List of bridge competitions and awards
Introduction ''Bridge'', or more formally ''contract bridge'', is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players.
Summary WBF Championships:The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:#World Team Championships (Open Series: Bermuda Bowl)#World Team Championships (Women series: Venice Cup)#World Team Championships (Senior series: d'Orsi Senior Trophy)#World Transnational Open Team (WTOT)The World Bridge Games are held every fourth year, in the same year as the Summer Olympics, previously known as World Team Olympiad.#National Open Teams#National Women Teams#National Senior Teams#World Transnational Mixed TeamThe World Bridge Series Championships are held every fourth year, in the year of World Cup. It includes the following main events:#World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup)#World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup)#World Senior Knockout Teams (Rand Cup)#World Mixed Swiss Teams#World Mixed Pairs#World Open Pairs#World Women Pairs#World Senior Pairs (Hiron Trophy)
World Championships ===World Bridge Federation===World Bridge Championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation*"World Teams" or World Bridge Team Championships (biennial, next 2017)**Bermuda Bowl —from 1950**Venice Cup —from 1974**Senior Bowl (bridge) —from 2001**World Transnational Open Teams Championship*"World Series" or World Bridge Series Championships (quadrennial, next 2018)** World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) —from 1978** World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup) —from 1994** World Senior Teams Championship (Rand Cup) —from 1994** World Mixed Swiss Teams** World Open Pairs Championship —from 1962** World Women Pairs Championship —from 1962** World Senior Pairs Championship (Hiron Trophy) —from 1990** World Mixed Pairs Championship —from 1966** World IMP Pairs Championship(This is difficult to find by WBF site navigation because it is a tertiary event in the "Series". Its world championship status is dubitable.) —from 2006*"World Bridge Games" or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020)** World Masters Individual —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only)** ''World Team Olympiad —1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event''** World Mixed Teams ChampionshipWBF does not list the 1972 event. Source? —1962/72/74, 1996–2004, continued as a non-medal event beside the Games 2008 **Youth events covered below*World Par Championship —sanctioned by WBF 1961 and 1963, by Culbertson 1932–1941===Youth==='''WBF'''* World Junior Pairs Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Pairs and Individuals: Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd years* World Junior Teams Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Teams: Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008: ''As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article. ''* World University Bridge Championships —2000 and biennial from 2004 (at the table); from 2009, annual (online)See also Facebook account 'Uni bridge'.9TH WORLD UNIVERSITY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP  2018-10-25 ~ 10-28  XUZHOU,CHINA===Others===* Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships —
Great Britain Events conducted by Bridge Great Britain:* The Gold Cup, the annual open British knock-out Teams of Four Championship* The Home International Series, comprising:** The Camrose Trophy, an annual competition between teams representing England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales** The Lady Milne Trophy for Women's Teams** The Senior Camrose for the Teltscher Trophy** The Junior Camrose for players aged under 26 years ** The Peggy Bayer Trophy for players aged under 21 years
North America * North American Bridge Championships conducted by the American Contract Bridge League —three annual 11-day meets that include many NABC-level championship events among others* United States Bridge Championships conducted by the United States Bridge Federation to select national teams, including Open, Women's, Mixed, Senior, and Junior series* ACBL Hall of Fame* Mott-Smith: The Geoffrey Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Spring NABC. * Fishbein: The Sally Fishbein trophy is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints at the Summer NABC in NABC+ events. * Championship Player of the Year: The Championship Player of the Year is awarded to the player winning the most masterpoints won at NABCs while playing in unlimited national-rated events, including the North American Open Pairs and excluding the Grand National Team competitions. * Barry Crane Top 500: The annual Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race is won by the player who earns the most colored masterpoints during the year. Masterpoints won on-line do not count. * Ace of Clubs: The annual Ace of Clubs masterpoint races are won by the player from each masterpoint category through Diamond Life Master who earns the most masterpoints in club games during the year. * Mini-McKenney: The annual Mini-McKenney masterpoint races are won by the member from each masterpoint category who earns the most total masterpoints during the year.
