2nd TransAtlantic challenge match at Louisville, KENTUCKY 40202 - USA -from 15th September 2008-
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Europe won. Congrats to European players.
WARREN BUFFETT CUP @ Louisville. Kentucky, 4202, USA from 15th to 18st Sept2008. It is a transatlantic challenge match ( Europe vs North America ). The match consists of five rounds of pairs, six rounds of teams, and eleven rounds of individual play.
Scoring for this tourney explained - Here
Team Europe won the 2nd TransAtlantic challenge “ Buffett Cup” sponsored by the Investment magnate Warren Buffett, beating Team USA at Kentucky, USA.
After Pairs and Teams matches, USA was leading. But in the Individual matches, Team Europe reigned supreme and after 5 of the total 7 rounds, Team Europe’s lead was unbeatable and by 6th round USA accepted defeat. Final scores were:=
Pairs Team Individual Total
Team Europe 60 59.5 86 205.5
Team USA 60 66.5 46 172.5
The winners were =Sabine Auken (Germany)and Marion Michielsen ( Netherlands) Michel (France) and Thomas Bessis (France)
Boye Brogeland (Norway) and Espen Lindqvist (Norway) Tom Hanlon (Ireland) and Hugh McGann (Ireland)
Tor Helness (Norway) and Jan Peter Svendsen (Norway) Michal Kwiecien (Poland) and Jacek Pszczola(Poland )
W.S. Team > Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood Geoff Hampson and Dick Freeman Alan Sontag and Roger Bates
Tobi Sokolow and Janice Seamon-Molson Howard Weinstein and Steve Garner Roy Welland and Bjorn Fallenius
NPC - Donna Compton of Dallas, USA
In our opinion, one of the sessions giving a big minus was a cause for US defeat. It is Here (Europe 8 vs US 2)
Buffett 2006 @ Dublin 18-21st Sept 2006
U S (+23) wins over Europe (-23)
Overall score--- - --- Here
Pairs
Round 1 - Hands -- - Here
Round 2 - Hands -- - Here
Round 3 - Hands -- - Here
Round 4 - Hands -- - Here
Round 5 - Hands - -- Here
Teams
Individual
Final Bulletin(PDF) -Here
Europe:
Sabine Auken-Daniela Von Arnim (Ger):
Jan Jansma - Louk Verhees (Netherlands):
Norberto Bocchi-Giorgio Duboin (Italy):
Jason and Justin Hackett (England):
Tom Hanlon- Hugh McGann (Ireland):
Geir Helgemo-Tor Helness (Norway).
Non-Playing Captain Paul Hackett (Eng).
North America:
David Berkowitz-Larry Cohen
Geoff Hampson- Fred Gitelman:
Bobby Levin-Steve Weinstein:
Jill Levin-Jill Meyers
Zia Mahmood- Roy Welland
N-P C: Donna Compton (USA).
Scoring for this Tournament explained
The scoring is based on a simple point-a-board (or board-a-match) system, with one point being given to the team that wins each hand (board) and none to the team that loses it. Points will be shared if a hand produces an identical score. For example if North America scores plus 420 at one table, and minus 450 at the other table, it will receive no points. Europe will win that board instead and receive one point. The key point is that victory on each board goes to the team with the highest points score, regardless of the margin of victory.
Each match consists of a number of boards. The points scored by each team on these boards are added at the end of each match to produce an overall match winner. The winner of every match receives championship points, also known as Buffett points, on a "winner takes all" basis. The number of championship points at stake in each match depends on whether the format is individual , pairs or teams.
The championship points are carried forward and netted off as each match concludes in order to show which side is ahead at that point. If one side is in the lead, it will have a positive score, while the other side has an equivalent negative score. If the scoreboard shows Europe + 1 USA - 1, it means that the Americans are trailing by just one championship point. The team with the positive score at the end of the match is declared the winner.
