Paulo, Brazil This was the fourth win for Nick Nickell's professional teams representing the United States (1995, 2000, 2003, 2009). Meckstroth–Rodwell and Bob Hamman were also members of all four teams. * Katz was the replacement for Richard Freeman, who died after USA 2 qualified for the Bermuda Bowl. China "Long Zhu" finished fourth. Beside China and the American winners, the quarterfinalists were all six teams from Europe. Bulgaria placed third after winning the first European Small Federations Trophy in 2007, for national teams representing no more than 500 players. 2010s 2011 Veldhoven, Netherlands The 40th Bermuda Bowl tournament concluded Saturday, 29 October. Italy had routed the USA champions 167–69 in a one-day match for the bronze medal while the host Netherlands faced USA 2 in a three-day final. The Dutch hosts led by 55 IMP after two days (96 deals) and scored very well in the first session on Saturday to lead by 83 and coast to victory. USA 1 finished fourth. The losing quarterfinalists were Israel, Sweden, Iceland, and China. Netherlands won the 2011 Bermuda Bowl by 300 to 255 in three days play against USA 2, the second of two entries from the United States. The final eight segments of 16 s each started with an insignificant one IMP advantage for Dutch home team. The one IMP represented half the margin in their short match, a 25–23 win for Netherlands in round two. With a strong third segment, Netherlands surged to a 130–108 lead after one day and then extended the difference to as much as 65 on day two ultimately finishing 55 IMPs ahead after six segments. After day three's seventh segment, the margin increased to 76 IMPs, nearly decisive with only 16 deals to play. The Americans rebounded in the last segment but the gains were "too small" as time ran out. Preliminary There were 22 national teams in the field, who represented the eight WBF zones as follows. The regular quota for Europe is six teams, seven at Veldhoven because the host country qualifies automatically.# Europe: Italy, Poland, Israel, Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands, Bulgaria —ranks 1 to 7 in the European championship North America: Canada, USA 1, USA 2 South America: Brazil, Chile Asia & Middle East: India, Pakistan C. America & Carib.: Guadeloupe Pacific Asia: China, Japan, Singapore South Pacific: Australia, New Zealand Africa: Egypt, South Africa The first stage was a full round-robin.