22nd World Computer-Bridge Championship
September 29 - October 4, 2018
Orlando, Florida, USA at the 15th World Bridge Series
Articles are published in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, the International Bridge Press Association Journal, the International Computer Games Association Journal, The Bridge World and various bridge publications
The Bridge World, July 2015 The Bridge World, May 2016 The Bridge World, August 2017, p.26-29
2017 Championship, Results, 2017 day by day reporting,
Round Robin: 32-board round robin, scored on WBF 20 Victory Point scale
Top four robots advance to the semifinal KO, with carryover
Round Robin Standing
1. Wbridge5 121.49
2. Micro Bridge 112.93
3. Synrey Bridge 108.21
4. Q-Plus Bridge 97.51
5. Shark Bridge 89.79
6. Bridge Baron 80.23
7. RoboBridge 65.68
8. TCS BridgeBot 32.61
9. Meadowlark Bridge 11.55
Schedule:
September 29:
Round 1: Bridge Baron def Robobridge 104-76; Wbridge5 def TCS BridgeBot 118-14; Synrey Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 146-39; Shark Bridge def Q-Plus Bridge 93-39
Round 2: Wridge5 def RoboBridge 99-51; Synrey Bridge def TCS Bridge 138-36; Q-Plus Bridge def Micro Bridge 84-78; Shark Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 136-91
September 30
Round 3: Synrey Bridge def RoboBridge 81-40; Wbridge5 def Bridge Baron 63-57; Micro Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 176-36; Shark Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 148-22
Round 4: Synrey Bridge def Bridge Baron 98-45; RoboBridge def Shark Bridge 73-45; Q-Plus Bridge def Meadowlark Bridge 158-19; Micro Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 131-33
Round 5: Micro Bridge def RoboBridge 88-62; Shark Bridge def Bridge Baron 88-46; Wbridge5 def Synrey Bridge 77-37; Q-Plus Bridge def TCS BridgeBot 100-34
October 1
Round 6: RoboBridge def Q-Plus Bridge 79-56; Micro Bridge def Bridge Baron 75-59; Wbridge 5 def Shark Bridge 84-68; TCS BridgeBot def Meadowlark Bridge 91-48
Round 7: RoboBridge def Meadowlark Bridge 78-53; Q-Plus Bridge def Bridge Baron 98-63; Wbridge5 def Micro Bridge 90-83; Synrey bridge def Shark Bridge 99-57
October 2
Round 8: TCS BridgeBot def RoboBridge 97-72; Bridge Baron def Meadowlark Bridge 145-15; Micro Bridge def Synrey Bridge 65-61; Wbridge5 def Q-Plus Bridge 86-77
Round 9: Bridge Baron def YCS BridgeBot 152-26; Wbridge5 def Meadowlark Bridge 155-35; Q-Plus Bridge def Synrey Bridge 101-69; Micro Bridge def Shark Bridge 76-31
October 3: Semifinals: Wbridge5 defeated Q-Plus Bridge 158.7 - 155 and Synrey Bridge defeated Micro Bridge 87 - 78.7
October 4: Final: Wbridge5 defeated Synrey Bridge 150.9 - 132
32-board Round Robin (teams listed to be rearranged)
team vs team |
Robo- Bridge |
Bridge Baron |
Wbridge5 |
Synrey |
Shark |
Micro Bridge |
Q-Plus |
Meadowlark Bridge |
TCS BridgeBot |
Bye |
Total |
RoboBridge |
