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 Townsend Pass Lead K	North Lauria Pass Pass 2nd	East Gold Pass Pass 3rd	South Versace 4 4th	West Nunes 2 NT Pass Lead K 2 A	North HackettU 1 Pass Pass 2nd 8 10 5	East Fantoni Pass 5 Pass 3rd 7 A 5	South HackettA 2 6 4th A 7 2
K 9 10 10 8 4 3 2 K Q J 10 4		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 South = +420 +11 11	England NS   6 South -2   -100  0

2. E deals N-S vul	A 6 5 K K 5 3 2 K 9 7 6 5		West Townsend 1 Pass Dbl Lead K 4 9 7 8 5 10 9	North Lauria 2 3 5 2nd 2 2 2 5 4 J 8 Q	East Gold Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 9 J 3 10 A Q 6 K	South Versace 1 3 3 4th 6 K A A 3 4 7 6	West Nunes 2 Lead 5 10 2 J A 8 10 A	North HackettU Pass 2nd 2 7 Q 3 6 7 2 3	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd Q K A 3 J 4 5 2	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 4 6 8 9 3 10 K 4
9 4 Q J 8 7 5 3 8 7 A 8 4		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 North = +600 +11 22	England NS   2 West -1   +50  0

3. S deals E-W vul	J 9 6 4 A Q 8 6 4 K 5 J 8		West Townsend 1 Pass Lead 8 2 2 A	North Lauria 2 Pass 2nd 9 4 5 J	East Gold 3 3rd Q A 10 7	South Versace Pass Pass 4th A 5 J 2	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead A 3 10 3 K K 2 A Q	North HackettU 1 3 2nd 8 5 5 8 J 6 9 6 8	East Fantoni Pass All Pass 3rd 7 9 4 Q 4 7 10 K 6	South HackettA 1 2 4th 5 10 J 4 Q 5 4 2 2
K Q 2 5 3 2 8 6 3 A K 10 3		A 10 7 3 K J 9 2 9 7 6 4 2
44883 = 69459 = Par EW +140	8 5 10 9 7 A Q J 10 7 4 Q 5
Italy NS 3 West = -110  22	England NS   3 South -1   -50 +2 2

4. W deals Both vul	Q 9 8 5 3 Q 9 A 9 8 7 Q 10		West Townsend 5 Lead A 9 2 A K	North Lauria Pass 2nd 4 K 2 10 Q	East Gold Pass 3rd 3 A Q 2 6	South Versace Pass 4th 2 5 7 7 J	West Nunes 5 Lead A 9 K J A K	North HackettU Pass 2nd 4 K 2 8 10 Q	East Fantoni Pass 3rd 3 A 7 8 2 4	South HackettA Pass 4th 5 5 6 10 7 J
6 5 5 2 A K 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		A K 7 4 2 K J 8 7 Q 10 6 4 —
89762 27762 4444A 4445A Par EW +130	J 10 A 10 6 4 3 2 K J 3 J 7
Italy NS 5 West = -600  22	England NS   5 West -1   +100 +12 14

5. N deals N-S vul	Q 8 8 4 3 10 8 7 5 A J 6 3		West Townsend Pass Pass Lead 5 5 K 3 10 7 K 10 3	North Lauria Pass 1 1 NT 2nd 2 6 4 Q 8 6 A 7 8	East Gold Pass 1 All Pass 3rd 9 A 7 8 K 9 2 Q 9	South Versace 1 Pass 4th Q 2 J 4 3 3 5 9 10	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 4 8 A 3 10 5 9 6 K	North HackettU Pass 1 NT 2nd 2 6 4 Q 8 6 10 Q J	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd 9 K 5 7 A 9 7 5 10	South HackettA 1 Pass 4th Q 2 J 5 3 3 6 4 4
10 9 K J 10 9 Q 9 4 2 K 10 4		A K 7 5 4 7 5 2 J 6 Q 8 2
65566 65567 77876 77877 Par EW +110	J 6 3 2 A Q 6 A K 3 9 7 5
Italy NS 1 NT North -1 -100  22	England NS   1 NT North +1   +120 +6 20

