US Bridge Championship Finals 2 of 8 Ekeblad vs. Welland =================================================================== | Brd | Open Room | Closed Room | IMP | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 16 | 1S W -1 100 | 2H S = 110 | | | | 17 | 1NT W +1 120 | 2H E = 110 | | | | 18 | 4H E = 420 | 4H W = 420 | | | | 19 | 7S S = 1510 | 7S S = 1510 | | | | 20 | 4S N -2 200 | 4H S +1 650 | | 13 | | 21 | 1NT N -1 100 | 3NT E -1 50 | | 4 | | 22 | 4S E = 620 | 4S E +1 650 | 1 | | | 23 | 3H S -1 100 | 2H N +1 140 | | 6 | | 24 | 4C E = 130 | 5SX E -3 500 | | 12 | | 25 | 4S N -1 50 | 4S N -1 50 | | | | 26 | 3S E +1 170 | 4S E +1 650 | 10 | | | 27 | 3D N +1 130 | 3S W -2 100 | 1 | | | 28 | 3S W -1 50 | 2D N = 90 | | 1 | | 29 | 4H W +1 650 | 4H W +1 650 | | | | 30 | 4H N -2 100 | 3D W = 110 | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | IMPs this segment: 12 36 | | Carryover: 24 31 | | Total: 36 67 | =================================================================== Board 16 - Dealer West - EW vul. S 4 2 H K 7 4 D K 10 7 6 3 C Q 7 6 S 10 S A J 9 5 3 H A 10 9 H J 5 2 D Q J 9 2 D 8 5 C A J 10 8 4 C 9 5 3 S K Q 8 7 6 H Q 8 6 3 D A 4 C K 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 1S by W, down 1, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 2H by S, making 2, NS: 110 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 31 ============================================================= Board 17 - Dealer North - None vul. S 8 5 4 3 H A 7 D 9 8 4 3 2 C A Q S K Q 7 S 10 9 6 2 H K 9 8 4 H Q J 10 3 D A K J D Q 7 C 8 7 5 C J 10 2 S A J H 6 5 2 D 10 6 5 C K 9 6 4 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 1NT by W, making 2, NS: -120 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 2H by E, making 2, NS: -110 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 31 ============================================================= Board 18 - Dealer East - NS vul. S K J 9 H 7 4 D A 5 4 C K 7 6 5 2 S Q 8 7 S A 3 H A K 10 2 H Q 9 8 6 3 D K 9 D J 8 3 2 C A Q J 10 C 9 3 S 10 6 5 4 2 H J 5 D Q 10 7 6 C 8 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 4H by E, making 4, NS: -420 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 4H by W, making 4, NS: -420 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 31 ============================================================= Board 19 - Dealer South - EW vul. S 8 7 2 H 6 D A J 9 5 C A K Q 10 6 S J 5 3 S 10 9 H Q 9 8 H J 10 4 2 D Q 10 6 4 D K 8 3 2 C 9 8 2 C 7 5 3 S A K Q 6 4 H A K 7 5 3 D 7 C J 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 7S by S, making 7, NS: 1510 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 7S by S, making 7, NS: 1510 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 31 ============================================================= Board 20 - Dealer West - Both vul. S A 9 8 6 2 H Q 7 6 2 D Q C Q J 9 S 10 5 S J 7 H A 9 8 H J D K 9 8 7 3 D A J 10 6 4 C K 6 5 C 10 8 7 4 2 S K Q 4 3 H K 10 5 4 3 D 5 2 C A 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 4S by N, down 2, NS: -200 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 4H by S, making 5, NS: 650 ------------------------------------------------------------- 13 imps to Welland, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 44 ============================================================= Board 21 - Dealer North - NS vul. S A Q 6 3 2 H 10 6 D A 9 8 C K 7 3 S 10 8 S K 9 H K Q 9 3 H A 7 2 D K Q 7 6 4 D 10 5 2 C 8 2 C A Q 9 6 5 S J 7 5 4 H J 8 5 4 D J 3 C J 10 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 1NT by N, down 1, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 3NT by E, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- 4 