On this deal from the first qualifying session of the Mixed Pairs a pair from France collected the score that all pairs players are keen to avoid.

Board 6. Dealer East. EW Game ª A K J 10 4 © A 7 6 ¨ Q 10 9 § Q 3 ª Q 9 5 ª 6 3 2 © K Q J 3 2 © 10 4 ¨ A ¨ K 7 5 3 § K J 9 6 § A 7 5 2 ª 8 7 © 9 8 5 ¨ J 8 6 4 2 § 10 8 4 West North East South Beauvillain de Guillebon Pass Pass 1© 1ª Pass Pass Dble Redble 2§ Pass 3§ All Pass

After a spirited auction West became declarer in Three Clubs. East clearly didn't fancy an emaciated negative double on the second round of the auction and West reopened in such a way that a club fit might have been missed. North redoubled to tell everyone he had a good hand.

South led the ª8 and North took the first three tricks in that suit, South discarding the © 5. With no attractive switch, North decided to continue with the jack of spades. Dummy and South both discarded a heart while declarer ruffed in hand with the §6. Declarer played a club to the ace and paying no heed to the bidding, a second club to the jack and North's queen. Now the ace and another heart promoted South's §10 for the magic +200.