Beverly Levy: 1942 – 2020
We are very sad to hear of the passing of Beverly Levy, the wife of WBF Vice President Al Levy. Beverly was a well known[...]
read moreFilippo Palma (1935-2020) passed away
The World Bridge Federation is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Filippo Palma[...]
read moreGeorgia Heth elected ACBL President
Georgia Heth, one of the most authoritative bridge administrators, has been elected President[...]
read moreElly Ducheyne (1938 – 2019)
The first lady of the Press Room, Elly Ducheyne passed away on 15 October 2019. WBF President Gianarrigo Rona said:[...]
read moreMax Bavin (1954 – 2019) suddenly passed away
We heard today, 6th October, of the unexpected death of Max Bavin, who had been Chief[...]
read moreBeth Palmer (1952 – 2019) passed away
The WBF is very saddened to learn of the death on 3rd October of Beth Palmer, a multiple[...]
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Jean Paul Meyer 1936-2018
The WBF is deeply saddened to learn that one of the legendary figures of French Bridge, JeanPaul Meyer[...]
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Max Bavin has been awarded the WBF Gold Medal
We are very happy to announce that, following his retirement after many years service as Head Tournament Director[...]
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Henry Francis (1926 – 2017)
The WBF is very saddened to hear of the death of Henry Francis, aged 91, on 1st August 2017. Henry was Chief Editor[...]
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Anna Maria Torlontano – Tributes from Gianarrigo Rona and José Damiani
From Gianarrigo Rona, President, World Bridge Federation:[...]
read moreAnna Maria Torlontano 1930 – 2016
Anna Maria Torlontano Di Toro Jannucci was the leading light in the development of Women’s bridge for[...]
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Patrick Jourdain 1942 – 2016
Patrick Jourdain, who was born on 1st November 1942, was bridge correspondent of the Daily Telegraph from 1992[...]
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Goran Grguric
Article by the President of the World Bridge Federation, Gianarrigo Rona I was incredulous and grieved when I was[...]
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Wan Li 1916 – 2015
The WBF has received the following letter from the Chinese Contract Bridge Association: Jul 15th2015, Beijing[...]
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Omar Sharif 1932 – 2015
Omar Sharif, actor and bridge player died yesterday of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital. Omar Sharif, the Franco-Arabic[...]
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Fulvio Colizzi
A new great loss in the bridge family! Fulvio Colizzi, a true friend to bridge, who worked with us for more than twenty years, has[...]
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Tributes to Ernesto d’Orsi from his friends and colleagues
Tributes to Ernesto, together with messages of condolence have been flooding in from all over[...]
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Tribute to Ernesto d’Orsi from José Damiani
Ernesto d’Orsi, my closest friend, my older brother, passed away tonight leaving me[...]
read moreTribute to Ernesto d’Orsi from Gianarrigo Rona
Further tragic news has shocked the bridge community. Another great personality[...]
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Guido Ferraro 1959 – 2014
The bridge world is shaken by another big loss. Guido Ferraro suddenly passed away, at a rather young age, after a brief illness.[...]
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