21st World Computer-Bridge Championship
August 19-24, 2017
Lyon, France at the 43rd World Team Championships

Articles will be published in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, the International Bridge Press Association Journal, the International Computer Games Association Journal and The Bridge World

The Bridge World, July 2015   The Bridge World, May 2016   The Bridge World, August 2017, p.26-29

Articles and analysis, recent: 2015 4th robot round robin used 32 deals from the GNT Championship Flight semifinals and a comparison between the robot and human play is made: GNT comparison  2015 robot semifinals used 32 deals from the Wagar KO finals and a comparison between the robot play and human play is made.Wagar first half Wagar second half

Complete 2015 Championship entries and results

Complete 2016 Championship entries and results, as well as many write-ups

 

2017 Results

Round Robin:  32-board round robin, scored on WBF 20 Victory Point scale
Top four robots advance to the semifinal KO, with carryover

Final Round Robin Standing

1. Wbridge5 74.36

2. Synrey Bridge 69.65

3. Micro Bridge 65.87

4. RoboBridge 62.52

5. Bridge Baron 60.79

6. Q-Plus Bridge 59.83

7. Shark Bridge 26.98

 

 

Schedule:

August 19:
Round 1: RoboBridge vs. Bridge Baron; Wbridge5 vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Micro Bridge vs. Synrey Bridge; Shark Bridge-Bye

August 20
Round 2: Wbridge5 vs. RoboBridge; :Micro Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; Synrey Bridge vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Bridge Baron - Bye
Round 3: Synrey Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Wbridge5; Q-Plus Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; Micro Bridge - Bye

August 21:
Round 4: Shark Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Synrey Bridge; Micro Bridge vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Wbridge5 - Bye
Round 5: Synrey Bridge vs. Micro Bridge; Bridge Baron vs. Shark Bridge; Wbridge5 vs. RoboBridge; Q-Plus Bridge - Bye

August 22:
Round 6: Q-Plus Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Micro Bridge; Shark Bridge vs. Wbridge5; Synrey Bridge - Bye 
Round 7: Q-Plus Bridge vs. Bridge Baron; Wbridge5 vs. Micro Bridge; Synrey Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; RoboBridge - Bye

August 23: Semifinals

August 24: Final

 

Round Robin

team vs. team

RoboBridge

Bridge
Baron

Wbridge5

Synrey Bridge

Shark
Bridge

Micro
Bridg
e

Q-Plus
Bridge

Bye

Total
VPs

after 7

RoboBridge

Imps

x

VPs

56 - 70 

rd 1

 7.22

67 - 59 

rd 2

11.67 

88 - 86 

rd 3

10.44 

90 - 50 

rd 4

 16.46

55 - 80 

rd 5

5.46 

82- 76 

rd 6

11.27 

 

rd 7

 

 

62.52 (4) 

 

Bridge Baron

70-56 

rd 1

12.78 

Imps

x

VPs

61 - 58 

rd 3

10.65 

68 - 96 

rd 4

5.04 

79 - 72 

rd 5

 11.47

 102 - 47

rd 6

17.96 

47 - 93 

rd 7

2.89 

 

rd 2

 

 

60.79 (5)

 

Wbridge5

59 - 67 

rd 2

 8.33

58 - 61 

rd 3

 9.35

Imps

x

VPs

93 - 57

rd 5

16.00 

111 - 69 

rd 6

 16.68

 78 - 58

rd 7

 13.78

66-65 

rd 1

10.22 

 

rd 4

 

74.36 (1)

 

Synrey Bridge

86 - 88 

rd 3

 9.56

96 - 68 

rd 4

14.96 

 57 - 93

rd 5

 4.00

Imps

x

VPs

62 - 54 

rd 7

 11.67

72-50 

rd 1

14.09 

77 - 46 

rd 2

 15.37

 

rd 6

 

 

69.65 (2)

 

Shark Bridge

50 - 90 

rd 4

 3.54

72 - 79 

rd 5

 8.53

 69 - 111

rd 6

 3.32

54 - 62 

rd 7

8.33 

Imps

x

VPs

23 - 107 

rd 2

 0.05

44 - 87 

rd 3

3.21 

 

rd 1

 

 

26.98 (7)

 

Micro Bridge

 80 - 55

rd 5

 14,54

47 - 102 

rd 6

 2.04

58 - 78 

rd 7

6.22 

50-72 

rd 1

 5.91

107 - 23 

rd 2

 19.95

mps

x

VPs

100 - 53 

rd 4

 17.21

 

rd 3

 

65.87 (3)

Q-Plus Bridge

 76- 82

rd 6

 8.73

93 - 47 

rd 7

 17.11

65 - 66 

rd 1

9.78 

46 - 77 

rd 2

4.63 

87 - 44 

rd1

 16.79

53 - 100 

rd 4

2.79 

Imps

x

VPs

 

rd 5

 

 

 59.83 (6)

 

Bye

 

rd 7

 

 

rd 2

 

 

rd 4

 

 

rd 6

 

 

rd 1

 

 

rd 3

 

 

rd 5

 

Imps

x

VPs

 

 

 

 

August 23, 64-boad Semifinal KO

Semifnal KO carryover* hand record
1-16
scorecard
pbn
playrecord
total hand record
17-32
scorecard
pbn playrecord
total hand record
33-48
scorecard
pbn
playrecord
total hand record
49-64
scorecard
pbn  playrecord
Total

Wbridge5  0 32  32 48  80  76 156  38  194 
RoboBridge  0 48  48  35  83  20   103  109

*carryover awarded if team both wins head-to-head match and finishes ahead of opponent in round robin.  Carryover is lesser of the difference in VPs in head-to-head and round robin.  Carryover = 0

Semifnal KO carryover* hand record
1-16
scorecard
pbn
playrecord
total hand record
17-32
scorecard
pbn  playrecord
total hand record
33-48
scorecard
pbn playrecord
total hand record
49-64
scorecard
pbn
playrecord
Total


 Synrey Bridge 3.8   32 35.8  16  61.8  36   97.8 33  130.8 
 Micro Bridge 0    25 25 31  56  59  33  92 

Carryover = 3.78

August 24,  64-board Final KO

Final KO carryover* hand record
1-16
scorecard
pbn
play record
total hand record
17-32
scorecard

pbn
play record
total hand record
33-48
scorecard

pbn
play record
total hand record
49-64
scorecard

pbn
play record
Total
Wbridge5  4.7  29  33.7  47  80.7 30 110.7 110.7 
 Synrey Bridge  12  12 33  45  34 79  29  105 

4Carryover = 4.7