The 2006 World Computer Bridge Championship will be held from June 17-22 at the
World Bridge Championships
in Verona, Italy.
Jack won the title in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2005 Jack won the Round Robin but ended up being
the loosing finalist with WBridge5 taking the title. For the first time in its existence Jack had to get
used to not being the World Champion, in 2006 Jack will try to regain the title.
The Danish Shark Bridge will make its first appearance at this year's
championship.
The other participants have all proven their qualities in past championships.
The programs competing are:
On this page we will keep you posted as the tournament progresses.
Off course you may also check the organisers own
computer bridge site.
The finals will be broadcasted live on
BridgeBaseOnline.
Day 1 - good start for Jack
On the first day the programs started with the Round Robin preliminaries.
The programs meet in 28 board matches with a 30 VP international scale.
Jack had a good start with a convincing victory on Q-Plus.
Defending champion WBridge5 started with a bye (15 VP) thus starting in the
mid-section of the ranking.
Results 1st round
| Shark Bridge - Bridge Baron | 41 - 100 | 5 - 25 |
| Micro Bridge - Blue Chip Bridge | 113 - 48 | 25 - 4 |
| Jack - Q-plus Bridge | 95 - 51 | 23 - 7 |
| Bye: WBridge5 | | 15 |
Results 2nd round
| Shark Bridge - Micro Bridge | 52 - 99 | 7 - 23 |
| Jack - Blue Chip Bridge | 97 - 39 | 25 - 5 |
| Q-plus Bridge - WBridge5 | 67 - 77 | 14 - 16 |
| Bye: Bridge Baron | | 15 |
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results round robin
Day 2 - Jack takes lead
After the 2nd day of the tournament Jack leads with 101 VP's
(see results).
Jack only has the match against WBridge5 and a bye (15 VP's) to go.
Results 3rd round
| Shark Bridge - Jack | 34 - 53 | 12 - 18 |
| Micro Bridge - Bridge Baron | 93 - 78 | 17 - 13 |
| WBridge5 - Blue Chip Bridge | 61 - 42 | 18 - 12 |
| Bye: Q-plus Bridge | | 15 |
Results 4th round
| Shark Bridge - WBridge5 | 21 - 77 | 5 - 25 |
| Blue Chip Bridge - Q-plus Bridge | 48 - 70 | 11 - 19 |
| Jack - Bridge Baron | 54 - 49 | 16 - 14 |
| Bye: Micro Bridge | | 15 |
Results 5th round
| Q-plus Bridge - Shark Bridge | 70 - 41 | 20 - 10 |
| WBridge5 - Bridge Baron | 114 - 79 | 21 - 9 |
| Jack - Micro Bridge | 88 - 67 | 19 - 11 |
| Bye: Blue Chip Bridge | | 15 |
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results round robin
Day 3 - Jack winner Round Robin
Jack did extremely well in the Round Robin preliminaries, winning all individual matches.
Concluded by a convincing 23-7 victory over defending champion WBridge5,
Jack finished first in the Round Robin today (see also ranking).
Allthough it finished last, the first-time contestant Shark Bridge performed well
at the championship. Grabbing 5 VP's, or more, from its opponents, Shark Bridge
even influenced the ranking of the other programs.
Results 6th round
| Shark Bridge - Blue Chip Bridge | 35 - 46 | 13 - 17 |
| Micro Bridge - WBridge5 | 77 - 76 | 15 - 15 |
| Bridge Baron - Q-plus Bridge | 60 - 88 | 8 - 22 |
| Bye: Jack | | 15 |
Results 7th round
| Micro Bridge - Q-plus Bridge | 41 - 54 | 13 - 17 |
| Jack - WBridge5 | 94 - 47 | 23 - 7 |
| Blue Chip Bridge - Bridge Baron | ? | 17 - 13 |
| Bye: Shark Bridge | | 15 |
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results round robin
Day 4 - Semi finals: WBridge5 looses title, final Jack(+8) - Micro Bridge
Semi finals: Jack(+16) - Q-plus; Micro Bridge(+0) - WBridge5
In the semi-finals Jack meets the German Q-Plus Bridge. Jack starts with a 16 pts carry
over for winning their first encounter in the Round Robin.
