2012 Cavendish in Monaco

World Bridge Productions (WBP) is proud to announce a partnership with The Monaco Bridge Federation (FMB), and that the next edition of The Cavendish Invitational will take place in Monaco, October 15th - 19th 2012. Provided the 2012 tournament is successful, the plan is to hold this prestigious tournament in Las Vegas in the odd years, and in Monaco in the even years.

The “Monaco Cavendish” will respect the structure of the original “Las Vegas Cavendish”, with a 2-day Teams Tournament (October 15th - 16th), and a 3-day Pairs Tournament (October 17th - 19th). However, there will be some small changes such as a decrease of the minimum auction level (probably 5000 Euros) and an online auction, which will be confirmed later.

The change of the usual May dates is due to the US Open trials at the beginning of May, too many events in Monaco (mainly the Formula 1 races), and the new dates allow The Cavendish to connect with the yearly International Teams Tournament of Monaco (October 12th - 14th).

The FMB and WBP wish to express many thanks to Pierre Zimmermann, who has supported The Cavendish as an enthusiastic player and active bidder. Now, as a FMB partner, he will strongly support the new project, helping the FMB to organize and promote it, so that The Cavendish remains one of the most important bridge events in the world.

Information and contacts:

• Jean-Charles Allavena, President of the FMB, email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Cell : +33 6 80 86 91 03
• Donna Compton, email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Cell : +1 214 394 5830

Woolsey and Stewart win the Cavendish Pairs

Congratulations to Kit Woolsey and Fred Stewart who won the 2011 Cavendish with a 5 session total of 2686! They had a big 5th session and overtook Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein, who finished in 2nd place with a score of 2538. Ron Smith and Billy Cohen came in 3rd with a score of 2246.

Here are the Final 2011 Cavendish Pairs Results

Levin and Weinstein Lead the Cavendish

Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein had another solid day and enjoy a 700-IMP lead over John Hurd and Joel Wooldridge with 1 session to go. Levin and Weinstein were +432 IMPs in the 3rd session and won the 4th session with +1159 for a 4-session total of +2578.

Billy Cohen and Ron Smith are just a bit behind Johnny and Joel in 3rd and Kit Woolsey and Fred Stewart are nipping at their heels in 4th.

Meanwhile in the WBP Pairs, Laurie Kranyak and Frank Treiber have a 75 IMP lead over a tightly bunched field.

As usual BBO will broadcast the exciting Mother's Day finale of the Cavendish Pairs where we can see if Bobby and Steve will capture back-to-back-to-back titles and over $167,000 in prizes.

Watch the Cavendish in Action

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Experience the Cavendish action firsthand by watching our live webcam pictures, which are updated every 2 minutes during the tournament. Just go to our Web site at any time during the event and click on the webcam pictures to get a good look at the world's top players as they fight for the coveted Cavendish Invitational title.