{"id":64108,"date":"2023-03-22T10:51:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T08:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=64108"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:01:07","slug":"spring-nabc-the-competition-is-in-full-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/spring-nabc-the-competition-is-in-full-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring NABC: Vanderbilt trophy, weaty palms and upsets!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_KayPlatinum-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Platinum\" class=\"wp-image-64154\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a537e6a\" data-block-id=\"a537e6a\"><style>.stk-a537e6a{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A premier tournament in this New-Orleans Nationals is <strong>the Vanderbilt trophy.<\/strong> Named after <strong>Harold Stirling Vanderbilt,<\/strong> a famous businessman and the creator of the modern contract bridge rules, this knock-out tournament imposes a ton of stress on the nerves of bridge players. Thus, upsets happen often and winning it requires a great deal of concentration during the whole competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0e8d112\" data-block-id=\"0e8d112\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0e8d112-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-5718860\" data-block-id=\"5718860\"><style>.stk-5718860-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-5718860-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5718860{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5718860-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5718860-inner-blocks\">\n<p>During the process, upsets seemed like they could become a regular occurrence. Almost no top ten seeded team made it through 3 rounds. The two favorites,<strong> ROSENTHAL and ZIMMERMANN<\/strong> got eliminated in the second round. <strong>LEBOWITZ (3),<\/strong> who looked like they could make it far, had to kibitz* every game after getting knocked-out in their first encounter with <strong>MALLISTER (30)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*kibitz: In bridge or chess, watching a game with comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-3ba509e\" data-block-id=\"3ba509e\"><style>.stk-3ba509e-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-3ba509e-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-3ba509e{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3ba509e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3ba509e-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2170-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64437\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>280 pairs, 140 tables, 560 players amazing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-36e1542\" data-block-id=\"36e1542\"><style>.stk-36e1542{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The final matchup<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-3bebe09\" data-block-id=\"3bebe09\"><style>.stk-3bebe09{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4808d92\" data-block-id=\"4808d92\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4808d92-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-6ba23eb\" data-block-id=\"6ba23eb\"><style>.stk-6ba23eb-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-6ba23eb-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-6ba23eb{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6ba23eb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6ba23eb-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2106-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64438\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-a8ae3aa\" data-block-id=\"a8ae3aa\"><style>.stk-a8ae3aa-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-a8ae3aa-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a8ae3aa{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a8ae3aa-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a8ae3aa-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Starting on the sixth seed,<strong> team WOLFSON<\/strong> (<strong>Jeffrey Wolfson<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Steve Garner<\/strong> from Chicago IL, <strong>Zia Mahmood<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>David Gold<\/strong> from London, <strong>Brad Moss<\/strong> from Denver CO, <strong>Joe Grue<\/strong> from New York NY) had to make it through five rounds to face ninth seed <strong>BERNAL <\/strong>(<strong>Francisco Bernal<\/strong> from Miami FL, <strong>Leonardo CIma<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Alfredo Versace<\/strong> from Roma, <strong>Giorgio Duboin<\/strong> from Torino, <strong>Michael Kamil<\/strong> from San Antonio TX, <strong>Antonio Sementa<\/strong> from Parma). <strong>BERNAL<\/strong>, who was missing a player due to illness, never really saw the light during their game. By going down 5 to 41 in the first quarter, they dug themselves into a hole which they couldn\u2019t get themselves out of.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning it in 2019, <strong>WOLFSON<\/strong> has now secured a second Vanderbilt trophy. With <strong>Michael Kamil,<\/strong> who played against <strong>WOLFSON<\/strong> in the final, was part of this title winning line-up 4 years ago but has now lost against his former team-mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Cuneo<\/strong>, Executive Director of the American Contract Bridge League gifted them the trophy after the ceremony on the evening of the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-9699ba7\" data-block-id=\"9699ba7\"><style>.stk-9699ba7{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ImageNABC.png\" alt=\"Vanderbilt trophy\" class=\"wp-image-64418\" width=\"493\" height=\"200\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>From left to right: Joe Grue, David Gold, Zia Mahmood, Steve Garner, Paul Cuneo and Brad Moss<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-03fb53f\" data-block-id=\"03fb53f\"><style>.stk-03fb53f{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-b2c26aa is-style-bar\" data-block-id=\"b2c26aa\"><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Archive for the week of 13 March<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-1828949\" data-block-id=\"1828949\"><style>.stk-1828949{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kay Platinum\u2019s narrow ending<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-1ce4f05\" data-block-id=\"1ce4f05\"><style>.stk-1ce4f05{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First weekend in Louisiana, and we already have the first medal for fellow Frenchman <strong>Irene Baroni<\/strong>. With <strong>Ola Rimstedt<\/strong> from Sweden, the pair managed