6. E deals E-W vul	A 9 6 2 Q 9 8 5 4 8 5 4 3		West Townsend 1 Pass 3 Lead K J 6 J 7 K 7 A	North Lauria Pass 2 Pass 2nd 4 5 8 4 3 2 3 8	East Gold 1 2 Pass 3 3rd 2 A 10 6 A 6 10 4	South Versace Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 4th 3 7 2 2 6 4 5 9	West Nunes Dbl 4 4 Lead A 2 Q J 4 J 8	North HackettU 3 Pass Dbl 2nd 3 7 2 Q K Q	East Fantoni 1 NT Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 10 J 6 A 7 4	South HackettA 2 Pass Dbl 4th 4 5 8 2 3 5
5 4 J 10 3 2 A J 10 6 Q 8 7		8 7 3 A K 7 6 K 7 A 9 5 4
58566 = 85877 = Par EW +100	K Q J 10 — Q 9 3 2 K J 10 6 2
Italy NS 3 East = -140  22	England NS   4 × West -2   +500 +12 32

7. S deals Both vul	Q J 10 J 9 5 2 A 2 8 7 6 2		West Townsend Pass 3 NT Lead 5 J 3 3 10 2 K	North Lauria Pass All Pass 2nd A 2 K A 4 A Q	East Gold 1 NT 3rd Q 7 J 8 6 8 6	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 2 Q 7 4 4 3 5	West Nunes Pass 2 2 3 NT Lead Q 7 7 3 8 6 3	North HackettU Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 6 10 2 Q A 2	East Fantoni 1 NT 2 3 3rd 6 J J K 10 Q A	South HackettA Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th A A K 4 5 2 8
A K 8 4 10 6 3 J 10 3 K 9 4		7 2 A K 7 4 K 9 8 7 A 10 5
45444 = 88898 88999 Par EW +140	9 6 5 3 Q 8 Q 6 5 4 Q J 3
Italy NS 3 NT East -1 +100 +12 34	England NS   3 NT East =   -600  32

8. W deals None vul	K Q J 10 6 5 J 10 5 K 5 A J		West Townsend 2 Pass Pass Lead 4 9	North Lauria 2 3 4 2nd 6 J	East Gold Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K	South Versace 3 3 4th 5	West Nunes 2 Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 9 Q J A	North HackettU 2 3 4 2nd 6 10 2 4 3 5	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 4 K 2 3 4	South HackettA 3 3 4th 5 A 3 7 8 9
8 7 2 A K Q 8 7 3 8 4 2 9		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 North +2 +480 = 34	England NS   4 North +2   +480 = 32

9. N deals E-W vul	Q 3 K Q 6 A K 10 4 K 10 9 4		West Townsend 2 Pass Lead 8 A 2 6 7 7 9 9 K	North Lauria 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd A 6 Q 5 K 2 9 4 J	East Gold Pass 3 3rd 4 3 2 K 3 A 6 3 5	South Versace 2 Pass 4th 2 4 5 3 8 Q J 4 6	West Nunes Dbl 2 Lead K Q 3 3 A 6 4 10 10	North HackettU 1 Rdbl All Pass 2nd 2 6 4 8 9 10 K Q Q	East Fantoni Pass 2 3rd J 2 J 2 2 3 3 6 J	South HackettA 1 Pass 4th 5 A 5 4 8 4 7 5 7
A K A 10 9 7 2 5 A Q 7 6 3		10 9 7 6 3 Q 9 7 6 3 2 J 2
66544 = 76788 = Par EW +90	J 8 5 4 2 J 8 5 4 J 8 8 5
Italy NS 3 East -2 +200 +3 37	England NS   2 West -1   +100  32

