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The Far East Bridge Championships were annual contract bridge competitions beginning 1957, initially among national teams representing the Japan, the Phillippines, Hong Kong, and the Republic of China (later designated Taiwan or Chinese Taipei).

Next year the Far East association ruled that the auction should be in writing.

In 1964 a Far East championship for women was introduced. There were now nine members, the founders plus Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Saigon Sporting Club, and the Okinawa Bridge Club.[1]

For the 1966 Bermuda Bowl, the Far East champion was admitted to the field for the first time.

A few years later Taiwan shocked the bridge world by finishing second to Italy in 1969. The Italian Blue Team retired after the tournament with ten consecutive triumphs, and Taiwan finished second to North America in 1970, and fourth as host in 1971, before dropping out of the top ranks.

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By 1981, when three teams from the Far East participated in the 7-team "Bermuda Bowl", a biennial world championship tournament, there were 14 bridge nations in the Far East: the four founders plus Pakistan, India, China, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand. By that time, the member nations were located in three of the seven recognized World Bridge Federation geographic zones. Pakistan and India were in "Asia and the Middle East" (zone 4), Australia and New Zealand in "South Pacific" (zone 7), which Pakistan and Australia represented as zonal champions in the 1981 tournament. "Pacific Asia" (zone 6) covered only the geographic heart of the Far East.

Far East bridge championships, like many other international but regional tournaments such as Nordic and South American, became less important as World Bridge Federation tournaments expanded in size.

By 1991, the Bermuda Bowl and parallel Venice Cup tournament for women comprised 16 teams


Results

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There were four participating teams in the first tournament, representing the founding members of the Far East Bridge Federation(?): Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. By 1964 there were nine members including Saigon and Okinawa clubs, by 1982 fourteen members no longer including the two clubs.


Championships 1957 to 1982 

Open           Women
 7  Indonesia    1
 6  Taiwan (aka Chinese Taipei)
 4  Thailand     2
 3  Hong Kong    
 2  Philippines  4
 2  Australia    4
 1  India        1
    Singapore    3
    New Zealand  2
    Malaysia     1
    Pakistan
    Japan
    South Korea
    China (recently the strongest team)
25              18

Indonesia won three consecutive Opens from 1972, Australia three Womens from 1973.

Patrick Huang of Taiwan and Henky Lasut were members of four winning teams.

Year, Host, Entries OPEN WOMEN
1957   4 teams

Manila, Philippines

Philippines Philippines Far East champion
1958

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines Philippines Far East champion
1959

Taipei, Formosa

Hong Kong Hong Kong Far East champion
of 29: IND PHI AUS 1960 Olympiad of 14: AUS PHI
1960

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Hong Kong Far East champion
1961

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand Thailand Far East champion
1962

Manila, Philippines

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion
1963

Taipei, Formosa

Thailand Thailand Far East champion
of 29: PHI THA CHI 1964 Olympiad of 15: none
1964

Tokyo, Japan

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Thailand Thailand
After 1965 the Far East champion was invited to the Bermuda Bowl tournament, which was then conducted three years in four. The 1965 and 1966 champion Thailand participated in the 1966 and 1967 Bermuda Bowls.
1965

Hong Kong

Thailand Thailand Far East champion Malaysia Malaysia
THA, 4th of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1966
1966

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand Thailand Far East champion Thailand Thailand
THA, 4th of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1967
1967

Manila, Philippines

Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion Philippines Philippines
of 33: AUS THA PHI 1968 Olympiad of 19: PHI AUS
1968

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Australia Australia Far East champion Philippines Philippines
TAI, 2nd of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1969
1969

Taipei, Formosa

Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion Singapore Singapore
TAI, 2nd of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1970
1970

Jakarta, Indonesia

Australia Australia Far East champion Indonesia Indonesia
AUS 3 TAI 4th of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1971
1971

Melbourne, Australia

Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion Singapore Singapore
of 39: CHN AUS IND PHI NZL JPN 1972 Olympiad of 18: AUS PHI
1972

Singapore

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Singapore Singapore
IDN, 5th of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1973
1973

Hong Kong

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Australia Australia
IDN 4, NZL 6th of 6 Bermuda Bowl 1974
1974

