World Team Championships Predictor 2009

[Codo]

My vote:

 

BB:

QF Brazil China USA 2 Russia

SF Germany Italy

2. USA 1

1. Netherlands

 

VC:

QF Denmark Sweden USA 2 Brazil

SF USA 1 France

2. Germany

1. China

 

Seniors:

QF Turkey England Japon Brazil

SF Poland Italy

2. Indonesia

1. USA 1

 

thanks Nick

Edited August 17, 2009 by Codo

[NickRW]

...Seniors:

...

1. USA

Which one of the US teams?

[NickRW]

Here's my claim to the bottle of wine :P

 

BB:

1. Netherlands

2. USA2

3. Brazil

3. Italy

5. China

5. Germany

5. Norway

5. USA1

 

VC:

 

1. China

2. France

3. Germany

3. USA2

5. Denmark

5. Italy

5. Sweden

5. USA1

 

Seniors:

 

1. Poland

2. USA1

3. England

3. Indonesia

5. Italy

5. Japan

5. Sweden

5. USA2

[PeterGill]

BB:

1. Italy

2. USA2

3. Netherlands

3. Norway

5. China

5. Germany

5. Bulgaria

5. USA1

 

VC:

1. China

2. France

3. Germany

3. USA1

5. Indonesia

5. Italy

5. Sweden

5. USA2

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3. Indonesia

3. USA2

5. England

5. Japan

5. Sweden

5. Canada

 

Peter Gill

[olliebol]

Ok lets go:

 

Bermuda bowl quarter finals : Germany,U.S.A. 1, Bulgaria and Norway.

 

Semi final : U.S.A. 2 and China.

 

final : Italy and winner the Netherlands.

 

 

Venice cup quarter finals : U.S.A 1, Sweden, Argentina and Denmark.

 

Semi final : France and Germany.

 

Final : U.S.A. 2 and winner China.

 

 

Seniors bowl quarter finals australia, Japan, Sweden and the U.S.A. 1.

 

Semi finals England and Indonesia

 

final U.S.A. 2 and winner Poland.

 

 

Some observations. All U.S.A. teams 2 seem stronger than the first teams.

 

Australia should put the seniors in the open.

 

Once i picked the quarterfinalists from each competition, which was hard to do and sometimes real guesswork, the rest of the prediction flowed naturally. But i was never going to predict the Dutch team losing the final of course. B)

[maggieb]

I am sure the Dutch players are very fine, but I have never heard of them so I cannot imagine them beating the likes of Zia, Hamman and Meckwell :). My pick for the Bermuda Bowl:

 

1. USA2 :D

2. Italy

3. The Netherlands

3. Norway

5. China

5. Russia

5. Bulgaria

5. USA1

 

I don't pay much attention to the other events but my husband and I do enjoy a good bottle of wine. So I'm just going to copy Peter Gill's picks and hope to beat him in the open event. B)

 

VC:

1. China

2. France

3. Germany

3. USA1

5. Indonesia

5. Italy

5. Sweden

5. USA2

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3. Indonesia

3. USA2

5. England

5. Japan

5. Sweden

5. Canada

 

Good luck to all!

[bidule4]

No idea for the VC & SB but for the BB I would say:

 

1. China

2. Italy

3-4. Netherland, USA 2

5-8. Bulgaria, Norway, Russia, USA 1

[kayin801]

I somewhat understand it looking at the competitiors for USA2/Italy/Netherlands, but there seems to be little love for USA 1? They CLEANED UP at the US trials for the most part, is it really that hard to keep the momentum going? Plus Doub-Wildavsky are stone cold killas.

[karlson]

My slight revision (thanks geller and the wisdom of some of the masses)

 

BB:

1.USA2

2. Italy

3-4: China, USA1

5-8: Argentina, Norway, Egypt, Netherlands

 

VC:

1. France

2. USA1

3-4: Sweden, Germany

5-8: China, Japan, USA2, Argentina

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3-4: Sweden, England

5-8: Japan, USA2, Italy, Indonesia

[TimG]

I somewhat understand it looking at the competitiors for USA2/Italy/Netherlands, but there seems to be little love for USA 1? They CLEANED UP at the US trials for the most part, is it really that hard to keep the momentum going? Plus Doub-Wildavsky are stone cold killas.

