4th Cuban
International Bridge Festival
November 13th
to 20th, 2004
Havana
& Varadero, Cuba
Before the main events got underway, Antoine Delcourt &
Roger LeClerc from Martinique topped a 42-pair field in the one-session IMP Pairs.
For the first three days, twenty-five teams participated in
the Swiss Qualifying at the Hotel Habana
Riviera with the Norwegian foursome of Jan R. Hansen - Jorun Hoald - Rigmor
Knutsen - Dagfinn Kjeseth topping the list with 8 wins and 184 VP's. They
played nine rounds of 10 board matches (Round by
Round Results and Round by Round Standings),
with all teams playing the same boards. The Butler
Pair Ranking had the Norwegian pair, Rigmor Knutsen & Dagfinn Kjeseth,
leading the pack.
On Wednesday, the Playoffs
began with four teams in the Open Semifinal and two teams in the Ladies Final.
The Norwegians won the Open Team Final in a hard fought match over the Young
Sharks from Denmark, while a Trinidad/Argentina mixture took the Ladies title.
These matches started in Havana and were finished in Varadero.
Also on Wednesday, the First
Session of the Open Pairs saw fifty-six pairs participating at the Hotel
Sol Palmeras, with Helmuth Thomas & Eigil Austbo from Norway leading the
field. Thursday, with the addition of the Open Team finalists, the Second Session of the Open Pairs was played. After Two Sessions of the Open Pairs, the
leaders were Gunnar Gunderson & Tore Olsen from Norway. The Third Session of the Open Pairs was played on
Friday, and the Open Pairs - Final Overall
saw yet another Norwegian pair, Helge Maesel & Roy Olsen, come on strong for
the victory.
Besides the Masterpoint
Winners, you can have a look at the hands played as well.
Teams - Semis & Final 1st
half