Manila, Philippines

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Australia Australia
IDN, 4th of 5 Bermuda Bowl 1975
1975

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Hong Kong Far East champion Australia Australia
AUS 5, HKG 6th of 6 Bermuda Bowl 1976
1976

Auckland, New Zealand

of 45: IDO TAI AUS JPN NZL THA IRN PNG PHI 1976 Olympiad of 21: AUS
Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion New Zealand New Zealand
AUS 5, TAI 6th of 6 Bermuda Bowl 1977
1977

Manila, Philippines

India India Far East champion Australia Australia
Venice Cup 1978 AUS PHI, 4/5th of 5
1978

New Delhi, India

Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion India India
AUS 3, TAI 4th of 6 World Teams 1979
1979

Tokyo, Japan

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Philippines Philippines
1980


no
Far East
tournament

Taiwan Indonesia Australia India New Zealand Pakistan Japan Hong Kong Thailand Philippines Singapore
11 among 58 teams in Open Olympiad
ranks 6 8 14 18 22 24 35 38 40 54 56
Other Far East members (14): Malaysia South Korea China 		1980 Olympiad New Zealand Australia Philippines Indonesia India Singapore Thailand Japan
8 among 29 teams in Women's Olympiad
ranks 15 19 20 24 26 27 28 29
no contest Far East champion no contest
Pakistan Australia Indonesia
Bermuda Bowl, 2nd 6th 7th of 7 		World Teams 1981 Australia
Venice Cup, 4th of 5
1981

Taipei, Formosa

Taiwan Taiwan Far East champion New Zealand New Zealand
1982

Bangkok, Thailand

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Philippines Philippines
New Zealand Pakistan Indonesia
Bermuda Bowl, 5th 7th 8th of 10 		World Teams 1983
Year, Host, Entries OPEN WOMEN


Beginning 1981, every Bermuda Bowl tournament has included representatives of all three geographic zones that overlap the Far East: now called Asia and the Middle East (zone 4), Pacific Asia (zone 6), and South Pacific (zone 7). As of 2011, those three zones enter two, three, and two teams in each of the 22-team Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl tournaments (7 of 22), plus one more from any zone that includes the host city.

The second-place Bermuda Bowl finish by Pakistan in 1981, the first Bermuda Bowl with participation by zone 4, remains unmatched by anyone from Asia and the Middle East, and no Women or Seniors team from the zone won any medal. From "Pacific Asia", Taiwan placed second in the 1969 and 1970 Bermuda Bowls; China won the Venice Cup in 2009; Indonesia placed second in the 2005 and 2007 Senior Bowls. From "South Pacific", practically Australia and New Zealand, the only medalists have been Australia 1971 and 1979, third in the Bermuda Bowl.

From 1988 the Far East Bridge Federation (FEBF), later Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (PABF), does not schedule national teams championships in Olympic years.

Year, Host, Entries OPEN WOMEN
1982 (25th)

Bangkok, Thailand

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Philippines Philippines
NZL 5 IDN 8 of 10 Bermuda Bowl 1983
1983

Hong Kong

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion New Zealand New Zealand
1984

Macau

Indonesia Indonesia Far East champion Australia Australia
IDN 6 NZL 9 of 10 World Teams 1985 TPE 4 AUS 6 of 10
1985

Sydney, Australia

Japan Japan Far East champion Australia Australia
1986

Penang

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		Far East champion China China
TPE 4 NZL 9 of 10 World Teams 1987 CHN 6 AUS 5 of 10
1987 (30th)

Shanghai, China

Hong Kong Hong Kong Far East champion Japan Japan

PABF championships

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Recently there is a distinct Zone 7 (South Pacific) championship in odd years, according to International Programme 2009 2012. New Zealand Contract Bridge Federation (NZCBA). Retrieved 2011-10-03. (2009 and 2011 Zone 7 Championships appear on this 4-year list of tournaments where representative teams will be funded.)

Year, Host, Entries Open Women Juniors Youngsters Seniors
1988

Singapore

1st FEBF Congress
1989

Jakarta, Indonesia

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
1990

Singapore

New Zealand New Zealand Australia Australia Australia Australia
1991

Guangzhou, China

China China China China China China
1992

Hong Kong

2nd FEBF Congress
1993

Singapore

Indonesia Indonesia China China Australia Australia
1994

Wellington, N.Z.

