BRIDGE

THE #1 MIND
SPORT
A Pairs Competition

Lesson 3
Different Kinds of Competitions
There are two kinds of bridge competitions, teams and pairs. National championships are
often in teams, while club competitions are often for pairs.

Teams

The results of each deal are compared

and the difference is converted to
International Match Points (IMP)
according to a special scale.

In teams, each team consists of four players. After the match, the total IMP scores
The home team is North-South at one table are converted to Victory Points (VP)
and East-West at the other. according to another scale.

A match contains some 20 to 24 deals and

there is a break in half time.

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Pairs

In a pairs competition, you play with

your partner against another pair.
After two or three boards, you change
opponents.

Your results are then compared to

what other pairs achieved with the
same cards.
At a typical club pairs competition, we
play 20-24 boards and it takes around
three hours.

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…….. is Good in Bridge
Insert the achievement of your
Youth Teams and Pairs.
- Medals
- Trophies
- Etc…

Insert a Picture of one of your Youth

Teams

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