What next for Bocchi and Duboin?

[MickyB]

Sorry if I've missed prior discussion of this, but any ideas who their new partners will be? I feel like starting a rumour that they'll play with Fantoni and Nunes in some combination :)

[andy_h]

This was the commentary from Round 16:

 

Walddk2: Yes, what a shame that they are splitting up after this event. Nothing controversial I'd like to add before I get bombarded with questions

Walddk2: Duboin-Sementa Bocchi-Madala will be new partnerships

snorris: rich sponsors?

Walddk2: sponsors are often rich

bessi2: so Bocchi is taking a break then from the Italian national tem ?

bjacobs: It's a neat play problem in 3NT. After a club lead, it is indeed correct in theory to cross to the spade ace and play a heart up

bessi2: or so I presume, isn't Madala from Argentina

Walddk2: Yes

Walddk2: But he will be eligible to play for Italy eventually

[nige1]

At 1.28 imps/board, Bocchi Duboin lead the Butler for the European. They are 20% better than the next best pair :)

[USViking]

At the risk of intruding I venture to say

that the 21st century Italian World Champions

have not displayed the cohesion of the fabled

Squadra Azzurra.

 

I hope they do in the future.

 

I would like to see the dramatic, massive ability

of Douboin-Bocchi-Versace-Lauria-Fantoni-Nunes

keep on taking on the rest of the world as a team,

and winning again as a team.

 

They don't have to win all the time like the earlier

Squadra Azzurra won. Let Norway, the US and others

take the cup occasionally.

[paulg]

Madala is part of the Italian support squad here.