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Cecilia Rimstedt is a Swedish two-time world champion bridge player. Rimstedt comes from a Bridge playing family including her sister, Sandra Rimstedt and twin brothers Mikael Rimstedt and Ola Rimstedt.
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Cecilia Rimstedt is a Swedish two-time world champion bridge player. Rimstedt comes from a Bridge playing family including her sister, Sandra Rimstedt and twin brothers Mikael Rimstedt and Ola Rimstedt.
The Venice Cup is a biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams of Women. It is contested every odd-number year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Bermuda Bowl (Open) and d'Orsi Bowl (Seniors). Entries formally represent WBF Zones as well as nations so it is also known as the "World Zonal Women Team Championship", one of three "World Zonal Team Championships". It was first contested in 1974, as one long match between two teams, and has been concurrent with the Bermuda Bowl from 1985.
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigious championships are those for national teams in Open, Women, and Seniors categories: the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl, and the quadrennial World Team Olympiads, incorporated in the World Mind Sports Games beginning 2008.
Brechiena (Bep) Vriend is a Dutch bridge player and teacher. She ranked number 8 among Women World Grand Masters as of April 2011 and number 20 among 69 WGM as of June 2014.
The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.
McConnell Cup is a team event for women held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and former president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). McConnell was also instrumental in inaugurating the Venice Cup women's team championship in 1974.
The d'Orsi Senior Bowl, or Senior Bowl or d'Orsi Bowl, is a biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams of "Seniors", players age 60 and older. It is contested every odd-number year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Bermuda Bowl (Open) and Venice Cup (Women). Entries formally represent WBF Zones as well as nations so it is also known as the "World Zonal Senior Team Championship", one of three "World Zonal Team Championships". It became an official world championship event in 2001 following a successful exhibition in 2000.
Judi Radin, née Friedenberg, is a professional American bridge player from New York City. She played also as Judi Solodar. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, Radin ranked 33rd among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 21st by placing points that do not decay over time.
Lynn A. Baker is an American World Champion bridge player and legal academic. She has won 14 North American Bridge Championships and won two World Championships. Professor Baker teaches law at the University of Texas in Austin.
Sabine Auken is a German bridge player. She has also played as Sabine Zenkel. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she ranked 24th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 4th by placing points that do not decay over time.
Debbie Rosenberg is an American bridge player. Rosenberg is a four-time world champion, winning the World Mixed Teams Championship in 2018, the Venice Cup in 2007, the World Women Pairs Championship in 2002, and the World Junior Teams Championship in 1991.
Marion Susanne Michielsen is a Dutch-Swedish professional bridge player. At the annual World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014, she played on teams that won two world championships. Thus she became a World Women Grand Master.
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the women's national football teams organised by FIFA. The tournament will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the first time that the FIFA Women's World Cup will have two host nations and is scheduled to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023. This will be the first senior World Cup of either gender to be held between two confederations. In addition, this tournament will be the first to feature the expanded format of 32 teams, from previous 24, replicating the same format used for the men's World Cup. The opening match will be contested between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park, Auckland. The final will take place on 20 August 2023 at Stadium Australia, Sydney. The United States are the defending champions, having won the previous two tournaments.
Catherine D'Ovidio was a French bridge player. She was 61 years old.
Kathrine Bertheau is a Swedish world champion bridge player.
Sanna Clementsson is a Swedish world champion bridge player. In April 2022, she achieved the title of World Grand Master as the youngest female player ever. She was 19 when she became the youngest winner of the Venice Cup in 2019.
Jessica Larsson is a Swedish two-time world champion bridge player.
Ida Grönkvist is a Swedish world champion bridge player. Her brother Mikael is also a bridge player. Ida is a lawyer and lives in Stockholm.
Sandra Rimstedt is a Swedish European and World champion bridge player. Rimstedt comes from a Bridge playing family including her sister, Cecilia Rimstedt and twin brothers Mikael Rimstedt and Ola Rimstedt.
Fiona Brown is a World and European champion bridge player.
