The 43rd World Bridge Championships held in Lyon has just ended after two intense weeks and hundreds of boards. The first week saw 22 teams from around the world play a complete round robin, the top eight qualifying for the play-off.
The USA entered two teams, both of whom made the quarter-final, but only one made it the whole way.

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