Archive for the 'Shanghai' Category
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the good fight
Congratulations, Norway.
At lunch this afternoon we were all pretty sure that this is Norway’s first Bermuda Bowl victory — I’ll call it, to borrow Louise Freeman’s tongue-in-cheek phrase (said to George while USA1 still led the round robin), beginner’s luck. Hardly beginners, the Norwegians were lucky and good throughout this final and it feels [...]
Published by stacy on October 13th, 2007 tagged Bridge, Shanghai | 2 Comments »
thirty two left to play
Our days in Shanghai are coming to an end. I’ve got one or two little errands to run this morning, but mostly I’m packing all the trinkets and jumping for joy that in about 36 hours I’ll be back in my own house, curled up on my couch with my kids watching Ugly Betty and [...]
Published by stacy on October 12th, 2007 tagged Bridge, Shanghai | 1 Comment »
bbo commentary
I’ve watched a lot of vugraph on BridgeBase during this tournament. The WBF and BBO staff have done a remarkable job of broadcasting the matches live on the internet and I’ve been especially lucky that many of our matches have been deemed interesting or exciting enough to merit online attention.
Much of the expert commentary [...]
Published by stacy on October 11th, 2007 tagged Bridge, Shanghai | 13 Comments »
bermuda bowl final: 3 of 8
A tough match is under way in the Bermuda Bowl — USA1 and Norway are keeping it close, Norway’s ahead a couple (the Internet scores are inaccurate as I write this, I’m sure by the time North America’s up they’ll have been fixed). With five sets to play, it is definitely anybody’s game. As it [...]
Published by stacy on October 11th, 2007 tagged Bridge, Shanghai | Comment now »
on to the finals!
Phew. Nail biter behind us.