10. E deals Both vul	K Q 10 9 3 A J 9 K 8 2 K 4		West Townsend Pass Dbl Lead 7 Q 9 6 J A 6 K Q	North Lauria 1 4 2nd 2 K 4 3 Q 5 9 4 J	East Gold Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 K A 7 3 10 8 6	South Versace Pass 2 4th 4 3 2 7 5 2 5 6 8	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 3 8 J 6 8 A	North HackettU 1 4 2nd 6 2 4 2 4 9 5 4	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 7 A K K K 7 5	South HackettA 1 2 4th 9 5 6 J 5 4 J 2
6 5 8 5 3 2 J 9 3 A Q J 9		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 North +1 +650 = 37	England NS   4 North +1   +650 = 32

11. S deals None vul	Q 6 5 3 K Q 10 8 6 10 4 K 10		West Townsend 1 Pass Lead Q 2 A K	North Lauria Pass Pass 2nd 7 4 5 6	East Gold 1 NT 3rd 4 9 2	South Versace Pass Pass 4th K 3 7	West Nunes 1 NT 3 Lead K 2 K A 7 3 3 10 Q	North HackettU Pass All Pass 2nd A 4 3 4 10 J 5 4	East Fantoni 2 NT 3rd 2 A 9 2 K 8 K A	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 3 6 7 6 9 6 2 J
A K J 10 9 7 4 3 A 8 7 J 5		2 A 9 K 5 3 2 Q 9 8 6 4 2
65754 = 77689 = Par EW +110	8 7 4 J 5 2 Q J 9 6 A 7 3
Italy NS 1 NT East = -90 +1 38	England NS   3 West =   -110  32

12. W deals N-S vul	K 9 8 2 K J 10 5 K 8 7 6 5 —		West Townsend Pass 2 Pass Pass Lead K 5 A Q J 3	North Lauria Pass Pass 3 5 2nd 2 8 4 J A	East Gold 1 Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 8 Q 6 7 2	South Versace Pass 2 NT 4 NT All Pass 4th 5 7 9 3 4	West Nunes Pass 3 Pass Lead A 5 3 4	North HackettU 1 Pass 5 2nd 2 A J 10	East Fantoni 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 2 A 8	South HackettA 3 4 4th 5 3 2 Q
A Q 6 7 6 4 3 J 4 J 8 5 4		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 × North = +750 +4 42	England NS   5 North =   +600  32

13. N deals Both vul	K Q J 5 3 J 8 4 3 2 K 6 5		West Townsend 2 Pass Lead A 8 2 K 10 2 5 9	North Lauria Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 5 7 5 2 10 A J	East Gold 1 NT 2 3rd 8 Q A 8 K K 8 4	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 6 A 3 9 Q 4 3 J	West Nunes 1 2 2 NT Lead 6 K 5 K J 6 7 2	North HackettU Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 9 Q A 4 A 3 7	East Fantoni 1 1 NT 2 3rd Q 2 8 5 K 10 4 A	South HackettA Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 10 3 2 2 9 3 3
10 5 A K 10 6 4 10 7 5 9 4 3		A 9 4 8 2 K Q 9 6 A Q 7 2
47343 37343 86989 = Par EW +140	J 8 7 6 3 2 Q 9 7 A J 10 8
Italy NS 2 East = -110 = 42	England NS   2 NT East =   -120 = 32

14. E deals None vul	K Q J 9 5 4 K 6 5 Q 6 3 4		West Townsend 3 3 NT Lead J 10 2 A Q 7 4	North Lauria Pass All Pass 2nd 4 5 5 J 8 7 6	East Gold 2 NT 3 3rd 6 K J 2 3 8 Q	South Versace Pass Pass 4th K 4 3 5 K 4 8	West Nunes Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead A A Q Q J J	North HackettU 1 2 3 2nd 5 3 8 2 A 9	East Fantoni 1 1 NT 3 Pass 3rd 2 4 2 3 7 7	South HackettA 1 Pass Pass 3 4th 4 5 K 6 8 6
6 10 7 4 2 9 7 4 K 9 8 3 2		A 10 2 A Q J K 2 A Q 10 7 6
39261 38261 84A6B A4B7C Par EW +500	8 7 3 9 8 3 A J 10 8 5 J 5
Italy NS 3 NT East +2 -460  42	England NS   3 North =   +140 +12 44

