4 10 2 A 10 2 J
8 Q K 5 8 K 6 Q
Q 3 5 7 J 4 6 8
6 9 10 8 3 5 A Q
J A 10 2 J 4 4 7
3 K 6 Q 2 3 K 9
J 4 6 2 10 Q A 2
3 7 A 4 10 tricks claimed
J 5 4 9
10 tricks claimed

10 9 5 3
9 7 5
K Q 4
7 6 2 Table A K 8 7
Q
8 2
A 9 8 5 4 3
85AA4 =
48339 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 4 2
K 4 3
J 10 9 3
K 10

Italy NS
4 N = +420
Tie 133
England NS
4 N = +420
Tie 106

58. E deals
Both vul A K Q 2
10 2
K Q 9 6 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 5 Q A 2 K 8 4
A 4 3 7 3 7 A 4
K 6 5 8 2 6 J 8
Q 10 9 5 3 K 10
12 tricks claimed 3 7 J A
12 tricks claimed

8 7
9
A 8 4 2
Q 10 9 8 7 3 Table 10 6 4
J 7 6 3
10 7 5
J 6 2
CCCC7 =
11116 =
Par NS +1440 J 9 5 3
A K Q 8 5 4
J
K 5

Italy NS
6 N = +1430
Tie 133
England NS
6 N = +1430
Tie 106

59. S deals
None vul 4
K 9 3 2
A 8 7 5 3
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 1
1 Dbl 3 AP 1 Dbl 3 Pass
3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 A 2 2 4 A 3
5 Q K 7 5 Q K 3
9 8 A 4 A 2 6 4
J Q A 2 5 9 K Q
3 9 10 4 A 4 2 8
8 tricks claimed 5 J K 7
3 10 6 Q
2 J K A
4
10 tricks claimed

K 10 8 7 2
Q J 4
Q 4
Q 7 2 Table A J 9 6 5
10 8 7
9 2
K 9 6
869A9 =
57434 =
Par NS +140 Q 3
A 6 5
K J 10 6
A 8 5 4

Italy NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 133
England NS
4 S = +130
+2 108

60. W deals
N-S vul Q 8 6
J 10 5 3
A 7 6 3
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 3 AP Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 4 K 3 9 J 4
3 9 Q A 5 J K A
Q K A 4 3 K A 2
7 5 10 2 2 10 Q 9
J 9 3 8 10 6 A 7
5 7 Q 9 8 K 6 2
3 4 A 2 8 8 3 J
8 7 6 2 3 4 10
7 tricks claimed 9 Q 5 4
8 tricks claimed

A J 10 7
Q 8 2
K 9 2
K 7 3 Table 9
K 7 6 4
8 5 4
Q J 6 5 2
78786 79786
64657 54657
Par NS +140 K 5 4 3 2
A 9
Q J 10
A 8 4

Italy NS
3 W -2 +100
Tie 133
England NS
2 S = +110
Tie 108

61. N deals
Both vul K J 4 2
6
A Q J 6 4 2
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 NT 2 Dbl 2 2 2 3 3 (AP)
Pass Pass 2 NT 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 4 3 A 2 10 8
7 J A 5 7 2 A 10
7 A 3 6 4 3 J 7
9 3 A 5 3 A 5 9
Q 8 2 K 6 7 J Q
10 6 K 3 K 2 7 2
J 7 8 Q 8 tricks claimed
9 2 8 Q
9 tricks claimed

9 7 6
Q 3
K 3
A K Q J 6 5 Table A 8 3
K 8 7
10 8 7 5
10 9 4
59894 =
74347 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 5
A J 10 9 5 4 2
9
8 3

Italy NS
3 S = +140
+6 139
England NS
3 S -1 -100
-6 108

62. E deals
None vul 9 8 6
A J 10 9 7
A 3
A Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 4 7 J 3 2 K
2 8 J K 4 5 9 2
2 10 A 7 6 4 K A
J 2 4 Q 9 Q 4 7
11 tricks claimed 7 3 K Q
6 2 10 8
A 7 2 5
A 7 4 10

A 10 5 3 2
Q 5
10
J 10 9 6 5 Table J 4
8 3 2
Q 9 8 7
8 7 4 2
C9CB7 =
14015 =
Par NS +990 K Q 7
K 6 4
K J 6 5 4 2
K

