21st World Computer-Bridge Championship
August 19-24, 2017
Lyon, France at the 43rd World Team Championships
Articles will be published in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, the International Bridge Press Association Journal, the International Computer Games Association Journal and The Bridge World
The Bridge World, July 2015 The Bridge World, May 2016 The Bridge World, August 2017, p.26-29
Articles and analysis, recent: 2015 4th robot round robin used 32 deals from the GNT Championship Flight semifinals and a comparison between the robot and human play is made: GNT comparison 2015 robot semifinals used 32 deals from the Wagar KO finals and a comparison between the robot play and human play is made.Wagar first half Wagar second half
Complete 2015 Championship entries and results
Complete 2016 Championship entries and results, as well as many write-ups
2017 Results
Round Robin: 32-board round robin, scored on WBF 20 Victory Point scale
Top four robots advance to the semifinal KO, with carryover
Final Round Robin Standing
1. Wbridge5 74.36
2. Synrey Bridge 69.65
3. Micro Bridge 65.87
4. RoboBridge 62.52
5. Bridge Baron 60.79
6. Q-Plus Bridge 59.83
7. Shark Bridge 26.98
Schedule:
August 19:
Round 1: RoboBridge vs. Bridge Baron; Wbridge5 vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Micro Bridge vs. Synrey Bridge; Shark Bridge-Bye
August 20
Round 2: Wbridge5 vs. RoboBridge; :Micro Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; Synrey Bridge vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Bridge Baron - Bye
Round 3: Synrey Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Wbridge5; Q-Plus Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; Micro Bridge - Bye
August 21:
Round 4: Shark Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Synrey Bridge; Micro Bridge vs. Q-Plus Bridge; Wbridge5 - Bye
Round 5: Synrey Bridge vs. Micro Bridge; Bridge Baron vs. Shark Bridge; Wbridge5 vs. RoboBridge; Q-Plus Bridge - Bye
August 22:
Round 6: Q-Plus Bridge vs. RoboBridge; Bridge Baron vs. Micro Bridge; Shark Bridge vs. Wbridge5; Synrey Bridge - Bye
Round 7: Q-Plus Bridge vs. Bridge Baron; Wbridge5 vs. Micro Bridge; Synrey Bridge vs. Shark Bridge; RoboBridge - Bye
August 23: Semifinals
August 24: Final
Round Robin
|
team vs. team |
RoboBridge |
Bridge Baron |
Wbridge5 |
Synrey Bridge |
Shark |
Micro Bridge |
Q-Plus |
Bye |
Total after 7 |
|
RoboBridge |
Imps x VPs |
56 - 70 rd 1 7.22 |
67 - 59 rd 2 11.67 |
88 - 86 rd 3 10.44 |
90 - 50 rd 4 16.46 |
55 - 80 rd 5 5.46 |
82- 76 rd 6 11.27 |
rd 7
|
62.52 (4)
|
|
Bridge Baron |
70-56 rd 1 12.78 |
Imps x VPs |
61 - 58 rd 3 10.65 |
68 - 96 rd 4 5.04 |
79 - 72 rd 5 11.47 |
102 - 47 rd 6 17.96 |
47 - 93 rd 7 2.89 |
rd 2
|
60.79 (5)
|
| Wbridge5 |
59 - 67 rd 2 8.33 |
58 - 61 rd 3 9.35 |
Imps x VPs |
93 - 57 rd 5 16.00 |
111 - 69 rd 6 16.68 |
78 - 58 rd 7 13.78 |
66-65 rd 1 10.22 |
rd 4
|
74.36 (1)
|
| Synrey Bridge |
86 - 88 rd 3 9.56 |
96 - 68 rd 4 14.96 |
57 - 93 rd 5 4.00 |
Imps x VPs |
62 - 54 rd 7 11.67 |
72-50 rd 1 14.09 |
77 - 46 rd 2 15.37 |
rd 6
|
69.65 (2)
|
|
Shark Bridge |
50 - 90 rd 4 3.54 |
72 - 79 rd 5 8.53 |
69 - 111 rd 6 3.32 |
54 - 62 rd 7 8.33 |
Imps x VPs |
23 - 107 rd 2 0.05 |
44 - 87 rd 3 3.21 |
rd 1
|
26.98 (7)
|
|
Micro Bridge |
80 - 55 rd 5 14,54 |
47 - 102 rd 6 2.04 |
58 - 78 rd 7 6.22 |
50-72 rd 1 5.91 |
107 - 23 rd 2 19.95 |
mps x VPs |
100 - 53 rd 4 17.21 |
rd 3
|
65.87 (3) |
|
Q-Plus Bridge |
76- 82 rd 6 8.73 |
93 - 47 rd 7 17.11 |
65 - 66 rd 1 9.78 |
46 - 77 rd 2 4.63 |
87 - 44 rd1 16.79 |
53 - 100 rd 4 2.79 |
Imps x VPs |
rd 5
|
59.83 (6)
|
|
Bye |
rd 7
|
rd 2
|
rd 4
|
rd 6
|
rd 1
|
rd 3
|
rd 5
|
Imps x VPs |
|
August 23, 64-boad Semifinal KO
| Semifnal KO | carryover* | hand record 1-16 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 17-32 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 33-48 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 49-64 scorecard pbn playrecord |
Total |
| Wbridge5 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 76 | 156 | 38 | 194 |
| RoboBridge | 0 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 83 | 20 | 103 | 6 | 109 |
*carryover awarded if team both wins head-to-head match and finishes ahead of opponent in round robin. Carryover is lesser of the difference in VPs in head-to-head and round robin. Carryover = 0
| Semifnal KO | carryover* | hand record 1-16 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 17-32 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 33-48 scorecard pbn playrecord |
total | hand record 49-64 scorecard pbn playrecord |
Total |
| Synrey Bridge | 3.8 | 32 | 35.8 | 16 | 61.8 | 36 | 97.8 | 33 | 130.8 |
| Micro Bridge | 0 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 92 |
Carryover = 3.78
August 24, 64-board Final KO
| Final KO | carryover* | hand record 1-16 scorecard pbn play record |
total | hand record 17-32 scorecard pbn play record |
total | hand record 33-48 scorecard pbn play record |
total | hand record 49-64 scorecard pbn play record |
Total |
| Wbridge5 | 4.7 | 29 | 33.7 | 47 | 80.7 | 30 | 110.7 | 0 | 110.7 |
| Synrey Bridge | 0 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 29 | 105 |
4Carryover = 4.7