15. S deals N-S vul	J 9 8 7 6 3 5 2 8 10 8 6 4		West Townsend 2 NT Pass Lead K 3 A 8 Q J	North Lauria Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 6 9 K 4	East Gold 3 3rd 4 10 6 4 2	South Versace 1 Pass 4th A 8 9 3 2	West Nunes Pass 2 3 3 NT Lead A 8 A Q 3 K 6	North HackettU Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 6 7 K 5 K 10 9	East Fantoni Dbl 2 NT 3 3rd 2 5 2 2 4 9 10	South HackettA 1 Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 9 4 8 3 A J
10 7 6 A 10 7 4 2 Q 7 5 3 2		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 East = -110 +8 50	England NS   3 NT East +1   -430  44

16. W deals E-W vul	A K 8 7 6 5 2 K J J 3 9 8		West Townsend Pass Pass Pass Lead A J A 2	North Lauria 1 4 2nd 3 Q J K	East Gold 2 Pass 3rd 4 9 7 Q	South Versace Dbl Pass 4th 9 8 3 8	West Nunes Pass 2 Pass Lead A K 7 2 10 J A	North HackettU 1 2 4 2nd 3 6 Q 4 J 2 J	East Fantoni 2 3 All Pass 3rd 4 6 9 Q A 6 7	South HackettA 2 3 4th 8 9 K 3 5 K 3
J 9 3 A 9 6 5 4 2 K 7 4 4		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 North = +420 +10 60	England NS   4 North -1   -50  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 Sandqvist 1 3 NT Lead 5 6 7 2 10	North Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A 2 4 7	East Malinowski 1 1 NT 3rd Q 3 K Q 4	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th 7 4 3 6 K	West Duboin 1 3 NT Lead 3 10 J 10 6 K J	North HackettU Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A 5 2 7 3	East Sementa 1 1 NT 3rd Q 5 4 6 9 7	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 8 4 8 K K A
K 7 5 2 K 6 K 4 2 A Q 6 4		A Q 3 Q 10 9 7 A 8 7 J 10 3
22342 = ABA9B = Par EW +450	J 10 6 A 5 2 J 9 5 3 7 5 2
Italy NS 3 NT East +1 -430  60	England NS   3 NT East =   -400 +1 45

18. E deals N-S vul	A Q 7 3 5 4 8 7 4 3 A 10 3		West Sandqvist 1 1 3 NT Lead 10 7 5 8 7 A K Q	North Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 5 3 9 6 4 5 3	East Malinowski Pass 1 1 NT 3rd Q 2 J A 8 6 9 2	South Nunes Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 Q K 4 K 2 7 10	West Duboin 1 Lead 7 10 3 A K Q K 3	North HackettU Pass 2nd 5 J 6 4 5 4 A Q	East Sementa Pass Pass 3rd A Q 9 6 9 2 5 K	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th K 4 Q 7 2 10 8 5
K J 9 2 A K Q 8 3 K Q 10 5		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 East -3 +150 +6 66	England NS   1 West +1   -110  45

19. S deals E-W vul	A Q J 9 K Q J 10 3 2 8 7 6		West Sandqvist Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J 4 7 8 J K	North Fantoni 2 4 4 4 6 2nd 9 3 3 5 5	East Malinowski Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 2 6 A 8 K	South Nunes 1 3 4 Rdbl 5 4th A 7 9 Q 2	West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 A K	North HackettU 1 4 NT 6 2nd 9 9 Q	East Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 7	South HackettA 1 3 5 4th A 3 6
10 9 7 2 J 10 6 5 3 9 7 Q 9		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 South +1 +940 = 66	England NS   6 South +1   +940 = 45

