Editors: Cathy Chua and Robert Zajac Bulletin #8

CONGRATUALTIONS TO CHINA AND JAPAN FOR CAPTURING THE FIRST BERTHS TO THE VENICE CUP AND WORLD JUNIOR RESPECTIVELY

43rd PABF Championships - Open Series 2ndRound Robin

Ranking (30/6/05)
		VP	IMP Quotient
1	China(Champion)	411	1.8050
2	Chinese Taipei	373	1.4141
3	Australia	344	1.1705
4	Indonesia	335	1.1282
5	China Hong Kong	333	1.0962
6	New Zealand	331	1.0910
7	Singapore	325.5	1.0971
8	Japan	311	1.0189
9	Thailand	275.5	0.8515
10	Philippines	245	0.6735
11	China Macau	241	0.6724
12	Korea	224	0.6276

Today’s VU Graph Schedule

10:00 session Seniors Australia - China
 
14:00 session Open  China – Indonesia
 
17.30 session PABF Open Team Playoff 4 tables

Match Results – Open Series

Round 7
Singapore	-	China	24	-	66	6	-	24
Indonesia	-	Chinese Taipei	39	-	66	9	-	21
China Hong Kong	-	Australia	53	-	27	20	-	10
Korea	-	Japan	55	-	42	18	-	12
New Zealand	-	Philippines	45	-	25	19	-	11
China Macau	-	Thailand	6	-	88	0	-	25
Round 8
China Hong Kong	-	China	30	-	45	12	-	18
Australia	-	Indonesia	38	-	37	15	-	15
Chinese Taipei	-	Singapore	26	-	24	15	-	15
Japan	-	Thailand	35	-	48	12	-	18
New Zealand	-	China Macau	48	-	19	21	-	9
Philippines	-	Korea	57	-	46	17	-	13
Round 9
Australia	-	China	31	-	43	11	-	19
Singapore	-	Indonesia	48	-	55	14	-	16
Chinese Taipei	-	China Hong Kong	95	-	20	25	-	1
China Macau	-	Japan	27	-	66	7	-	23
New Zealand	-	Korea	59	-	23	22	-	8
Thailand	-	Philippines	50	-	48	15	-	15

43rd PABF Championships Ladies Series 2^nd Round Robin

Ranking (30/6/05)
		VP	IMP Quotient
1	China (CHAMPION)	398	2.9649
2	Japan	328	1.5128
3	Indonesia	321.5	1.3862
4	Australia	292	1.3915
5	New Zealand	277	1.0732
6	Singapore	269	0.9764
7	China Hong Kong	260	0.9698
8	Thailand	216.5	0.7993
9	Korea	184.5	0.5117
10	Chinese Taipei	99	0.2750

 
 
 
 
 
 
Match Results – Ladies Series
 

Round 7
Australia	-	China	40	-	75	8	-	22
Thailand	-	Japan	55	-	63	14	-	16
New Zealand	-	Indonesia	28	-	50	10	-	20
Chinese Taipei	-	Singapore	10	-	108	0	-	25
Korea	-	China Hong Kong	41	-	55	12	-	18
Round 8
China	-	Indonesia	54	-	11	24	-	6
China Hong Kong	-	Japan	43	-	57	12	-	18
Australia	-	Singapore	57	-	26	21	-	9
Korea	-	New Zealand	52	-	73	11	-	19
Thailand	-	Chinese Taipei	75	-	30	24	-	6
Round 9
China	-	Japan	47	-	36	17	-	13
Indonesia	-	Australia	67	-	31	22	-	8
New Zealand	-	Singapore	56	-	60	14	-	16
Thailand	-	China Hong Kong	15	-	82	2	-	25
Korea	-	Chinese Taipei	57	-	40	19	-	11

 
 
 
43rd PABF Championships - Youth Series 2nd Round Robin

Ranking (30/6/05)
		VP	IMP Quotient
1	Japan (CHAMPION)	288.5	1.5856
2	China Hong Kong	271	1.2337
3	Australia	261	1.1431
4	Singapore	259.5	1.1949
5	Chinese Taipei	252	1.1059
6	Indonesia	250	1.0558
7	Thailand	221	0.8833
8	Philippines	218.5	0.8992
9	Korea	122	0.4708

Match Results – Youth Series

Round 7
Japan	-	Chinese Taipei	59	-	39	19	-	11
Australia	-	Indonesia	58	-	26	22	-	8
Philippines	-	Singapore	51	-	50	15	-	15
Korea	-	China Hong Kong	35	-	61	10	-	20
Thailand		Bye				18	-	0
Round 8
Japan	-	Singapore	43	-	14	21	-	9
China Hong Kong	-	Australia	73	-	40	22	-	8
Chinese Taipei	-	Thailand	54	-	70	12	-	18
Korea	-	Philippines	19	-	88	2	-	25
Indonesia		Bye				18	-	0
Round 9
Australia	-	Japan	89	-	45	24	-	6
Chinese Taipei	-	Singapore	67	-	29	23	-	7
Thailand	-	Philippines	40	-	37	16	-	14
China Hong Kong	-	Indonesia	43	-	65	10	-	20
Korea		Bye				18	-	0

