Way back at the beginning of this Championship, the smart money was on a final between Poland and USA1 and that is exactly what we have got.The two favourites started their semi-final matches against France and Canada respectively with 16 IMP carry-over advantages from the round robin direct matches. Both led their semi-final throughout and there was rarely any doubt regarding the outcome, hard as the French and Canadians fought to the end. The final scores were Poland 172-116 France, USA1 181-115 Canada.

Today the finalists and the teams playing-off for the bronze medal will play 4 x 16-board sessions. At the end of those 64 deals, the bronze medal will have been decided, while there are two more 16-board sessions to play tomorrow in the final, making a 96-board match in all. Having finished ahead of USA1 in the round robin and won the direct match by 9 IMPs, Poland take a 4.5 IMP carry-over advantage into the final. Canada finished behind France in the round robin but defeated them by 49 IMPs in the direct match so take a 16 IMP carry-over into the third-place match.