I asked Ruth Levit and Migri Tzu Albu whether they had any good hands to help them qualify. Migri immediately produced this deal from her penultimate match - which embodied no feature of good bridge but which demonstrated that their luck was working. They qualified by 1 IMP after scoring a blitz in their final match. Migri picked up ª 7 6 5 4 2, © A, ¨ K 10 6 2, § K 5 4 in third seat. After two passes, she passed and RHO opened 1©. LHO responded 1NT. At this point she looked at her bidding tray and discovered she had been too tired to pass on the first round. She had opened 1§ instead! Still, nothing too terrible had happened yet. She passed again, and Ruth reopened with a double, ending the auction. She led a spade, of course, and this was the full deal:

ª J 9 © K J 7 6 3 ¨ A 8 7 5 § J 3 ª 7 6 5 4 2 ª K Q 3 © A © Q 10 8 4 2 ¨ K 10 6 2 ¨ Q 3 § K 5 4 § Q 10 7 ª A 10 8 © 9 5 ¨ J 9 4 § A 9 8 6 2