User:P64/Bridge/South America

South America led the expansion of the Bermuda Bowl tournament, then annual, and the establishment of the World Bridge Federation.

Results

Evidently the CSB has conducted 61 South American Bridge Championships, 3 transnational in recent even-number years and 58 for national teams: 1948 to 2005 except 1952, 1960, and 1992 (55) plus 2007, 2009, 2011.

Brazil won nine consecutive Open championships beginning 1967. Previously, Argentina had won 10, Brazil 3, Venezuela 3, and Chile 1. Here are the all-time counts after 2011.

This count recognizes a tie in the 1966 Open(*).^{[NB 1]}
Open         Women
33  Brazil     25*
20  Argentina  21
 3  Venezuela
 2  Chile       4
    Uruguay     5*
    Peru        2
    Colombia    2
58             59**

Argentina won the first five Womens titles and five consecutive Opens from 1957. Brazil won 9 consecutive Opens from 1967, seven from 1986, five from 1996. Brazil won 26 of 33 Opens from 1967 to 2000 and Argentina won the other seven. Between wins by Venezuela 1966 and Chile 2009, Brazil and Argentina won 29 and 10 Open championships.

Year, Host, Entries	OPEN^[1]		WOMEN^[2]
1948 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1948 Buenos Aires, Argentina
1949 Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1949 Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil
1950 Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1950 Montevideo, Uruguay
1951 Santiago, Chile	Chile	champion	Argentina
1951 Santiago, Chile
1952		no contests
1953 Punta del Este, Uruguay	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1953 Punta del Este, Uruguay
1954 São Paulo, Brazil	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1954 São Paulo, Brazil
1955 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1955 Buenos Aires, Argentina
1956 Lima, Peru	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1956 Lima, Peru
1957 Santiago, Chile	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1957 Santiago, Chile	ARG third of 3	World Teams 1958
1958 Punta del Este, Uruguay	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1958 Punta del Este, Uruguay	ARG third of 3	World Teams 1959
1959 Santos, Brazil	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1959 Santos, Brazil		1960 Olympiad
1960		no contests	Argentina?^{[NB 1]}
1960	ARG fourth of 4	World Teams 1961
1961 Lima, Peru	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1961 Lima, Peru	ARG fourth of 4	World Teams 1962
1962 Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina Uruguay? Brazil?^{[NB 1]}	champion	Argentina
1962 Montevideo, Uruguay	ARG fourth of 4	World Teams 1963
1963 Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	champion	Peru
1963 Caracas, Venezuela		1964 Olympiad
1964 Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay	Argentina Chile?^{[NB 1]}	champion	Argentina
1964 Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay	ARG third of 4	World Teams 1965
1965 Santiago and Viña, Chile	Venezuela	champion	Brazil
1965 Santiago and Viña, Chile	VEN third of 5	World Teams 1966
1966 São Paulo, Brazil	Venezuela	champion	Brazil and Uruguay (tie)^{[NB 1]}
1966 São Paulo, Brazil	VEN fifth of 5	World Teams 1967
1967 Lima, Peru	Brazil	champion	Uruguay
1967 Lima, Peru		1968 Olympiad
1968 Bogota, Colombia	Brazil	champion	Colombia
1968 Bogota, Colombia	BRA fifth of 5	World Teams 1969
1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Peru
1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina	BRA fourth of 5	World Teams 1970
1970 Caracas, Venezuela	Brazil	champion	Colombia
1970 Caracas, Venezuela	BRA fifth of 6	World Teams 1971
1971 Montevideo, Uruguay	Brazil	champion	Uruguay
1971 Montevideo, Uruguay		1972 Olympiad
1972 Santiago, Chile	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1972 Santiago, Chile	BRA third of 5	World Teams 1973
1973 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1973 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	BRA third of 6	World Teams 1974
1974 Lima, Peru	Brazil	champion	Uruguay
1974 Lima, Peru	BRA fifth of 5	World Teams 1975
1975 Bogota, Colombia	Brazil	champion	Brazil
	BRA fourth of 6	World Teams 1976
	Brazil champion	1976 Olympiad
1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	champion	Colombia
1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina	ARG fourth of 6	World Teams 1977
1977 Montevideo, Uruguay	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1977 Montevideo, Uruguay		World Teams 1978	ARG third of 5
1978 Isla Margarita, Venezuela	Brazil	champion	Chile