The other semi-final between Micro Bridge and WBridge5 has no carry over:
their first match was a draw (15 VP's each) with a 77-76 result.
Semi finals: Jack leads, Micro Bridge and WBridge5 still close together
Halfway into the semi finals Jack leads taking a distance from Q-Plus, whereas
Micro Bridge and WBridge5 are still very close with a 1 point difference. See
results semi-finals down below.
Semi finals: WBridge5 looses title, final Jack(+8) - Micro Bridge
Micro Bridge beats WBridge5 by 141 - 133. Jack beats Q-Plus by 239 - 41.
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results round robin
results semi-finals
Day 5 - Final: And the winner is . . . J A C K !!!!!!!
And that makes 5! For the 5th time this millennium Jack is the
World Champion. Micro Bridge was beaten 217 - 54 in the final.
Day 5 - Final: Jack(+8) - Micro Bridge
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results round robin
results semi-finals
results final
Results Round Robin
Team
vs.
Team |
1 Shark Bridge |
2 Bridge Baron |
3 Micro Bridge |
4 Jack |
5 WBridge5 |
6 Q-Plus Bridge |
7 Blue Chip Bridge |
Bye |
VP's |
| 1 Shark Bridge |
x |
41-100 5 VP |
52-99 7 VP |
34-53 12 VP |
21-77 5 VP |
42-70 10 VP |
35-46 13 VP |
15 VP |
67 |
| 2 Bridge Baron |
100-41 25 VP |
x |
78-93 13 VP |
49-54 14 VP |
79-114 9 VP |
60-88 8 VP |
? 13 VP |
15 VP |
97 |
| 3 Micro Bridge |
99-52 23 VP |
93-78 17 VP |
x |
67-88 11 VP |
77-76 15 VP |
41-54 13 VP |
113-48 25 VP |
15 VP |
119 |
| 4 Jack |
53-34 18 VP |
54-49 16 VP |
88-67 19 VP |
x |
94-47 23 VP |
95-51 23 VP |
97-39 25 VP |
15 VP |
139 |
| 5 WBridge5 |
77-21 25 VP |
114-79 21 VP |
76-77 15 VP |
47-94 7 VP |
x |
77-67 16 VP |
61-42 18 VP |
15 VP |
117 |
| 6 Q-Plus Bridge |
70-41 20 VP |
88-60 22 VP |
54-41 17 VP |
51-95 7 VP |
67-77 14 VP |
x |
70-48 19 VP |
15 VP |
114 |
| 7 Blue Chip Bridge |
46-35 17 VP |
? 17 VP |
48-113 4 VP |
39-97 5 VP |
42-61 12 VP |
48-70 11 VP |
x |
15 VP |
81 |
Ranking Round Robin
| Program | VP's |
|---|
| Jack | 139 |
| Micro Bridge | 119 |
| WBridge5 | 117 |
| Q-Plus Bridge | 114 |
| Bridge Baron | 97 |
| Blue Chip Bridge | 81 |
| Shark Bridge | 67 |
Finals
Results semi finals
| Semi finals |
Carry over |
Results |
1st set |
2nd set |
3rd set |
4th set | Total |
| Jack - Q-Plus Bridge | 16 |
57 - 2 |
35 - 12 |
79 - 3 |
52 - 24 |
239 - 41 |
| Micro Bridge - WBridge5 | 0 |
44 - 38 |
29 - 34 |
49 - 26 |
19 - 35 |
141 - 133 |
Results Final
| Final |
Carry over |
Results |
1st set |
2nd set |
3rd set |
4th set | Total |
| Jack - Micro Bridge |
8 |
62 - 18 |
50 - 11 |
38 - 12 |
59 - 13 |
217 - 54 |