McConnell Cup

{{Short description|Part of the Women's World Bridge Series Championships}}

McConnell Cup is a team event for women held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and former president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). McConnell was also instrumental in inaugurating the Venice Cup women's team championship in 1974.

The full name of this championship is World Women Knockout Teams. The knockout format pertains only to the late stages, however, evidently a four-round knockout with 16 teams except for a five-round 32-team KO in 1998. It appears that the field has been divided into two groups or four groups for round-robin play, with the top eight or top four advancing from each group to the knockout stage.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

The next rendition will be at the "World Bridge Series Championships" meet in 2014. The Chinese Contract Bridge Association will host in Sanya, Hainan, from 10 to 25 October.[http://www.whatsonsanya.com/news-30805-2014-world-bridge-series-championships-to-be-held-in-sanya-in-october.html "2014 World Bridge Series Championships to be held in Sanya in October"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911061641/http://www.whatsonsanya.com/news-30805-2014-world-bridge-series-championships-to-be-held-in-sanya-in-october.html |date=2014-09-11 }}. Sanya News. 19 June 2014. What's On Sanya (whatsonsanya.com). Retrieved 2014-09-11. The series name for the meet is new but WBF calls this the 14th World Bridge Series, or 14th Red Bull World Bridge Series. It will be the 6th competition for the McConnell Cup, and the 6th world championship for women teams in the series.

Results

class=wikitable !Year, Venue, Entries		Medalists
bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|1994 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=268 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 9th World Championships, 1994. World Bridge Federation. Albuquerque, USA 16 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Letizia Jill Blanchard, Marinesa Letizia, Sue Picus, Rozanne Pollack, Judi Radin (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Woolsey Karen Allison, JoAnne Casen, Dori Cohen, Joann Glasson, JoAnn Manfield, Sally Woolsey (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Alder — Mildred Breed, Tobi Deutsch, Amalya Kearse, Joyce Lilie, Jacqui Mitchell, Jo Morse (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966"	{{flagicon\|United States}} Tornay — Judi Cody, Shelley Lapkoff, Linda Perlman, JoAnna Stansby, Carlyn Steiner, Claire Tornay (USA)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|1998 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=269 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 10th World Championships, 1998. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.98/Lille.htm 1998 World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831215647/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.98/lille.htm \|date=2009-08-31 }} contemporary coverage, 1998. WBF. Lille, France 56	1.	{{flagicon\|Austria}} Erhart Maria Erhart, Doris Fischer, Sylvia Terraneo, Terry Weigkricht (Austria)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Auken Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken, Katrin Farwig, Barbara Stawowy (Germany)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Truscott — Jill Meyers, Shawn Quinn, Carol Sanders, Tobi Sokolow, JoAnn Sprung, Dorothy Truscott (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966"	{{flagicon\|United States}} Wood — Mickie Kivel, Ellee Lewis, Terry Michaels, Claire Tornay, Nadine Wood (USA)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2002 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=270 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 11th World Championships, 2002. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Montreal.02/Montreal.htm World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830113454/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Montreal.02/Montreal.htm \|date=2009-08-30 }} contemporary coverage, 2002. WBF. Montreal, Canada 36	1.