FORBO-KROMMENIE
INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
The Forbo-Krommenie has built a strong name within the international bridge community. It was during the 1990s, that this Dutch company gave its support to and sponsored one of the most prestigious bridge events in the world, the Forbo-Krommenie International Bridge Tournament. Through the years, numerous world and Olympic champions have attended the event.
The Forbo-Krommenie International Bridge Tournament comprises three separate events. The event begins with the Forbo-Krommenie Friendship Cup, a pairs event reserved exclusively for guests of the company. Politicians, the parliamentary press and corporate business associates are the competitors in this invitational tournament.
For the 1999 Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup, the event featured four reputable bridge nations: France, China, Brazil, and The Netherlands, as the host country.
In 1999 these four national teams also played in the Forbo-Krommenie International Teams Tournament, where they encountered powerful teams from all parts of the world. Countries fielding other participating teams were America, Brittain, Poland, Sweden, Iceland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Denmark, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Austria, and teams from the host country, The Netherlands.
In 1999, the participating countries were represented by the following teams:
France
Alain Lévy and Paul Chemla
Christian Mari and Philippe Cronier
Brazil
Gabriel Chagas and Zia Mahmood
Jao Paulo Campos and Miguel Villas-Boas
China
Wang Weimin and Fu Zhong
Sun Shaolin and Li Xin
The Netherlands
Huub Bertens and Bart Nab
Anton Maas and Vincent Ramondt
Previous winners of the Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup:
1996: Italy
Alfredo Versace and Lorenzo Lauria
Andrea Buratti and Massimo Lanzarotti
1997: Italy
Alfredo Versace and Lorenzo Lauria
Andrea Buratti and Massimo Lanzarotti
1998: France
Paul Chemla and Philippe Cronier
Alain Lévy and Christian Mari
Previous winners of the Forbo-Krommenie International Teams Tournament:
1993: T.V.M. (Netherlands)
Ren Coppens and Geert Jansen
Harm Everts and Rieks Mulder
1994: U.S.A.
Michael Polowan and Sam Lev
Brad Moss and Ravindra Murthy
1995: Denmark
Niels Krojgaard and Jes Bank
Mads Krojgaard and Henrik Caspersen
1996: Haas (Germany)
Steve Haas and Dr. Michael Elinescu
Andrzej Holowski and Tomasz Gotard
1997: Italy
Alfredo Versace and Lorenzo Lauria
Andrea Buratti and Massimo Lanzarotti
1998: Germany
Dr. Michael Elinescu and Dr. Enslaw Wladow
Helmuth Häusler and Splettstösser
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