2013 - GOLD & SILVER FOR USA IN BALI
Congratulations to the USA2 Venice Cup team, who won the Gold in the Venice Cup, to USA2 in the Seniors on a very close second place finish for Silver and to the all-US Gordon team, who won Gold in the Transnational Teams. Well done all!
Venice Cup Winners:
Jenny Wolpert, Sue Picus, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jill Levin, Janice Seamon-Molson, Jill Meyers, Migry Zur-Campanile
D'Orsi Senior Bowl Silver Medalists:
Garey Hayden, Marc Jacobus, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell, Carolyin Lynch, Roger Bates, Donna Compton
Transnational Team Winners:
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 David Berkowitz, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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 Michael Seamon, photo by Peg Kaplan |
2013 - BOUND FOR BALI
Six teams will represent the United States in the 2013 World Championships in Bali, Indonesia. The teams are:
Bermuda Bowl
USA 1:
| Kevin Bathurst - Kevin Dwyer John Kranyak - Gavin Wolpert Bobby Levin - Steve Weinstein NPC: Shane Blanchard |
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 Gavin Wolpert, John Kranyak, Kevin Bathurst & Kevin Dwyer, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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 Bobby Levin, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Steve Weinstein, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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USA2
| Marty Fleisher - Michael Kamil Zia Mahmood - Chip Martel Michael Rosenberg - Chris Willenken NPC: Jan Martel |
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 Chris Willenken, Michael Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Marty Fleisher, Chip Martel & Michael Kamil, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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Venice Cup
USA1
| Lynn Deas - Beth Palmer Irina Levitina - Kerri Sanborn Judi Radin - Barbara Sonsini NPC: Rozanne Pollack |
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 Kerri Sanborn, Lynn Deas (seated), Barbara Sonsini, Judi Radin, Beth Palmer, Irina Levitina |
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USA2
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Disa Eythorsdottir - Janice Seamon-Molson |
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 Jenny Wolpert, Valerie Westheimer, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jill Levin, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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 Jill Meyers |
 Janice Seamon-Molson, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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 Migry zur Campanile, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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Senior Bowl
USA1
| Neil Chambers - John Schermer Allan Graves - Richard Schwartz Bob Hamman - Sam Lev NPC: Paul Street |
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 Bob Hamman, Richie Schwartz, Allan Graves, Neil Chambers, John Schermer & Sam Lev, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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USA2
| Roger Bates - Garey Hayden Marc Jacobus - Eddie Wold Carolyn Lynch - Mike Passell NPC: Donna Compton |
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 Roger Bates, Garey Hayden, Carolyn Lynch, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell and Marc Jacobus, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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We all wish all of our teams the very best of luck in Bali!
I will try to post reports each day from Bali, but please don't hold me to it!! Click here to get to those reports as soon as I write the first one 
on our "departure day."
2013 SPORTACCORD TEAMS
The 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games tournament will be held in Beijing from Dec. 12-18. Good luck to the USBF teams for the event! The Open Team (pairs listed in alphabetic order) will be Steve Beatty & Mark Cohen, Tom Carmichael & David Grainger and Doug Doub & Adam Wildavsky. The Women's Team will be Cheri Bjerkan & Rozanne Pollack, Mildred Breed & Disa Eythorsdottir and Christal Henner & Migry Zur Campanile.
Women's Team
 Cheri Bjerkan, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Rozanne Pollack, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Mildred Breed, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Hjordis ("Disa") Eythorsdottir, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Christal Henner, photo by Peg Kaplan |
Migry zur Campanile, photo by Peg Kaplan |
Open Team
 Steve Beatty, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Mark Cohen, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Tom Carmichael, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 David Grainger, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Doug Doub, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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For more information about the event and how the teams were selected, you can find the answers to questions we have been asked in the past by clicking here.