Buffett Cup

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The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.

The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is named after its sponsor, American businessman Warren Buffett. Teams are selected by invitation and must contain at least two female players. The competition format is a mixture of teams of four, pairs and individual sessions with point-a-board scoring throughout.

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Monaco in 2014, but was cancelled owing to disagreement within the USA side as to how members of its team were chosen.[1]

Results

Summary

Team Wins
 Europe 1
 United States 3

By Year

Year Winner
2012  United States
2010  United States
2008  Europe
2006  United States

2012 Omaha, Nebraska

USA won 107-103.[2]

Europe
Republic of Ireland Paul Porteous (NPC) Ireland
France Michel Bessis France
France Thomas Bessis France
England Sally Brock England
Monaco Fulvio Fantoni Monaco
England Paul Hackett England
Republic of Ireland Tom Hanlon Ireland
Bulgaria Kalin Karaivanov Bulgaria
Monaco Claudio Nunes Monaco
England Nicola Smith England
Bulgaria Rumen Trendafilov Bulgaria
USA
United StatesDonna Compton (NPC)
David Berkowitz
Curtis Cheek
Joe Grue
Bob Hamman
John Hurd
Marc Jacobus
Justin Lall
Jill Levin
Brad Moss
Alan Sontag

2010 Cardiff, Wales

USA won 109-89.[3]

Europe
England Paul Hackett (NPC) England
Germany Sabine Auken Germany
Norway Boye Brogeland Norway
Italy Giorgio Duboin Italy
Italy Fulvio Fantoni Italy
England Jason Hackett England
England Justin Hackett England
Norway Geir Helgemo Norway
Norway Tor Helness Norway
Italy Claudio Nunes Italy
Norway Erik Saelensminde Norway
Italy Antonio Sementa Italy
Germany Daniela Von Arnim Germany
USA
United StatesDonna Compton (NPC)
David Berkowitz
Fred Gitelman
Bob Hamman
Geoff Hampson
Bobby Levin
Jill Levin
Zia Mahmood
Jeff Meckstroth
Jill Meyers
Eric Rodwell
Alan Sontag
Steve Weinstein

2008 Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Europe won 205.5-172.5.

Europe
England Paul Hackett (NPC) England
Germany Sabine Auken Germany
France Michel Bessis France
France Thomas Bessis France
Norway Boye Brogeland Norway
Republic of Ireland Tom Hanlon Ireland
Norway Tor Helness Norway
Poland Michał Kwiecień Poland
Norway Espen Lindqvist Norway
Republic of Ireland Hugh McGann Ireland
Netherlands Marion Michielsen Netherlands
Poland Jacek Pszczoła Poland
Norway Jan Peter Svendsen Norway
USA
United StatesDonna Compton (NPC)
David Berkowitz
Björn Fallenius
Richard Freeman
Steve Garner
Bob Hamman
Geoff Hampson
Zia Mahmood
Janice Seamon-Molson
Tobi Sokolow
Alan Sontag
Howard Weinstein
Roy Welland

2006 Dublin, Ireland

USA won by 23.

Europe
England Paul Hackett (PC) England
Germany Sabine Auken Germany
Italy Norberto Bocchi Italy
Italy Giorgio Duboin Italy
England Jason Hackett England
England Justin Hackett England
Republic of Ireland Tom Hanlon Ireland
Norway Geir Helgemo Norway
Norway Tor Helness Norway
Netherlands Jan Jansma Netherlands
Republic of Ireland Hugh McGann Ireland
Netherlands Louk Verhees Jr. Netherlands
Germany Daniela von Arnim Germany
USA
United StatesDonna Compton (NPC)
David Berkowitz
Larry N. Cohen
Fred Gitelman
Bob Hamman
Geoff Hampson
Bobby Levin
Jill Levin
Zia Mahmood
Jill Meyers
Paul Soloway
Steve Weinstein
Roy Welland

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