USA2 also has a new partnership which must be considered.

[Cascade]

BB:

1.Italy

2. Netherlands

3-4: China, USA1

5-8: Germany, Japan , Norway, USA2

 

VC:

1. France

2. China

3-4: USA1, Germany

5-8: Sweden, Japan, USA2, Canada

 

Seniors:

1. Indonesia

2. USA1

3-4: Australia, England

5-8: Japan, USA2, Poland, Sweden

[Richard09]

OK, I know nothing and Scotland is too far to go for a bottle of wine. But on the other hand, entry to the competition seems to cost the right amount.

 

BB:

1.Italy

2. USA2

3-4: Netherlands, USA1

5-8: Germany, Japan , Norway, China

 

VC:

1. France

2. Germany

3-4: USA1, China

5-8: Sweden, Japan, USA2, Canada

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3-4: Australia, England

5-8: Japan, USA2, Indonesia, Sweden

 

Cheers.

[PeterGill]

Maggie,

 

Copying my tips for the VC and Seniors is not likely to be any good, since my markets (I do not take bets) for those events fail to separate the contenders:

 

WOMEN

4.50 China, France 5.00 USA1, Germany 5.50 USA2 15 Sweden 50 Italy

100 Indonesia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Brazil

200 Japan, Argentina, Venezuela 999 Barbados, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan

 

SENIORS

5.00 Poland, USA1 5.50 USA2, Indonesia 12.00 Sweden, Canada 16 England, Japan 50 Australia, Italy, Turkey, India 100 Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, South Africa 200 Belgium, Pakistan 999 Venezuela, Barbados, New Zealand

 

In my BB market (no bets taken), the contenders are much more separated:

2.10 Italy 5.50 USA2 6.50 Neth'lds 16 Norway 25 USA1, China 66 Germany, Bulgaria 80 Russia, Argentina 100 Brazil, New Zealand 200 India, Chile, Japan

300 Egypt, Chinese Taipei 500 Australia, Mexico, Guadeloupe, Morocco, Pakistan

 

A FORM GUIDE

 

Some form from USA's Spingold which was held recently, after their Playoffs is:

- Both teams in the Grand Final of the Spingold included several players

who lost to the Morse - Wolff USA1 Seniors in the USA Seniors Playoff.

- USA1 Open (BB) was seeded 20th in the Spingold and performed accordingly.

 

Other form:

China Women has dropped their long-standing top pair and selected their 2nd, 3rd and 4th pairs from the past. They are having a lot of training with the sole focus being to win in Brazil.

2009 PABF Championships: China won the Open easily for the 4th year in a row.

With bridge being a Mind Sport, teams who do not have to travel far often perform well. Brazil Open has a strong line-up on paper but not the greatest local form,

I think. Argentina is much stronger on paper than in 2007. Chile tied with Brazil for 1st in last year's South American Championships which I played in. Brazil Women seems to lack some of their top players such as Mandelot and Nogueira.

Any of those teams could do well.

New Zealand has a stronger team than usual in BB.

Sweden has a good young team in the Women's.

 

Peter Gill

Australia

[the hog]

I am sure the Dutch players are very fine, but I have never heard of them so I cannot imagine them beating the likes of Zia, Hamman and Meckwell :). My pick for the Bermuda Bowl:

 

1. USA2 :D

2. Italy

3. The Netherlands

3. Norway

5. China

5. Russia

5. Bulgaria

5. USA1

 

I don't pay much attention to the other events but my husband and I do enjoy a good bottle of wine. So I'm just going to copy Peter Gill's picks and hope to beat him in the open event. :(

 

VC:

1. China

2. France

3. Germany

3. USA1

5. Indonesia

5. Italy

5. Sweden

5. USA2

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3. Indonesia

3. USA2

5. England

5. Japan

5. Sweden

5. Canada

 

Good luck to all!

