The Yeh Online Bridge World Cup
There will be an online world bridge event featuring 4 mixed teams from 3 continents. The teams are each composed of one celebrity and 5 top players. The event will be publicized and viewed online as well as have spectators at each site. Players on a team will all be playing from the same location.
The USA site is Seattle at the Silver Cloud Broadway Hotel, where the BBO team will be playing. the BBO team is: Bill Gates – Sharon Osberg, Bob Hammon – Jill Myers, Fred Gitelman – Sheri Winestock. See the schedule at http://bridgeonlineworldcup.com/team-usa-bbo/.
One of many news items: http://news.sys-con.com/node/3923262.
You are welcome to visit the event at the playing site. You can see the players and watch the play form vugraph or computers. Refreshments will be served. Of course you can watch from home but it’s more exciting to attend a session.
This is a unique chance for you to be a spectator at a unique event – to watch the famous entrepreneur Bill Gates, who will start the event by playing the first match on Monday, October 31st, competing against some of the greatest bridge players in the world. He and the other top international players on the BBO team located in Seattle will take on teams from three continents in an online contest – a contest that you will have the opportunity to view in real time at the Silver Cloud Hotel, Seattle Broadway.
This exciting three day event will start on Monday, October 31st and end November 1 midnight Seattle (and November 2 in Europe and China). Details of the matches and times of play in Seattle can be found at http://bridgeonlineworldcup.com/team-usa-bbo/
There will be plenty of room for spectators and refreshments will be provided. You will be able to watch the action on a big screen and listen to expert commentary by Barry Rigal and Zia Mahmood as well as from other commentators located in the other venues.
This is the first time such an exciting and innovative tournament has been staged, using the latest technology that allows the players to participate using BBO and OurGame software.
More information from :
Website: http://bridgeonlineworldcup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgeonlineworldcup/
Facebook: https://twitter.com/BridgeWorldCup
(Source: Al Levy, ACBL board of Directors, WBF Executive VP)