In Round 1, the featured match on VuGraph brought together France and the USA. In recent years, the French have done well against the mighty Americans, defeating them in Olympiad and Bermuda Bowl finals, but this time the boot was firmly on the other foot, as the Americans piled on the points.
VuGraph commentator Jean Paul Meyer selected this as the most interesting deal of the first half:

Board 5. Dealer North. North-South Game
	ª A 5 © A Q 9 ¨ A K 10 4 § 10 7 6 3
ª K 4 2 © 8 6 2 ¨ 8 5 § Q J 9 8 2		ª Q 9 3 © K 4 ¨ J 9 7 3 2 § A K 4
	ª J 10 8 7 6 © J 10 7 5 3 ¨ Q 6 § 5

Four Hearts is the obvious resting place for North-South, and this was how Meckwell got there:

The defence always began with two rounds of clubs, forcing declarer to ruff. If declarer plays on cross ruff lines he can get home, but it seems natural enough to hope that diamonds are 4-3, and everyone went down by playing on that suit at some point, and sustaining a ruff.

Board 18. Dealer East. North-South Game
	ª K 9 8 7 © - ¨ Q 9 6 4 3 § A K J 8
ª 6 © 10 7 6 4 3 2 ¨ A 7 5 § 5 3 2		ª Q 10 5 4 2 © A 9 8 5 ¨ J 10 § Q 9
	ª A J 3 © K Q J ¨ K 8 2 § 10 7 6 4

Chemla's heart honours were not pulling their weight in Five Clubs, and although it is easy to see how the contract can be made looking at all four hands, it is equally easy to see how it might go down. And that is what happened, E/W +100.