Europe * European championships conducted by the European Bridge League**European Team Championships — national teams, open flight from 1932**European Open Bridge Championships**European Youth Teams Championships — national teams, open flight from 1968**European Youth Pairs Championships
Asia Pacific (Zone 6) Far East Bridge Federation & Pacific Asia Bridge Federation.Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships (APBF) (Previously Far East Federation Championships).===Members===Zonal and National Organizations:Country / Organization / Membership / Status1 	 Chinese Contract Bridge Association 	CBA 81,500 OK2 	 Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Ltd HKCBA 432 OK3 	 Macau Contract Bridge Association MCBA 81 OK4 	 Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association 	CTCBA 2,477 OK5 		Indonesian Contract Bridge Association 	IBA 1,365 OK6 	 Japan Contract Bridge League Inc 	JCBL 7,043 OK7 	 Korea Contract Bridge League 	KCBL 235 OK8 	 Malaysian Contract Bridge Association 	MCBA 71 OK9 	 Philippine Tournament Bridge Association 	PTBA 131 OK10 	 Singapore Contract Bridge Association 	SCBA 185 OK11 	 Contract Bridge League of Thailand 	CBLT 3,274 OK12 	 VietNam Bridge & Poker Sports Association 	VBPSA N/A OKTotal 96,794 	*Membership always refers to the previous year.===Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships===Year /Host City /Open Team (Rebullid Cup) /Ladies Team(President's Cup) /Senior Team(PABF Senior Cup)*1st 	1957 	Manila 	Philippines 	  	 *2nd 	1958 	Tokyo 	Philippines 	  	 *3rd 	1959 	Taipei 	Hong Kong 	  	 *4th 	1960 	Hong Kong 	Hong Kong 	  	 *5th 	1961 	Bangkok 	Thailand 	  	 *6th 	1962 	Manila 	Indonesia 	  	 *7th 	1963 	Taipei 	Thailand 	Chinese Taipei 	 *8th 	1964 	Tokyo 	Indonesia 	Thailand 	 *9th 	1965 	Hong Kong 	Thailand 	Malaysia 	 *10th 	1966 	Bangkok 	Thailand 	Thailand 	 *11th 	1967 	Manila 	Chinese Taipei 	Philippines 	 *12th 	1968 	Kuala Lumpur 	Australia 	Philippines 	 *13th 	1969 	Taipei 	Chinese Taipei 	Singapore 	 *14th 	1970 	Jakarta 	Australia 	Indonesia 	 *15th 	1971 	Melbourne 	Chinese Taipei 	Singapore 	 *16th 	1972 	Singapore 	Indonesia 	Singapore 	 *17th 	1973 	Hong Kong 	Indonesia 	Australia 	 *18th 	1974 	Manila 	Indonesia 	Australia 	 *19th 	1975 	Bangkok 	Hong Kong 	Australia 	 *20th 	1976 	Auckland 	Chinese Taipei 	New Zealand 	 *21st 	1977 	Manila 	India 	Australia 	 *22nd 	1978 	New Delhi 	Chinese Taipei 	India 	 *23rd 	1979 	Tokyo 	Indonesia 	Philippines 	 *  	1980 	Not held due to the Olympiad*24th 	1981 	Taipei 	Chinese Taipei 	New Zealand 	 *25th 	1982 	Bangkok 	Indonesia 	Philippines 	 *26th 	1983 	Hong Kong 	Indonesia 	New Zealand 	 *27th 	1984 	Macau 	Indonesia 	Australia 	 *28th 	1985 	Sydney 	Japan 	Australia 	 *29th 	1986 	Penang 	Chinese Taipei 	China 	 *30th 	1987 	Shanghai 	Hong Kong 	Japan 	 *  	1988 	Singapore 	1st FEBF Congress*31st 	1989 	Jakarta 	Chinese Taipei 	Chinese Taipei 	 *32nd 	1990 	Singapore 	New Zealand 	Australia 	 *33rd 	1991 	Guangzhou 	China 	China 	 *  	1992 	Hong Kong 	2nd FEBF Congress*34th 	1993 	Singapore 	Indonesia 	China 	 *35th 	1994 	Wellington 	Chinese Taipei 	China 	 *36th 	1995 	Perth 	New Zealand 	Australia 	 *  	1996 	Macau 	3rd PABF Congress*37th 	1997 	Hong Kong 	Chinese Taipei 	China 	 *38th 	1998 	Kobe 	China 	China 	 *39th 	1999 	Hangzhou 	Indonesia 	China 	 *  	2000 	Jakarta 	4th PABF Congress*40th 	2001 	Singapore 	Chinese Taipei 	China 	 *41st 	2002 	Bangkok 	Japan 	China 	Indonesia*42nd 	2003 	Manila 	Indonesia 	China 	Japan*  	2004 	Taipei 	5th PABF Congress*43rd 	2005 	Seoul 	China 	China 	Japan*44th 	2006 	Shanghai 	China 	New Zealand 	Australia*45th 	2007 	Bandung 	China 	China 	Indonesia*  	2008 	Surfers' Paradise 	6th PABF Congress*46th 	2009 	Macau 	China 	China 	Indonesia*47th 	2010 	Hamilton 	Chinese Taipei 	Japan 	Australia*  	Ningbo 	1st Asia Cup*48th 	2011 	Kuala Lumpur 	China 	China 	Indonesia*  	2012 	Fukuoka 	7th APBF Congress*49th 	2013 	Hong Kong 	Japan 	Japan 	Australia*  	2014 	Jinhua 	2nd Asia Cup*50th 	2015 	Bangkok 	Japan 	China 	Indonesia* 	2016 	Beijing 	8th APBF Congress*  The 51st APBF Championships  2017-05-28 ~ 06-07  Riviera Hotel, Seoul, Korea *  52nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships  2019-06-11 ~ 06-20  York Hotel, Singapore===Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships (U26 / U21)===Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships19th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Wuhan, China 2013, 19–25 August 201320th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Youth Championships Bangkok, Thailand, 1–7 April 201522nd Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Open Youth Championships Bogor, Indonesia April 13–20, 2018  2018 APBF Open Youth Championships23rd APBF Youth Championships  2019-04-05 ~ 04-11  Bangkok, Thailand===Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships===Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships2nd SEABF Championships  2017-12-06 ~ 12-12  The Margo Hotel, Depok, West Java South East Asia Bridge Federation3rd Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships  2018-11-27 ~ 12-01 Makati City, Philippines4th Southeast Asia Bridge Federation Championships  2019-11-25 ~ 11-29  Indoor Training Hall, Olympic Council of Malaysia===Asia Cup===Asia Cup Bridge Championships2014 Jinhua 2nd Asia Cup  2nd Asia Cup Bridge Championships  2014-06-12 ~ 06-22 ZheJiang WuYi JinHua , China3rd Asia Cup Bridge Championships  2018-06-04 ~ 06-10  Goa, India ASIA PACIFIC BRIDGE FEDERATION
