World Open Pairs Championship
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The World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Championships. This Pairs competition was initiated in 1962 and is held every four years. It is open to pairs from all over the world, without any quota restrictions being applied.
[edit] Winners
1962 Pierre Jais and Roger Trezel
1966 Bob Slavenburg and Hans Kreijns
1972 Fritz Babsch and Peter Manhardt
1974 Bob Hamman and Bobby Wolff
1978 Marcelo Branco and Gabino Cintra
1982 Chip Martel and Lew Stansby
1986 Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell
1990 Gabriel Chagas and Marcelo Branco
1994 Marek Szymanowski and Marcin Lesniewski
1998 Michal Kwiecien and Jacek Pszczola
2002 Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes
2006 Jie Zhao and Fu Zhong