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- ↑ Archives: Gold Cup Roll of Honor. Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ↑ Gold Cup: Introduction. Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ↑ Daily Telegraph, page 26, "Bridge Hand", 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Archives: Most Gold Cup Wins Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine . Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