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Sanborn Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Beth Palmer, Kerri Sanborn (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Radin Mildred Breed, Rozanne Pollack, Shawn Quinn, Judi Radin, Valerie Westheimer, (Hjördis Eythorsdottir){{efn\|The WBF stripped Hjördís Eyþórsdóttir of her silver medal for refusing to take a drug test.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/1406037/Bridge-player-is-stripped-of-medal-for-refusing-drug-test.html Bridge player is stripped of medal for refusing drug test].}} (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|France}} Bessis Véronique Bessis, Bénédicte Cronier, Catherine D'Ovidio, Sylvie Willard (France)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2006 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=391 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 12th World Championships, 2006. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm 12th World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185808/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm \|date=2011-06-06 }} contemporary coverage, 2006. WBF. Verona, Italy 39	1.	{{flagicon\|Russia}} {{flagicon\|United States}} Steiner Victoria Gromova (RUS), Marinesa Letizia (USA), Tatiana Ponomareva (RUS), Janice Seamon-Molson (USA), Tobi Sokolow (USA), Carlyn Steiner (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Narasimhan Jill Levin, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Hansa Narasimhan, Debbie Rosenberg, JoAnna Stansby (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|Sweden}} Katt-Bridge Kathrine Bertheau, Catarina Midskog, Jenny Wolpert, Mari Ryman (Sweden)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2010 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=493 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 13th World Series Championships, 2010. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Philadelphia.10/Philadelphia.htm 13th World Bridge Series] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903075547/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Philadelphia.10/Philadelphia.htm \|date=2011-09-03 }} contemporary coverage, 2010. WBF. Philadelphia, USA 31 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|China}} China Ladies Xuefeng FENG, Ling GU, Yan LU, Ming SUN, Yanhui SUN, Hongli WANG (China)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} Netherlands Carla Arnolds, Jet Pasman, Anneke Simons, Martine Verbeek, Bep Vriend, Wietske van Zwol (Netherlands)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|France}} {{flagicon\|United States}} {{flagicon\|Russia}} Fireman Daniele Allouche-Gaviard (FRA), Shannon Cappelletti (USA), Catherine D'Ovidio (FRA), Phyllis Fireman (USA), Victoria Gromova (RUS), Tatiana Ponomareva (RUS)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2014 [http://www.worldbridge.org/Data/Sites/1/media/documents/tourn/MedalTables/14WBS-SanyaMedaltable.pdf "The results from the Red Bull World Bridge Series"]. WBF. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-12. Sanya, China 26 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|USA}} {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{flagicon\|NED}} Baker Lynn Baker (USA), Karen McCallum (USA), Sally Brock (ENG), Nicola Smith (ENG), Marion Michielsen (NED), Meike Wortel (NED)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|CHN}} China Red Lu Yan, Ran Jing Rong, Wang Hongli, Wang Wenfei, Wu Shaoyong, Zhang Yu (China)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|USA}} Moss — Sylvia Moss (captain), Lynn Deas, Hjördis Eythorsdottir, Joann Glasson, Kerri Sanborn, Janice Seamon-Molson (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \| {{flagicon\|IDN}} Pertamina Ep — Rury Andhani, Lusje Oha Bojoh, Suci Amita Dewi, Kristina Wahyu Murniati, Conny Sumampouw, Julita Grace Tueje (Indonesia)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150302055159/http://www.worldbridge.org/women.aspx Women] program top page at the World Bridge Federation
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150203193020/http://www.worldbridge.org/women-teams.aspx World Women KO Teams Championship 1994–present (table)] at the World Bridge Federation

