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The Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships are a contract bridge competition held every four years in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games.

2002

The first Championship was held in Manchester, England. The event was held at Whitworth Hall, part of the University of Manchester from 15 until 20 July 2002.[citation needed]

Canada defeated Wales for the gold medal. India captured the bronze medal.

There were 28 entries.[citation needed]

2006

The second Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship was held in Murrumbeena, Victoria near Melbourne on 7–12 March 2006.

The competition was won by India, with England coming in second and Australia finishing in third.[1]

2010

The third championship was held in Delhi, India from 24 until 29 October 2010.

Participants were Australia, Australia Ladies, Bangladesh, England, Guernsey, India 1, India 2, India Ladies, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Wales plus the Chairman's Team and six sponsored teams.

The Scotland Team winning the gold medal was Brian Spears, John Murdoch, Derek Sanders, Derek Diamond, Irving Gordon and Sandy Duncan.

2014

The fourth championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, on 8–14 September 2014. The Chairman's team of Paul Hackett, David Bakhshi, Jason Hackett, David Mossop, Justin Hackett and Andrew McIntosh have won the championship, beating Wales in the final. Wales secured the gold medals for being the highest placed national team. England won the silver medals and India the bronze.

The accompanying Transnational Swiss Teams was won by the Scottish President's team, who beat Canada in the final and were represented by Sandy Duncan, Irving Gordon, Derek Sanders, Stephen Peterkin, Liz McGowan and Sam Punch. The Open Pairs was won by Andrew McIntosh and David Bakhshi.

Participants were Australia, Australia Women, Barbados, Canada, England, England 2, Guernsey, Guernsey 2, India, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Pakistan 2, SBU, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Africa 2, Wales, Wales 2 plus the Chairman's Team, the Scottish President's Team and 2 sponsored teams (Harris and Black Swan).

2018 Gold Coast

The fifth championships were held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 14–18 February 2018. The championship was won by India A, beating Australia Gold in the final. The Invitational Pairs competition was won by Jaggy Shivdasani and Rajeshwar Tiwari.

Participants were ACT, Australia Gold, Australia Green, Australia Seniors, Australia Women, Canada Red, Canada White, England A, England B, Guernsey, India A, India B, Isle of Man, Malaysia, New Zealand, NSW, Queensland Gold, Queensland Maroon, SA, Scotland Blue, Scotland White, Singapore, South Africa 1, South Africa 2, Tasmania, WA Diamonds and Wales plus the President's Team, Black Swan, Brown, House Team, Leibowitz, Magic Eyes, Moren and Vajari BC.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jourdain, Patrick (13 March 2006). "Bridge news". The Daily Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved 8 February 2024.