Bali, Indonesia in 1995 was the location of the 5th World Junior Bridge Teams Championships. Twelve teams took part. A complete round-robin of 32-board matches was played, with four teams to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition. First place was never in doubt, as the favoured Great Britain team ran away from the rest of the field. The remaining three places were won by Denmark, New Zealand, and Canada, and the failure of either USA team to qualify occasioned some surprise. Great Britain proved themselves well worthy of the championship, beating Canada easily in the semi-final, and having only somewhat more trouble disposing of New Zealand in the final. Denmark rebounded from the semi-final disappointment to win the bronze medal in a play-off against Canada.
Bulletin Issues		International Bridge Tournament
		6th World Junior Bridge Teams Championship - 2nd WBF Junior Swiss Pairs Contest
		Editors - Locations - Dates
		Editor: Mark Horton (Chief Editor to the World Bridge Federation and the European Bridge League), Co-Editor: R. Lee, Web Editor: Thanassis Matziaris
		Monday, August 4, 1997
		Hamilton, Canada
Bulletin 1		The Curtain Rises as Jose Damiani opens the ceremonies and the games.
Bulletin 2		Tuesday, August 5, 1997
		Fastest out of their starting blocks was Denmark, who scored four good wins, the first two of them against potentially major rivals, Norway and USA2, the third against Martinique/Guadaloupe and the last one a remarkable 135 - 4 demolition of Pakistan.
Bulletin 3		Wednesday, August 6, 1997
		When these teams clashed in Round 5, Canada was the only remaining unbeatenteam, and USA2 was determined to see their streak end. High competition.
		Also: Danish Dynamite Defense by Morten Lund Madsen on Board 22 against Brazil.
Bulletin 4		Thursday, August 7, 1997
		Only one match took place yesterday, as an off day allowed many participants to spend the day at Niagara Falls. Behind Denmark, Round 8 saw the standings tighten, as several of the top teams had trouble against lower-placed opponents . At this stage Denmark (171 VPs) leads Russia by 20.6.
		On Vugraph: Bobby Wolff. Appeals Committee Member: Nissan Rand
		Match of the Day: Pakistan versus Argentina
Bulletin 5		Friday, August 8, 1997
		Russia's advantage over longtime leaders Denmark is just 2.4 VP. The Danes lead USA II by 4.5 VP. The last qualifying position is now occupied by Canada Red whose total of 216 VP leaves them sixth clear of fifth placed Norway.
		Match of the Day: Canada White versus Denmark
Bulletin 6		Saturday, August 9, 1997
		Losses to Norway and Russia dropped Canada White out of the leading group and reduced the number of teams still realistically in contention for a qualifying spot to six.
		Match of the Day: Canada White versus Norway
Bulletin 7		Sunday, August 10, 1997
		Russia ended the round robin stage of this championship in first place last night, more than 10 VPs ahead of Norway, who had continued their steady climb up the standings to second place. Canada Red was third, 3.5 VPs behind Norway, while Denmark was the final qualifier a further 1.5 VPs.
		Today: As round robin victors, Russia had the right to choose their opponents for today's semi-finals, and the carry-over rules probably influenced their decision. They will face Denmark today with a 12 IMP start, while the other match will feature Canada Redwith a 0.7 IMP edge over Norway. Both matches are 64 boards, and can be expected to be close, well-played affairs.
Bulletin 8		Monday, August 11, 1997 - SEMI-FINALS - FIRST QUARTER
		Today: The 96-board gold medal final match which starts today will be between Norway and Denmark. Norway, the 1993 silver medallists, will have to overcome a 13.7 IMP deficit from the round-robin to beat Denmark, who took the bronze medal in 1995.
		Today: The bronze medal playoff will feature Canada Red and Russia. Canada Red will have a 10 IMP carryover.
Bulletin 9		Tuesday, August 12, 1997
		Bronze: In the bronze medal playoff, Russia quickly overcame Canada Red's 10-IMP carryover, and were 13 IMPs ahead after the first 16 boards. Canada Red came back at the start of the second quarter, and actually took the lead at one point. From there on, however, it was all Russia, who led by 16 IMPs at the half, 22 IMPs at the three-quarters, and 41 IMPs after the last board was played. The final score was Russia 193 IMPs - Canada Red 152 IMPs.
		Chinese Pairs Top Swiss Event: Two Chinese pairs took first and second places in the 2nd WBF Junior Swiss Pairs Contest which ended last night. At the top of the table after the 14 rounds of play were Li Yongchuan and Chen Jien, with 127 IMPs, while Zhang Xu and Yen Shi were 24 IMPs behind as runners-up.
		Final - First Quarter: Denmark versus Norway
Bulletin 10		Wednesday, August 13, 1997
		Gold Medalists - Silver Medalists - Bronze Medalists
		Winners of the 6th World Junior Bridge Teams Championship
		Denmark: Fred Brondum, Mik Kristensen, Lars Lund Madsen, Morten Lund Madsen, Mikel Nohr, Jacob Ron, Kirsten Steen Moller (npc), Nicolai Kampmann (Coach)
		Silver Medalists of the 6th World Junior Bridge Teams Championship
		Norway: Boye Brogeland, Oeyvind Saur, Bjoern Morten Mathisen, Christer Kristoffersen, Espen Erichsen, Tghomas Charlsen, Sten Bjertnes (npc), Harals Skjaeran (Coach)
		Bronze Medalist of the 6th World Junior Bridge Teams Championship
		Russia: Arseni Chour, Youri Khokhlov, Youri Khiouppenen, Dmitry Lobov, Alexandre Petrounine, Boris Sazonov, Michael Rosenblum (npc)

 

 

 

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