Italy NS
6 S -1 -50
-11 139
England NS
4 S +1 +450
+11 119

63. S deals
N-S vul 8 4
8 7 6 5
6 5 2
K J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
3 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
4 Pass 5 AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 9 3 8 A K 3
4 J A 2 4 J A 2
5 4 7 2 13 tricks won
8 7 K 5
6 5 9 10
Q J 3 6
2 9 A 5
13 tricks claimed

6 5 3
A J 4
A K 10 3
10 9 3 Table A
K Q 3 2
Q 9 8 7 4
A Q 6
17102 =
C6CDB =
Par NS -1440 K Q J 10 9 7 2
10 9
J
8 4 2

Italy NS
5 W +2 -440
Tie 139
England NS
5 W +2 -440
Tie 119

64. W deals
E-W vul K Q 6
7 3
A J 4
K J 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 Q A 9 2 3 K
4 K 10 7 3 K 2 6
2 2 8 J 5 9 A 7
3 K 2 4 4 4 8 10
8 2 10 K 5 2 A 4
7 5 Q A 8 J J J
7 6 9 A 2 6 7 A
J 6 4 5 6 3 A 7
10 8 6 9 9 7 K 8
9 tricks claimed J Q 4 3

10 7 3
A 8 6 4
Q 8 7
A 7 3 Table J 9 8
K 5
K 9 5 3 2
Q 8 5
78968 78967
54475 =
Par NS +140 A 5 4 2
Q J 10 9 2
10 6
9 2

Italy NS
3 N = +140
+1 140
England NS
2 N = +110
-1 119

Italy leads by 21 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

Segment 5

65. N deals
None vul K 10 9 6 5
K Q 6 3
—
K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 4 5 6 5 Q K
2 3 K A 4 3 A 2
6 5 Q K A 4 5 3
4 3 A 2 5 2 3 8
A 2 10 8 J 8 10 8
5 6 3 K 2 3 K A
J 8 10 8 A 4 5 6
7 Q Q 4 2 7 6 Q
6 A 4 5 10 4 7 8
2 7 9 K 8 tricks claimed
9 7 10 Q

Q 8 3
5
Q 6 4 2
Q 10 9 8 2 Table A J 7 4
A 9 8 2
K 8 3
6 3
77A77 77977
55356 =
Par NS +420 2
J 10 7 4
A J 10 9 7 5
A 5

Italy NS
4 N -1 -50
+2 142
England NS
4 N -2 -100
-2 119

66. E deals
N-S vul 7 5
K Q J 8 7 6
A 8
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 2 1 2
3 3 4 5 3 NT 4 Pass Pass
5 6 6 Dbl (AP) 4 Pass Pass 5
5 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 8 4 A 3 J 4
A 2 3 6 A 2 3 6
5 K A 6 5 K A 6
8 9 J Q 8 9 J Q
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

Q 10 9 4 2
3
K Q 7 4 3 2
2 Table A K J 8 6
10 4
10 9 6
K 10 6
83C3C =
0A090 =
Par NS +300 3
A 9 5 2
J 5
A Q 9 8 7 4

Italy NS
6 × E -2 +300
+5 147
England NS
5 × E -1 +100
-5 119

67. S deals
E-W vul Q J 7 5
10 9 8 7 3
Q 9
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 2 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 3 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 9 A 4 6 9 10 K
A 5 4 9 K 2 9 8
5 8 3 Q 4 3 Q A
Q 8 K 2 A 5 3 Q
K 4 7 2 J 8 4 10
10 K A 2 9 K A 2
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

K 9 8 6 3
4 2
6 4 3 2
6 3 Table 4 2
K
A J 10 8
A J 10 7 5 2
97A65 77A54
46378 =
Par NS +420 A 10
A Q J 6 5
K 7 5
K 8 4

Italy NS
4 S = +420
Tie 147
England NS
4 S = +420
Tie 119

68. W deals
Both vul K 9
9 7 6 3
J 9 7 5
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 K 8 5 2 10 A
9 Q 3 4 2 9 10 Q
Q A 5 7 4 8 9 Q
5 6 J 4 Q A 5 3
6 J 4 8 6 2 7 K
A 5 2 9 J 4 8 6
2 10 10 3 2 5 10 7
K 9 8 3 K 9 3 3
A 5 10 7 J K A 3
10 tricks claimed 8 7 6 9