1978 Isla Margarita, Venezuela	BRA sixth of 6 (Brazil host)	World Teams 1979
1979 Santiago, Chile	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1979 Santiago, Chile		1980 Olympiad
1980 São Paulo, Brazil	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1980 São Paulo, Brazil	ARG fourth of 7	World Teams 1981	BRA third of 5
1981 Lima, Peru	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1981 Lima, Peru
1982 Asunción, Paraguay	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1982 Asunción, Paraguay	BRA 9	World Teams 1983
1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina		1984 Olympiad
1984 Santiago, Chile	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1984 Santiago, Chile	BRA 4, ARG 5, VEN* 7 (Brazil host)	World Teams 1985	ARG 7, BRA 8, VEN* 9 of 10
1985 Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina	champion	Argentina
1985 Montevideo, Uruguay
1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina	VEN* 7 BRA 8	World Teams 1987	ARG 8, VEN* 9 of 10
1987 Santiago, Chile	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1987 Santiago, Chile		1988 Olympiad
1988 São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1988 São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil champion, COL* 9	World Teams 1989	BRA 7, COL* 9 of 10
1989 Bolivia	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1989 Bolivia
1990 Asunción, Paraguay	Brazil	champion	Uruguay
1990 Asunción, Paraguay	BRA 4, ARG 5/8, VEN* 10	World Teams 1991	ARG 9, VEN* 14 of 16
1991 Lima, Peru	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1991 Lima, Peru		1992 Olympiad
1992		no contests
1992	BRA 3, VEN* 14, CHL 16	World Teams 1993	ARG 4, VEN* 12 CHL 14 COL* 15 of 16
1993 São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1993 São Paulo, Brazil
1994 Santiago, Chile	Argentina	champion	Chile
1994 Santiago, Chile	BRA 10, VEN* 11, ARG 13, COL* 16	World Teams 1995	VEN* 8 BRA 9 ARG 14 COL* 16 of 16
1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	champion	Brazil
1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina		1996 Olympiad
1996 Punta del Este, Uruguay	Brazil	champion	Brazil
1996 Punta del Este, Uruguay	BRA 9, VEN* 14, CHL 16	World Teams 1997	ARG 13, COL* 16, BRA 17 of 18
1997 Asunción, Paraguay	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1997 Asunción, Paraguay
1998 Quito, Ecuador	Brazil	champion	Argentina
1998 Quito, Ecuador
1999 Lima, Peru	Brazil	champion	Brazil
	BRA 2, ARG 11	World Teams 2000	BRA 12 ARG 13 COL* 17 of 20
		2000 Olympiad
2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Argentina
2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina	ARG 15, BRA 16	World Teams 2001	BRA 14, VEN 17 of 18
2001 Cochabamba, Bolivia	Argentina	champion	Brazil
2001 Cochabamba, Bolivia
2002 Santiago, Chile	Brazil	champion	Brazil
2002 Santiago, Chile	URU 17, BRA 18	World Teams 2003	BRA 12, VEN 13 of 18
2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	champion	Colombia
2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina		2004 Olympiad
2004 São Paulo, Brazil	Argentina	champion	Brazil
2004 São Paulo, Brazil	BRA 5/8, ARG 5/8	World Teams 2005	BRA 13, ARG 17, VEN 19 of 22
2005^[3] Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina 144–142 Brazil	champion	Brazil 208–121 Uruguay
2005^[3] Montevideo, Uruguay
2006 Cartagena, Colombia	transnational	champion	transnational
2006 Cartagena, Colombia
2007^[4] Quito, Ecuador 7 open, 7 women	Brazil 164–78 Argentina	champion	Brazil 131–105 Argentina
2007^[4] Quito, Ecuador 7 open, 7 women	BRA 9, ARG 15	World Teams 2007	BRA 11, ARG 17 of 22
2008 Lima, Peru	transnational	champion	transnational
2008 Lima, Peru		2008 Mind Games
2009^[5] May 16–23 Santiago, Chile 9 open, 8 women	Chile 157–122.5 Argentina	champion	Argentina 207–156 Brazil
2009^[5] May 16–23 Santiago, Chile 9 open, 8 women	ARG 9, CHL 13, BRA 17 (Brazil host)	World Teams 2009	ARG 11, BRA 18, VEN 19 of 22
2010 Mar del Plata, Argentina	transnational	champion	transnational
2010 Mar del Plata, Argentina
2011^[6] Jun 11–18 Asunción, Paraguay 7 open, 6 women	Brazil 186–155 Chile	champion	Brazil 208–111 Venezuela
2011^[6] Jun 11–18 Asunción, Paraguay 7 open, 6 women	BRA ARG qualified	World Teams 2011	BRA VEN qualified
Year, Host, Entries	OPEN		WOMEN

Senior

There were entries from South America in the world-level Senior Bowl tournament beginning with its second rendition in 2003 but the zonal Confederation CSB reports no Seniors tournament before 2009. In 2007 the Open and Women tournaments were complemented by a Juniors tournament including one entry from the United States.^[4]