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		China China China China
1995

Perth, Australia

New Zealand New Zealand Australia Australia China China
1996

Macau

3rd PABF Congress
1997

Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		China China China China
1998

Kobe, Japan

China China China China Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
1999

Hangzhou, China

Indonesia Indonesia China China China China
2000

Jakarta, Indonesia

4th PABF Congress
2001 (40th)

Singapore

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		China China China China
2002

Bangkok, Thailand

Japan Japan China China Hong Kong Hong Kong Indonesia Indonesia
2003[2] to Sep 7

Manila, Philippines

Indonesia Indonesia China China Indonesia Indonesia Japan Japan
2004[3] Jul 10–18

Taipei

5th PABF Congress
2005[4][5] to Jul 3

Seoul, Korea

China China China China Japan Japan Japan Japan
2006[6] Aug 20–30

Shanghai, China
Youth Jun 4–7
Bangkok, Thailand

China
China 		New Zealand
New Zealand 		Singapore
Singapore 		Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		Australia
Australia
2007[7] Jun 3–13

Bandung, Indonesia

China China China China Australia Australia Singapore Singapore Indonesia Indonesia
2008[8][9] to Sep 7

Surfer's Paradise, Aus.

6th PABF Congress
2009[10] Jun 18–28

Macau

Australia Australia
[11]
2010[12] May 21–30

Hamilton, New Zealand

Australia Australia
[12] 		Australia Australia
[12]
2011[13][14][15] Jun 15–24

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

China China China China Singapore Singapore Australia Australia
[16] 		Indonesia Indonesia
Year, Host, Entries Open Women Juniors Youngsters Seniors

websearch

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CACBF 2011

(schedule at Bridge in India)CUBABRIDGE 2011

Zone 5 teams May 24 28 Havana Cuba (sched 9 round-robin, 3-session SF, 4-session F)
BFAME

Oddly, I find no mention of Zone 4 or BFAME at Bridge In India:

PABF 2009

(from AUS)schedule posted by Akarana club (NZ ?),

(presumably Open, or any field with 13 or 14 entries) 8 days double round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14), 4-session Zonal Playoff 1, 3-session Zonal Playoff 2

(from AUS)[3]

Australia 1st U26 (photo), 5th U21

(from HKG) [4]

U21 double round-robin, two-segment 32-board matches
PABF 2010

(list of links at Bridge in India)[5] —broken links to session-by-session pages at http://www.nzbridgecongress.co.nz/

Open, double round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14 entries)
Women, round-robin 13 (implies 13 or 14 entries) and 12-session Final(!)
Senior, round-robin 13(?) and round-robin 9 (13 or 14? or 9 or 10 entries)
Junior, double round-robin 10 (impossible?) and 6-session Final
Youngster, double round-robin 10(?), round-robin 3, and 3-session Final
PABF 2011

(from AUS)[6]

Australia 4th U26, 1st U21 (photo)
AGE LIMITS (same ??)

Age limits for world youth bridge change on 1/1/2011.

  • The World U26 Teams in 2012 will be for those born in 1987 or later.
  • The World U21 Teams in 2012 will be for those born in 1992 or later.

This is a one year difference from previous rules. We expect (but don't know) that the PABF Championships age limits will probably copy the WBF change.

BFAME championships

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The 14th to 16th BFAME Teams, 2007 to 2011, are covered online.

The only Far East champions from "Asia and the Middle East" were India 1977 open and India 1978 women. At that time Pakistan forfeited a walkover in every match vs Taiwan.

