World Junior Teams Championship
- World Junior Teams Championship
The World Junior Teams Championship is a zonal teams bridge competition for players up to 26 years old. It was launched in 1987 and is held every two years (in odd-numbered years until 2005, in even-numbered years as from 2006). Competitors vei for the "Ortiz-Patiño Trophy", presented by the World Bridge Federation (WBF) President Emeritus Jaime Ortiz-Patiño who conceived the idea while serving as WBF President in 1985.
Winners
** Crozet in 1987, Pejacsevich–Rizzo in 1989, and C. Carmichael–Wiegand in 1999 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for second place
*** Kühn–Pioch in 1993 and F. Di Bello–S. Di Bello in 1999 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for the title of World Champion
Venues of past events
1987 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1989 Nottingham, England
1991 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
1993 Arhus, Denmark
1995 Bali, Indonesia
1997 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1999 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
2001 Mangaratiba, Brazil
2003 St. Cloud, Paris, France
2005 Sydney, Australia
2006 Bangkok, Thailand
External links
* [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/teamchampionships.asp?qmenuid=31 Official WBF site]
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