Gold Cup (bridge)

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This article is about the British contract bridge competition. For other meanings, see Gold Cup.

The Gold Cup is the premier open British contract bridge competition for teams of four. (Teams may comprise up to six players but only four take part at any one time.) It was first competed for in the 1931-2 season, making it one of the oldest tournaments in world bridge. The event was run by the British Bridge League until it devolved into its constituent national Unions on December 31, 1999. Subsequently Bridge Great Britain, a newly formed not-for-profit organisation, has organised the event. With the exception of 1933-4, the competition has always had a knock-out format.

Boris Schapiro played on a winning team on most occasions, 11, with 52 years between his first success in 1945-6 and his last in 1997-8. Tony Forrester has 9 wins and Terence Reese had 8.