System Summary Form (SSF), 2024 Sam Amer Junior USBC - U26


Team: Zheng Last Updated Dec 9, 2024 at 21:39
Players: Weilong Shen - Lixin Zheng

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

We do not play anything that requires advance preparation.

General Bidding Style

2/1 Game Forcing
5-card Majors
15-17 1NT
We do not open balanced 11 counts without 5-card Major
Slightly wider range preempts when partner is a passed hand.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Standard honor leads, A from AK+ below the 5 level, K otherwise; K from AK tight.
Against all contracts on opening lead, top from xxx, xxxx; second best from 10xx, 10xxx, or 9xxx; small from Hxx; 4th best from Hxxx+. Exception: 3rd/low lead against suits when leading partner's suit that was not supported in the auction, or partner has shown 6+ cards.
In the middle of hand: K from AK or AK+, Standard remaining count.

Defensive Signals

Standard attitude and count
Attitude on opening lead and discards, with exception: unblock or Count when partner leads A against NT
Count when following declarer's suit, if necessary
Suit preference when dummy is short (1-); when giving partner a ruff, and some other scenarios when appropriate.