System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC
| Team: | Li | Last Updated | Mar 27, 2025 at 12:16 |
| Players: | Music Li - Qinqin Zhang | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
| 1m - (P/X/1D) - 2H: 5-9, 5S + 4-5H
Transfer responses after 1M - (X), (1m) - 1M - (neg X) Transfer responses after 2M - (X) Transfer responses after 2NT rebids (e.g. 1m-1M-2NT) Transfers after 1M - 1NT (semi-f) - 2m to distinguish different hand types Support doubles and redoubles below 2 of responder's suit, not including  (it would be general value-showing X for ). It's on over a 1NT overcall as well.
When we overcall 1M, and the next hand acts, 2N, jump or not, is a limit raise (4-card when there is cuebid for 3-card). |
General Bidding Style
| 5-Card Majors, Strong NT 15-17, 2/1 GF, better minor (3+).
Opening: frequently open 11 counts. 3rd seat may open light. Preempting: Weak, usually sound. Can be VERY LIGHT Fav 1st/3rd or NV 3rd. Could have another 4-card side suit (including major). 1NT range: 15-17, frequently upgrade good 14s or 17s with length, frequent 5-card major We usually response with 4+ (with an A). Fav can response lighter. We bypass 4-card majors after 1C - 1D when balanced. We do NOT bypass 4-card S after 1m - 1H even when balanced. Our 1M-2M raise is semi-constructive (8-10), so our semi-forcing 1N response can include a 3(+)-card raise which is too weak. In a forcing pass situation, X would be penalty oriented, pass and pull would be the strongest option. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Vs Suits:
- 3rd/low, unless suit was agreed (attitude) - High from doubleton - A from AKx for opening lead, K from AKx in the middle of the hand - K ask for count/A ask for attitude in cash-out situations Vs NT: - usually 4th best, Hxx leads the third card if want partner to continue the suit - Second high or highest when want a shift General: - After trick one, leads in a new suit are nearly always attitude. The lower the card, the stronger the desire to have the suit returned. |
Defensive Signals
| Upside down count and attitude, standard suit preference.
Vs Suits: - Attitude on partner's leads - SP when declarer leads - Attitude when declarer leads a small card to a small dummy - Count only in necessary situations Vs NT: - Reverse smith at trick 2 only, unless count necessary. - K power lead ask for count / unblock - Attitude on partner's leads - SP when declarer leads - Attitude when declarer leads a small card to a small dummy - Count only in necessary situations Standard Honor leads (from high) and Split honor (from low) |