List of bridge competitions and awards

Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance played by four players.

World Championships

World Bridge Federation

World Bridge Championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation

• "World Teams" or World Bridge Team Championships (biennial, next 2015)
  • Bermuda Bowl - from 1950
  • Venice Cup - from 1974
  • Senior Bowl (bridge) - from 2001
  • World Transnational Open Teams Championship
• "World Series" or World Bridge Series Championships (quadrennial, next 2014)
  • World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Cup) - from 1978
  • World Women Knockout Teams (McConnell Cup) - from 1994
  • World Senior Teams Championship (Rand Cup) - from 1994
  • World Mixed Swiss Teams
  • World Open Pairs Championship - from 1962
  • World Women Pairs Championship - from 1962
  • World Senior Pairs Championship (Hiron Trophy) - from 1990
  • World Mixed Pairs Championship - from 1966
  • World IMP Pairs Championship - from 2006
• "World Bridge Games" or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2016)
  • World Masters Individual - from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only)
  • World Team Olympiad - 1960-2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event
  • World Mixed Teams Championship - 1962/72/74, 1996-2004, continued as a non-medal event beside the Games 2008
  • Youth events covered below
• World Par Championship - sanctioned by WBF 1961 and 1963, by Culbertson 1932-1941

Youth

WBF

• World Junior Pairs Championship - covers all WBF competition for Youth Pairs and Individuals

Junior Pairs (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1995, biennial in odd years

• World Junior Teams Championship - covers all WBF competition for Youth Teams

Junior Teams (under 26) is the oldest event, from 1987; biennial now in even years with Olympic years incorporated in the WMSG from 2008

As of 2011-08 University teams are also covered in the Junior Teams article.

• World University Bridge Championships - 2000 and biennial from 2004 (at the table); from 2009, annual (online)

Others

• Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships -

Great Britain

Events conducted by Bridge Great Britain:

• The Gold Cup, the annual open British knock-out Teams of Four Championship
• The Home International Series, comprising:
  • The Camrose Trophy, an annual competition between teams representing England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • The Lady Milne Trophy for Women's Teams
  • The Senior Camrose for the Teltscher Trophy
  • The Junior Camrose for players aged under 25 years
  • The Peggy Bayer Trophy for players aged under 20 years

North America

• North American Bridge Championships conducted by the American Contract Bridge League - three annual 11-day meets that include many NABC-level championship events among others
• United States Bridge Championships conducted by the United States Bridge Federation to select national teams

Europe

• European championships conducted by the European Bridge League
  • European Team Championships - national teams, open flight from 1932
  • European Open Bridge Championships
  • European Youth Teams Championships - national teams, open flight from 1968
  • European Youth Pairs Championships

Other

• Buffett Cup - biennial "Europe vs North America at Bridge" modeled after the Ryder Cup of golf
• Cavendish Invitational - invitation-only money tournament operated by World Bridge Productions
• Macallan Invitational Pairs (previously known as the Sunday Times Invitational Pairs) - invitation event held in London sponsored by the manufacturers of The Macallan whisky. It was last held in 1999.

Player competitions and awards

• Triple crown of bridge

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• List of bridge books
• List of bridge magazines
• List of contract bridge people