This contest, the oldest WBF Championship, grew out of private initiatives principally by the late Norman Bach . The first world championship for the Bermuda Bowl was held in 1950, in Bermuda, eight years before the World Bridge Federation itself was formed. After the first event of the series, the Bermuda Bowl developed into a regular challenge match between the USA and the winners of the European Championship, but in 1957 the contest widened to included teams representing other zones of the WBF.
In 1974, in Venice, Italy, a new event was launched, the Venice Cup. It started as a challenge match between women teams from USA and Italy - Europe 's representative - and today it is the equivalent of Bermuda Bowl for women, organized under the same laws and format.
A third series, the Senior Bowl, for senior players (at least 55 years old, at that time) was added in 2001.
The World Team Championships are contested every odd-numbered year.
• 'Event' number to visit the championships'
official site (available as from 1997)
• 'Venue', for results and other options
• Team name, for team members
