Event AS03 Main

Long Beach, California
Long Beach Convention Center
July 2003

2003 Spingold

Final: Welland vs. Meltzer

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul Q 8
Q J 10 6 3
A K 2
Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 3 K 4 10 3 K
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

9 6 5
8 5 2
9 6 3
K 10 8 6 Table A K 7
9 7 4
J 8 7 4
A 7 4
99988 =
44455 =
Par NS +400 J 10 4 3 2
A K
Q 10 5
J 5 2

Welland NS
3 NT N = +400
+6 6
Meltzer NS
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 0

2. E deals
N-S vul 9 8 5 2
10 8 6 2
A 7 6 3
5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 2 4 A 3 2 4
K 5 8 9 K 5 8 9
Q J 6 7 Q J 6 7
K 4 3 K 4 3
10 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

A J 6 3
J 5 3
10 9 4
A J 2 Table K Q 10 7
9 4
K
K Q 10 7 6 4
33AB3 =
4A22A =
Par NS +100 4
A K Q 7
Q J 8 5 2
9 8 3

Welland NS
4 E = -420
+1 7
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 0

3. S deals
E-W vul K 9 7 6 3
6 4 3
7
10 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1
Pass 1 Pass 2
2 NT 3 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 4 2 K 8 6 2 J
A 9 J 8 7 A 8 4
2 5 K 3 A J 6 2
8 4 10 J 4 7 7 10
A J 7 2 K 4 3 5
4 6 3 10 K 6 2 5
3 2 3 9 A 7 4 2
Q 5 7 6 K 9 A 8
10 tricks claimed Q J 3 3
9

J
K 8
A K Q 6 5 3
K Q 7 6 Table Q 10 2
Q 10 9 7 2
4
A J 5 3
37342 47343
8599A =
Par NS -140 A 8 5 4
A J 5
J 10 9 8 2
8

Welland NS
5 W -1 +100
Tie 7
Meltzer NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 0

4. W deals
Both vul J 8 4 2
A 7 5 4
A
Q J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 J Q A Q A 3 6
A 3 2 4 4 5 K 7
Q A 2 6 8 10 3 2
K 3 2 4 8 2 4 A
10 8 6 5 5 9 J Q
5 3 Q 2 J 2 5 Q
K 4 A 6 9 6 J 6
6 9 K 7 10 4 5 K
8 10 8 2 A 10
7 tricks claimed 7 K 3 10
7

K Q 10
Q 2
J 10 9 6 4
K 8 6 Table A 9 7 5
K 10 9 6
8 5 3
A 4
54547 =
79896 =
Par NS -140 6 3
J 8 3
K Q 7 2
9 5 3 2

Welland NS
3 N -2 -200
-3 7
Meltzer NS
2 W +1 -110
+3 3

5. N deals
N-S vul K Q 6 5 4
A Q
Q 5
J 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 NT 4 Dbl 1 4 4
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 10 5 A 6 10 5
K J 3 Q K J 3 Q
4 K 3 5 4 A 7 5
8 9 Q 2 A 7 4 2
4 3 A 7 3 9 K 9
3 J K 2 Q 3 8 J
2 Q A 7 J Q K 3
2 4 Q 6 2
11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

J 9 7
K J 8 7 4 3
10
9 7 3 Table 2
9 6
A K 9 8 7 4 3 2
Q 4
5B75B =
22571 =
Par NS +650 A 10 8 3
10 5 2
J 6
A K 8 6

Welland NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 7
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 3

6. E deals
E-W vul A Q 10 7 4 2
K 9
K 9 7 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 6 A 10 3 2 A
A 3 6 J A 3 6 J
K 6 4 3 K 6 4 2
9 7 A 2 9 7 A 3
10 5 2 Q 10 5 2 Q
Q 5 A 7 4 5 9 2
8 10 4 Q 5 8 9
11 tricks claimed 4 6 K 6
J 8 7 4
11 tricks claimed

J 9
8 5 3 2
A 3
K Q 9 6 2 Table 5 3
Q 7 6
Q J 10 6 4
10 7 4
BCB98 =
11145 =
Par NS +980 K 8 6
A J 10 4
8 5
J 8 5 3

Welland NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 7
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 3

7. S deals
Both vul 9 8
Q 8 7 6 4 2
10
10 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
3
Pass Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 K 8 5 5 J 7 10
9 7 10 5 K 9 5 2
J 4 3 9 3 8 10 4
A 8 3 2 A 2 3 4
A 2 Q 4 12 tricks claimed
10 2 7 6
K 3 J 8
6 4 J Q
A J 3 4
6 5
11 tricks claimed

K Q 3
J 9 3
J 7
K Q 8 5 3 Table A J 10 6 5
A K 10
K 9 2
A 6
21463 =
BB87A BB97A
Par NS -660 7 4 2
5
A Q 8 6 5 4 3
J 2

Welland NS
3 NT E +2 -660
+1 8
Meltzer NS
4 E +2 -680
-1 3

8. W deals
None vul 9 4
J 10 5 3 2
A 6 5
6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 2 4 J 10 2 4 J
K 8 2 6 K A 2 6
4 A 3 7 9 3 2 K
Q 3 2 A 4 8 J Q
K A 4 3 3 K A 4
10 6 9 K 8 6 3 A
7 8 5 2 8 4 A 7
5 10 3 8 10 7 6 5
4 A 7 9 5 10 K J
9 10 Q 5 Q 8 9 2
6 8 7