20. W deals Both vul	K 4 A 10 8 10 9 3 A 10 9 6 3		West Sandqvist 2 Pass Pass Lead A K Q 7 2 3 5 10	North Fantoni Pass 3 Pass 2nd 2 4 6 8 K 4 J K	East Malinowski 2 Dbl 3rd 5 8 J A 3 Q A 3	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th 3 9 10 4 10 2 7 5	West Duboin Pass 1 2 4 Lead 10 3 2 A 10 7	North HackettU 1 Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd A 8 A 5 K 10	East Sementa Pass Rdbl 3 3rd 2 A 4 3 Q 2	South HackettA 1 2 Pass 4th 8 4 5 2 J K
A Q 9 6 5 2 J 2 J 8 5 J 2		7 3 K 9 5 A K Q 7 K 8 7 4
33736 = 7A6A6 = Par EW +620	J 10 8 Q 7 6 4 3 6 4 2 Q 5
Italy NS 3 × North -2 -500 +3 69	England NS   4 West =   -620  45

21. N deals N-S vul	Q 9 8 K 8 4 3 Q 9 K Q 10 7		West Sandqvist Pass Pass Lead K 7 4 3	North Fantoni Pass 2 4 2nd 9 Q 3 7	East Malinowski Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 8 A 10 A	South Nunes 1 2 4th 10 J Q 5	West Duboin Pass Pass Lead A 2 5 4 A 2	North HackettU 1 4 2nd 10 J 7 J 5 J	East Sementa 2 Pass 3rd 7 K A 3 3 K	South HackettA 3 Pass 4th Q 9 6 10 7 10
J 10 5 2 Q J 5 K 7 9 8 5 3		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 South -1 -100 = 69	England NS   4 North -1   -100 = 45

22. E deals E-W vul	A 9 A Q 8 2 A J 9 4 3 2 3		West Sandqvist Pass Pass Lead K 8 J 10 2 6	North Fantoni 2 Dbl 2nd 6 7 A 5 7 7	East Malinowski Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 2 A 2 9 3 A	South Nunes 2 Pass 4th 5 4 3 8 5 Q	West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A 4 3 6 2	North HackettU 1 2 3 4 NT 7 2nd K 2 5 5 7 3	East Sementa Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 9 Q J 8	South HackettA 1 2 2 NT 4 5 NT 4th 2 8 J 7 Q 5
6 2 K J 10 9 6 5 7 6 7 5 2		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 × East -3 +800 +13 82	England NS   7 North -1   -50  45

23. S deals Both vul	K Q 10 8 6 J 5 3 K 9 7 4 K		West Sandqvist 1 3 NT Lead 7 6 A J K 8 2 10 8	North Fantoni 1 All Pass 2nd 9 3 7 K 3 J 7 9 6	East Malinowski 1 NT 3rd Q Q 5 2 4 6 A 9 10	South Nunes Pass 2 4th A 4 2 4 3 8 3 4 6	West Duboin 1 3 Lead 7 5 K J	North HackettU 1 Pass 2nd 9 3 A 6	East Sementa 1 NT 3 NT 3rd Q Q 4 9	South HackettA Pass 2 All Pass 4th A K 3
9 A Q A Q J 10 8 2 Q 9 8 3		A J 5 3 10 9 2 6 5 A J 5 2
15511 16511 B78CB = Par EW +1370	7 4 2 K 8 7 6 4 3 10 7 6 4
Italy NS 3 NT East +2 -660 = 82	England NS   3 NT East +2   -660 = 45

24. W deals None vul	J 10 A K Q 10 3 J 6 2 A Q 9		West Sandqvist 1 3 Pass Lead K A 2 9 3 5 A 4	North Fantoni Dbl 3 Pass 2nd 6 8 A K 5 2 7 Q	East Malinowski Rdbl 4 3rd 7 5 3 5 K K 8 A	South Nunes 2 Pass 4th 9 2 7 3 10 4 6 J	West Duboin 1 3 Pass Lead K Q A 2	North HackettU 2 Pass Pass 2nd 6 8 10 A	East Sementa 3 4 3rd 2 7 3 3	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 9 2 5 5
A K 9 8 7 2 9 Q 9 8 5 3 2		6 4 3 8 6 A K K J 8 6 4 3
21623 = 7B6B9 = Par EW +450	Q 5 J 7 5 4 2 10 7 4 10 7 5
Italy NS 4 West +1 -450 = 82	England NS   4 West +1   -450 = 45

