23rd World Computer-Bridge Championship
December 2-7, 2019
San Francisco, CA, USA at the ACBL's NABC
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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 (VPs):
1 Synrey Bridge 90.67
2 Wbridge5 85.07
3 Micro Bridge 81.53
4 Q-Plus Bridge 74.51
5 RoboBridge 33.87
6 TCS BridgeBot 32.75
w/d Meadowlark Bridge, 13.60 w/d in sixth round vs TCS (12 VPs)
Schedule:
December 2:
Round 1: Micro Bridge beat Wbridge5 97-79, 13.34-6.54 VPs;
Synrey Bridge beat Meadowlark Bridge 169-25, 20-0 VPs;
Q-Plus Bridge beat TCS BridgeBot 143-43, 20-0 VPs.
December 3
Round 2: Micro Bridge beat TCSBridgeBot 106-61, 17.01-2.99 VPs;
Q-Plus Bridge beat Meadowlark Bridge 162-37, 20-0 VPs;
Wbridge5 beat RoboBridge 125-63, 18.53-1.47 VPs.
Round 3: Micro Bridge beat Meadowlark Bridge 112-51, 18.45-1.55 VPs;
Synrey Bridge beat Q-Plus Bridge 75-60, 12.95-7.05 VPs;
TCS BridgeBot beat RoboBridge 89-56, 15.63-4.37 VPs.
December 4
Round 4: Micro Bridge beat Synrey Bridge 70-47, 14.24-5.76 VPs;
Meadowlark Bridge beat RoboBridge 78-68, 12.05-7.95 VPs;
Wbridge5 beat TCS BridgeBot 142-45, 20-0 VPs.
Round 5: Q-Plus Bridge beat Micro Bridge 91-29, 18.53-1.47 VPs;
Synrey Bridge beat RoboBridge 90-68, 14.09-5.91 VPs;
Wbridge5 beat Meadowlark Bridge 215-30, 20-0 VPs.
December 5
Round 6: RoboBridge beat Q-Plus Bridge 64-59, 11.07-8.93 VPs;
Meadowlark Bridge w/d vs. TCS BridgeBot 0-12 VPs;
Synrey Bridge beat Wbridge5 132-32, 20-0 VPs.
Round 7: Micro Bridge beat RoboBridge 81-37, 16.90-3.10 VPs;
Synrey Bridge beat TCS BridgeBot 121-67, 17.87-2.13 VPs;
Wbridge5 beat Q-Plus Bridge 120-23, 20-0 VPs.
December 6, Semifinals: Synrey Bridge defeated Q-Plus Bridge 170.90-133;
Micro Bridge defeated Wbridge5 182-140.
December 7, Final: Micro Bridge defeated Synrey Bridge 120-35.
32-board Round Robin
|
Team vs. Team |
Meadowlark |
Synrey |
Q-Plus |
Micro |
Robo- |
Wbridge5 |
TCS |
Bye |
Total |
|
Meadowlark |
Imps x VPs |
25-169 rd 1 0.00 |
37-162 rd 2 0.00 |
51-112 rd 3 1.55 |
78-68 rd 4 12.05 |
30-215 rd 5 0.00 |
w/d rd 6 0.00 |
rd 7
|
13.60
|
|
Synrey |
169-25 rd 1 20.00 |
Imps x VPs |
75-60 rd 3 12.95 |
47-79 rd 4 5.76 |
90-68 rd 5 14.09 |
132-32 rd 6 20.00 |
121-67 rd 7 17.87 |
rd 2
|
1 90.67
|
|
Q-Plus |
162-37 rd 2 20.00 |
60-75 rd 3 7.05 |
Imps x VPs |
91-29 rd 5 18.53 |
59-64 rd 6 8.93 |
23-120 rd 7 0.00 |
143-43 rd 1 20.00 |
rd 4
|
4 74.51
|
|
Mico |
112-51 rd 3 18.45 |
70-47 rd 4 14.24 |
29-91 rd 5 1.47 |
Imps x VPs |
81-37 rd 7 16.90 |
97-79 rd 1 13.46 |
106-61 rd 2 17.01 |
rd 6
|
3 81.53
|
|
RoboBridge |
68-78 rd 4 7.95 |
68-90 rd 5 5.91 |
64-59 rd 6 11.07 |
37-81 rd 7 3.10 |
Imps x VPs |
63-125 rd 2 1.47 |
56-89 rd 3 4.37 |
rd 1
|
33.87
|
|
Wbridge5 |
215-30 rd 5 20.00 |
32-132 rd 6 0.00 |
120-23 rd 7 20.00 |
79-97 rd 1 6.54 |
125-63 rd 2 18.53 |
Imps x VPs |
142-45 rd 4 20.00 |
rd 3
|
2 85.07
|
|
TCS |
win rd 6 12.00 |
67-121 rd 7 2.13 |
43-143 rd 1 0.00 |
61-106 rd 2 2.99 |
89-56 rd 3 15.63 |
45-142 rd 4 0.00 |
Imps x VPs |
rd 5
|
32.75
|
Semifinal and Final records includes: Hand records, scorecards, play records (html & pbn files) for all semifinal and final matches
December 6, 2019 64-board Semifinal KO
| Semifnal KO | carryover* |
1-16
|
total |
hand record
|
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total |
| Synrey Bridge | 5.90 | 28 | 33.90 | 70 | 103.90 | 31 | 134.90 | 36 | 170.90 |
| Q-Plus Bridge | 0 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 41 | 133 |
| Semifnal KO | carryover* |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total |
| Wbridge5 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 41 | 115 | 25 | 140 |
| Micro Bridge | 0 | 45 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 28 | 129 | 53 | 182 |
December 7, 2019 64-board Final KO
| Final KO | carryover* |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total |
| Synrey Bridge | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| Micro Bridge | 0 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 26 | 94 | 26 | 120 |
* A carryover is awarded if a team both wins its head-to-head match against its opponent and finishes ahead of its opponent in round robin. The carryover is the lesser of the VP difference of the head-to-head match and the overall round robin finish.