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Title:All about Scandinavia
Moderator:TLE::SAVAGE
Created:Wed Dec 11 1985
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:603
Total number of notes:4325

486.0. "Bridge World Cup" by TLE::SAVAGE () Mon Oct 07 1991 16:31

   From: halldors@garlic.cs.titech.ac.jp (Magnus M. Halldorsson)
   Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
   Subject: Nordic Team in Bridge World Cup Final
   Date: 6 Oct 91 09:06:23 GMT
   Sender: news@cs.titech.ac.jp (Usenet News System)
   Organization: Dept. of Computer Sci, Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Japan
 
    Today, both Sweden and Iceland proceeded to the semi-finals of the 1991
    Bermuda Bowl held in Yokohama, Japan, by beating Argentina and USA II,
    respectively. As the two teams will meet in the semi-finals, the winner
    of their game will meet the winner of Poland vs. Brazil. We look
    forward to a nordic world champion (uh, may I suggest that it be
    Iceland...).
 
    Magnus
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486.1Iceland plays PolandTLE::SAVAGEWed Oct 09 1991 09:3124
   From: halldors@garlic.cs.titech.ac.jp (Magnus M. Halldorsson)
   Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
   Subject: Re: Nordic Team in Bridge World Cup Final
   Date: 8 Oct 91 14:40:10 GMT
   Sender: news@cs.titech.ac.jp (Usenet News System)
   Organization: Dept. of Computer Sci, Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Japan
 
    In article <1019@isbank.is> oskar@isbank.is (Oskar Armannsson) writes:
 
   >   Iceland won.  The result is:
   >
   >		     Iceland  210
   >		     Sweden   199
 
    I just like to mention something that the Swedish bridge team members
    were the greatest sports I ever recall having seen (I happened to be
    one of the few witnesses). They all came as soon as the teams had
    tallied the score and congratulated each of the winners. And did so
    cheerfully! 
 
    I think you Swedes can be proud of your men. All the luck to them for
    the third place.
 
    Magnus
486.2Bridge powerhousesTLE::SAVAGEMon Oct 14 1991 10:0135
    From: kjartan@daimi.aau.dk (Kjartan Stefansson)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Nordic Team in Bridge World Cup Final
    Date: 11 Oct 91 12:19:31 GMT
    Sender: kjartan@daimi.aau.dk (Kjartan Stefansson)
    Organization: DAIMI: Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark
 
    I just heard that Iceland beat Poland this morning! World Champions!
 
    I'm sure that Magnus, our local reporter in Japan, will fill us in on
    the details.
 
   Kjartan Stefansson
   (kjartan@daimi.aau.dk)
   Halldor Jorgen

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   From: halldors@garlic.cs.titech.ac.jp (Magnus M. Halldorsson)
   Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
   Subject: Icelandic World Champions
   Date: 12 Oct 91 06:43:03 GMT
   Sender: news@cs.titech.ac.jp (Usenet News System)
   Organization: Dept. of Computer Sci, Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Japan
 
    Iceland won the 1991 Bermuda Bowl, the world championship in bridge, in
    Yokohama yesterday, with a convincing performance.
 
    Hearing the Icelandic national anthem abroad for the first time was a
    moment to remember.
 
    Magnus
                                                                         
    PS. The first 64 boards in the Iceland-Sweden match has been termed by
    many as the best bridge played in the tournament. It's clear that 
    Nordic has firmly established itself as a home of bridge powerhouses.