Imps x VPs |
76-104 rd 1 5.04 |
51-99 rd 2 2.69 |
40-81 rd 3 3.43 |
73-45 rd 4 14.96 |
62-88 rd 5 5.32 |
79-56 rd 6 14.24 |
78-56 rd 7 16.54 |
72-97 rd 8 14.54 |
rd 9 | 62.22 |
Bridge Baron |
104-76 rd 1 14.96 |
Imps x VPs |
57-63 rd 3 8.73 |
45-98 rd 4 2.22 |
46-88 rd 5 3.32 |
59-75 rd 6 6.88 |
63-98 rd 7 4.12 |
145-26 rd 8 20.00 |
152-26 rd 9 20.00 |
rd 2
|
80.23 |
Wbridge5 |
99-51 rd 2 17.31 |
63-57 rd 3 11.27 |
Imps x VPs |
77-37 rd 5 16.46 |
84-68 rd 6 13.12 |
90-83 rd 7 11.47 |
86-72 rd 8 11.86 |
154-35 rd 9 20.00 |
118-14 rd 1 20.00 |
rd 4
|
121.49 |
Synrey Bridge |
81-40 rd 3 16.57 |
98-45 rd 4 17.78 |
37-77 rd 5 3.54 |
Imps x VPs |
99-57 rd 7 16.68 |
61-65 rd 8 9.14 |
69-101 rd 9 4.50 |
146-39 rd 1 20.00 |
138-36 rd 2 20.00 |
rd 6
|
108.21 |
Shark Bridge |
45-73 rd 4 5.04 |
88-46 rd 5 16.68 |
68-84 rd 6 6.88 |
57-99 rd 7 3.32 |
Imps x VPs |
rd 9
|
93-39 rd 1 17.87 |
136-91 rd 2 17.01 |
148-22 rd 3 10.00 |
rd 8 | 89.79 |
Micro Bridge |
88-62 rd 5 14.68 |
75-59 rd 6 13.12 |
83-90 rd 7 8.53 |
65-61 rd 8 10.86 |
76-31 rd 9 17.01 |
Imps x VPs |
78-84 rd 2 8.73 |
176-36 rd 3 20.00 |
131-33 rd 4 20.00 |
rd 1
|
112.93 |
Q-Plus Bridge |
56-79 rd 6
|
98-63 rd 7 15.88 |
77-86 rd 8 8.14 |
101-69 rd 9 15.50 |
39-93 rd1 2.13 |
84-78 rd 2 16.27 |
Imps x VPs |
158-19 rd 4 20.00 |
100-34rd 518.83 |
rd 3 10.00 |
97.51 |
Meadowlark |
53-78 rd 7 3.46 |
15-145 rd 8 0.00 |
35-155 rd 9 0.00 |
39-146 rd 1 0.00 |
91-136 rd 2 2,99 |
36-176 rd 3 0.00 |
19-158 rd 4 0.00 |
Imps x VPs |
48-91 rd 6 3.10 |
rd 5
|
11.55 |
TCS BridgeBot |
97-72 rd 8 14.54 |
26-152 rd 9 0.00 |
14-118 rd 1 0.00 |
36-138 rd 2 0.00 |
22-149 rd 3 0.00 |
33-131 rd 4 0.00 |
34-100 rd 5 1.17 |
91-48 rd 16 16.90 |
Imps x VPs |
rd 7
|
32.61 |
Semifinals and Final KOs:
Display includes: Hand records, scorecards, pbn files, and play records for all semifinal and final deals
October 3, 64-board Semifinal KO
Semifnal KO | carryover* | total | total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total | ||
Wbridge5 | 3.72 | 34 | 37.7 | 67 | 104.7 | 32 | 136.7 | 22 | 158.7 |
Q-Plus Bridge | 27 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 70 | 155 |
Semifnal KO | carryover* |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total |
Micro Bridge | 1.72 | 5 | 6.7 | 19 | 25.7 | 29 | 54.7 | 24 | 78.7 |
Synrey Bridge | 12 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 16 | 87 |
October 4, 64-board Final KO (published)
Final KO | carryover* |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
total |
hand record |
Total |
Wbridge5 | 12.92 | 21 | 33.9 | 46 | 79.9 | 57 | 136.9 | 14 | 150.9 |
Synrey Bridge | 34 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 4 | 88 | 44 | 132 |
* Carryover awarded if team both wins head-to-head match and finishes ahead of opponent in round robin. Carryover is lesser of the VP difference of head-to-head and round robin.