User:P64/Bridge/Far East Bridge Championships
The Far East Bridge Championships were annual contract bridge competitions beginning 1957, initially among national teams representing the Japan, the Phillippines, Hong Kong, and the Republic of China (later designated Taiwan or Chinese Taipei).
Next year the Far East association ruled that the auction should be in writing.
In 1964 a Far East championship for women was introduced. There were now nine members, the founders plus Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Saigon Sporting Club, and the Okinawa Bridge Club.[1]
For the 1966 Bermuda Bowl, the Far East champion was admitted to the field for the first time.
A few years later Taiwan shocked the bridge world by finishing second to Italy in 1969. The Italian Blue Team retired after the tournament with ten consecutive triumphs, and Taiwan finished second to North America in 1970, and fourth as host in 1971, before dropping out of the top ranks.
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By 1981, when three teams from the Far East participated in the 7-team "Bermuda Bowl", a biennial world championship tournament, there were 14 bridge nations in the Far East: the four founders plus Pakistan, India, China, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand. By that time, the member nations were located in three of the seven recognized World Bridge Federation geographic zones. Pakistan and India were in "Asia and the Middle East" (zone 4), Australia and New Zealand in "South Pacific" (zone 7), which Pakistan and Australia represented as zonal champions in the 1981 tournament. "Pacific Asia" (zone 6) covered only the geographic heart of the Far East.
Far East bridge championships, like many other international but regional tournaments such as Nordic and South American, became less important as World Bridge Federation tournaments expanded in size.
By 1991, the Bermuda Bowl and parallel Venice Cup tournament for women comprised 16 teams
Results
[edit]There were four participating teams in the first tournament, representing the founding members of the Far East Bridge Federation(?): Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. By 1964 there were nine members including Saigon and Okinawa clubs, by 1982 fourteen members no longer including the two clubs.
Championships 1957 to 1982
Open Women 7 Indonesia 1 6 Taiwan (aka Chinese Taipei) 4 Thailand 2 3 Hong Kong 2 Philippines 4 2 Australia 4 1 India 1 Singapore 3 New Zealand 2 Malaysia 1 Pakistan Japan South Korea China (recently the strongest team) 25 18
Indonesia won three consecutive Opens from 1972, Australia three Womens from 1973.
Patrick Huang of Taiwan and Henky Lasut were members of four winning teams.
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1957 4 teams
Manila, Philippines |
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1958
Tokyo, Japan |
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Far East champion | |
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Far East champion | |
of 29: IND PHI AUS | 1960 Olympiad | of 14: AUS PHI | |
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1961
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Far East champion | |
1962
Manila, Philippines |
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Far East champion | |
1963
Taipei, Formosa |
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Far East champion | |
of 29: PHI THA CHI | 1964 Olympiad | of 15: none | |
1964
Tokyo, Japan |
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After 1965 the Far East champion was invited to the Bermuda Bowl tournament, which was then conducted three years in four. The 1965 and 1966 champion Thailand participated in the 1966 and 1967 Bermuda Bowls. | |||
1965
Hong Kong |
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THA, 4th of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1966 | ||
1966
Bangkok, Thailand |
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THA, 4th of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1967 | ||
1967
Manila, Philippines |
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of 33: AUS THA PHI | 1968 Olympiad | of 19: PHI AUS | |
1968
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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TAI, 2nd of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1969 | ||
1969
Taipei, Formosa |
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TAI, 2nd of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1970 | ||
1970
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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AUS 3 TAI 4th of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1971 | ||
1971
Melbourne, Australia |
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of 39: CHN AUS IND PHI NZL JPN | 1972 Olympiad | of 18: AUS PHI | |
1972
Singapore |
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IDN, 5th of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1973 | ||
1973
Hong Kong |
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IDN 4, NZL 6th of 6 | Bermuda Bowl 1974 | ||
1974
Manila, Philippines |
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IDN, 4th of 5 | Bermuda Bowl 1975 | ||
1975
Hong Kong |
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AUS 5, HKG 6th of 6 | Bermuda Bowl 1976 | ||
1976
Auckland, New Zealand |
of 45: IDO TAI AUS JPN NZL THA IRN PNG PHI | 1976 Olympiad | of 21: AUS |
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AUS 5, TAI 6th of 6 | Bermuda Bowl 1977 | ||
1977
Manila, Philippines |
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Venice Cup 1978 | AUS PHI, 4/5th of 5 | ||
1978
New Delhi, India |
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AUS 3, TAI 4th of 6 | World Teams 1979 | ||
1979
Tokyo, Japan |
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1980
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1980 Olympiad | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 8 among 29 teams in Women's Olympiad ranks 15 19 20 24 26 27 28 29 |
no contest | Far East champion | no contest | |
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World Teams 1981 | ![]() Venice Cup, 4th of 5 | |
1981
Taipei, Formosa |
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1982
Bangkok, Thailand |
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World Teams 1983 | ||
Year, Host, Entries | OPEN | WOMEN |
Beginning 1981, every Bermuda Bowl tournament has included representatives of all three geographic zones that overlap the Far East: now called Asia and the Middle East (zone 4), Pacific Asia (zone 6), and South Pacific (zone 7). As of 2011, those three zones enter two, three, and two teams in each of the 22-team Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl tournaments (7 of 22), plus one more from any zone that includes the host city.