Year, Host, Entries	SENIOR		junior
2001	—	Senior Bowl 2001, no entry
2003	Brazil-Argentina, 9th of 15^[7]	Senior Bowl 2003, one entry
2005	Brazil, 21st of 22^[8]	Senior Bowl 2005, one entry
2007^[4] Quito, Ecuador		champion	USA 86–57 Argentina 1
2007^[4] Quito, Ecuador	BRA 4, ARG 12	Senior Bowl 2007
2009^[5] May 16–23 Santiago, Chile 7 teams (4 nations)	Argentina Lerner 203–103 Brazil Sao Paulo	champion
2009^[5] May 16–23 Santiago, Chile 7 teams (4 nations)	ARG 15, BRA 17, URU 21, VEN 22 (Brazil host)	Senior Bowl 2009
2011^[6] Jun 11–18 Asunción, Paraguay 7 teams (6 nations)	Brazil 132–106 Argentina	champion
2011^[6] Jun 11–18 Asunción, Paraguay 7 teams (6 nations)	BRA 19, ARG 14	Senior Bowl 2011

Transnational championships

The South American championships conducted in even-number years beginning 2006 are transnational, meaning that players of different nationality are permitted to enter as pairs or teams. The teams tournaments have many more entries than during odd years, for only one national team may enter each flight. Nevertheless, at the top of the leaderboard and on the podium at last, the transnationals may look a lot like nationals.

2006.Resultados Sudamericano-Transnacional de Bridge Cartagena 2006. Brazil beat Argentina in the open final (130.5 102). "Los Rosarios" beat Argentina in the women (117 112). Entries from Brazil and Colombia won the open and women pairs.

2008. In the 58th championships (2008),58º Campeonato Sudamericano Abierto Transnacional de Lima 2008, it appears that 46 teams entered the main tournament: 27 open and 19 women. Six of the open and seven of the women were national teams. For 9 rounds all 46 teams played each other, Swiss format(?), followed by three rounds of play within the Open and Women classes. The two Brazil national teams led the two classes easily; the women "Brasil D" stood fourth after nine rounds and finished with the second-best overall score.

In both flights, three national teams finished in the top four and advanced to the knockout stage, and two national teams met in the final. Brazil and Chile tied the open (117 all in 64 deals) while Brazil beat Argentina in the women (192.5–83).

Near the top of the preliminary leaderboard and in the knockout stage, therefore, the "transnational" tournament looked much like the national teams competition that is now conducted only in even-number years.

2010.III Sudamericano Transnacional de Bridge Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1 8 May 2010 The 60th South American championships in May 2010 were the "3rd Festival Transnational". The winners of Youth events may have participated in the World Bridge Series, October 2010 in Philadelphia, as national or South American representatives. In the main teams event, none of the 41 entries has a national name such as "Brasil" or "Brasil D" (contrast 13 of 46 in 2008). Some players from national teams have joined together.

The winning open team "Caracci" includes four members of the Chile open national team, which tied Brazil in the 2008 "transnational" and won the 2009 national teams. So those four players won their third consecutive open teams medals.

The open runner-up and both women finalists did not comprise national team members, but all the players on both runners-up were from Brazil.(Bulletin)

The Daily Bulletins (pdf format online) are in English edited by John Carruthers of Canada, "a bit of a bridge historian". The final number includes (Bulletin No. 9, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Pages 5 6.) an interview with Marcelo Lerner, who played for Argentina in the 1958 Bermuda Bowl tournament when that expanded from two teams to three —and represented Argentina in the 2009 Senior Bowl too.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The lists of historical champions at confsudbridge.org (CSB) do not explain what seem to be extra listings at 1960 women, between 1962/1963 open, at 1964 open, and between 1966/1967 women. For 1964, CSB's open list implies Argentina the champion at Montevideo and Chile the champion at Punta del Este, while Punta del Este is the only listing for women.
The North American ACBL Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 4th ed., notes one tie, the 1966 women, with no other double listings.

References

^ Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Libres (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Damas (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ 55 Sudamericano de Bridge (2005). Semifinal and final results. CSB.
^ ^a ^b ^c 57º Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2007). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
^ ^a ^b 59º Sudamericano de Bridge (2009). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
^ ^a ^b LXI Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2011). Contemporary coverage. CSB.
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External links

Category:Contract bridge zonal competitions

[strays-1] The lists of historical champions at confsudbridge.org (CSB) do not explain what seem to be extra listings at 1960 women, between 1962/1963 open, at 1964 open, and between 1966/1967 women. For 1964, CSB's open list implies Argentina the champion at Montevideo and Chile the champion at Punta del Este, while Punta del Este is the only listing for women.
The North American ACBL Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 4th ed., notes one tie, the 1966 women, with no other double listings.

[2] Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Libres (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.

[3] Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Damas (1948–2005 table). confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.

[y2005-4] 55 Sudamericano de Bridge (2005). Semifinal and final results. CSB.

[y2007-5] 57º Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2007). Contemporary coverage. CSB.

[y2009-6] 59º Sudamericano de Bridge (2009). Contemporary coverage. CSB.

[y2011-7] LXI Campeonato Sudamericano de Bridge (2011). Contemporary coverage. CSB.

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