43rd PABF Championships – Senior Series 2^nd Round Robin

Ranking (30/6/05)
		VP	IMP Quotient
1	Australia	462	1.8962
2	Japan - Yamada	461	1.9267
3	China	441	1.6822
4	Chinese Taipei	423.5	1.6841
5	China Hong Kong	423	1.3734
6	Indonesia	394	1.3158
7	New Zealand	363	0.9021
8	Japan Q & K	356	0.9326
9	Japan - Yokohama	333	0.9054
10	Japan - PS Jack	296	0.6879
11	Thailand	291	0.6618
12	Japan - Wakasa	281	0.6431
13	Korea - Ivy League	243	0.5638
14	Korea - Joy Club	224.5	0.5258

Match Results – Senior Series

Round 8
Japan - Yokohama	-	Australia	23	-	31	13	-	17
Thailand	-	Chinese Taipei	13	-	46	7	-	23
Japan - PS Jack	-	China	10	-	39	8	-	22
Japan - Yamada	-	Korea - Joy Club	71	-	24	25	-	4
New Zealand	-	Indonesia	33	-	23	17	-	13
Korea - Ivy League	-	China Hong Kong	22	-	65	5	-	25
Japan - Wakasa	-	Queens & Knight	28	-	39	13	-	17
Round 9
China Hong Kong	-	Australia	40	-	59	11	-	19
Chinese Taipei	-	Japan - Wakasa	64	-	37	21	-	9
China	-	Korea - Ivy League	77	-	16	25	-	2
Queens & Knight	-	Japan - Yamada	29	-	47	11	-	19
Korea - Joy Club	-	Indonesia	47	-	56	13	-	17
Thailand	-	Japan - Yokohama	67	-	37	22	-	8
New Zealand	-	Japan - PS Jack	60	-	12	25	-	4
Round 10
Australia	-	Indonesia	46	-	49	14	-	16
New Zealand	-	Chinese Taipei	13	-	21	13	-	17
China	-	Japan - Yokohama	44	-	9	23	-	7
Japan - PS Jack	-	Japan - Yamada	39	-	42	14	-	16
Thailand	-	China Hong Kong	48	-	29	19	-	11
Korea - Joy Club	-	Queens & Knight	32	-	38	14	-	16
Korea - Ivy League	-	Japan - Wakasa	25	-	32	14	-	16
Round 11
Japan - Yamada	-	Australia	38	-	40	15	-	15
China Hong Kong	-	Chinese Taipei	61	-	9	25	-	4
Queens & Knight	-	China	61	-	20	24	-	6
Indonesia	-	Japan - Wakasa	32	-	46	12	-	18
Korea - Ivy League	-	Japan - Yokohama	18	-	47	8	-	22
New Zealand	-	Korea - Joy Club	75	-	7	25	-	1
Japan - PS Jack	-	Thailand	26	-	31	14	-	16

Dear bridge friends,

HONG KONG INTERCITY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

Perhaps the best loved bridge event during summer in this part of the world is the Hong Kong Intercity Bridge Championships. For more than two decades without fail, bridge players from all over particularly in Asia have made it an annual ritual to attend the event because of its friendliness yet highly competitive ambience and above all for its impeccable organization.

The Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Limited will once again be the host of this year’s Intercity from 16 to 21, August 2005. The running of the tournament will be in the professional hands of Anthony Ching and Doris Lo both fresh from the 43^rd PABF. The bulletin will be in the capable hands of Paul Marston and Nigel Rosendorf from Australia. Most of the matches will be broadcast live on BBO as well as on the China Net.

The venue will be the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. You and your team are cordially invited to participate in this annual event. The 5-star Excelsior Hotel is situated at the heart of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, a renowned district centre for entertainment, business and shopping. Blessed with a spectacular view of the Victoria Harbour, the hotel is also noted for its historic significance – standing on Lot No.1, the very first plot of land sold at auction when Hong Kong became a British Colony in 1841.

The Organizing Committee has successfully negotiated an attractive accommodation package with the hotel for our guests. A Standard Room, for single or double occupancy goes for HK$900 per night while the rate for a larger Superior Room is HK$960, both are inclusive of tax and service charge. As all hotels in Hong Kong are facing a fully-booked situation this year, in the event you decide on joining our Intercity, we wish to impress upon you to book your rooms at the earliest opportunity as we anticipate there will also be a large number of players from other parts of the world coming to the Intercity. To facilitate the ease in making your reservations, we have provided a direct link to the hotel reservation desk through our website at www.hkcba.org.

If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact Doris Lo at either 852-9040-8641 or email doris1710@sinagirl.com or doris1710hk@yahoo.com.hk.

			香港二ＯＯ五年城市橋牌錦標賽
			Hong Kong Inter-city Bridge Championships 2005
	日期	DATE		August 16 to 21, 2005
				二零零五年八月十六至二十一日
	地點	VENUE		The Excelsior Hotel, 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
				香港銅鑼灣怡東酒店

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 賽程表

日期DATE	時間TIME	項目EVENT
August 16 八月十六日	11:00-12:00	Captains’ Meeting	隊長會議
	12:00-14:30	Opening Ceremony & Welcome Luncheon	開幕典禮及歡迎午宴
	14:30-23:30	Open Teams Qualifying Rounds	公開隊際賽初賽
August 17 八月十七日	11:00-23:30	Open Teams Qualifying Rounds	公開隊際賽初賽
August 18 八月十八日	11:00-18:00	Open Teams Qualifying Rounds	公開隊際賽初賽
	19:00-23:00	IMP Pairs	國際序分雙人賽
August 19 八月十九日	11:00-15:45