A J 8 5
A 8
J 4
Q 10 9 8 5 Table 10 3 2
Q 9 7 6
Q 10 7 3 2
4
77778 77878
66564 =
Par NS +110 K Q 7 6
K 4
K 9 8
A K J 7

Welland NS
1 NT S = +90
+5 13
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 3

9. N deals
E-W vul J 8 7 4 3
4
7 5 4
J 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 Q K 4 5 A 9
A 5 6 3 2 K 3 10
K 4 2 5 A 5 6 3
Q J 6 7 K 4 2 5
8 4 Q 3 Q J 6 7
K 10 9 5 8 4 A 3
A J 2 7 Q 10
6 10 8 4 10 tricks claimed
2 2 9 4

K 9
Q 3
9 8
A K Q 9 8 7 2 Table 10 5
A 9 8 6 2
A K Q 6 2
6
27411 37411
A69AB A69BB
Par NS -630 A Q 6 2
K J 10 7 5
J 10 3
3

Welland NS
3 NT W +2 -660
-1 13
Meltzer NS
3 NT W +1 -630
+1 4

10. E deals
Both vul K J
K J 6
A Q 10 5 4 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 4 J 7 4 9 Q
6 3 A 4 6 10 A 4
J 6 A K J 7 2 K
Q 5 3 7 J A 3 2
10 7 8 9 3 6 A 7
5 7 3 9 10 tricks claimed
4 8 4 2
2 J 7 6
12 tricks claimed

10 9 4
9 4 2
9 7 6
10 9 6 3 Table A Q 8 6 5
10 7 3
K
K J 8 7
C6CC7 85BB5
16116 =
Par NS +1440 7 3 2
A Q 8 5
J 8 3
A 5 4

Welland NS
3 NT N +3 +690
+2 15
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +1 +630
-2 4

11. S deals
None vul K 7 6 3
A J 3 2
10
Q 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 5
11 tricks won 10 tricks won

A Q 4
7 4
K Q J 7 6 4
K 4 Table J 9 5
K 10 8
A 9 8 2
A 8 5
25626 =
A87B6 =
Par NS -430 10 8 2
Q 9 6 5
5 3
J 7 6 3

Welland NS
3 NT E +2 -460
-1 15
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +1 -430
+1 5

12. W deals
N-S vul K 10 3
K 7 3 2
J 6 3
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 A K 3 9 A 7
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

J 7 2
A 10 8 5
A 10
9 8 4 2 Table 9
Q J 9
K 9 5 4
A Q 7 6 5
78463 =
6596A =
Par NS -140 A Q 8 6 5 4
6 4
Q 8 7 2
K

Welland NS
3 S = +140
+6 21
Meltzer NS
3 W = -110
-6 5

13. N deals
Both vul Q 8 5
Q 8 7 3
A J 9 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 NT 3 4 1 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 6 7 5 A K 7
5 9 A 6 10 tricks won
K 10 8 3
4 J Q 4
3 2 J K
5 J Q 3
6 3 2 10
10 2 8 7
A 4 8 5
10 tricks claimed

J 10 6
K 10 9 6 4
Q 3
8 5 2 Table 9
5 2
K 10 5
K Q 10 9 6 4 3
9A8A4 9A8B4
33529 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 4 3 2
A J
8 7 6 4
7

Welland NS
4 S = +620
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
4 S = +620
Tie 5

14. E deals
None vul A 4 2
A J 10 8 5
K
K 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 3 AP 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 9 4 Q K 7 4
10 tricks won 10 tricks won

9 7 3
7 2
A J 10 7 4
Q 6 4 Table Q J 8 6 5
K 4
Q 9 5
A 3 2
54A49 =
78384 77384
Par NS +300 K 10
Q 9 6 3
8 6 3 2
J 10 7

Welland NS
3 N +1 +170
-6 21
Meltzer NS
4 N = +420
+6 11

15. S deals
N-S vul 8 7
9 5
K J 10 4
A Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1
1 2 2 3
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 7 10 3
8 tricks won 11 tricks won

A Q J 9 6 2
10 8
A 7 6
9 4 Table 10 5 4
Q J 3 2
Q 9 3 2
10 7
6587A 8587A
58562 =
Par NS +130 K 3
A K 7 6 4
8 5
K J 5 3

Welland NS
3 W -1 +50
-3 21
Meltzer NS
4 S +1 +150
+3 14

16. W deals
E-W vul K J
K 8 6 3 2
10 8 7 4
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 4 J 10 2 5 Q
8 tricks won 8 tricks won

8 5 4
10 9
A Q 5 3
A 8 6 5 Table 9 3
A 5 4
9 6 2
K J 10 3 2
58854 =
75579 =
Par NS -100 A Q 10 7 6 2
Q J 7
K J
Q 9

Welland NS
2 S = +110
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
2 S = +110
Tie 14

Welland leads by 7 IMPs

Match AS03 Main

Top 2003 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul 9
10 9 4
A Q 10 5 3 2
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 1 1 NT 2 2 3
Dbl 2 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 A 6 4
A 5 7 6 8 tricks won
Q 9 7 J
4 J K 8
2 9 3 A
10 9 2 3
K 4 2 5
Q 10 4 6
8 tricks claimed

10
K Q J 7 3
J 8
Q 10 9 8 6 Table A Q J 8 6 4 2
A 2
9 6
J 5
74494 =
58949 =
Par NS -100 K 7 5 3
8 6 5
K 7 4
K 7 2

Welland NS
3 E -1 +50
-2 21
Meltzer NS
4 E -2 +100
+2 16

18. E deals
N-S vul 7 6 5
K J 7 2
9 5 4
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 4 K 10 2 4 K
3 10 K 7 4 10 K 6
Q 5 4 7 Q 5 8 4
J 6 8 4 J 7 9 3
A 5 6 3 A 5 6 3
Q J 10 6 Q J 10 9
12 tricks claimed 5
12 tricks claimed

