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The Norwegian women were the only team to recover from
an overnight deficit in the quarter- finals. They came through
right at the end to edge out Chinese Taipei by just 5
IMPs.
That effort may have taken something out of them, as with one
third of the boards completed in the semi-final the USA
appear to have taken command of their semi-final against Norway,
where they lead by 68 IMPs.
You could be forgiven for thinking that the matches in the
Women's series involved two different sets of boards. While
the USA and Norway traded 120 IMPs in the first
sixteen boards, Canada and Germany swapped only
35 IMPs, and Germany ended the day ahead by just one
point.
In the Open Series, Poland leads the USA by 33
IMPs, while England hold a six-point advantage over Italy.
It would take a brave man to forecast the outcome of either
of these two matches.
Transnational Mixed Teams
After the first four qualifying rounds team Venetina,
with a total of 90 VPs holds the lead. There is a three-way
tie for second place, albeit at a respectable distance, between
teams, e-bridge, Volina and Wernle.
The field is studded with stars – a swift count
revealing at least eighteen former World Championship winners.
The first four teams at the end of the qualifying
rounds will contest the semi-finals.
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