imps to Welland, Ekeblad 24 - Welland 48 ============================================================= Board 22 - Dealer East - EW vul. S 7 2 H J 9 8 7 4 D A 10 7 C 10 7 3 S A 8 3 S K J 10 9 5 H K 6 5 2 H D K 9 8 6 2 D J 3 C 2 C A K J 9 5 4 S Q 6 4 H A Q 10 3 D Q 5 4 C Q 8 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 1C Dbl Rdbl 2H 2S Pass 2NT Pass 3C Pass 3H Pass 3S Pass 3NT Pass 4D Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S D4 DK DA D3 2: N H7 DJ HA H2 3: S DQ D2 D7 S5 4: E CA C6 C2 C3 5: E CK C8 D6 C7 6: E C4 CQ S3 C10 7: W HK H4 C5 H10 8: W H5 H8 S9 H3 9: E C9 4S by E, making 4, NS: -620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 4S by E, making 5, NS: -650 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Ekeblad, Ekeblad 25 - Welland 48 ============================================================= Board 23 - Dealer South - Both vul. S A 10 5 H K J 8 6 3 D 7 6 2 C J 3 S 8 7 6 2 S K J 4 H 9 7 H A Q 2 D J 10 8 5 D K Q 4 3 C Q 7 6 C 9 8 5 S Q 9 3 H 10 5 4 D A 9 C A K 10 4 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 3H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W DJ D2 D4 D9 2: W D5 D6 DK DA 3: S H4 H7 HJ HQ 4: E C9 CA C7 C3 5: S H5 H9 HK HA 6: E H2 H10 D8 H3 7: S CK C6 CJ C8 8: S C2 CQ H6 C5 9: N D7 DQ S3 D10 10: E D3 C4 S2 H8 11: N S5 3H by S, down 1, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 2H by N, making 3, NS: 140 ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 imps to Welland, Ekeblad 25 - Welland 54 ============================================================= Board 24 - Dealer West - None vul. S J H A K 8 7 5 3 D K Q 7 4 C A 7 S 10 2 S A K Q 8 7 H Q J H 4 D J 10 8 6 5 D A 3 C Q J 3 2 C K 9 8 6 5 S 9 6 5 4 3 H 10 9 6 2 D 9 2 C 10 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Pass 1C 1S Pass Pass Dbl 3C Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3H 4C Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S D9 D10 D4 DA 2: E C5 C4 CQ CA 3: N HK H4 H2 HJ 4: N HA C8 H6 4C by E, making 4, NS: -130 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Pass 1H 1S 3H Pass 4D 4H Pass 4S 5H Pass Pass 5S Dbl Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S H10 HJ HK H4 2: N HA D3 H6 HQ 3: N D4 DA D2 D5 4: E SA S3 S2 SJ 5: E C8 C10 CQ CA 6: N DK S7 D9 D6 7: E C5 C4 CJ C7 8: W C2 H3 CK S4 9: S H9 5SX by E, down 3, NS: 500 ------------------------------------------------------------- 12 imps to Welland, Ekeblad 25 - Welland 66 ============================================================= Board 25 - Dealer North - EW vul. S K 7 6 5 3 H 8 5 2 D A 7 C Q 9 4 S J 9 2 S Q H J 7 6 H Q 10 9 D Q 9 6 3 D K J 8 5 2 C J 6 2 C A 10 5 3 S A 10 8 4 H A K 4 3 D 10 4 C K 8 7 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Pass 1D Dbl Pass 2S Pass 3S Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H10 HA H7 H5 2: S S8 S2 SK SQ 3: N S5 D5 SA S9 4: S H3 HJ H2 H9 5: W D6 DA D2 D4 6: N H8 HQ HK H6 7: S H4 SJ D7 C3 8: W DQ S6 D8 D10 9: N CQ CA C7 C2 10: E C5 C8 4S by N, down 1, NS: -50 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 4S by N, down 1, NS: -50 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 25 - Welland 66 ============================================================= Board 26 - Dealer East - Both vul. S J 4 3 H Q J 10 9 2 D 9 6 C K Q 3 S A 10 7 5 S Q 9 8 6 2 H 8 3 H K 4 D 10 8 7 4 2 D A J C 5 2 C A J 7 6 S K H A 7 6 5 D K Q 5 3 C 10 9 8 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 1S Pass 2S Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3H Pass Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S C10 C2 CQ CA 2: E S6 SK SA S3 3: W S10 SJ SQ H5 4: E DA D3 D2 D6 5: E DJ DQ D4 D9 6: S HA H3 H2 H4 7: S H7 H8 H9 HK 8: E S2 H6 S7 