K Q J 2
8 5
A 10 6
A Q 8 2 Table A 9 8 4 3
Q 10 6
Q J 3 2
K
11414 =
BB8B9 =
Par NS -460 10
A 9 4 3
K 8 7
10 9 7 6 3

Welland NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 16

19. S deals
E-W vul J 9 6 4
A 10 7 6 3
Q 5
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 10 A 9 2 5 K
4 Q A 3 2 3 K J
2 8 10 J 4 Q A 8
A 2 K 9 2 3 A 4
7 4 Q J Q 6 5 7
10 tricks claimed 10 3 9 4
5 6 5 8
6 7 4 10
7 10 2 7

A Q
J 9
J 6 2
K 10 7 6 5 4 Table K 8 5 2
5 4 2
A K 3
A 9 2
14641 =
8878B =
Par NS -600 10 7 3
K Q 8
10 9 8 7 4
8 3

Welland NS
5 W -1 +100
+13 34
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +3 -690
-13 16

20. W deals
Both vul A 10 7 6 4 3
9
7 2
Q 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 J A 9 K A 2
K 2 4 8 6 7 10 Q
9 5 A Q K 2 3 8
9 3 K A 9 5 A Q
J 3 10 5 9 3 K A
2 7 J Q J 6 5 2
K 6 2 5 2 9 7 Q
4 6 6 5 3 8 4 5
9 K 2 Q K A
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

J 5 2
A 10 8 6 2
A J 8 6
3 Table Q 8
J 7 5 3
10 9 5
K J 6 4
7956A 7967A
64763 =
Par NS +140 K 9
K Q 4
K Q 4 3
A 8 5 2

Welland NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 34
Meltzer NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 16

21. N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3
A K 8 4
Q 2
J 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 3 4 Q 2 Q 3 7
A 6 3 2 K 2 4 7
4 7 10 Q 3 Q A 6
5 K 9 7 5 J 8 4
8 tricks claimed 9 3 K 5
10 K 5 8
9 6 10 5
6 A Q 2
9 4
8 tricks claimed

Q J 8
J 10 6 3
K 10 8 3
8 7 Table K 7 4
Q 7 5
A 9 5 4
A K 4
56547 =
77896 =
Par NS -110 A 6 5 2
9 2
J 7 6
Q 9 6 3

Welland NS
1 NT E +1 -120
Tie 34
Meltzer NS
1 NT E +1 -120
Tie 16

22. E deals
E-W vul A K 5
9 4
K 3 2
A Q 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl AP
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 6 3 4 3 4 Q 6
Q 7 5 9 9 10 J A
A 10 8 2 9 K 7 5
3 6 9 K Q 2 3 K
6 3 Q 5 5 8 4 6
A 9 4 K 8 10 4 K
7 10 5 2 2 Q 5 6
6 tricks claimed A J 8 2
7 3 6 9

J 7 6 3
5 3
8 6 4
K 8 7 5 Table Q 9 8
A K Q 8 2
A Q 7
J 6
64666 =
78777 77767
Par NS -110 10 4 2
J 10 7 6
J 10 9 5
10 9

Welland NS
2 × N -2 -300
Tie 34
Meltzer NS
2 × S -2 -300
Tie 16

23. S deals
Both vul A 6 2
2
K 10 7 5 4
K 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 5 6 3 10 K A
7 3 Q 6 6 7 Q 2
3 2 J 8 4 2 K 3
A 7 4 4 5 2 3 4
K 9 4 A Q A 5 9
2 J 10 8 4 9 2 3
K 5 4 9 A 8 4 5
8 Q K 5 Q 6 8 8
9 tricks claimed J 7 6 9

Q 8 4
Q 5 4 3
Q J 9 6 3
10 Table K J 10 7 5
A J 9 6
—
A Q J 5
43376 43366
8AA67 =
Par NS -620 9 3
K 10 8 7
A 8 2
7 6 3 2

Welland NS
4 E -1 +100
-3 34
Meltzer NS
4 E -2 +200
+3 19

24. W deals
None vul 10 8 7 3
Q 8 3
10 9 3
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 AP 2 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 10 K A 2 10 3
Q 2 A 3 2 A 4 3
J 7 2 9 2 6 10 K
4 3 Q A K J 4 8
7 5 9 5 Q K 5 9
4 8 Q K 4 A 3 Q
10 6 8 6 J 7 6
6 3 5 10 7 tricks claimed
J 9 A 7
K J 8 7
8 tricks claimed

A J 6
10 9 4
J 6 5 4
Q 7 5 Table K Q
A K 7 6 5
Q 2
9 6 4 2
67576 =
66767 =
Par NS +80 9 5 4 2
J 2
A K 8 7
A 8 3

Welland NS
2 E = -110
-2 34
Meltzer NS
2 N -1 -50
+2 21

25. N deals
E-W vul J 3 2
J 9 6 3
A Q 10 4
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 Dbl 2 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 J K 5 A 2 6 5
9 7 10 2 4 3 K 7
A 3 6 2 9 3 Q J
A 7 3 4 8 2 J 5
9 2 J 5 6 7 A 4
6 5 8 4 K 8 4 10
A 4 6 7 A 7 3 4
K 6 5 A 7
10 tricks claimed 6 10 K
10 tricks claimed