If you "have never heard of them", how on earth can you make a prediction? It would not surprise me if they won.

[TimG]

If you "have never heard of them", how on earth can you make a prediction? It would not surprise me if they won.

Just like people who don't watch any regular season NCAA Basketball occasionally submit bracket sheets in the office pool.

[Fluffy]

I don't even know a single name of senior participants, but hell I voted :(

[bid_em_up]

BB:

1.USA2

2. China Long

3-4: Italy, USA1

5-8: Brazil, Norway, Egypt, Netherlands

 

VC:

1. USA1

2. Sweden

3-4: USA2, Germany

5-8: China, Japan, Argentina, Egypt

 

Seniors:

1. USA1

2. England

3-4: USA2, Australia

5-8: Japan, Poland, Italy, Indonesia

[HRVSSA]

Bermuda Bowl:

 

Quarter Finals: Usa 1, Brazil, India, China

Semi Finals: Netherlands, Norway

Finals: Italy

Winners: USA 2

 

Venice Cup:

 

Quarter Finals: USA 2, Denmark, Italy, Germany

Semi Finals: USA 1, Sweden

Finals: China

Winners: France

 

Seniors:

 

Quarter Finals: England, Italy, Sweden, India

Semi Finals: Indonesia, USA 2

Finals: Poland

Winners: USA 1

[Rain]

With bridge being a Mind Sport, teams who do not have to travel far often perform well. Brazil Open has a strong line-up on paper but not the greatest local form,

I think the home field advantage is much decreased in mind sports actually. Personal opinion!

 

Mind sport - can always combat by going 1-2 days earlier to be well rested for event.

 

But physical sports, even indoor sports, the new humidity, new climate, the partison crowds all become stressful factors that affect performance much more.

[lsllsl]

Bermuda Cup

 

Quarter Finals: Swenden, Brazil, France, China

Semi Finals: Italy, Norway

Finals: USA2

Winners: USA 1

 

Venice Cup:

 

Quarter Finals: Germany, Brazil, Denmark, Italy

Semi Finals: Poland, China

Finals: USA2

Winners: USA1

 

Seniors:

 

Quarter Finals: England, Brazil, Sweden, Indonesia

Semi Finals: Italy, Sweden

Finals: USA 1

Winners: USA2

[cherdanno]

Bermuda Bowl:

Winner: Italy

Finalist: USA2

SF: USA1, Norway

QF: Netherlands, Chile, China, Germany

 

Venice Cup:

Winner: China

Finalist: France

Semi-finalists: USA1, Germany

QF: Sweden, Italy, USA2, Denmark

 

Seniors:

Winner: USA1

Finalist: Poland

SF: Canada, Indonesia

QF: England, Sweden, Japan, USA2

 

I will go out on a limb and claim that lsllsl won't get a single final right. Well, maybe he doesn't need the bottle of wine anyway.

[TimG]

Bermuda Cup

 

Finals: USA2

Winners: USA 1

Can't happen, but maybe you're just trying to get credit if either end up in the finals?

[bidule4]

Bermuda Cup

 

Finals: USA2

Winners: USA 1

Can't happen, but maybe you're just trying to get credit if either end up in the finals?

Neither will sweden or france reach the QF.

(or maybe france will, Guadeloupe is playing)

[the hog]

BB:

1.Italy

2. USA2

3-4: Netherlands, USA1

5-8: China Germany, Japan , Norway, China

 

VC:

1. China

2. Germany

3-4: USA1, France

5-8: Sweden, Japan, USA2, Canada

 

Seniors:

1. Poland

2. USA1

3-4: Indonesia, England

5-8: Japan, USA2, Australia, Sweden

[NickRW]

I will go out on a limb and claim that lsllsl won't get a single final right. Well, maybe he doesn't need the bottle of wine anyway.

Hmm, yes - but just because the US teams cannot meet in the finals, doesn't mean to say that the pick will necessarily score badly.