J 6 2
K 10 8 5
A 8
A 6 4 2 Table A 10 8 4
Q J 2
K Q 3 2
Q 8
33344 =
9A997 =
Par NS -620 Q 7 5 3
A 4
10 6 4
10 7 5 3

Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 147
England NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 120

69. N deals
N-S vul 10 7 6
A 9 8 7 6
10 9
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A J Q 3 A J 10 2
10 3 5 A 10 3 2 8
2 9 3 4 9 6 5 A
3 10 Q 4 Q 4 3 5
2 A 7 5 2 A 7 10
9 6 J 8 6 3 4 3
2 9 10 7 K 8 5 6
6 Q 10 5 Q 4 2 6
5 4 A 7 5 8 A 7

A K J 9 2
K 5 3 2
A 8
Q 2 Table Q 5 3
J
Q 7 6 3
K J 9 7 3
33763 =
6A67A =
Par NS -420 8 4
Q 10 4
K J 5 4 2
10 8 5

Italy NS
4 W -1 +50
+10 157
England NS
4 W = -420
-10 120

70. E deals
E-W vul K 9 8 7 5
J 8
Q 8 7 6
A 9

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 K 8 2
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

J 6
K 7 5 3
5 4 3
10 7 6 3 Table 10 2
10 6 4
J 9 2
Q J 8 5 2
CCCC9 =
11114 =
Par NS +990 A Q 4 3
A Q 9 2
A K 10
K 4

Italy NS
6 N = +980
Tie 157
England NS
6 N = +980
Tie 120

71. S deals
Both vul 3
K J 8 3
Q 10 7 3
K Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
2 2
Pass Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 3 A J 7 2 A
K 2 4 3 3 5 K 4
A J 5 7 Q 6 2 10
6 4 8 Q 9 8 J 2
10 5 3 9 5 K A 10
K 2 A 5 9 6 2 J
7 K 3 6 3 5 Q K
J Q 4 6 4 3 6 Q
8 A 10 2 8 tricks claimed
6 tricks claimed

K 2
7 5 4 2
9 8 5 4
J 10 5 Table A 9 6 5
A 9
A K 6
8 6 4 2
88877 =
54465 54565
Par NS +120 Q J 10 8 7 4
Q 10 6
J 2
A 3

Italy NS
2 NT E -2 +200
+3 160
England NS
2 S = +110
-3 120

72. W deals
None vul K 3
J 6 5
6 5 4
A J 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 10 A 9 4 10 K
Q K A 2 Q K A 2
5 2 9 K 5 2 10 K
2 3 Q A 2 3 Q A
9 5 3 6 9 5 3 6
4 3 J A 4 3 J 8
5 8 6 K 6 A 9 7
J 7 10 3 4 8 6 K
10 tricks claimed J 7 10 3
5
10 tricks claimed

J 6 2
K 7 3
J 9 8 7 3
K 5 Table Q 9 7 5 4
A 8 2
10
10 7 6 2
98A99 =
35343 =
Par NS +420 A 10 8
Q 10 9 4
A K Q 2
Q 9

Italy NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 160
England NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 120

73. N deals
E-W vul 10 9 6 4 3
K 4 2
10 4
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 J 4 3 A 9 6 2
6 4 A 9 10 Q 8 4
3 Q 8 2 A 5 3 J
A 5 3 J 2 Q 4 K
8 2 A 6 9 tricks claimed
5 9 K 3
8 tricks claimed

Q 5
8 6
A J 9 2
J 7 4 3 2 Table K J
A J 10 7 5 3
K 6 3
9 6
59455 59456
64987 =
Par NS +140 A 8 7 2
Q 9
Q 8 7 5
K 10 8

Italy NS
2 E = -110
-6 160
England NS
2 N +1 +140
+6 126

74. E deals
Both vul 9 3 2
10 9 4 3
Q 8 6 4
A J

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J 6 4 4 K 2 7
K 5 7 4 2 6 K 3
2 6 K 3 A 6 3 3
A 6 3 2 J 4 A Q
J 4 A Q 5 8 10 9
5 8 10 9 4 2 J 6
5 3 A 3 Q 9 5 3
7 2 7 10 7 2 7 10
11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