S4 9: W S5 CK 3S by E, making 4, NS: -170 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 2C Pass 2D Pass 2S Pass 3S Pass 3NT Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S DK D2 D6 DA 2: E DJ DQ D4 D9 3: S HA H3 HQ H4 4: S C10 C2 CQ CA 5: E S2 SK SA S3 4S by E, making 5, NS: -650 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 imps to Ekeblad, Ekeblad 35 - Welland 66 ============================================================= Board 27 - Dealer South - None vul. S 10 9 4 H A 7 D A 7 6 5 4 2 C K 2 S Q 8 3 S A J 7 6 5 H Q 10 8 4 H 9 2 D Q 10 D K J C A Q J 7 C 10 8 6 3 S K 2 H K J 6 5 3 D 9 8 3 C 9 5 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 3D by N, making 4, NS: 130 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Pass 1NT Pass 2H Dbl 2S 3D 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N HA H2 H6 H4 2: N H7 H9 HK H8 3: S C5 CJ CK C3 4: N C2 C6 C9 CA 5: W SQ S4 S5 SK 6: S C4 C7 S9 C8 3S by W, down 2, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Ekeblad, Ekeblad 36 - Welland 66 ============================================================= Board 28 - Dealer West - NS vul. S K 6 H A K Q 8 4 D Q 8 5 4 2 C 6 S Q J 7 S A 10 5 4 H J 10 7 6 5 H 9 D 3 D A K 7 6 C J 8 7 5 C A 10 4 2 S 9 8 3 2 H 3 2 D J 10 9 C K Q 9 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Pass 1H Dbl Pass 1S 2D 2H Pass 3C Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N HK H9 H2 H7 2: N C6 C2 CQ C7 3: S C3 C5 S6 C4 4: N SK SA S2 S7 5: E DA D10 D3 D2 6: E DK D9 C8 D4 7: E D6 DJ SJ D5 8: W H5 H4 S4 H3 9: E D7 C9 SQ 3S by W, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Pass 1H Dbl Pass 2C 2D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H9 H2 H7 HK 2: N C6 CA C3 C5 3: E S4 S2 SJ SK 4: N HA D6 H3 H5 5: E SA S3 S7 S6 6: E S5 S8 SQ D2 7: N HQ C2 C9 H6 8: N H4 C4 D9 H10 9: S S9 D3 D4 2D by N, making 2, NS: 90 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Welland, Ekeblad 36 - Welland 67 ============================================================= Board 29 - Dealer North - Both vul. S Q 10 H 4 D A 10 8 5 C A J 9 8 5 4 S A 9 7 6 S K 4 H A K J 8 7 6 3 2 H 9 D D Q J 7 4 3 2 C 2 C Q 7 6 3 S J 8 5 3 2 H Q 10 5 D K 9 6 C K 10 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson 2C Pass 2D 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N H4 H9 HQ HK 2: W HA C4 C3 H5 3: W HJ C5 C6 H10 4: W H8 C8 D2 S5 5: W H7 D5 D3 S3 6: W H6 D8 D4 D6 7: W H3 C9 C7 C10 8: W S6 S10 SK S2 4H by W, making 5, NS: -650 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 1C Pass 1S 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N H4 H9 H10 HJ 2: W HA C4 D2 H5 3: W HK C5 D3 HQ 4: W H8 C8 D4 D6 5: W H7 D8 C3 S2 6: W H2 D5 D7 C10 7: W H6 D10 C6 S3 8: W S6 S10 SK S5 9: E S4 S8 SA 4H by W, making 5, NS: -650 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 36 - Welland 67 ============================================================= Board 30 - Dealer East - None vul. S A 8 H A K 9 5 4 2 D Q C J 10 5 4 S 10 4 3 S K Q 9 6 5 H 3 H J 10 7 6 D A K J 10 7 4 2 D 6 5 C Q 8 C A 6 S J 7 2 H Q 8 D 9 8 3 C K 9 7 3 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Pass Pass 4D 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E D6 D3 DK DQ 2: W S3 SA S9 S2 3: N H2 H10 HQ H3 4: S H8 S4 HA H6 5: N HK H7 D8 D2 6: N CJ C6 C2 CQ 4H by N, down 2, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia 1H Pass 3D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N DQ D5 D3 DK 2: W DA H2 D6 D8 3: W DJ H4 H6 D9 4: W S3 S8 S9 SJ 5: S HQ H3 HK H7 6: N CJ C6 CK C8 3D by W, making 3, NS: -110 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Ekeblad 36 - Welland 67 =============================================================