The first Yeh Online Bridge World Cup has been won by the Lavazza team. The competition was contested by four teams competing from different locations around the world – Seattle, Turin and Beijing.
After three thrilling days of around the clock play which involved the live streaming of images across the Internet from all corners of the globe and live transmissions by BBO and OurGame with voice and written commentary by the world’s best analysts it was Lavazza who emerged triumphant in the competition.
Maria Teresa Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Emanuela Lavazza, Bénédicte Cronier, Giorgio Duboin, Agustin Madala & Sylvie Willard have added another title to their already amazing collection.
The concept of the tournament was to showcase bridge as a modern game, pure, using all the technology available to promote a dynamic image, and attract as much media attention as possible.
7 hours time difference on one side, 8 the other side, 15 in total and still the Yeh Online Bridge World Cup gathered altogether celebrities of the likes of Bill Gates, Mr Guo Jinlong (Communist Party Secretary of Beijing and executive chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games of 2008), who was the host of the biggest World Mind Sports Games, and Lavazza’s vice president Giuseppe Lavazza.
Bill Gates was playing in the BBO team, based in Seattle. After the event Bill Gates tweeted: “*/This morning I played in the first-ever online @BridgeWorldCup. I hope this draws more people to the card game. I love playing/*.”
In the picture
Back: Gianarrigo Rona WBF President, Giuseppe Lavazza, Agustin Madala, Maria Teresa Lavazza.
Front: Bénédicte Cronier, Massimo Ortensi, Emanuela Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Sylvie Willard, Giorgio Duboin, winners of the 1st Yeh Online Bridge World Cup.