10 7 5 4
K J
A 10 7
8 7 6 5 Table A K Q J
A 8 7 5 2
K
10 4 3
42364 =
9A969 =
Par NS -620 8 6
Q 6
J 9 5 3 2
K Q 9 2

Italy NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 160
England NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 126

75. S deals
None vul A K 5
2
J 9 5 4
A Q J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q 3 3 4 7 Q
7 8 J 4 6 3 J 4
5 8 K A 5 2 A 8
6 3 Q K 2 7 Q K
7 A 3 5 K A 4 2
4 3 A 6 11 tricks claimed
K 7 10 2
5 8 Q 7
10 tricks claimed

3 2
J 6 5 4
K 10 8 3
10 7 3 Table 9 8 7 6
K Q 9 7
7 2
K 5 4
AB7AB AB8AB
32532 =
Par NS +450 Q J 10 4
A 10 8 3
A Q 6
6 2

Italy NS
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 160
England NS
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 127

76. W deals
N-S vul K Q 10 7
K 8 5 3
Q 7 4
6 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 3 2 Q A 6 2
Q 3 2 4 J Q 3 K
9 5 J 6 6 Q 5 2
A 3 5 8 9 3 J 4
4 9 K 6 A 3 5 8
5 7 8 10 2 4 J Q
A 5 4 2 K 7 8 5
K J 7 3 3 4 9 5
8 7 Q 6 J K 7 8
K 7 9 6 6 7
5 tricks claimed 6 tricks claimed

J 9 8 6 5
Q 9
J 5
A K 7 5 Table 2
A J 10 7 2
10 6 3 2
8 4 2
88676 =
55756 =
Par NS +120 A 4 3
6 4
A K 9 8
Q J 10 9

Italy NS
1 NT E -2 +100
Tie 160
England NS
2 E -2 +100
Tie 127

77. N deals
Both vul A 4 3
8 6
5 3
A Q 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 2 NT Dbl 1 2 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 3
3 Pass Pass Dbl 4 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 A 7 2 6 A 3
10 J K 5 A 7 2 3
2 3 7 K 6 8 K 5
Q 2 3 K 10 3 7 K
A 3 2 6 5 2 A 8
9 tricks claimed 3 K 6 7
9 tricks claimed

9 7 2
5 4 2
K 4 2
J 10 6 2 Table K 8
A J 10 9 7
A Q 10 9 6
7
69448 =
74995 74994
Par NS +140 Q J 10 6 5
K Q 3
J 8 7
K 5

Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 160
England NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 127

78. E deals
None vul A K
J 7 5
A 8 7 5 3
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 2 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 7 4 A 3 J 4
A 5 8 Q 4 A 9 2
2 7 10 K K 6 3 2
3 4 K 6 A Q 5 4
A Q 5 2 5 8 K A
3 6 K 4 K 6 7 2
J 10 6 8 10 tricks claimed
2 10 A 9
5 Q 7 J
11 tricks claimed

10 4 2
A 4 3 2
J 10 4
A K 5 Table Q 6
10 9 8
Q 9 6
J 10 9 8 7
AA997 =
33445 =
Par NS +430 J 9 8 7 5 3
K Q 6
K 2
4 2

Italy NS
4 S +1 +450
+7 167
England NS
2 S +2 +170
-7 127

79. S deals
N-S vul Q J 4
A 5 4 2
A 6 4
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 Q K 2 4 Q K
J 3 6 10 J 3 6 10
8 3 A 6 7 6 A 6
Q 3 2 K 2 6 10 Q
10 tricks claimed 2 3 A 7
Q 5 8 4
10 tricks claimed

K 9 8 5
Q 3
3 2
K 10 8 6 2 Table 7 6 3
J 9 7 6
Q 10
A Q J 5
868A6 888A6
45537 =
Par NS +130 A 10 2
K 10 8
K J 9 8 7 5
7