Category:Contract bridge world competitions

class=wikitable !Year, Venue, Entries		Medalists
bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|1994 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=268 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 9th World Championships, 1994. World Bridge Federation. Albuquerque, USA 16 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Letizia Jill Blanchard, Marinesa Letizia, Sue Picus, Rozanne Pollack, Judi Radin (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Woolsey Karen Allison, JoAnne Casen, Dori Cohen, Joann Glasson, JoAnn Manfield, Sally Woolsey (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Alder — Mildred Breed, Tobi Deutsch, Amalya Kearse, Joyce Lilie, Jacqui Mitchell, Jo Morse (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966"	{{flagicon\|United States}} Tornay — Judi Cody, Shelley Lapkoff, Linda Perlman, JoAnna Stansby, Carlyn Steiner, Claire Tornay (USA)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|1998 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=269 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 10th World Championships, 1998. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.98/Lille.htm 1998 World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831215647/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.98/lille.htm \|date=2009-08-31 }} contemporary coverage, 1998. WBF. Lille, France 56	1.	{{flagicon\|Austria}} Erhart Maria Erhart, Doris Fischer, Sylvia Terraneo, Terry Weigkricht (Austria)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Auken Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken, Katrin Farwig, Barbara Stawowy (Germany)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Truscott — Jill Meyers, Shawn Quinn, Carol Sanders, Tobi Sokolow, JoAnn Sprung, Dorothy Truscott (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966"	{{flagicon\|United States}} Wood — Mickie Kivel, Ellee Lewis, Terry Michaels, Claire Tornay, Nadine Wood (USA)
colspan=3\|
bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2002 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=270 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 11th World Championships, 2002. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Montreal.02/Montreal.htm World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830113454/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Montreal.02/Montreal.htm \|date=2009-08-30 }} contemporary coverage, 2002. WBF. Montreal, Canada 36	1.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Sanborn Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Beth Palmer, Kerri Sanborn (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Radin Mildred Breed, Rozanne Pollack, Shawn Quinn, Judi Radin, Valerie Westheimer, (Hjördis Eythorsdottir){{efn\|The WBF stripped Hjördís Eyþórsdóttir of her silver medal for refusing to take a drug test.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/1406037/Bridge-player-is-stripped-of-medal-for-refusing-drug-test.html Bridge player is stripped of medal for refusing drug test].}} (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|France}} Bessis Véronique Bessis, Bénédicte Cronier, Catherine D'Ovidio, Sylvie Willard (France)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2006 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=391 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 12th World Championships, 2006. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm 12th World Bridge Championships] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185808/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm \|date=2011-06-06 }} contemporary coverage, 2006. WBF. Verona, Italy 39	1.	{{flagicon\|Russia}} {{flagicon\|United States}} Steiner Victoria Gromova (RUS), Marinesa Letizia (USA), Tatiana Ponomareva (RUS), Janice Seamon-Molson (USA), Tobi Sokolow (USA), Carlyn Steiner (USA)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|United States}} Narasimhan Jill Levin, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Hansa Narasimhan, Debbie Rosenberg, JoAnna Stansby (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|Sweden}} Katt-Bridge Kathrine Bertheau, Catarina Midskog, Jenny Wolpert, Mari Ryman (Sweden)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2010 [http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/worldchampionships/TeamChampRP.asp?qmenudetid=493 Results & Participants (McConnell Cup)], 13th World Series Championships, 2010. WBF.[http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Philadelphia.10/Philadelphia.htm 13th World Bridge Series] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903075547/http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Philadelphia.10/Philadelphia.htm \|date=2011-09-03 }} contemporary coverage, 2010. WBF. Philadelphia, USA 31 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|China}} China Ladies Xuefeng FENG, Ling GU, Yan LU, Ming SUN, Yanhui SUN, Hongli WANG (China)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} Netherlands Carla Arnolds, Jet Pasman, Anneke Simons, Martine Verbeek, Bep Vriend, Wietske van Zwol (Netherlands)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|3.	{{flagicon\|France}} {{flagicon\|United States}} {{flagicon\|Russia}} Fireman Daniele Allouche-Gaviard (FRA), Shannon Cappelletti (USA), Catherine D'Ovidio (FRA), Phyllis Fireman (USA), Victoria Gromova (RUS), Tatiana Ponomareva (RUS)
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bgcolor="gold" \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="beige" valign="Top"\|2014 [http://www.worldbridge.org/Data/Sites/1/media/documents/tourn/MedalTables/14WBS-SanyaMedaltable.pdf "The results from the Red Bull World Bridge Series"]. WBF. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-12. Sanya, China 26 teams	1.	{{flagicon\|USA}} {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{flagicon\|NED}} Baker Lynn Baker (USA), Karen McCallum (USA), Sally Brock (ENG), Nicola Smith (ENG), Marion Michielsen (NED), Meike Wortel (NED)
bgcolor="silver" \|2.	{{flagicon\|CHN}} China Red Lu Yan, Ran Jing Rong, Wang Hongli, Wang Wenfei, Wu Shaoyong, Zhang Yu (China)
bgcolor="cc9966" \|rowspan=2\|3.	{{flagicon\|USA}} Moss — Sylvia Moss (captain), Lynn Deas, Hjördis Eythorsdottir, Joann Glasson, Kerri Sanborn, Janice Seamon-Molson (USA)
bgcolor="cc9966" \| {{flagicon\|IDN}} Pertamina Ep — Rury Andhani, Lusje Oha Bojoh, Suci Amita Dewi, Kristina Wahyu Murniati, Conny Sumampouw, Julita Grace Tueje (Indonesia)