round-robin play through Saturday, 3 October. During the preceding month, revelations of cheating by two of the leading pairs, at events including the 2014 European Team Championships, had led to withdrawal from the Bermuda Bowl by the Israel and Monaco teams that had placed first and second in that event. Germany had dropped from the 22-team field after one of its three pairs confessed "preemptively". On the last day before the first matches in Chennai, the World Bridge Federation had announced its withdrawal of credentials for one of three pairs on the Poland team, making that pair ineligible to play, however Poland were not forced to withdraw. (Two pairs from each team participate in each segment.) The Bermuda Bowl was won by Poland, who defeated Sweden in the final by 308.5 IMPs to 293. The bronze medal went to USA2, who defeated England in the third-place match 252.3 to 243. England finished fourth. 2017 Lyon, France New Zealand finished fourth. 2019 Wuhan, China USA 1 finished fourth. 2020s 2021 (2022) Salsomaggiore, Italy Tournament scheduled for 2021 but held in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Medals (1950-2019) Zones and nations See the version at "Senior Bowl". See also World Team Olympiad 2021 World Bridge Team Championships Notes References Citations 40th World Team Championships contemporary website. 2011. WBF. Retrieved 2011-07-10. Further reading External links World Team Championships at the World Bridge Federation. Confirmed 2010-11-07. 40th World Team Championships. 2011 tournament dedicated website. Retrieved 2011-05-26. Contract bridge world competitions fr:Championnat du monde de bridge#Bermuda Bowl et Venice Cup