A Q 10 8 4
7
K J 9 8 5
4 2 Table K 9 6
Q 10 5 4
7 3 2
10 7 5
87A7B =
16161 =
Par NS +420 7 5
A K 8 2
6
A K Q 9 8 3

Welland NS
4 S = +420
+10 44
Meltzer NS
5 S -1 -50
-10 21

26. E deals
Both vul A 5 4 2
J 7 5
Q 9 8
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 NT 2 1 1
2 3 AP 1 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 7 3 5 6 K 4
5 6 10 Q 2 8 J A
10 2 K 2 K 3 6 2
K 3 2 4 7 3 8 A
9 4 7 A 9 tricks claimed
A 9 7 5
10 8 8 J
J 4 10
8 tricks claimed

Q J 10 9 8 6
Q 8 4
K 4
7 3 Table K 7
A 6
J 10 6 5 3
A 10 6 4
54977 =
69466 =
Par NS -140 3
K 10 9 3 2
A 7 2
K Q 9 8

Welland NS
3 S -1 -100
+1 45
Meltzer NS
2 W +1 -140
-1 21

27. S deals
None vul K J
9 7 5 4 2
J 10 3
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 5 10 K 2 3 8
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

7 6 4 3
K Q J
5
10 9 8 6 4 Table 5 2
A 6 3
A 9 7 6 4
K 7 3
98886 =
43547 =
Par NS +400 A Q 10 9 8
10 8
K Q 8 2
A 2

Welland NS
3 NT N = +400
+6 51
Meltzer NS
2 S +2 +170
-6 21

28. W deals
N-S vul A J 10 7 6
K Q 8 5
—
10 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT
3 3 Pass 4 2 Dbl 2 NT Dbl
Pass 4 AP 3 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 3 5 6 5 Q A
12 tricks won 10 tricks won

Q 9 8 3 2
J 3 2
9 6 3 2
3 Table 4
A 6
K Q 10 7 5 4
Q 8 6 2
BAB5C =
23171 =
Par NS +1100 K 5
10 9 7 4
A J 8
A K J 7

Welland NS
4 N +2 +680
+2 53
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 21

29. N deals
Both vul 9 8 7 6
K 10 5 3
6 5
K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 7 K 2 3 Q K A
7 tricks won K A 8 5
A 2 6 2
2 7 7 6
2 4 7 5
3 9 8 10
3 6 4 A
Q 7 9 K
6 8 J 9
J 3 4 K

Q J 10 4 2
A 8 7
8
Q 10 8 2 Table —
Q J 9 6 2
K J 4 3 2
A 9 7
77576 =
65767 65867
Par NS -110 A K 5 3
4
A Q 10 9 7
6 5 3

Welland NS
3 E -2 +200
Tie 53
Meltzer NS
3 E -2 +200
Tie 21

30. E deals
None vul 9 8
A 10 2
9 8 4 2
Q 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 7 4 J 2 3 8 J
5 9 Q A 5 4 Q A
9 10 Q A 5 J 3 2
2 5 J 9 J 5 7 2
K 4 7 10 3 6 Q 4
J 3 8 2 K 8 7
6 2 12 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

A 5 4 3
Q 8 7
A K Q 7
8 2 Table J 10 7
K J 6 5
J 3
A K J 10
13112 13111
BABBB =
Par NS -460 K Q 6 2
9 4 3
10 6 5
9 4 3

Welland NS
3 NT E +3 -490
Tie 53
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +3 -490
Tie 21

31. S deals
N-S vul 7
Q 8 7 6 2
A 9 8 4 3
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 1
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) Rdbl 2 Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 5 7 A 2 6 7
9 tricks won 4 10 J 2
6 5 K A
5 7 8 3
Q 8 5 K
2 4 9 J
Q 2 4 7
K 5 3 10
3 10 Q J

J 6 5
A 10
6 5 2
K 10 6 3 2 Table A K Q 8 4
J 9 5
J 10 7
9 8
65995 65997
67336 =
Par NS +140 10 9 3 2
K 4 3
K Q
A J 7 5

Welland NS
4 N -1 -100
-6 53
Meltzer NS
3 N = +140
+6 27

32. W deals
E-W vul J 10 5
9 6 4 3
K 10 6
J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer
1 Pass 1 2 1 Pass 1 2
2 3 4 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 6 8 7 10 J K
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

Q 7 6
A
A J 9 7 4
A 10 8 5 Table K 9 8 3
Q 5 2
8
K Q 9 6 3
43642 =
8A68B 8968B
Par NS -620 A 4 2
K J 10 8 7
Q 5 3 2
7

Welland NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 65
Meltzer NS
4 E = -620
-12 27

Welland leads by 38 IMPs

Match AS03 Main

Top 2003 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul A J 5 2
K J 4
K 10 4
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 9 Q K 7 9 Q K
11 tricks won 10 tricks won

K Q 10 7
7 2
Q 8 6 3 2
10 9 Table 9 8 6
10 5 3
7 5
A J 6 5 3
BAB99 =
23244 =
Par NS +460 4 3
A Q 9 8 6
A J 9
K 8 2

Welland NS
4 N +1 +450
+1 66
Meltzer NS
4 N = +420
-1 27

34. E deals
N-S vul A J 6 5
A Q 9 6
10 7
K 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 1 1
Pass Pass 2 2
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K 5 2 10 6 5 K
8 tricks won 3 2 J K
Q 2 A 4
Q 5 4 7
10 A 5 8
A 7 2 4
10 3 2 J
9 tricks claimed

