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Jessica Larsson is a Swedish two-time world champion bridge player.
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Jessica Larsson is a Swedish two-time world champion bridge player.
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.
The triple crown of bridge is a career achievement in duplicate bridge, namely winning the three marquee Open world championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation. The Bermuda Bowl is now contested by national teams in odd-number years. The Olympiad Open Teams, contested by national teams in Olympic years, has been incorporated in the World Mind Sports Games (WMSG). The Olympiad Open Pairs, now World Open Pairs Championship, is contested in non-Olympic even-number years.
The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.
The World Transnational Open Teams Championship is a major side event conducted by the World Bridge Federation during the semifinal and final stages of its world championships for national teams at contract bridge—the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl. New teams may enter the Transnational, as well as national teams eliminated before the semifinals of the main events—Open, Women, and Seniors respectively. It is not required that all team members be from one country, hence the term transnational. A series of Swiss matches qualifies eight teams for three knockout rounds which conclude during the finals of the main events.
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.
Jenny Wolpert née Ryman is a Swedish American professional bridge player and teacher. Before emigrating to North America she played as Jenny Ryman. Wolpert is a world champion, having been a member of the USA2 team that won the Venice Cup in 2013.
Kitty Cooper is an American bridge player and genetic genealogist originally from New York City. but now from San Diego. As a player in important bridge tournaments, she has been known also as Kitty Bethe, Kitty Munson, and Kitty Munson Cooper.
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.
Daniela von Arnim is a German bridge player. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets, she ranked 35th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 13th by placing points that do not decay over time.
Sandra Landy was a contract bridge player who played at international level for England and for Great Britain, and was a member of the England teams which won the women's world championship, the Venice Cup, in 1981 and 1985. She was also a teacher and populariser of the game, and developed the English Bridge Union's "Bridge for All" teaching programme.
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.
Emma Ovelius is a Swedish world champion bridge player.
Cecilia Rimstedt is a Swedish 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.
The 2021 World Bridge Team Championships (45th) was a contract bridge event being held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, from 27 March to 9 April 2022, delayed from its original schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sandra Rimstedt is a Swedish European champion bridge player, who also has a bronze medal in a world championship. Rimstedt comes from a Bridge playing family including her sister, Cecilia Rimstedt and twin brothers Mikael Rimstedt and Ola Rimstedt.