The 2025 World Teams Championships in Herning concluded on Sunday with four new world champions.

World Teams Championships 2025 – Medal Winners

Rank	Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
🥇 1st place	USA1	Netherlands	USA1	Italy
🥈 2nd place	Denmark	China	France	China
🥉 3rd place	Sweden	Poland	USA2	Poland

In the Bermuda Bowl, USA1 (Kevin BATHURST; Adam GROSSACK; John HURD; Adam KAPLAN; Finn KOLESNIK; Eddie WOLD; Bob MORRIS captain) established the lead from the first half of the finals, and held on, despite a spirited final push from Denmark (Michael ASKGAARD; Dennis BILDE; Kasper KONOW; Christian LAHRMANN; Andreas PLEJDRUP-MEISTER; Martin SCHALTZ; Morten BILDE captain; Palle REIMANN coach). Final score: 253 – 236.

The Venice Cup saw momentum shift several times before the Netherlands (Merel BRUIJNSTEEN; Judith DUURSMA; Magdalena TICHA; Doris VAN DELFT; Wietske VAN ZWOL; Martine VERBEEK; Jacco VAN EGDOM captain; Aarnout HELMICH coach) pulled ahead in the closing stages to defeat China (Ke GUO; Zhengjiang LIAO; Jian WANG; Nan WANG; Xuefang YUAN; Xiaoxue ZUO; Yujun GUO captain; Xin LI coach) 248 – 209.

In the D’Orsi Trophy, USA1 (David BERKOWITZ; Larry N. COHEN; Steve GARNER; Mike KAMIL; Jeff MECKSTROTH; Jeff WOLFSON; Jan MARTEL captain; Chip MARTEL coach) won comfortably over France (Michel ABECASSIS; Marc BOMPIS; Philippe CHOTTIN; Dominique PILON; Philippe SOULET; Herve VINCIGUERRA; Guy LASSERRE captain; Wilfried LIBBRECHT coach) 219 – 144.

The Wuhan Cup was another tense battle. China (Yichao CHEN; Bo FU; Yinghao LIU; Yan LU; Jing Rong RAN; Zijian SHAO; Yannan WANG captain; Xiaojing WANG coach) led at the halfway point, but Italy (Dario ATTANASIO; Leonardo CIMA; Federica DALPOZZO; Barbara DESSI; Gabriella MANARA; Federico PORTA; Valerio GIUBILO captain) accomplished a determined comeback to finish ahead 238 – 205.

Sunday, August 31

Saturday in Herning saw the first four rounds of the finals completed, alongside the play-offs to decide the bronze medalists. Saturday’s play-offs decided the bronze medals: Sweden (Per-Ola CULLIN; Marion MICHIELSEN; Fredrik NYSTROM; Mikael RIMSTEDT; Ola RIMSTEDT; Johan UPMARK; Fredrik KRONMARKER captain) in the Bermuda Bowl, Poland (Cathy BALDYSZ; Sophia BALDYSZ; Aleksandra JAROSZ; Ewa MORAWSKA; Anna SARNIAK; Joanna ZALEWSKA; Miroslaw CICHOCKI captain; Piotr KOLUDA coach) in the Venice Cup, USA2 (Hemant LALL; Bobby LEVIN; Zia MAHMOOD; Reese MILNER; Eric RODWELL; Alan SONTAG; Philip CLAYTON captain; Joyjit SENSARMA coach) in the D’Orsi Trophy, and Poland (Katarzyna DUFRAT; Maciej HUTYRA; Danuta KAZMUCHA; Piotr MARCINOWSKI; Piotr ZATORSKI; Justyna ZMUDA; Piotr KOLUDA captain; Miroslaw CICHOCKI coach) again in the Wuhan Cup.

Bronze Medalists

Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
🥉 Sweden	🥉 Poland	🥉 USA2	🥉 Poland

With the bronze now decided, attention turns fully to the finals. At the halfway mark, these are the standings:

Finals - Results after Segment 4 (out of 8)

Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
USA1 vs Denmark 150 – 90	Netherlands vs China 74 – 133	USA1 vs France 92 – 62	Italy vs China 126 – 138

Today the last four rounds will be played, and by the end of Sunday the new world champions will be crowned. Watch the WBF daily recap video with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset for more details from Day 1 of the finals.

Saturday, August 30

The semifinals wrapped up on Friday in Herning, delivering plenty of drama across the matches. The Bermuda Bowl produced one of the most exciting encounters, with Denmark and Sweden exchanging the lead until Denmark finally secured victory to join USA1 in the final. In the Venice Cup, the Netherlands and China advanced, while the D’Orsi Trophy final will feature USA1 against France after Austria conceded in the last set. The Wuhan Cup also delivered a nailbiter, as Italy narrowly defeated USA1 to book their spot in the final against China. Finals begin today and will be played over two days: four segments on Saturday and the last four segments on Sunday.