Q 10 2
10 4
K J 8 4
A 10 9 8 Table K 4
J 8 7 5
6 5 3
Q J 6 5
89976 =
54467 53467
Par NS +140 9 8 7 3
K 3 2
A Q 9 2
3 2

Welland NS
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 66
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
+1 28

35. S deals
E-W vul A 10 4
J 5
J 10 9 7
A 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 1 NT
1 1 NT Pass 2 NT 2 3 NT AP
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 K 5 J 4 3 K
8 J 4 9 2 3 J 7
7 3 A K J 5 2 K
2 3 J 5 Q A 7 7
10 Q 4 6 10 6 4 6
6 7 3 9 A 3 4 6
A 3 4 5 2 J K 2
10 tricks claimed 10 5 5 Q
4 A 8 5
8 3 10 6

Q J 9 6 5 3 2
K 10 8 6 3
K
— Table —
7 4
Q 8 6 5 3
Q J 8 7 6 3
A7698 A8788
35445 =
Par NS +430 K 8 7
A Q 9 2
A 4 2
K 10 4

Welland NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 66
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 28

36. W deals
Both vul Q 10
K 9 8 6 5
K Q J 6 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 6 7 3 4 2 10
5 2 K 8 Q K A 8
K A 3 7 J 7 5 Q
Q J 10 5 J 6 9 3
4 10 2 6 7 3 A 4
Q 4 Q 8 3 10 K A
3 3 7 A 7 7 9 6
8 10 J A 5 2 J 8
9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

9 8 2
10 7
A 4 2
10 9 6 5 4 Table K J 7 5 3
A Q 4 2
8
K 8 3
848A5 64795
58437 58538
Par NS +130 A 6 4
J 3
10 9 7 5
A Q J 2

Welland NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 66
Meltzer NS
5 N -1 -100
Tie 28

37. N deals
N-S vul K
Q 10 7 5 4
K 10 8 5
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT AP
Rdbl Pass 2 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 Q 2 6 9 6 K 3
K 3 A 4 5 4 2 A
J 5 4 6 J K 4 2
Q 7 3 7 4 8 J 2
10 4 5 9 7 A 5 K
8 8 5 9 Q 4 5 6
3 9 K A J 7 7 3
7 A J 4 10 8 10 9
2 8 7 2 8 J 5 7

5 4
A K 8
Q 9 7 4
K J 8 5 Table 9 7 6 3
9 3 2
A J
10 9 7 2
88785 87785
55558 =
Par NS +100 A Q J 10 8 2
J 6
6 3 2
A 6

Welland NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 66
Meltzer NS
2 NT N = +120
+6 34

38. E deals
E-W vul J 6
A 7 6 5 2
K 5 3
K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
2 3 1 2
Pass 3 4 4 2 2 3 3
Pass 5 AP Pass Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 4 7 A 4 5 4
4 3 K 2 Q 7 3 K
J Q A 2 K 5 2 6
J Q A 3 K 3 2 6
6 10 3 7 6 4 A 10
Q 7 A 9 7 J Q A
8 5 5 10 Q 8 3
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

7 2
K Q 10 9 8
9 8 6 4
A 3 Table K Q 10 8 5 4
3
—
Q J 8 6 5 2
837A3 =
4A539 49539
Par NS -100 A 9 3
J 4
A Q J 10 7 2
7 4

Welland NS
5 S -1 -50
+11 77
Meltzer NS
4 E = -620
-11 34

39. S deals
Both vul 5 4 3
J 6 4
A Q
Q 9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 7 4 8 2 5 A K
3 9 10 J 10 K 3 7
4 5 A K 7 4 Q K
8 2 2 J 8 2 4 A
5 K A 6 3 2 10 J
2 3 A 8 A 4 3 2
Q 10 8 Q 5 6 K
9 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed

K Q J 6 2
A 10 7
K 10 8 2
K Table A 7
Q 8 5 3
7 5 4
J 10 7 5
54556 =
88887 88787
Par NS -120 10 9 8
K 9 2
J 9 6 3
A 8 3

Welland NS
2 NT E +1 -150
-6 77
Meltzer NS
2 W -1 +100
+6 40

40. W deals
None vul 9 6 3
J 6
K 9 7 6 5 3
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 4 10 A 6 2 Q A
3 6 Q 4 3 6 A 4
A 8 5 J Q 8 5 J
2 9 K 5 2 9 K 6
4 5 J Q 3 5 J Q
4 8 K 2 10 A 3 4
11 tricks claimed 8 K 10 4
9 K 2 5

A 5
K 10 5 3
A J 8
10 6 4 3 Table K Q 7 4
A Q 7 2
10 2
A J 2
33253 =
AAB8A =
Par NS -450 J 10 8 2
9 8 4
Q 4
K Q 9 8

Welland NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 77
Meltzer NS
4 NT W = -430
+1 41

41. N deals
E-W vul Q 10 9
Q J 6
9 3
J 10 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 6 10 A 5 K 7 8
2 5 J Q 4 9 K A
7 8 5 K 4 6 3 A
3 6 9 K 2 5 J Q
2 5 J A 9 K A 4
Q A 4 9 Q 3 J 6
5 6 3 K 6 3 Q 2
8 9 7 Q 7 3 5 10
7 tricks claimed 10 6 4 K
9 7 10 8
8 tricks claimed

J 4
10 7 5 3
J 8 7 6 4
K 6 Table K 8 7 6 2
A 9 8 4
K Q
A 8
76568 =
57875 =
Par NS -100 A 5 3
K 2
A 10 5 2
Q 9 5 4

