2006 World Computer-Bridge Championship
17-22 June, 2006
Verona, Italy

Jack, is the 2006 champion.  Jack defeated Micro Bridge in the final 64-board match, 217-54.

While players from around the world met in Verona for many world championship titles, seven robot developers competed for the world computer-bridge championship.  Yves Costel of Wbridge5 hoped to retain the trophy that he won last year, but Hans Kuijf of four-time champion Jack, had other ideas, defeating Micro Bridge in the final match.  The other robots put on a good show but fell short.

Table 1. Final standing of the 28-board round robin, scored on a 30-VP international scale

Team vs. Team

Shark Bridge

Bridge Baron

Micro Bridge

Jack

Wbridge5

Q-Plus Bridge

Blue Chip Bridge

bye

Total VPs

Shark Bridge

x 41-100

rd 1

5-25

52-99

rd 2

7-23

34-53

rd 3

12-18

21-77

rd 4

5-25

42-70

rd 5

10-20

35-46

rd 6

13-17

 

rd 7

 

52

Bridge Baron

100-41

rd 1

25-5

x 78-93

rd 3

13-17

49-54

rd 4

14-16

79-114

rd 5

9-21

60-88

rd 6

8-22

 

rd 7

13-17

 

rd 2

 

82

Micro Bridge

99-52

rd 2

23-7

93-78

rd 3

17-13

x 67-88

rd 5

11-19

77-76

rd 6

15-15

41-54

rd 7

13-17

113-48

rd 1

25-4

 

rd 4

 

104

Jack

53-34

rd 3

18-12

54-49

rd 4

16-14

88-67

rd 5

19-11

x 94-47

rd 7

23-7

95-51

rd 1

23-7

97-39

rd 2

25-5

 

rd 6

 

124

Wbridge5

77-21

rd 4

25-5

114-79

rd 5

21-9

76-77

rd 6

15-15

47-94

rd 7

7-23

x 77-67

rd 2

16-14

61-42

rd 3

18-12

 

rd 1

 

102

Q-Plus Bridge

70-41

rd 5

20-10

88-60

rd 6

22-8

54-41

rd 7

17-13

51-95

rd 1

7-23

67-77

rd 2

14-16

x 70-48

rd 4

19-11

 

rd 3

 

99

Blue Chip Bridge

46-35

rd 6

17-13

 

rd 7

17-13

48-113

rd 1

4-25

39-97

rd 2

5-25

42-61

rd 3

12-18

48-70

rd 4

11-19

x

 

rd 5

 

66

 

Semifinals, 64-board matches

  1-16 17-32 33-48 49-64 Total
Jack +16 carryover 57 35 79 52 239
Q-Plus Bridge 2 12 3 24 41

 

  1-16 17-32 33-48 49-64 Total
Micro Bridge +0 44 29 49 19 141
Wbridge5 38 34 26 35 133

Final, 64-board match

  1-16 17-32 33-48 49-64 Total
Jack +8 carryover 62 50 38 59 217
Micro Bridge 18 11 12 13 54