Italy NS
3 S +1 +130
Tie 167
England NS
4 S = +130
Tie 127

80. W deals
E-W vul J 7 6 4 2
K 10
A 8 2
Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
HackettA Sementa HackettU Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 Q K A 2 4 8 10
K 3 2 5 2 5 K 3
4 6 8 10 4 6 8 10
10 6 3 J 10 A 3 2
A 8 7 Q 9 6 K 3
K 2 4 6 A 5 7 Q
10 3 A 8 Q 9 A 3
J 3 2 5 9 tricks claimed
9 5 4 9
A K 6 9

K Q 5 3
8 6
Q 6 3
8 7 4 3 Table 10 9 8
Q 7 5 3 2
10 5
K 10 9
BAACA =
23313 =
Par NS +920 A
A J 9 4
K J 9 7 4
A 6 5

Italy NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 167
England NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 127

Italy leads by 40 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

Segment 6

81. N deals
None vul Q 7 5
A J 10 7 3
J 8 6
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 Dbl Dbl 1 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 2 3 2 5 9 J
Q A 4 5 6 A 5 2
K 4 6 7 5 6 9 K
6 2 K A 3 7 K 4
7 J 9 3 7 10 A 4
5 9 J 2 8 9 Q Q
A 4 7 10 J 2 3 A
8 9 Q Q 7 8 10 Q
8 10 Q 5 10 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

4 2
K Q 8
A 7 5
A J 10 9 7 Table K 10 9
9 6 4 2
10 9 2
Q 4 2
7A997 =
63446 =
Par NS +420 A J 8 6 3
5
K Q 4 3
8 6 3

Italy NS
3 S +1 +170
Tie 167
England NS
3 S +1 +170
Tie 127

82. E deals
N-S vul 5 3
A K 7 4 3
7
K 9 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 A 8 5 Q 7 2 A
7 2 A 6 4 6 5 3
4 Q 3 3 3 4 10 A
K 10 5 2 A 2 3 5
3 J 7 9 4 6 K Q
5 6 2 8 8 K 2 3
2 5 K 8 9 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

A 6 2
9 6 2
Q 6
A J 10 8 4 Table K 4
Q J 10 8
J 10 9 8 3 2
3
59658 =
64684 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9 8 7
5
A K 5 4
Q 5

Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 167
England NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 127

83. S deals
E-W vul —
A K J 8 4 3
J 8 7 2
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass
2 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 7 3 K 6 2 5
J 3 2 K A 7 Q 10
10 4 6 Q J 9 4 7
4 7 Q 6 A 10 3 2
10 9 2 5 4 8 K A
Q 4 2 K 5 A 3 6
6 3 A 8 10 2 3 Q
A 7 4 5 4 10 4 K
K 9 5 6 2 5 J

A J 10 7
10 5
10 4
A K 8 7 5 Table K Q 9 6
9 7 6
K 5 3
9 6 3
75BB5 =
37226 37216
Par NS +450 8 5 4 3 2
Q 2
A Q 9 6
4 2

Italy NS
4 N +1 +450
-8 167
England NS
4 × W -3 +800
+8 135

84. W deals
Both vul K 10 3 2
K 10
A Q 2
K 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 7 3 5 10 A 7 3
4 9 K A 9 Q A 3
6 8 3 10 6 A 7 3
2 7 J 4 2 K 8 9
4 A 3 9 7 5 2 8
9 10 Q 7 K 2 8 4
A 3 6 K Q
J 9 tricks claimed
7 tricks claimed

9 7
9 6 4 3
J 9 6
A J 10 2 Table A 6 5
A Q J 8 5 2
K 7
9 7
48376 =
85A57 =
Par NS -500 Q J 8 4
7
10 8 5 4 3
Q 5 4

Italy NS
3 NT E -2 +200
+3 170
England NS
4 W -1 +100
-3 135

85. N deals
N-S vul 7
9 8 3
8 6 4
Q J 9 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 2 3
3 Pass 3 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 7 2 A A 5 10 6
3 7 Q A A 3 7 2
10 tricks won 10 tricks won

J 10 9 5 4
Q J 10 4
Q 10
10 7 Table Q 8 6 2
K 5
A J 9 7 3 2
A
7475A =
49583 =
Par NS +100 A K 3
A 7 6 2
K 5
K 8 4 3