25. N deals E-W vul	J 8 3 2 8 6 5 4 K 8 7 9 6		West Sandqvist Pass Pass All Pass Lead A A K A K	North Fantoni Pass 2 4 2nd 2 7 Q 5 8	East Malinowski Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 4 5 6 9	South Nunes 1 3 6 4th 2 3 10 3 7	West Duboin Pass Pass Lead J A K K Q	North HackettU Pass 2 4 2nd 6 7 Q 5 8	East Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 4 5 9 7	South HackettA 1 3 4th A 3 10 7 7
A Q 9 5 Q 7 Q 6 5 J 10 8 5		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 South +1 +1010 +11 93	England NS   4 South +3   +510  45

26. E deals Both vul	9 7 5 3 Q 10 A 10 5 4 3 2 K		West Sandqvist Pass Pass Pass Lead J 7 A 2 3 7 A	North Fantoni 2 2 3 NT 2nd 2 9 10 K 2 4	East Malinowski 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 10 4 6 Q 6	South Nunes 1 NT 2 2 NT 4th K Q 3 5 A 10	West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Lead J 3 2 3 6 Q 8 A	North HackettU 2 2 3 NT 2nd K A K 2 7 A K 9	East Sementa 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 10 6 10 J 4 9 3	South HackettA 1 NT 2 2 4th 3 4 5 J A 6 2 2
Q J 8 6 4 9 8 6 2 J 9 J 9		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 South +1 +630 +13 106	England NS   3 NT South -2   -200  45

27. S deals None vul	J 5 A 5 K Q J 9 8 5 3 7 6		West Sandqvist 2 4 Lead 10 7 J 6 Q 5 9	North Fantoni 3 Pass 2nd A J Q 3 A 4 K	East Malinowski 3 4 3rd 3 4 7 7 2 A 5	South Nunes Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 3 2 5 3 6 10	West Duboin 1 Pass Lead 10 K 6 A 5 J 10 Q A	North HackettU 3 Pass 2nd A 7 7 4 K 5 8 A 10	East Sementa 4 3rd 3 2 7 3 8 2 4 2 6	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 4 3 8 7 Q 5 9 5
K 6 2 Q 7 A 7 K Q J 10 4 2		Q 10 4 K J 10 9 6 4 2 6 4 2 —
36385 = 46947 = Par EW +140	A 9 8 7 3 8 3 10 A 9 8 5 3
Italy NS 4 East -1 +50  106	England NS   4 East -2   +100 +2 47

28. W deals N-S vul	A J 10 4 J 10 9 8 7 2 K 10 8		West Sandqvist 1 Pass Lead J 4 4 9 5 A A 6 Q	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 Q 5 8 6 8 2	East Malinowski 4 3rd 4 2 A 7 3 9 5 6	South Nunes Pass 4th 3 10 2 J J 7 4 5	West Duboin 1 4 Lead 4 9 3 A J 3 5 A 6 6	North HackettU Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 10 5 6 J 3 7 8	East Sementa 4 Pass 3rd A 2 4 7 8 8 A Q J	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th 2 6 9 2 5 4 8 5 Q
3 2 K 10 7 5 2 A 6 3 A 9 2		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 West -2 +100 = 106	England NS   4 West -2   +100 = 47

29. N deals Both vul	A 9 8 7 4 3 6 Q 6 3 10 7 6		West Sandqvist 1 Pass Lead 5 2 3 K	North Fantoni Pass 2 4 2nd 6 6 4 4	East Malinowski Pass 3 All Pass 3rd Q A 5 4	South Nunes 1 3 4th A 10 J Q	West Duboin Pass Lead 8 2 4	North HackettU 2 Pass 2nd A 6 4	East Sementa Pass Pass 3rd 2 A Q	South HackettA 4 4th 6 10 K
K J 6 K J 7 5 3 2 A 2 4 3		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 South = +620 = 106	England NS   4 North =   +620 = 47