Welland NS
1 E = -80
+1 78
Meltzer NS
2 E = -110
-1 41

42. E deals
Both vul Q
8
Q 9 8 5
A K 10 8 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 3 Dbl 1 3 4 Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 10 8 K 3 9 7
K 5 4 Q A 4 J 2
A 8 2 2 3 Q A 5
5 3 Q 7 6 8 J 5
5 4 K 2 4 6 K 9
6 4 J 3 A 5 4 8
6 7 10 J K 3 7 5
5 3 K 2 2 Q 10 2
10 tricks claimed 6 2 10 J
10 tricks claimed

J 10 4 3 2
10 7 4
J 7 6 2
7 Table A K 7 6
A K J 2
A 10 3
4 3
5344A =
6A893 =
Par NS -200 9 8 5
Q 9 6 5 3
K 4
Q J 9

Welland NS
5 × N -1 -200
+9 87
Meltzer NS
4 W = -620
-9 41

43. S deals
None vul K J 9 4
J
Q 7
Q 9 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 J Q 4 7 9 10
J 4 A 2 2 6 Q 3
K 8 7 5 J 4 3 2
K A 4 5 4 5 A 6
Q 5 2 K A 8 3 5
4 3 9 10 K 9 6 6
Q 9 6 6 Q 4 7 7
10 10 J 7 10 10 8 3
7 J 2 4 2 10 K 7

10 6
9 8 2
A J 6 4
A K 10 4 Table Q 7 5 3
7 6 5 4
9 5 3
J 5
9AAA9 =
33333 =
Par NS +420 A 8 2
A K Q 10 3
K 10 8 2
2

Welland NS
3 N +2 +200
-5 87
Meltzer NS
3 NT S = +400
+5 46

44. W deals
N-S vul 9 7
Q 8 5
A 10 9 2
10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT Pass 4 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 7 5 J 6 5 K
J 3 8 A 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

K J 6 5 2
A 7 6
K Q 8
8 5 Table A 8
K 4 2
J 4
A K Q J 9 6
12341 =
CB98C =
Par NS -990 Q 10 4 3
J 10 9 3
7 6 5 3
7

Welland NS
4 NT W +2 -490
+10 97
Meltzer NS
6 E = -920
-10 46

45. N deals
Both vul 8 7
K Q J
K 10 8 4
Q 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 7 2 9 K 7 4 9
5 8 A J 5 8 A J
10 2 Q 2 2 2 6 2
8 9 Q 3 4 6 J 3
J 3 4 6 Q 5 7 10
Q 5 8 6 5 3 K A
10 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

K Q 6 5
6
9 6 3 2
A 10 9 4 Table A 10 4 3 2
10 9 5 3
J
J 6 3
73996 =
4A347 =
Par NS -500 J 9
A 8 7 4 2
A Q 7 5
K 8

Welland NS
4 S = +620
+12 109
Meltzer NS
4 S -1 -100
-12 46

46. E deals
None vul 7
Q 8 5 3
10 8 5
A J 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
1 2 1 2
2 4 5 5 2 4 5 5
Dbl AP 6 Pass Pass 6
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q A 5 2 Q Q A
2 5 A 4 7 Q 2 3
3 2 Q A 2 4 7 8
5 4 6 6 4 A 3 10
4 A 7 10 10 4 6 6
6 8 J 9 5 9 8 3
5 3 3 Q J K 7 8
J K 7 8 6 K Q A
6 9 8 2 11 tricks claimed

A K 9 3
10 2
A 9 7 6
Q 8 6 Table Q 10
A
K J 4 3 2
K 9 4 3 2
25923 =
972BA 974BA
Par NS -300 J 8 6 5 4 2
K J 9 7 6 4
Q
—

Welland NS
5 × N -2 -300
-5 109
Meltzer NS
6 × N -1 -100
+5 51

47. S deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7
10
A 9 8 4 3 2
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 10 8 2 9 K 5 2
A 9 J 7 2 K 9 4
Q A 5 7 K 10 4 6
3 K 9 4 Q J 2 7
10 J 7 2 3 3 7 4
A 4 3 2 4 10 J 2
2 6 K 10 6 8 6 10
5 6 10 7 A 3 8 5
9 6 5 J K 9 3 7

2
A K Q 9 6 4 3
J 10
J 9 7 Table K Q 6 4
J 8
7 6
A 8 6 3 2
59495 59395
64948 =
Par NS +100 J 8 5 3
7 5 2
K Q 5
K 10 5

Welland NS
4 × S -2 -500
-2 109
Meltzer NS
4 W = -420
+2 53

48. W deals
E-W vul 6 5 4
A 8
A J 7 3
A Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K A 5 A 3 9 5
4 A 3 9 K 7 5 6
K 7 2 5 Q 10 6 4
Q 10 6 6 J 3 2 8
K 3 5 A 8 2 7 7
A 5 2 6 2 2 8 J
10 tricks claimed 9 4 6 A
A 5 4 6
3 5 K 7
8 9 10 4

9
Q 7 6 5 2
K 8 6
J 9 7 6 Table A K Q J 8 2
K J 4
Q 9 5
5
63367 =
7AA66 =
Par NS -620 10 7 3
10 9 3
10 4 2
K 8 4 2

Welland NS
2 E +2 -170
-2 109
Meltzer NS
1 NT× N -1 -100
+2 55

Welland leads by 54 IMPs

Match AS03 Main

Top 2003 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul —
K J 9 8 4 2
K 6 4 2
8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
2 2 4 2 2 2 NT
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 8 10 6 2 K A
2 4 K A Q 3 5 5
3 Q K 5 11 tricks won
Q 3 5 K
5 3 K 4
4 9 9 7
7 2 8 6
7 tricks claimed

