World Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the world association of the bridge card game . The WBF is responsible for the implementation of the world championships, which are usually held in a four-year cycle. The most prestigious championships for national teams in the open, women and senior categories are: the Bermuda Bowl , the Venice Cup and the d'Orsi Seniors Trophy (collectively the two-year "World Teams Championships"), and those every four years discharged world team Olympiad that since 2008 the part of world Mind Sports Games is. Between September 14 and 28, 2019, a mixed competition will take place for the first time as part of the 44th World Teams Championships in Wuhan , China , in addition to the competitions already mentioned.
history
The World Bridge Federation was founded in August 1958 by delegates from Europe as well as North and South America as a non-profit organization in accordance with Swiss law. Harold S. Vanderbilt became the first honorary member of the WBF for his work in the development of the game. Gianarrigo Rona from Italy has been the President since October 2010 .
The WBF today consists of 123 national bridge organizations (NBOs) with around 700,000 members who take part in local bridge competitions and also compete nationally and internationally. The NBOs are part of one of the eight zone organizations. Every national bridge organization meets certain requirements, such as: B. the opening for all residents of the corresponding zone and the observance of a certain ethical standard.
The World Bridge Federation regularly holds a congress to which any national bridge organization can send a delegate. The congress meets every two years at the Team Olympics and the World Championships. The EAER is led by an Executive Council, which is assisted by the various committees and advisors at its meetings.
President
- 1958–1964 Baron Robert de Nexon ( France )
- 1964–1968 Charles Solomon ( USA )
- 1968–1970 Count Carl Bonde ( Sweden )
- 1970–1976 Julius Rosenblum (USA)
- 1976–1986 Jaime Ortiz-Patino ( Switzerland )
- 1988–1991 Denis Howard ( Australia )
- 1991–1992 Ernesto D'Orsi ( Brazil )
- 1992–1994 Bobby Wolff (USA)
- 1994–2010 José Damiani (France)
- since 2010 Gianarrigo Ron ( Italy )
Competitions
The World Bridge Federation holds competitions in different classes. The following list gives an overview of the events organized by the EAER in a 4-year cycle:
| In odd years (since 2009) | In leap years | In even years |
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The "World Bridge Team Championship" includes four types of competitions:
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World Thinking Sports Games (Will be played in the years of the Olympic Games )
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The transnational competitions are open to young adults up to the age of 26 and were first held in 2008 as part of the World Thinking Sports Games :
| Odd years (since 2009) | Just years |
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The "World Youth Congress" consists of three categories:
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The "World Youth Team Championships" consist of two competitions:
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See also
Web links
Websites of the various zone organizations
- Zone 1: European Bridge League
- Zone 2: American Contract Bridge League
- Zone 3: Confederacion Sudamericana de Bridge
- Zone 4: Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East
- Zone 5: Central American & Caribbean Bridge Federation
- Zone 6: Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (pabf.org) with members of the WBF zones 6 and 7, as well as affiliates from Zone 4, who are rooted in the old "Far East" region.
- Zone 7: South Pacific Bridge Federation - there is no SPBF website linked by the WBF [1] ; see. however the website of the Australia Bridge Federation
- Zone 8: African Bridge Federation