The second-place Bermuda Bowl finish by Pakistan in 1981, the first Bermuda Bowl with participation by zone 4, remains unmatched by anyone from Asia and the Middle East, and no Women or Seniors team from the zone won any medal. From "Pacific Asia", Taiwan placed second in the 1969 and 1970 Bermuda Bowls; China won the Venice Cup in 2009; Indonesia placed second in the 2005 and 2007 Senior Bowls. From "South Pacific", practically Australia and New Zealand, the only medalists have been Australia 1971 and 1979, third in the Bermuda Bowl.
From 1988 the Far East Bridge Federation (FEBF), later Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (PABF), does not schedule national teams championships in Olympic years.
Year, Host, Entries | OPEN | WOMEN | |
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1982 (25th)
Bangkok, Thailand |
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NZL 5 IDN 8 of 10 | Bermuda Bowl 1983 | ||
1983
Hong Kong |
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1984
Macau |
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IDN 6 NZL 9 of 10 | World Teams 1985 | TPE 4 AUS 6 of 10 | |
1985
Sydney, Australia |
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1986
Penang |
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TPE 4 NZL 9 of 10 | World Teams 1987 | CHN 6 AUS 5 of 10 | |
1987 (30th)
Shanghai, China |
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PABF championships
[edit]Recently there is a distinct Zone 7 (South Pacific) championship in odd years, according to International Programme 2009 2012. New Zealand Contract Bridge Federation (NZCBA). Retrieved 2011-10-03. (2009 and 2011 Zone 7 Championships appear on this 4-year list of tournaments where representative teams will be funded.)
Year, Host, Entries | Open | Women | Juniors | Youngsters | Seniors |
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1988
Singapore |
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1989
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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1990
Singapore |
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1991
Guangzhou, China |
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1992
Hong Kong |
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1993
Singapore |
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1994
Wellington, N.Z. |
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1995
Perth, Australia |
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1996
Macau |
3rd PABF Congress | ||||
1997
Hong Kong |
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1998
Kobe, Japan |
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1999
Hangzhou, China |
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2000
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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2001 (40th)
Singapore |
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2002
Bangkok, Thailand |
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2003[2] to Sep 7
Manila, Philippines |
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2004[3] Jul 10–18
Taipei |
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2005[4][5] to Jul 3
Seoul, Korea |
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2006[6] Aug 20–30
Shanghai, China
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2007[7] Jun 3–13
Bandung, Indonesia |
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2008[8][9] to Sep 7 | 6th PABF Congress | ||||
2009[10] Jun 18–28
Macau |
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2010[12] May 21–30 | ![]() [12] |
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2011[13][14][15] Jun 15–24
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Year, Host, Entries | Open | Women | Juniors | Youngsters | Seniors |
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[edit]- CACBF 2011
(schedule at Bridge in India)CUBABRIDGE 2011
- Zone 5 teams May 24 28 Havana Cuba (sched 9 round-robin, 3-session SF, 4-session F)
- BFAME
Oddly, I find no mention of Zone 4 or BFAME at Bridge In India:
- PABF 2009
(from AUS)schedule posted by Akarana club (NZ ?),
- (presumably Open, or any field with 13 or 14 entries) 8 days double round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14), 4-session Zonal Playoff 1, 3-session Zonal Playoff 2
(from AUS)[3]
- Australia 1st U26 (photo), 5th U21
(from HKG) [4]
- U21 double round-robin, two-segment 32-board matches
- PABF 2010
(list of links at Bridge in India)[5] —broken links to session-by-session pages at http://www.nzbridgecongress.co.nz/
- Open, double round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14 entries)
- Women, round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14 entries) and 12-session Final(!)
- Senior, round-robin 13(?) and round-robin 9 (13 or 14? or 9 or 10 entries)
- Junior, double round-robin 10 (impossible?) and 6-session Final
- Youngster, double round-robin 10(?), round-robin 3, and 3-session Final
- PABF 2011
(from AUS)[6]
- Australia 4th U26, 1st U21 (photo)
- AGE LIMITS (same ??)