to keep the excitement up to the last second. A razor-thin margin between the first place and the second place of <strong>0.02 matchtpoint<\/strong> was enough to keep <strong>Vincent Demuy and John Hurd <\/strong>above everyone else in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-340e4ef\" data-block-id=\"340e4ef\"><style>.stk-340e4ef{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second victory for John, who already won<strong> the Kay Platinum Pairs in 2011<\/strong> with <strong>Joel Wooldridge<\/strong>. The two Americans started off very strong and kept a good lead until the end where<strong> Baroni and Rimstedt<\/strong> came back from the middle of the field to almost steal the first place. Sitting 17th in the leaderboards on Sunday morning, the European pair managed to eat up <strong>a deficit of 47 points<\/strong> and gave the future winners a lot to worry about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-34c9b84\" data-block-id=\"34c9b84\"><style>.stk-34c9b84{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f488290\" data-block-id=\"f488290\"><style>.stk-f488290{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Hurd-and-vincent-demuy-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John Hurd and Vincent Demuy\" class=\"wp-image-64109\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>John Hurd (left) and Vincent Demuy (right)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another French competitor managed to place himself in the top 10. <strong>Thomas Bessis<\/strong>, who teamed up with <strong>Marion Michielsen<\/strong> from Sweden, got placed seventh out of 132 pairs registered. The Frenchman won gold in 2015 and was the runner-up three times in the last decade. Unfortunately, <strong>Irene Baroni and Thomas Bessis<\/strong> were the only French players who managed to make it through the second day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-7b1f617\" data-block-id=\"7b1f617\"><style>.stk-7b1f617{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following her great performance, <strong>Irene Baroni<\/strong> will not take part in <strong>the Vanderbilt tournament <\/strong>that starts off today. Instead, she will be supporting her fellow comrades who haven\u2019t been able to shine yet. Thus, <strong>C\u00e9dric Lorenzini <\/strong>and <strong>Thomas Bessis<\/strong> are joining a team of Americans whereas <strong>Muriel Cl\u00e9ment<\/strong>, <strong>Pascale Thuillez<\/strong>,<strong> Vanessa R\u00e9ess<\/strong>, <strong>Laurent Thuillez <\/strong>and <strong>Paula Nataf (<\/strong>from California<strong>)<\/strong> are forming a team of almost exclusively French players to compete in this prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a310668\" data-block-id=\"a310668\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Video review of the competition &#8211; J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vlog Kay Platinum Pairs - Spring NABC\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7POy8V5x7VI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut speaks in French, so be sure to display the subtitles by pressing the white rectangle at the bottom right once the video has started.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-4b3bef8\" data-block-id=\"4b3bef8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Photos of the event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64289\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2080-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"New-Orlean Street\" class=\"wp-image-64289\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New-Orleans Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64287\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4172-1-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64287\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Games room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64285\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2125-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64285\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nabil Edington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64284\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2097-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64284\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finn Kolesnik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64283\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2128-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64283\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Rosenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64263\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2159-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64263\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Players in full competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64262\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ce2e252f-49db-4482-97c2-65c5a6d48932-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64262\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64264\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2093-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64264\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House in the centre of New Orleans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64258\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2090-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64258\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A psychic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"64211\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2115-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64211\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Bessis focused on a deal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-2e12562\" data-block-id=\"2e12562\"><style>.stk-2e12562{height:50px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you think about this article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your opinion in <strong>the comments section!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A premier tournament in this New-Orleans Nationals is the Vanderbilt trophy. Named after Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, a famous businessman and the creator of the modern contract bridge rules, this knock-out tournament imposes a ton of stress on the nerves of bridge players. Thus, upsets happen often and winning it requires a great deal of concentration during the whole competition. During the process, upsets seemed like they could become a regular occurrence. Almost no top ten seeded team made it through 3 rounds. The two favorites, ROSENTHAL and ZIMMERMANN got eliminated in the second round. 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