Year, Host, Entries OPEN WOMEN SENIORS
2007[17][18] May 12–20

Amman, Jordan
5, 4, 4 teams

India India
235–233 PAK 		BFAME champion Jordan Jordan
181–152 IND 		India India
167–149 PAK
IND PAK 2007 World Teams JOR IND IND PAK
2009[19][18] 0626–0704

Karachi, Pakistan
9, 5, 5 teams

India India
105–76 PAK 		BFAME champion Jordan Jordan
80–44 PAK 		India India
49–43 PAK[NB 1]
IND PAK 2009 World Teams JOR PAK IND PAK
2011[20]

Bangkok, Thailand
6, 4, 2 teams

Pakistan Pakistan
127–105 IND 		BFAME champion India India
202–90 JOR 		Two entries
both advance
PAK IND 2011 World Teams IND JOR IND PAK
Year, Host, Entries OPEN WOMEN SENIORS

The 2007 tournaments culminated in a 5-session OPEN final and 3-session Women and Seniors finals. For 2009 only two sessions were scheduled for each final match and it appears that the Seniors played only one. BFAME qualifies two teams to each flight of the World Teams, so the two finalists play for regional honors only.

With five entries in 2007 and six Open entries in 2011, there was a triple round-robin followed by the final match between the round-robin leaders. With nine entries in 2009, there was a double round-robin (six days) followed by long 6-session semifinals to determine the Bermuda Bowl representatives (two days), followed by the short final (one day).[18]

World participants

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World Teams 1966 to 2011, WBF Zones 8 4 6 7 (14th to 40th Bermuda Bowl)
Year Entries Africa Asia & M.E. Pacific Asia South Pacific world host
After 7 renditions 1950 to 1957, the Bermuda Bowl tournament expanded to three teams for 1958 59 by inviting the South America champion (Argentina), and expanded to four teams for 1961 62 63 65 by including both the defending champion (Italy) and a second team from its zone (Europe). For the 14th tournament in 1966, it expanded to five teams by inviting the Far East champion (Thailand).
1966 5 teams THA 5
1967 5 THA 4
1969 5 TAI 2
1970 5 TAI 2
1971 6 TAI 4 AUS 3 Taipei, Chinese Taipei
1973 5 IDN 5
1974 6 IDN 4 NZL 6
1975 5 IDN 4
1976 6 HKG 6 AUS 5
1977 6 TAI 6 AUS 5 Manila, Philippines
1979 6 TAI 4 AUS 3
1981 7 teams PAK 2 IDN 7 AUS 6
1983 10 PAK 7 IDN 8 NZL 5
1985 10 IND 10 IDN 6 NZL 9
1987 10 PAK 5 TPE 4 NZL 9
1989 10 EGY* 7 TPE 5 AUS 4 NZL 8 Perth, Australia
1991 16 EGY* 14 PAK 13 HKG 9 JPN 16 AUS 12 Yokohama, Japan
1993 16 ZAF 9 IND 10 CHN 7 IDN 11 AUS 12
1995 16 ZAF 5 EGY* 14 IDN 6 CHN 7 AUS 15 Beijing, China
1997 18 ZAF 17 TUN 18 IND 13 CHN 7 TPE 8 AUS 11 NZL 15 Hammamet, Tunisia
2000 20 ZAF 14 PAK 17 IDN 5/8 TPE 13 CHN 16 NZL 12 AUS 15
2001 18 EGY 9 IND 7 IDN 8 JPN 14 HKG 18 AUS 12 NZL 13
2003 22 EGY 11 ZAF 21 IND 19 PAK 20 TPE 5/8 IDN 10 CHN 12 AUS 5/8 NZL 16
2005 22 EGY 5/8 ZAF 12 IND 5/8 JOR 22 JPN 9 CHN 11 TPE 19 AUS 15 NZL 16
2007 22 ZAF 4 EGY 14 PAK 18 IND 19 CHN 5/8 JPN 10 IDN 13 TPE 16 AUS 5/8 NZL 20 Shanghai, China
2009 22 EGY 16 MAR 20 IND 14 PAK 19 CHN 4 JPN 10 TPE 11 NZL 15 AUS 18
2011 22 teams EGY ZAF IND PAK CHN JPN SIN AUS NZL
2013   the 41st rendition Bali, Indonesia
Year Entries Africa Asia & M.E. Pacific Asia South Pacific world host
World Youth Teams (Juniors) by Zone, 1987 to 2010 (13)
Year Entries Z1 Z2 Z3 C.Amer.Carib. Asia & M.E.
incl Africa		 Pacific Asia South Pacific world host
1987 5 teams 2 h 1 1 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1989 8 2 h 1 1 0 Nottingham, England
1991 12 3 3 h 2 1 0 2 1 Ann Arbor MI, USA
1993 15 4 h 3 1 2 1 2 2 Aarhus, Denmark
1995 12 3 3 1 0 0 3 h 2 Bali, Indonesia
1997 18 4 4 h 3 1 2 3 1 Hamilton ON, Canada
1999 16 4 4 h 2 1 1 3 1 Fort Lauderdale FL, USA
2001 17 5 3 2 h 1 1 3 2 Mangaratiba, Brazil
2003 16 6 h 3 2 1 3 1 Saint-Cloud, Paris, France
2004 6 u21 3 3 New York NY, USA
2005 18 6 3 2 2 3 2 h Sydney, Australia
2006 18 6 3 2 2 4 h 1 Bangkok, Thailand
16 u21 6 3 1 5 1
2008 18 6 2 2 2 4 h 2 Beijing, China
18 u21 6 2 3 2 4 1
2010 17 open 8 3 h 1 1 3 1 Philadelphia PA, USA
16 u-21 9 3 1 2 1
4 girls 2 1 1
2012   the 14th rendition, and NOT part of the 2nd World Mind Sports Games;
  probably planning for 18, 18, and 8 entries		 Havana, Cuba
Year Entries Z1 Z2 Z3 C.Amer.Carib. Asia & M.E.
incl Africa		 Pacific Asia South Pacific world host