Age limits for world youth bridge change on 1/1/2011.
- The World U26 Teams in 2012 will be for those born in 1987 or later.
- The World U21 Teams in 2012 will be for those born in 1992 or later.
This is a one year difference from previous rules. We expect (but don't know) that the PABF Championships age limits will probably copy the WBF change.
BFAME championships
[edit]The 14th to 16th BFAME Teams, 2007 to 2011, are covered online.
The only Far East champions from "Asia and the Middle East" were India 1977 open and India 1978 women. At that time Pakistan forfeited a walkover in every match vs Taiwan.
Year, Host, Entries | OPEN | WOMEN | SENIORS | |
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2007[17][18] May 12–20
Amman, Jordan
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BFAME champion | ![]() 181–152 IND |
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IND PAK | 2007 World Teams | JOR IND | IND PAK | |
2009[19][18] 0626–0704
Karachi, Pakistan
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BFAME champion | ![]() 80–44 PAK |
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IND PAK | 2009 World Teams | JOR PAK | IND PAK | |
2011[20]
Bangkok, Thailand
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BFAME champion | ![]() 202–90 JOR |
Two entries both advance |
PAK IND | 2011 World Teams | IND JOR | IND PAK | |
Year, Host, Entries | OPEN | WOMEN | SENIORS |
The 2007 tournaments culminated in a 5-session OPEN final and 3-session Women and Seniors finals. For 2009 only two sessions were scheduled for each final match and it appears that the Seniors played only one. BFAME qualifies two teams to each flight of the World Teams, so the two finalists play for regional honors only.
With five entries in 2007 and six Open entries in 2011, there was a triple round-robin followed by the final match between the round-robin leaders. With nine entries in 2009, there was a double round-robin (six days) followed by long 6-session semifinals to determine the Bermuda Bowl representatives (two days), followed by the short final (one day).[18]
World participants
[edit]Year | Entries | Africa | Asia & M.E. | Pacific Asia | South Pacific | world host |
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After 7 renditions 1950 to 1957, the Bermuda Bowl tournament expanded to three teams for 1958 59 by inviting the South America champion (Argentina), and expanded to four teams for 1961 62 63 65 by including both the defending champion (Italy) and a second team from its zone (Europe). For the 14th tournament in 1966, it expanded to five teams by inviting the Far East champion (Thailand). | ||||||
1966 | 5 teams | THA 5 | ||||
1967 | 5 | THA 4 | ||||
1969 | 5 | TAI 2 | ||||
1970 | 5 | TAI 2 | ||||
1971 | 6 | TAI 4 | AUS 3 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | ||
1973 | 5 | IDN 5 | ||||
1974 | 6 | IDN 4 | NZL 6 | |||
1975 | 5 | IDN 4 | ||||
1976 | 6 | HKG 6 | AUS 5 | |||
1977 | 6 | TAI 6 | AUS 5 | Manila, Philippines | ||
1979 | 6 | TAI 4 | AUS 3 | |||
1981 | 7 teams | PAK 2 | IDN 7 | AUS 6 | ||
1983 | 10 | PAK 7 | IDN 8 | NZL 5 | ||
1985 | 10 | IND 10 | IDN 6 | NZL 9 | ||
1987 | 10 | PAK 5 | TPE 4 | NZL 9 | ||
1989 | 10 | EGY* 7 | TPE 5 | AUS 4 NZL 8 | Perth, Australia | |
1991 | 16 | EGY* 14 | PAK 13 | HKG 9 JPN 16 | AUS 12 | Yokohama, Japan |
1993 | 16 | ZAF 9 | IND 10 | CHN 7 IDN 11 | AUS 12 | |
1995 | 16 | ZAF 5 EGY* 14 | IDN 6 CHN 7 | AUS 15 | Beijing, China | |
1997 | 18 | ZAF 17 TUN 18 | IND 13 | CHN 7 TPE 8 | AUS 11 NZL 15 | Hammamet, Tunisia |
2000 | 20 | ZAF 14 | PAK 17 | IDN 5/8 TPE 13 CHN 16 | NZL 12 AUS 15 | |
2001 | 18 | EGY 9 | IND 7 | IDN 8 JPN 14 HKG 18 | AUS 12 NZL 13 | |
2003 | 22 | EGY 11 ZAF 21 | IND 19 PAK 20 | TPE 5/8 IDN 10 CHN 12 | AUS 5/8 NZL 16 | |
2005 | 22 | EGY 5/8 ZAF 12 | IND 5/8 JOR 22 | JPN 9 CHN 11 TPE 19 | AUS 15 NZL 16 | |
2007 | 22 | ZAF 4 EGY 14 | PAK 18 IND 19 | CHN 5/8 JPN 10 IDN 13 TPE 16 | AUS 5/8 NZL 20 | Shanghai, China |
2009 | 22 | EGY 16 MAR 20 | IND 14 PAK 19 | CHN 4 JPN 10 TPE 11 | NZL 15 AUS 18 | |
2011 | 22 teams | EGY ZAF | IND PAK | CHN JPN SIN | AUS NZL | |
2013 | the 41st rendition | Bali, Indonesia | ||||
Year | Entries | Africa | Asia & M.E. | Pacific Asia | South Pacific | world host |
Year | Entries | Z1 | Z2 | Z3 | C.Amer.Carib. | Asia & M.E. incl Africa |
Pacific Asia | South Pacific | world host |
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1987 | 5 teams | 2 h | 1 | 1 | 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
1989 | 8 | 2 h | 1 | 1 | 0 | Nottingham, England | |||
1991 | 12 | 3 | 3 h | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Ann Arbor MI, USA |
1993 | 15 | 4 h | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Aarhus, Denmark |
1995 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 h | 2 | Bali, Indonesia |