9 6 3 2
A Q 7
8 5
J 10 6 4 Table K J 8 7 5
10
Q 10 7
A Q 7 3
96BA7 =
26226 27226
Par NS +450 A Q 10 4
6 5 3
A J 9 3
K 9

Welland NS
4 × E -3 +500
+2 111
Meltzer NS
4 S +1 +450
-2 55

50. E deals
N-S vul A K Q 6 4
Q J 2
A K
K Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 7 Q 4 7 10 K
2 4 K 3 K 5 2 7
7 5 Q A A 8 3 8
10 9 6 J K 5 2 8
A 8 3 8 Q A 7 3
K 6 9 10 3 8 J A
K 5 2 8 Q 10 3 9
Q 10 3 9 12 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

J 10 8 7
5 3
J 10 6 2
J 9 8 Table 5
A 10 8 6 4
Q 9 5 4 3
10 5
CB96C =
12471 =
Par NS +1400 9 3 2
K 9 7
8 7
A 7 6 3 2

Welland NS
6 NT N = +1440
+13 124
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +3 +690
-13 55

51. S deals
E-W vul 9 7 4
Q
Q J 9 8 7 6 2
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 2
1 2 Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 A 5 Q A 2 3 3
2 K 2 4 A 5 Q 4
7 8 K A 3 8 6 6
6 4 10 Q Q 4 2 K
3 10 6 J K A 7 3
A 2 3 8 8 tricks claimed
6 J K 5
2 9 J 3
7 4 8 7
Q 3 5 K

A 6 2
K 10 9 8 5
A K 10 5
8 Table J 10 8
J 7 6 4
4 3
Q J 7 2
57488 58488
75854 75954
Par NS -100 K Q 5 3
A 3 2
—
K 10 9 5 4 3

Welland NS
3 N -2 -100
Tie 124
Meltzer NS
4 S -2 -100
Tie 55

52. W deals
Both vul Q 7 4 2
A K Q 3
J 2
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
5 AP Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 4 2 5 J 2 5 Q
2 6 3 5 K 8 6 A
6 7 10 3 K 2 6 4
A 2 6 5 A J 7 3
K 4 3 8 8 4 Q 5
10 7 7 9 9 7 10 2
8 9 8 Q 5 3 3 9
11 tricks claimed K 7 6 8
5 tricks claimed

A K 10 3
5
A K 10 8 5
A 4 2 Table 6
J 10 8 6 4
Q 9 7 6
8 5 3
56524 =
868A7 =
Par NS -130 J 9 8 5
9 7 2
4 3
Q 10 7 6

Welland NS
5 W = -600
-3 124
Meltzer NS
1 NT× N -2 -500
+3 58

53. N deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
5
Q J 4
A K 10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 1 1 Pass Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 5 K 3 4 5 A 3
5 10 J 2 5 K 3 2
6 4 10 A K 2 4
6 2 4 8 10 tricks won
J 3 K 2
10 4 8 J
A 2 4 3
K 9 8 3
9 tricks claimed

A J 3
Q 9 7 4 2
9 6 5 2
3 Table 6 5
A K J 8
10 7 3
Q J 9 2
68568 69568
73875 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 9 7
10 6 3
A K 8
8 4

Welland NS
4 S -1 -100
-7 124
Meltzer NS
2 S +2 +170
+7 65

54. E deals
E-W vul K
A 10 8 3
A 10 6 5 3 2
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 8 K 4 J K A 8
J Q A 4 4 A K 7
6 8 9 K 4 9 Q 3
9 4 2 K 2 6 2 10
4 2 J A K 3 4 2
A 5 J 8 11 tricks claimed
3 3 7 Q
7 tricks claimed

8 2
Q J 7 6 2
Q 8 4
A 6 3 Table Q J 6 5 3
K 9 5 4
K
J 10 9
776AA =
65723 66723
Par NS +130 A 10 9 7 4
—
J 9 7
K Q 7 5 2

Welland NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 124
Meltzer NS
5 N = +400
+11 76

55. S deals
Both vul Q J
A K 10 8 2
6 3 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 1
1 2 2 3 2 3 3 4
3 4 AP Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K J 3 6 A J 3 6
A Q 8 4 K Q 7 4
4 6 A 3 5 6 A 3
2 5 Q 10 2 5 J 10
4 5 K 9 4 Q K 7
3 7 J 2 3 7 Q 2
A 4 6 K A 4 6 K
5 Q K 7 11 tricks claimed
11 tricks claimed

A K 9 5 4 2
Q 6
10
10 8 7 5 Table 10 8 7 3
J 9 7 3
K 7 5
Q 9
75ABA =
18312 =
Par NS +600 6
5 4
A Q J 9 8 4
A J 6 4

Welland NS
4 S +1 +150
-10 124
Meltzer NS
5 S = +600
+10 86

56. W deals
None vul J 10 2
Q 7 3 2
K 7
J 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 K 2 3 3 2 A 6
5 K 2 8 9 A 3 4
J A 9 4 K 2 3 7
5 6 Q 10 Q 10 5 9
6 7 Q 3 4 J A 5
9 4 A 3 Q 3 5 K
6 3 Q A 10 tricks claimed
J 10 4 8
2 5 10 J
9 tricks claimed

