Venice Cup
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The World Team Championships in contract bridge for women players only is also known as Venice Cup, because the first edition was held in Venice, in 1974.
It is held every two years, in parallel to the Open World Team Championships, the Bermuda Bowl. The most recent Venice Cup was held in Shanghai, China, the winners were United States (Jill Levin, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Hansa Narasimhan, Debbie Rosenberg, JoAnna Stansby, NPC: Gail Greenberg).
[edit] List of Venice Cup winners
| Year | Team | Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  USA |
Bette Cohn, Emma Jean Hawes, Betty Ann Kennedy, Marietta Passell (Huggard), Carol Sanders, Dorothy Truscott |
| 1976 | USA |
Emma Jean Hawes, Betty Ann Kennedy, Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Moss (Greenberg), Carol Sanders, Dorothy Truscott |
| 1978 | USA |
Mary Jane Farell, Emma Jean Hawes, Marilyn Johnson, Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Moss (Greenberg), Dorothy Truscott |
| 1981 |  Great Britain |
Pat Davies, Nicola Gardener (Smith), Sandra Landy, Sally Sowter (Brock) |
| 1985 | Great Britain |
Pat Davies, Sally Horton (Brock), Sandra Landy, Nicola Smith |
| 1987 | USA II |
Cheri Bjerkan, Juanita Chambers, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Judi Radin, Kathie Wei (Sender) |
| 1989 | USA |
Kitty Bethe (Cooper), Lynn Deas, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Karen McCallum, Beth Palmer, Kerri Shuman (Sanborn) |
| 1991 | USA II |
Nell Cahn, Stasha Cohen, Lynn Deas, Sharon Osberg, Nancy Passell, Sue Picus |
| 1993 | USA II |
Karen McCallum, Jill Meyers, Sharon Osberg, Sue Picus, Kerri Sanborn, Kay Schulle |
| 1995 |  Germany |
Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken, Beate Pony Nehmert, Andrea Rauscheid (Reim) |
| 1997 | USA I |
Lisa Berkowitz, Mildred Breed, Marinesa Letizia, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Tobi Sokolow |
| 2000 |  Netherlands |
Marijke van der Pas, Jet Pasman, Anneke Simons, Martine Verbeek, Bep Vriend, Wietske van Zwol |
| 2001 | Germany |
Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken, Beate Pony Nehmert, Andrea Rauscheid (Reim) |
| 2003 | USA I |
Betty Ann Kennedy, Jill Levin, Sue Picus, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow, Kathie Wei-Sender |
| 2005 |  France |
Bénédicte Cronier, Danièle Gaviard, Catherine d’Ovidio, Sylvie Willard |
| 2007 | USA I |
Jill Levin, Irina Levitina, Jill Meyers, Hansa Narasimhan, Debbie Rosenberg, JoAnna Stansby |