Asia & Middle East (Zone 4) List of Asia and Middle East Bridge Championships:===History===Founded in 1979 as Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East.From 5 original NBOs grew to 10 member countries.In 1996, the Bridge Federation of Africa, Asia & the Middle East (BFAAME) was divided into (the obvious) 3 subzones.In 2000, the African NBO’s formed Zone 8 of the WBF and Zone 4 was once again renamed to its original Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East (BFAME).===Members===Zonal and National OrganizationsCountry/Organization/Membership/Status1 	 Bangladesh Bridge Federation BngBF 180 OK2 	 Bridge Federation of India BFI 4,650 OK3 	Jordan Bridge Federation JBA 250 OK4 	 Kuwait Mind Sports Association 	KMSA 66 OK5 	 Pakistan Bridge Federation 	PBF 500 OK6 	 Palestine Bridge Federation PaBF 150 OK7 	 Saudi Arabian Bridge Federation SdABF 67 OK8 	 Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka 	BFSL 120 OK9 	 Syrian Bridge Association 	SBA N/A OK10 	 United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation 	UAEBF 150 OKTotal 6,133 	*Membership always refers to the previous year.===Championships===1st ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1981 Venue: Bangalore, India Dates: 11–19 April 1981 (25th Bermuda Bowl (7) & 4th Venice Cup (5), Port Chester, New York, USA. (19-30 Oct.))2nd ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1983 Venue: Le Meidien Paradise Hotel, Le Morne Peninsula, Port Louise, Mauritius Dates : 13 – 22 May’83.3rd ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1985 Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 18 – 30 April 1985CANCELLATION in 19854TH ASIA & CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1987 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Dates: 29 March to 9 April 19875TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1989 Venue: Ramses Nile Hilton, Cairo, Egypt Dates: 1 to 13 June 19896TH ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1991 Venue: Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi, India Dates: 7–17 July 19917TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1993 Venue: Le Mauricia Hotel, Grand Bay, Port Louis, Mauritius. Dates: May 19938TH '''AFRICA''' ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1995 Venue: Forte Grand Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 22 April 1995 – 3 May 1995.9TH '''AFRICA''' ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1997 Venue: Arthur Seat Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. Dates: 16 May 1997- 28 May 1997.10TH '''AFRICA''' ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-1999 Venue: Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dates: 2 Oct 1999 – 14 Oct 199911TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2001 Venue: Gulf Hotel, Manama, Bahrain Dates: 23 May 2001 – 2 June 2001.12TH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS-2003 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 1 August 2003 – 9 August 2003.13th Asia & Middle East Championships-2005 Venue: Sonar Gaon Pan Pacific Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dates: 28 April 2005 – 6 May 2005.14th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2007 Venue: Carlton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan Dates: 12 May to 20 May 200715th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2009 Venue: Regency Palace Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 26 June to 4 July 2009'''Zone-4 & Zone-6 merger for the purpose of Olympic continental representation. '''16th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2011 Venue: Chola Sheraton, Chennai, India Dates: 26 May to 1 June’1117th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2013 Venue: Hyatt Ahmedabad, India Dates: 4 June to 11 June’1318th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2015 Venue: Bristol Hotel, Amman, Jordan Dates: 27 May to 3 June’1519th Asia & Middle East Championships - 2017 Venue: Holiday Inn Al Barsha Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Dates: Monday 3rd to Tuesday 11 April 2017.20th BFAME Championships was tentatively awarded to Kuwait in 2019.2021 TBD.
Africa * African Bridge Championships
North America * North American Bridge Championships
Central American & Caribbean * Central American & Caribbean Bridge Championships
South America * South American Bridge Championships
South Pacific * South Pacific Bridge Championships
Other * Buffett Cup —biennial "Europe vs North America at Bridge" modeled after the Ryder Cup of golf* Cavendish Invitational —invitation-only money tournament operated by World Bridge Productions* Macallan Invitational Pairs (previously known as the ''Sunday Times'' Invitational Pairs) —invitation event held in London sponsored by the manufacturers of The Macallan whisky. It was last held in 1999.
Player competitions and awards * Triple crown of bridge
See also * List of contract bridge books* List of contract bridge magazines* List of contract bridge people
References