Italy NS
4 S = +130
Tie 170
England NS
4 N = +130
Tie 135

86. E deals
E-W vul K J 9 7 4
3
Q 5 2
K Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 3 6 K 2 7 6
3 4 K 7 Q 5 3 J
4 J K 5 10 A 4 7
10 A 7 Q 6 4 9 Q
6 8 9 Q 8 5 9 J
8 5 9 2 10 2 4 A
10 Q K A 7 8 A 2
7 4 10 2 K 5 6 J
A 5 5 J 10 9 4 2
K 4 6 2 3 7 8 8

Q 3 2
Q J 7
A K 10 9 3
J 6 Table A 8 6 5
10 6 5 4
7 6
A 5 2
76758 =
66675 =
Par NS +90 10
A K 9 8 2
J 8 4
9 7 4 3

Italy NS
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 175
England NS
1 NT W = -90
-5 135

87. S deals
Both vul J 8 5 4 3
Q 6 5
—
A K J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass
1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass
3 NT Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT AP
Rdbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 3 7 10 3 Q K
Q 2 4 6 7 4 A 6
5 8 10 7 A 3 4 7
A 9 3 6 3 4 J 2
K 5 6 K 5
7 tricks claimed Q 5 8 10
9 8 6 9
2 J Q A
Q 2

10 9 6 2
A 3
A K Q 9 3
8 2 Table K Q 7
K J 7
J 8 5 4
9 7 6
55639 =
78483 77483
Par NS +110 A
10 9 8 4 2
10 7 6 2
Q 5 3

Italy NS
3 NT×× E -2 +1000
+13 188
England NS
3 NT E -2 +200
-13 135

88. W deals
None vul K 8
A K 10 5 4
9 7 4 3
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 9 K 2 K 2 8 7
Q A 2 3 9 8 Q A
8 2 A 3 K 3 J 2
K 4 J 6 3 5 A 2
10 5 K 6 K 6 10 Q
4 7 5 8 9 7 6 8
7 2 10 5 A 9 3 9
8 J 7 K 2 A 3 K
9 6 Q J Q 5 4 10
7 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

7 5 3
Q 9 7 6
A K J 5
10 3 Table J 10 9 6 2
J 2
8
A K 9 8 4
74675 74676
68656 =
Par NS -100 A Q 4
8 3
Q 10 6 2
J 7 6 2

Italy NS
2 E -1 +50
+5 193
England NS
2 W +1 -140
-5 135

89. N deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 6
Q 7
10 4
9 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 Q 5 K 5 10 8
A 6 4 3 A 6 4 7
K J 6 7 Q J 2 2
A 3 2 J 9 J Q 3
9 J Q 8 4 J A 3
7 tricks claimed 8
7 tricks claimed

A K 4
J 4
J 6 5
K Q 10 5 3 Table Q 3
A K 9 8 5 2
8 7 3 2
J
57555 =
85787 =
Par NS -120 J 8 5 2
10 6 3
A K Q 9
A 8

Italy NS
3 W -2 +200
-3 193
England NS
4 E -3 +300
+3 138

90. E deals
Both vul 9
8 4 2
J 8 6 5 3 2
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP 4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 7 2 6 4 K 9 2
Q 9 4 K A 4 J 5
2 3 K 9 2 9 5 7
12 tricks won 8 3 J 2
3 10 10 Q
A

K J
10 9 7
K 7
A K 8 6 3 2 Table A Q 10 8 5 2
K 6
A Q 10 4
J
10552 =
8B779 CC779
Par NS -1440 7 6 4 3
A Q J 5 3
9
Q 7 5

Italy NS
6 E = -1430
+1 194
England NS
6 E +1 -1460
-1 138

91. S deals
None vul K Q 9 6 4
6 5
K 7 4
10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 1
2 NT Dbl 5 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 5 Dbl 6 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 5 4 A Q 4 2 A
A 3 4 2 A 3 5 4
A 2 4 8 2 8 6 3
2 8 6 6 3 7 K 2
5 7 K 2 A 2 4 5
7 10 4 10 7 10 4 10
8 5 9 10 8 5 5 10
J Q K A Q 7 7 3
9 tricks claimed 9 Q K A

