2006 World Computer-Bridge Championship
17-22 June, 2006
Verona, Italy
Jack, is the 2006 champion. Jack defeated Micro Bridge in the final 64-board match, 217-54.
While players from around the world met in Verona for many world championship titles, seven robot developers competed for the world computer-bridge championship. Yves Costel of Wbridge5 hoped to retain the trophy that he won last year, but Hans Kuijf of four-time champion Jack, had other ideas, defeating Micro Bridge in the final match. The other robots put on a good show but fell short.
Table 1. Final standing of the 28-board round robin, scored on a 30-VP international scale
|
Team vs. Team |
Shark Bridge |
Bridge Baron |
Micro Bridge |
Jack |
Wbridge5 |
Q-Plus Bridge |
Blue Chip Bridge |
bye |
Total VPs |
|
Shark Bridge |
x | 41-100
rd 1 5-25 |
52-99
rd 2 7-23 |
34-53
rd 3 12-18 |
21-77
rd 4 5-25 |
42-70
rd 5 10-20 |
35-46
rd 6 13-17 |
rd 7
|
52 |
|
Bridge Baron |
100-41
rd 1 25-5 |
x | 78-93
rd 3 13-17 |
49-54
rd 4 14-16 |
79-114
rd 5 9-21 |
60-88
rd 6 8-22 |
rd 7 13-17 |
rd 2
|
82 |
|
Micro Bridge |
99-52
rd 2 23-7 |
93-78
rd 3 17-13 |
x | 67-88
rd 5 11-19 |
77-76
rd 6 15-15 |
41-54
rd 7 13-17 |
113-48
rd 1 25-4 |
rd 4
|
104 |
|
Jack |
53-34
rd 3 18-12 |
54-49
rd 4 16-14 |
88-67
rd 5 19-11 |
x | 94-47
rd 7 23-7 |
95-51
rd 1 23-7 |
97-39
rd 2 25-5 |
rd 6
|
124 |
|
Wbridge5 |
77-21
rd 4 25-5 |
114-79
rd 5 21-9 |
76-77
rd 6 15-15 |
47-94
rd 7 7-23 |
x | 77-67
rd 2 16-14 |
61-42
rd 3 18-12 |
rd 1
|
102 |
|
Q-Plus Bridge |
70-41
rd 5 20-10 |
88-60
rd 6 22-8 |
54-41
rd 7 17-13 |
51-95
rd 1 7-23 |
67-77
rd 2 14-16 |
x | 70-48
rd 4 19-11 |
rd 3
|
99 |
|
Blue Chip Bridge |
46-35
rd 6 17-13 |
rd 7 17-13 |
48-113
rd 1 4-25 |
39-97
rd 2 5-25 |
42-61
rd 3 12-18 |
48-70
rd 4 11-19 |
x |
rd 5
|
66 |
Semifinals, 64-board matches
| 1-16 | 17-32 | 33-48 | 49-64 | Total | |
| Jack +16 carryover | 57 | 35 | 79 | 52 | 239 |
| Q-Plus Bridge | 2 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 41 |
| 1-16 | 17-32 | 33-48 | 49-64 | Total | |
| Micro Bridge +0 | 44 | 29 | 49 | 19 | 141 |
| Wbridge5 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 35 | 133 |
Final, 64-board match
| 1-16 | 17-32 | 33-48 | 49-64 | Total | |
| Jack +8 carryover | 62 | 50 | 38 | 59 | 217 |
| Micro Bridge | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 54 |