30. E deals None vul	J 8 6 3 2 9 3 10 4 K 8 5 4		West Sandqvist 2 2 3 4 Lead 7 6 4 2	North Fantoni Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 10 3 7 4	East Malinowski 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 4 3rd 4 10 J A	South Nunes Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 Q Q 9	West Duboin 2 3 NT Lead 7 J 2 Q 10	North HackettU Pass Pass 2nd 10 4 4 K Q	East Sementa 1 NT 2 4 3rd 5 A A J 5	South HackettA Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 2 3 9 9
9 7 A 8 7 6 5 A J 9 Q J 10		A Q 10 J 10 2 K Q 8 7 2 A 3
15115 = B7BB8 C7CC8 Par EW +990	K 5 4 K Q 4 6 5 3 9 7 6 2
Italy NS 4 East +1 -450 = 106	England NS   4 East +1   -450 = 47

31. S deals N-S vul	Q 7 5 2 A K 9 8 7 5 2 8 2		West Sandqvist 1 NT 2 Lead 5 3 6 A J	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd J 4 7 4 2	East Malinowski 2 3 NT 3rd 8 K 9 5 4	South Nunes Pass Pass All Pass 4th 10 2 3 Q K	West Duboin 1 NT 2 Lead 2 K 6 A 3 Q 9 10 3	North HackettU Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 7 3 4 5 7 5 J	East Sementa 2 3 NT 3rd 8 9 J 5 K 6 A 4 A	South HackettA Pass Pass All Pass 4th 10 4 2 Q 2 J 4 8 2
K 10 6 7 4 K Q 9 A Q 10 6 5		A J 9 3 J 10 8 A 10 6 3 9 3
22623 = 8B7BA = Par EW +450	8 4 Q 6 5 3 2 J 4 K J 7 4
Italy NS 3 NT West +1 -430  106	England NS   3 NT West =   -400 +1 48

32. W deals E-W vul	7 5 4 A 2 K 5 K J 10 4 3 2		West Sandqvist 2 4 Pass Lead Q 6 9 9 J 2 Q 7 3	North Fantoni 3 Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 5 4 8 A 10 2 5	East Malinowski 4 4 3rd 7 A 6 J 9 Q 3 5 Q	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th K 4 2 A 5 6 2 3 7	West Duboin Pass 2 4 Lead Q 6 9 Q J 6 3	North HackettU 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 10 7 4 A 10 5	East Sementa 1 NT 2 3rd 4 A 9 3 9 K Q	South HackettA Pass Pass 4th K 5 2 A 5 2 2
A 9 3 K J 8 7 5 3 4 3 6 5		K 6 Q 9 6 A Q 10 9 6 A 8 7
26136 = 77B97 = Par EW +650	Q J 10 8 2 10 4 J 8 7 2 Q 9
Italy NS 4 East +1 -650 = 106	England NS   4 East +1   -650 = 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 Townsend Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A 3 K 2 K 6 Q	North Sementa 1 3 4 5 6 2nd 9 5 7 4 A 8 9	East Gold Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 Q 10 K 3 A 10	South Duboin 1 3 5 5 4th 2 A 8 5 7 7 8	West Versace Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 2 8 Q 9 K 9	North Sandqvist 1 2 2 2nd A 4 2 A 6 9 8	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 10 J 3 7 9 K	South Malinowski 1 2 4 4th 5 Q 2 7 3 8 A
A J 9 7 5 K Q 9 8 6 8 6 5		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 North -2 -100  106	England NS   4 South -1   -50 +2 50

34. E deals N-S vul	A 10 9 8 5 4 Q 8 5 A J 8 7		West Townsend 3 Pass Lead Q A 4 A 10 3 K K	North Sementa Pass 4 2nd 4 3 9 6 4 4 9 5	East Gold Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 5 Q 7 7 J 2 A	South Duboin Pass 3 4th K 2 6 3 J K 8 7	West Versace 1 2 All Pass Lead 2 7 Q 3 4 Q Q	North Sandqvist 1 2 2nd K J K 7 5 8	East Lauria Pass Dbl 3 3rd 3 A A J A 10	South Malinowski Pass Rdbl 3 4th 4 6 3 K 7 6
Q J 3 3 7 5 4 A Q J 9 3 2		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 South -2 -200  106	England NS   3 North =   +140 +8 58