22nd World Computer-Bridge Championship
September 29 - October 4, 2018
Orlando, Florida, USA at the 15th World Bridge Series

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Articles are published in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, the International Bridge Press Association Journal, the International Computer Games Association Journal, The Bridge World and various bridge publications

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

22-year History  More deals

2017 Championship, Results, 2017 day by day reporting,

 

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

Round Robin Standing

1. Wbridge5 121.49

2. Micro Bridge 112.93

3. Synrey Bridge 108.21

4. Q-Plus Bridge 97.51

5. Shark Bridge 89.79

6. Bridge Baron 80.23

7. RoboBridge 65.68

8. TCS BridgeBot 32.61

9. Meadowlark Bridge 11.55 

Schedule:

September 29:
Round 1: Bridge Baron def Robobridge 104-76; Wbridge5 def TCS BridgeBot 118-14; Synrey Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 146-39; Shark Bridge def Q-Plus Bridge 93-39
Round 2: Wridge5 def RoboBridge 99-51; Synrey Bridge def TCS Bridge 138-36; Q-Plus Bridge def Micro Bridge 84-78; Shark Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 136-91

September 30
Round 3: Synrey Bridge def RoboBridge 81-40; Wbridge5 def Bridge Baron 63-57; Micro Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 176-36; Shark Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 148-22
Round 4: Synrey Bridge def Bridge Baron 98-45; RoboBridge def Shark Bridge 73-45; Q-Plus Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 158-19; Micro Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 131-33
Round 5: Micro Bridge def RoboBridge 88-62; Shark Bridge def Bridge Baron 88-46; Wbridge5 def Synrey Bridge 77-37; Q-Plus Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 100-34

October 1
Round 6: RoboBridge def Q-Plus Bridge 79-56; Micro Bridge def Bridge Baron 75-59; Wbridge 5 def Shark Bridge 84-68; TCS BridgeBot def Meadowlark Bridge 91-48
Round 7: RoboBridge def Meadowlark Bridge 78-53; Q-Plus Bridge def Bridge Baron 98-63; Wbridge5 def Micro Bridge 90-83; Synrey bridge def Shark Bridge 99-57 

October 2
Round 8: TCS BridgeBot def RoboBridge 97-72; Bridge Baron def Meadowlark Bridge 145-15; Micro Bridge def Synrey Bridge 65-61; Wbridge5 def Q-Plus Bridge 86-77
Round 9: Bridge Baron def YCS BridgeBot 152-26; Wbridge5 def Meadowlark Bridge 155-35; Q-Plus Bridge def Synrey Bridge 101-69; Micro Bridge def Shark Bridge 76-31

October 3: Semifinals: Wbridge5 defeated Q-Plus Bridge 158.7 - 155 and Synrey Bridge defeated Micro Bridge 87 - 78.7

October 4: Final: Wbridge5 defeated Synrey Bridge 150.9 - 132

32-board Round Robin (teams listed to be rearranged)

team

vs

team

Robo-

Bridge

Bridge
Baron

Wbridge5

Synrey
Bridge

Shark
Bridge

Micro
Bridg
e

Q-Plus
Bridge

Meadowlark
Bridge

TCS BridgeBot

Bye

Total
VPs

RoboBridge

Imps

x

VPs

76-104 

rd 1

5.04 

51-99 

rd 2

2.69 

 40-81

rd 3

 3.43

73-45 

rd 4

14.96 

62-88 

rd 5

 5.32

79-56 

rd 6

14.24 

78-56 

rd 7

16.54 

72-97 

rd 8

14.54 

rd 9     62.22

Bridge Baron

104-76 

rd 1

14.96 

Imps

x

VPs

57-63 

rd 3

 8.73

 45-98

rd 4

 2.22

46-88 

rd 5

 3.32

59-75 

rd 6

6.88 

63-98 

rd 7

4.12 

145-26 

rd 8

 20.00

152-26 

rd 9

20.00 

 

rd 2

 

 80.23

Wbridge5

99-51 

rd 2

17.31 

63-57 

rd 3

11.27 

Imps

x

VPs

77-37 

rd 5

16.46 

 84-68

rd 6

13.12 

90-83 

rd 7

11.47 

86-72 

rd 8

11.86 

154-35 

rd 9

20.00 

118-14 

 rd 1

20.00 

 

rd 4

 

 121.49
Synrey Bridge

 81-40

rd 3

 16.57

98-45 

rd 4

17.78 

37-77 

rd 5

 3.54

Imps

x

VPs

99-57 

rd 7

 16.68

61-65 

rd 8

9.14 

69-101 

rd 9

4.50 

146-39 

rd 1

20.00 

138-36 

rd 2

20.00 

 

rd 6

 

 108.21

Shark Bridge

 45-73

rd 4

5.04 

88-46 

rd 5

 16.68

 68-84

rd 6

 6.88

57-99 

rd 7

 3.32

Imps

x

VPs

 

rd 9

 

93-39 

rd 1

17.87 

136-91 

rd 2

17.01 

148-22 

rd 3

10.00 

rd 8  89.79

Micro Bridge

88-62 

rd 5

14.68 

75-59 

rd 6

 13.12

83-90 

rd 7

 8.53

65-61 

rd 8

10.86 

76-31 

rd 9

17.01 

Imps

x

VPs

78-84 

rd 2

8.73 

176-36 

rd 3

20.00 

131-33

rd 4

20.00

 

rd 1

 

 112.93

Q-Plus Bridge

56-79 

rd 6

 

98-63 

rd 7

 15.88

77-86 

rd 8

 8.14

101-69 

rd 9

 15.50

 39-93

rd1

2.13 

84-78 

rd 2

16.27 

Imps

x

VPs

158-19 

rd 4

 20.00

 100-34

rd 5

18.83 

 

rd 3

10.00

 97.51

Meadowlark
Bridge

53-78 

rd 7

3.46 

15-145 

rd 8

 0.00

35-155 

rd 9

 0.00

39-146 

rd 1

 0.00

91-136 

rd 2

2,99

36-176 

rd 3

0.00 

19-158 

rd 4

0.00 

Imps

x

VPs

48-91 

rd 6

 3.10

 

rd 5

 

 11.55
TCS BridgeBot

97-72

rd 8

14.54

26-152

rd 9

0.00

14-118

rd 1

0.00

36-138

rd 2

0.00

22-149

rd 3

0.00

33-131

rd 4

0.00

34-100

rd 5

1.17

91-48

rd 16

16.90

Imps

x

VPs

 

rd 7

 

 32.61

 

 

Semifinals and Final KOs:
Display includes: Hand records, scorecards, pbn files, and play records for all semifinal and final deals

October 3, 64-board 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  3.72  34 37.7 67  104.7 32  136.7 22   158.7
Q-Plus Bridge    27 27   24  51  34 85  70   155

 

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
Micro Bridge  1.72  5 6.7 19  25.7  29  54.7  24  78.7 
 Synrey Bridge    12 12  27  39  32  71  16  87 

 

 

October 4, 64-board Final KO (published)

Final 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 12.92 21  33.9  46  79.9  57  136.9  14  150.9 
Synrey Bridge    34   34 50  84  88  44  132 

 

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