With one session of the Junior Championships to go it could hardly be closer, as the three pairs who have dominated the event for most of the second day are bunched at the top of the table. Krzysztof Kotorowicz (pictured left) and Jacek Kalita (on the right) of Poland alternated in the lead with Cecilia Rimstedt and Sara Sivelind of Sweden as the third session wore down. The Poles finished in front, thanks to a good last deal. But Joe Grue and John Kranyak of the USA can surely not be counted out, less than a board behind the leaders. It will be all to play for tomorrow, with a world championship gold medal at stake.

The three leading pairs' scores are all remarkably impressive, since each of them have averaged over 60%. But since the pairs in fourth and fifth places (Barbosa/Palma of Portugal and Eide/Livgard of Norway) are averaging over 59% themselves, they too can not be ruled out of the mix.

In the Schools Championships the event is also as close as can be. Right at the very end Andrzej Bernatowicz and Jan Betley overtook Bartlomiej Igla and Artur Machno, both partnerships being from Poland. With third and fourth places (Franceschetti/Landry of France and Dessain/Mela of England) less than a top behind them both, a close finish can be expected here too. Again, the leading pairs are putting together an impressive run of form, with the top three partnerships all averaging more than 59%.