J 7 2
K Q 10 8 3
—
Q J 9 5 3 Table 10 8 5 3
4
A J 10 3
K 8 6 2
56584 56694
67649 87749
Par NS +100 A
A J 9 7 2
Q 9 8 6 5 2
A

Italy NS
6 × S -3 -500
-10 194
England NS
3 S -1 -50
+10 148

92. W deals
N-S vul J 9 7 3
Q 7 5
10 8 5
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 5 3 3 5 K 8
2 Q 3 5 2 10 7 A
2 3 Q 5 J 5 2 A
4 2 A 5 J 3 6 Q
4 A 8 6 K 5 4 2
Q 6 4 9 A 8 6 J
7 8 K J 3 10 Q 4
10 8 10 6 9 7 2 5
8 tricks claimed 7
10 tricks claimed

Q 10 8
J 9 2
A K 3
K 9 4 2 Table A 5
8 6 3
Q 9 7 6 4
Q J 8
57744 =
75688 =
Par NS -90 K 6 4 2
A K 10 4
J 2
7 6 5

Italy NS
1 NT E +1 -120
+2 196
England NS
1 NT W +3 -180
-2 148

93. N deals
Both vul Q 7 6 5
A J 4
4 3
A 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 J 2 4 5 J 3
K 3 9 6 K 2 9 6
K 5 2 3 K 5 6 3
10 A 6 4 Q A 2 4
2 J A 5 2 7 10 5
6 5 K 4 6 5 K 4
3 Q 8 2 7 8 7 10
A 7 6 8 A 2 3 10
7 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

A 9 4
Q 10
8 6 2
Q J 9 7 4 Table K J
K 9 7 6 5 2
K Q J 10
5
57346 =
75987 =
Par NS -140 10 8 3 2
8 3
A 9 7 5
K 3 2

Italy NS
2 S -1 -100
-5 196
England NS
2 S = +110
+5 153

94. E deals
None vul A K 10
A Q J 8 5 3
7 5
A K

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 8 A 9 A 2 3
3 2 K 7 3 2 K 7
9 10 A 4 9 10 A 6
Q 6 6 7 Q 4 2 4
12 tricks claimed J 3 6 7
8 7 J 9
5 4 K 5
K 6 5 8

9 8 7
10 7
Q 10 9 4
J 9 8 5 Table 6 4 2
6 4 2
A 8 3
Q 7 4 2
CCCA8 =
10135 =
Par NS +990 Q J 5 3
K 9
K J 6 2
10 6 3

Italy NS
4 N +2 +480
-11 196
England NS
6 NT S = +990
+11 164

95. S deals
N-S vul J 10 8 6 4
J 9 4 3
6
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
3 3
Pass Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 6 K J 5 6 K
4 6 K 5 5 2 A 3
2 J A 8 2 J A 6
10 2 3 Q 10 8 3 Q
J Q K 7 J Q K 7
5 9 10 2 A 7 5 4
8 A 2 7 10 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

9 7
A K 8 6
7 5
K 9 7 3 2 Table A Q 3 2
Q 10 5
K Q 4
A 10 4
34363 =
A997A A9A7A
Par NS -430 K 5
7 2
A J 10 9 8 3 2
8 6

Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 196
England NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 164

96. W deals
E-W vul 9 2
4
A K J 9 8 2
8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist Duboin Versace Gold Lauria Townsend
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 3 Pass 5
2 NT 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 3 4 A 2 5 4
4 A 5 2 7 Q K 8
Q K 2 6 9 10 Q 4
2 4 8 K 3 6 A 4
4 A 10 3 2 4 8 K
9 10 J 7 7 K 9 5
5 6 K 7 9 6 A 7
8 9 Q 7 3 3 2 10
3 2 6 A 5
11 tricks claimed 5 8 J Q

K 7
K 10 8 5 3
7 6 4
Q 10 5 Table Q 10 6 4
A J 9 7 6
10
9 6 4
884BA =
45923 =
Par NS +400 A J 8 5 3
Q 2
Q 5 3
A K J

Italy NS
5 N = +400
+11 207
England NS
5 N -2 -100
-11 164

Italy wins by 43 IMPs

Match AW08 Main

Top 2008 World Championship Final

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