Bermuda Bowl
Belgium vs USA1 ✔	91 – 222
Denmark ✔ vs Sweden	242 – 223
Venice Cup
Netherlands ✔ vs France	217 – 172
China ✔ vs Poland	297 – 200
D’Orsi Trophy
USA1 ✔ vs USA2	255 – 215
France ✔ vs Austria	263 – 163
Wuhan Cup
USA1 vs Italy ✔	197.3 – 207
Poland vs China ✔	201 – 281

August 30 BBO Vugraph Matches

Finals & Play-Off	Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
R 1/8	USA1 vs Denmark	Netherlands vs China	USA1 vs France	—
R 2/8	USA1 vs Denmark	—	USA1 vs France	Italy vs China
R 3/8	USA1 vs Denmark	Netherlands vs China	USA1 vs France	—
R 4/8	USA1 vs Denmark	Playoff: France vs Poland	—	Italy vs China

Watch the WBF daily recap with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset for their take on the day’s highlights.

Friday, August 29

On Thursday, the first four rounds of the semifinals were played in Herning. Today the remaining four rounds will decide who moves on to the finals. At halfway, the standings are:

Bermuda Bowl
Belgium vs USA1	67 – 127
Denmark vs Sweden	98 – 120
Venice Cup
Netherlands vs France	118 – 78
China vs Poland	162 – 96
D’Orsi Trophy
USA1 vs USA2	129 – 101
France vs Austria	150 – 86
Wuhan Cup
USA1 vs Italy	97.3 – 105
Poland vs China	114 – 116

August 29 BBO Vugraph Matches

SF	Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
R 5/8	Denmark vs Sweden	Netherlands vs France	—	Poland vs China
R 6/8	Denmark vs Sweden	Netherlands vs France	—	USA1 vs Italy
R 7/8	Denmark vs Sweden	China vs Poland	France vs Austria	—
R 8/8	Denmark vs Sweden	Netherlands vs France	—	USA1 vs Italy

For more insights, watch the WBF daily video recap with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset.

Thursday, August 28

The QF phase in Herning delivered its verdict: Belgium stunned Italy in the Bermuda Bowl, joining USA1, Sweden, and host's Denmark in the semifinals. The Venice Cup saw a nail-biter as Poland edged USA2 by just 3 IMPs, while Netherlands, France, and China also advanced. In the D’Orsi Trophy, USA1, USA2, Austria, and France moved through, and in the Wuhan Cup it’s USA1, Italy, China, and Poland. Semifinals begin today.

Bermuda Bowl
Belgium vs USA1
Denmark vs Sweden
Venice Cup
Netherlands vs France
China vs Poland
D’Orsi Trophy
USA1 vs USA2
France vs Austria
Wuhan Cup
USA1 vs Italy
Poland vs China

For more highlights, watch Day 8's WBF’s daily recap video with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset:

August 28 BBO Vugraph matches

SF	Bermuda Bowl	Venice Cup	D'Orsi Trophy	Wuhan Cup
R 1/8	Denmark vs Sweden	Netherlands vs France	USA1 vs USA2	—
R 2/8	Belgium vs USA1	—	France vs Austria	USA1 vs Italy
R 3/8	Belgium vs USA1 + Denmark vs Sweden	Netherlands vs France	—	—
R 4/8	Belgium vs USA1	—	France vs Austria	USA1 vs Italy

Wednesday, August 27

Tuesday, August 26 saw the first four rounds of the quarterfinals in all major events in the 47th World Bridge Team Championships taking place in Herning, Denmark. Today’s four remaining sessions will decide the semifinal line-ups.

• Bermuda Bowl: Belgium leads Italy 143–131; USA1 ahead of England 137–105; Switzerland edges Sweden 106–93; Denmark leads USA2 156–136.
• Venice Cup: Netherlands over Australia 139–106; France leads Türkiye 117–105; Poland well ahead of USA2 133–67; Denmark narrowly leads China 143–121.
• D’Orsi Trophy: USA1 dominates England 152–75; USA2 leads Netherlands 163–99; Austria edges Poland 145–134; France ahead of Sweden 154–137.
• Wuhan Cup: Romania tops USA1 125–101; Italy leads USA2 127–104; Denmark narrowly over China 124–121; Poland leads Hong Kong 92–80.

For more highlights, watch Day 7's WBF’s daily recap video with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset:

August 27 BBO Vugraph matches

QF	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8
Bermuda Bowl	Switzerland vs Sweden	Denmark vs USA2	Italy vs Belgium	USA1 vs England
Venice Cup	Turkiye vs France	—	—	China vs Denmark
Wuhan Cup	Denmark vs China	USA1 vs Romania	Denmark vs China	Italy vs USA2
D'Orsi Trophy	—	Sweden vs France	Sweden vs France	—

Tuesday, August 26

On Monday, August 25, the six-day Round Robin wrapped up at the 47th World Bridge Team Championships taking place in Herning, Denmark. The top eight teams in each event — the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, d’Orsi Trophy, and Wuhan Cup — have qualified for the knockout (KO) phase.

August 26 BBO Vugraph matches

QF	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4
Bermuda Bowl	Italy vs Belgium	Switzerland vs Sweden	USA1 vs England	Italy vs Belgium
Venice Cup	Netherlands vs Australia	—	China vs Denmark	—
Wuhan Cup	USA1 vs Romania	Poland vs Hong Kong, China	Denmark vs China	Italy vs USA2
D'Orsi Trophy	—	USA1 vs England	—	USA2 vs Netherlands

For more highlights, watch Day 6's WBF’s daily recap video with Rob Brady and Christophe Grosset:

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