Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players.
Summary
WBF Championships:
The World Bridge Team Championships are held in the odd-numbered years:
World Team Championships (Open Series: Bermuda Bowl) World Team Championships (Women series: Venice Cup) World Team Championships (Senior series: d'Orsi Senior Trophy) World Transnational Open Team (WTOT)
The World Bridge Games are held every fourth year, in the same year as the Summer Olympics, previously known as World Team Olympiad.
National Open Teams
National Women Teams
National Senior Teams
World Transnational Mixed Team
The World Bridge Series Championships are held every fourth year, in the year of World Cup. It includes the following main events:
World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup) World Senior Knockout Teams (Rand Cup) World Mixed Swiss Teams World Mixed Pairs World Open Pairs World Women Pairs World Senior Pairs (Hiron Trophy)
World Championships
World Bridge Federation
World Bridge Championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation
"World Teams" or World Bridge Team Championships (biennial, next 2017) Bermuda Bowl —from 1950 Venice Cup —from 1974 Senior Bowl (bridge) —from 2001 World Transnational Open Teams Championship "World Series" or World Bridge Series Championships (quadrennial, next 2018) World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) —from 1978 World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup) —from 1994 World Senior Teams Championship (Rand Cup) —from 1994 World Mixed Swiss Teams World Open Pairs Championship —from 1962 World Women Pairs Championship —from 1962 World Senior Pairs Championship (Hiron Trophy) —from 1990 World Mixed Pairs Championship —from 1966 World IMP Pairs Championship —from 2006 "World Bridge Games" or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020)
World Masters Individual —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only)
World Team Olympiad —1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event World Mixed Teams Championship —1962/72/74, 1996–2004, continued as a non-medal event beside the Games 2008 Youth events covered below World Par Championship —sanctioned by WBF 1961 and 1963, by Culbertson 1932–1941
Youth
WBF
World Junior Pairs Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Pairs and Individuals Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd years World Junior Teams Championship —covers all WBF competition for Youth Teams Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008
As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article. World University Bridge Championships —2000 and biennial from 2004 (at the table); from 2009, annual (online)
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Others
Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships —
Great Britain
Events conducted by Bridge Great Britain: The Gold Cup, the annual open British knock-out Teams of Four Championship The Home International Series, comprising: The Camrose Trophy, an annual competition between teams representing England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales The Lady Milne Trophy for Women's Teams The Senior Camrose for the Teltscher Trophy The Junior Camrose for players aged under 26 years The Peggy Bayer Trophy for players aged under 21 years