1997 | 18 | 4 | 4 h | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Hamilton ON, Canada |
1999 | 16 | 4 | 4 h | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Fort Lauderdale FL, USA |
2001 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 h | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Mangaratiba, Brazil |
2003 | 16 | 6 h | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Saint-Cloud, Paris, France | |
2004 | 6 u21 | 3 | 3 | New York NY, USA | |||||
2005 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 h | Sydney, Australia | |
2006 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 h | 1 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
16 u21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
2008 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 h | 2 | Beijing, China | |
18 u21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
2010 | 17 open | 8 | 3 h | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia PA, USA | |
16 u-21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
4 girls | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2012 | the 14th rendition, and NOT part of the 2nd World Mind Sports Games; probably planning for 18, 18, and 8 entries |
Havana, Cuba | |||||||
Year | Entries | Z1 | Z2 | Z3 | C.Amer.Carib. | Asia & M.E. incl Africa |
Pacific Asia | South Pacific | world host |
At the latest World Youth Teams, there were nine entries from the zones featured here. There were five among 17 entries in the Juniors (open u-26): China won the bronze medal, Australia placed 5th/8th, Japan 13, India 14, and Hong Kong 16 among 17 entries. There were three among 16 entries in the Youngsters (open u-21): China placed 5th/8th, Chinese Taipei 13, Australia 14. In the Girls (female u-26), China placed third of four.
See also
[edit]WBF Zones
Notes
[edit]- ^ abandoned after one session? ...
References
[edit]- ^ OEB4 "Far East ...".
- ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Manila, 2003. Contemporary notice, 2003. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
http://www.ptba.net/pabf/info.htm —obsolete? site (probably at Philippines BA) linked to the ABF notice. - ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Taiwan, 2004. Contemporary notice, 2004. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
For contemporary coverage the notice links only the (Chinese Taipei) CTCBA homepage. - ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Seoul, 2005. Contemporary notice, 2004. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ The 43rd PABF Championships. Contemporary coverage, 2005. Korea Contract Bridge League (KCBL). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Shanghai, 2006. Contemporary notice, 2006. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
http://44pabf.kelvinyim.com/index.jsp —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice, linknames both "44th PABF Championships" and "2006 PABF Youth Championships". - ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Indonesia, June 3-13, 2007. Contemporary notice, 2007. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
http://www.pabf2007.org/ —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice. - ^ 6th Pacific Asia Bridge Federation Congress and 1st Asian Cup. Contemporary notice, 2008. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ The 6th PABF Congress. Contemporary coverage, 2008. Queensland Bridge Association (QBA). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Macau, June 18-28, 2009. Contemporary notice, 2009. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
http://www.macauabm.com/46th_pabf —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice. - ^ [1]. ABF. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b c 47th Asia Pacific Bridge Championships / Hamilton, May 21-30, 2010. Contemporary notice, 2010. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
http://www.pabf2010.co.nz/ pabf2010 —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice. - ^ 48th Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / .... Contemporary notice, 2011. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ 48th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships. Contemporary coverage, 2011. Malaysia Contract Bridge Association (MCBA). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ (2011apbf schedule).
- ^ [2]. ABF. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Peek Freans 14th BFAME Championships: Result & Participants, 2007. WBF.
- ^ a b c 14th BFAME Championships contemporary coverage, 2007. WBF. Cite error: The named reference "bfame2009" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 15th BFAME Championships: Result & Participants, 2009. WBF.
- ^ Welcome to BFAME 2011 contemporary coverage, 2011. BFAME. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
OEB4, from memory