K Q 6 4
A 8
A 10 6 5
K 10 6 Table A 8 5 3
J 5 4
Q 9 2
Q 8 2
53746 =
8A697 =
Par NS -420 9 7
K 10 9 6
J 8 4 3
A 9 5

Welland NS
4 E -1 +50
+10 134
Meltzer NS
4 W = -420
-10 86

57. N deals
E-W vul A 2
9 5 4
K 7 2
A J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 3 Dbl 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 9 8 3 7 8 J A
4 5 K 8 2 3 K 9
7 Q A J 4 5 J 7
4 K A 3 K 2 10 4
9 tricks claimed 7 4 Q 2
A J 6 5
8 tricks claimed

K Q J 6 5
K 10 8 7 6
J 5
9 Table 10 7 3
A Q 3
Q 8
Q 7 6 5 3
844B8 =
39915 =
Par NS +400 9 8 4
J 2
A 10 9 6 4 3
K 4

Welland NS
4 E -1 +100
+6 140
Meltzer NS
5 N -3 -150
-6 86

58. E deals
Both vul 8 7 3
K Q
K 9 6 5
A 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 5 J K 10 5 J K
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

Q 9 6
J 6 5 4
4
Q 10 9 3 2 Table K J 10 4
A 9 3 2
10 8 2
J 4
976A7 =
46636 =
Par NS +600 A 5 2
10 8 7
A Q J 7 3
K 8

Welland NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 140
Meltzer NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 86

59. S deals
None vul 5
Q 9 8 4
A 6
A K Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 3 1 3 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
4 Dbl Pass 5
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 Q 7 10 J 4 3
A 10 5 9 3 K 4 6
A 5 2 4 K 5 8 4
K 3 3 6 K A 2 4
10 tricks claimed 6 7 8 2
7 A 9 J
9 tricks claimed

A K 10 9
A K 10 5 2
K Q 10
4 Table J 8 7 3 2
J 6
J 7 3 2
10 7
52349 73349
6A994 =
Par NS -300 Q 6 4
7 3
9 8 5 4
J 8 5 2

Welland NS
4 E = -420
-3 140
Meltzer NS
5 × N -2 -300
+3 89

60. W deals
N-S vul Q 10 7
J 9 4
J 10 5 4
K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 4 6 4 2 10 Q
3 5 K 4 9 7 4 3
7 8 Q A 6 10 8 A
6 7 J A Q 6 7 2
9 6 J 2 3 A K 4
5 2 K 3 3 9 A 7
A 7 3 4 K 5 5 Q
9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

9 6
Q 8 6 3
Q 7 3 2
A 6 5 Table K J 8 4
A K 5 2
6
10 8 4 2
56475 =
77968 =
Par NS -140 A 5 3 2
10 7
A K 9 8
Q 9 3

Welland NS
3 E = -140
+1 141
Meltzer NS
3 W +1 -170
-1 89

61. N deals
Both vul 6 4 2
A K Q 6 3
Q 8 7 5
A

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 3 7 A A 2 5 7
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

A J 3
5 4
10 2
K 10 7 6 4 2 Table K 10 9 8 5
10 8 7
9 4
Q 9 8
86BB5 =
26208 =
Par NS +650 Q 7
J 9 2
A K J 6 3
J 5 3

Welland NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 154
Meltzer NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 89

62. E deals
None vul K 10 8 5 3
K Q J 10 3
3
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 2 6 8 A 4 3
4 3 J A 5 8 K 4
9 7 3 6 10 2 9 A
5 A 10 2 Q 3 2 5
8 J 4 3 5 2 A 6
Q 4 9 6 J 7 K 4
K 7 5 2 8 tricks claimed
5 6 Q A
9 10 2 J
A 7 5 4

Q 9 7 6
A 8 7
K Q 7 4
A 2 Table 4 2
6 4 2
J 8 2
K J 7 6 4
79967 =
64466 64465
Par NS +140 A J
9 5
A 10 9 6 5
Q 10 9 3

Welland NS
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 154
Meltzer NS
2 N = +110
+4 93

63. S deals
N-S vul A K Q J
Q 9
Q 10 9 5 3
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass Pass
3 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP) 3 Dbl 3 4
Pass 4 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 5 4 3 A 3 10 7
Q 8 10 6 K 5 2 6
Q 6 7 5 Q 8 10 9
9 A 4 8 Q A 4 8
3 10 K A 4 3 K 6
3 K A 6 3 J 8 4
J 2 5 10 6 K 2 9
7 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed

9 6 3
8 5 2
6
K Q J 7 5 2 Table 8 5
A 10 6
K J 8 2
9 8 4 3
7BBA5 7BAA5
32237 =
Par NS +650 10 7 4 2
K J 7 4 3
A 7 4
10

Welland NS
5 × W -4 +800
Tie 154
Meltzer NS
5 × W -4 +800
Tie 93

64. W deals
E-W vul A K
A K J 4 3
K J 4
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 3 2 K 2 4 A
11 tricks won 2 6 K 10
J 5 3 7
4 8 A 9
12 tricks claimed

J 5 3
Q 5
9 8 7 6
K Q 6 3 Table Q 9 8 6
9 8 7 2
10
J 8 5 4
B9BC7 =
13115 =
Par NS +920 10 7 4 2
10 6
A Q 5 3 2
A 7

Welland NS
3 NT N +2 +460
-10 154
Meltzer NS
6 S = +920
+10 103

Welland wins by 51 IMPs

Match AS03 Main

Top 2003 Spingold Final

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