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{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ The Editors, The Bridge World Magazine. The Pocket Guide to Bridge World Standard (2001 ed.). New York, NY: The Bridge World Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-9753419-2-6.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - 1 2 The Editors (November 1993). "The Bridge World Standard—1994, V". The Bridge World. 65 (2): 19–26.
{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - 1 2 The Editors (December 1993). "The Bridge World Standard—1994, VI". The Bridge World. 65 (3): 17–26.
{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Bridge World Standard 2001". The Bridge World. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Bridge World Standard 2017". The Bridge World. Retrieved 28 November 2016.