※ 引述《jmc (cryptomatician)》之銘言： : 為期一星期, 每場 64 牌的 Spingold 盃即將開始. 葉氏隊名列第 46 號種子. : http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/results/SPINGOLD.HTM 64 牌 111:106, 這才叫做高水準的比賽. :P http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer//db11.pdf Nickell wins another Spingold The Nick Nickell squad continued an amazing run in the Spingold Knockout Teams, coming from behind in the last quarter on Sunday to edge the Charlie Weed (npc) team 111-106. The Nickell squad . Richard Freeman, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hamman and Paul Soloway is now 8-0 in Spingold finals, including an amazing comeback from more than 70 IMPs down in the fourth quarter two years ago, when they took the final set 84-2. The runners-up are James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Alfredo Versace and Lorenzo Lauria. The latter four are members of the reigning Bermuda Bowl champions from Italy. The Spingold final in Chicago was a tight match, with no team more than a few IMPs ahead Nickell led by only 3 IMPs after a quarter and 7 at the half. Weed edged into the lead 91-85 with a quarter to go but could not hold off the winners. With two deals two go, Nickell was leading in the quarter 26-1 and overall by 111-92. There was still a chance for Weed if the Italians, however. Hamman and Soloway had missed a vulnerable slam on the final board that Versace and Lauria were almost certain to reach. The key was the next-to-last deal. Hamman and Soloway had stopped in 3NT on two hands that would produce 6. without a specific lead. When Versace and Lauria also stopped in 3NT, the match was over. Versace and Lauria did provide the slam swing on the last deal, but it was not enough. --

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