At the latest World Youth Teams, there were nine entries from the zones featured here. There were five among 17 entries in the Juniors (open u-26): China won the bronze medal, Australia placed 5th/8th, Japan 13, India 14, and Hong Kong 16 among 17 entries. There were three among 16 entries in the Youngsters (open u-21): China placed 5th/8th, Chinese Taipei 13, Australia 14. In the Girls (female u-26), China placed third of four.

See also

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WBF Zones

Notes

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  1. ^ abandoned after one session? ...

References

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  1. ^ OEB4 "Far East ...".
  2. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Manila, 2003. Contemporary notice, 2003. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    http://www.ptba.net/pabf/info.htm —obsolete? site (probably at Philippines BA) linked to the ABF notice.
  3. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Taiwan, 2004. Contemporary notice, 2004. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    For contemporary coverage the notice links only the (Chinese Taipei) CTCBA homepage.
  4. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Seoul, 2005. Contemporary notice, 2004. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  5. ^ The 43rd PABF Championships. Contemporary coverage, 2005. Korea Contract Bridge League (KCBL). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  6. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Shanghai, 2006. Contemporary notice, 2006. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    http://44pabf.kelvinyim.com/index.jsp —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice, linknames both "44th PABF Championships" and "2006 PABF Youth Championships".
  7. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Indonesia, June 3-13, 2007. Contemporary notice, 2007. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    http://www.pabf2007.org/ —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice.
  8. ^ 6th Pacific Asia Bridge Federation Congress and 1st Asian Cup. Contemporary notice, 2008. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  9. ^ The 6th PABF Congress. Contemporary coverage, 2008. Queensland Bridge Association (QBA). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  10. ^ Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / Macau, June 18-28, 2009. Contemporary notice, 2009. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    http://www.macauabm.com/46th_pabf —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice.
  11. ^ [1]. ABF. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  12. ^ a b c 47th Asia Pacific Bridge Championships / Hamilton, May 21-30, 2010. Contemporary notice, 2010. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    http://www.pabf2010.co.nz/ pabf2010 —obsolete? bad site linked to the ABF notice.
  13. ^ 48th Pacific Asia Bridge Championships / .... Contemporary notice, 2011. Australian Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  14. ^ 48th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships. Contemporary coverage, 2011. Malaysia Contract Bridge Association (MCBA). Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  15. ^ (2011apbf schedule).
  16. ^ [2]. ABF. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  17. ^ Peek Freans 14th BFAME Championships: Result & Participants, 2007. WBF.
  18. ^ a b c 14th BFAME Championships contemporary coverage, 2007. WBF. Cite error: The named reference "bfame2009" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  19. ^ 15th BFAME Championships: Result & Participants, 2009. WBF.
  20. ^ Welcome to BFAME 2011 contemporary coverage, 2011. BFAME. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

OEB4, from memory

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Category:Contract bridge zonal competitions

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