Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 16, 2026
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   42.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   59.52   50.00  A   2                 2                1.53(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   50.60   42.50  C               2                      0.43(SC) Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  3   52.98   44.50  B         2                 2          1.07(OB) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  4   43.45   36.50  C                                               John Burgess - Brenda Darby
  5   38.10   32.00  C                                               Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton
  6   38.10   32.00  B                                               Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  7   56.55   47.50  C   3     1     1     3     1          1.42(OB) Lillian Ethridge - Lynda Crawford
  8   60.71   51.00  A   1                 1                2.04(OA) Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
5 3
A 3
A J 10 9 8 5
7 5 4
J 10 8 7 6 4
9
7 2
Q 10 6 3
N
WE
S
K Q 2
K Q 7 6 5
4 3
J 8 2
A 9
J 10 8 4 2
K Q 6
A K 9

NS 4N; NS 4; NS 2; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54602.500.504-Burgess-Darby2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTS54602.500.507-Ethridge-Crawford3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 N54001.002.008-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 N41300.003.006-Dutcher-Fields5-Long-Benton

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
J 9 3
10
Q J 8 4
9 8 7 4 3
K 6 2
A 7 5 2
A 3
Q 10 6 2
N
WE
S
Q 8
Q 9 8 4 3
K 10 6 5
A J
A 10 7 5 4
K J 6
9 7 2
K 5

EW 4; E 3N; W 2N; EW 2; EW 2; NS 1;
Par −420: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−1502.500.506-Dutcher-Fields5-Long-Benton
4 E−1502.500.508-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 E44200.502.504-Burgess-Darby2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 E44200.502.507-Ethridge-Crawford3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
10 8 7 5 3
A Q J 8
A K 6
6
A K 9 2
4
9 5
J 8 7 4 3 2
N
WE
S
Q 4
7
Q J 10 8 4 3 2
Q 10 5
J 6
K 10 9 6 5 3 2
7
A K 9

NS 5; NS 4N; NS 3; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +450: NS 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54501.501.504-Burgess-Darby2-Tiernan-Frederick
5 S54501.501.506-Dutcher-Fields5-Long-Benton
5 S54501.501.507-Ethridge-Crawford3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 S54501.501.508-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
K Q
J 2
K 9 6
10 8 7 5 3 2
A J 10 8 3
4 3
Q 8 7 2
J 9
N
WE
S
9 7 6 4
A K Q 7
A J 5 3
6
5 2
10 9 8 6 5
10 4
A K Q 4

EW 4; EW 4; NS 1N; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −620: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 W41702.500.507-Ethridge-Crawford3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 W41702.500.508-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 E46201.002.006-Dutcher-Fields5-Long-Benton
4 W56500.003.004-Burgess-Darby2-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
A 10 5
Q 10 5 3
J
A 10 9 8 2
Q 9 6
J 8
A K 10 9 8 3
6 5
N
WE
S
8
K 7 6 4
Q 5 4
K Q 7 4 3
K J 7 4 3 2
A 9 2
7 6 2
J

NS 4; NS 2; NS 1N; EW 2; N 2; S 1;
Par +500: EW 5×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S52003.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Burgess-Darby
3 S41702.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 S31401.002.005-Long-Benton3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 W31100.003.007-Ethridge-Crawford6-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
J 9 3
A J 6 4 2
A Q 7
A K
Q 5 2
K 10 9
J 9 2
Q 7 6 3
N
WE
S
A K 6
Q 8 3
K 10 8 6 4 3
4
10 8 7 4
7 5
5
J 10 9 8 5 2

EW 3N; EW 4; N 2; NS 1; S 1;
Par −300: N 4×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S−21003.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Burgess-Darby
3 E31102.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 S−31500.502.505-Long-Benton3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 N−31500.502.507-Ethridge-Crawford6-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
A K
K 10 6 5 2
K Q
A Q 6 5
J 7 6 3
9 7 3
10 9 2
J 9 7
N
WE
S
10 9 8 5 4
8 4
8 7 6
K 10 2
Q 2
A Q J
A J 5 4 3
8 4 3

NS 7N; NS 7; NS 7; NS 5; NS 3;
Par +2220: NS 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
7 N722103.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Burgess-Darby
6 N614302.001.007-Ethridge-Crawford6-Dutcher-Fields
4 N77101.002.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
6 NTN−11000.003.005-Long-Benton3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
Q 10 5 4 2
8
A Q 6 5
9 8 7
A 8 6 3
9 6
8 7
K Q J 6 2
N
WE
S
K J 7
Q J 5 4
K J 4 3
4 3
9
A K 10 7 3 2
10 9 2
A 10 5

N 2; EW 1; NS 1; S 1; EW 1;
Par +90: N 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 W−1503.000.007-Ethridge-Crawford6-Dutcher-Fields
2 S−1502.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
2 N−31501.002.005-Long-Benton3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 NTE41800.003.001-Branch-Neisler4-Burgess-Darby

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
A 10 8 6
9 7 5 4
K Q 4
7 4
7 5 2
A 2
A J 6 5 2
K Q 5
N
WE
S
K Q 9 4 3
K Q J 6 3
10
9 8
J
10 8
9 8 7 3
A J 10 6 3 2

W 5; E 4; EW 4; EW 3N; EW 2;
Par −650: W 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−22003.000.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Long-Benton
3 N−21002.001.008-Spangler-Ream3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTE46301.002.006-Dutcher-Fields4-Burgess-Darby
4 E56500.003.001-Branch-Neisler7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
A 9 3
K J 5 2
J 4
10 6 5 2
J 5
A 8 4
10 8 3 2
A Q 8 4
N
WE
S
K Q 6 4
Q 7 6
A Q 9 6
K 9
10 8 7 2
10 9 3
K 7 5
J 7 3

EW 4N; EW 3; EW 3; EW 4; EW 3;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE36002.500.501-Branch-Neisler7-Ethridge-Crawford
3 NTE36002.500.502-Tiernan-Frederick5-Long-Benton
3 NTE56600.502.506-Dutcher-Fields4-Burgess-Darby
3 NTE56600.502.508-Spangler-Ream3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
Q 7 4 3
Q J 9 6 5
A 2
5 2
K 6
A
Q J 6 3
K 10 7 6 4 3
N
WE
S
J 10 2
K 7
K 10 9 8 5
A Q 9
A 9 8 5
10 8 4 3 2
7 4
J 8

EW 3N; EW 5; EW 5; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −400: EW 3N=; EW 5=; EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ×E−11003.000.006-Dutcher-Fields4-Burgess-Darby
5 N−31502.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Long-Benton
5 E54000.502.501-Branch-Neisler7-Ethridge-Crawford
5 E54000.502.508-Spangler-Ream3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
10 7 5
3 2
Q 10 3
K Q 8 6 3
A K 8 6 3
9 7
J 7 2
A J 4
N
WE
S
J 9
J 10 6 5 4
K 6 5
10 7 2
Q 4 2
A K Q 8
A 9 8 4
9 5

NS 2N; NS 2; NS 2; NS 1; NS 1;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21203.000.008-Spangler-Ream3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 N2902.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Long-Benton
1 NTE1901.002.006-Dutcher-Fields4-Burgess-Darby
3 NTS−22000.003.001-Branch-Neisler7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
K 10 7 2
A K 5 3
6 3
K 8 5
Q J 9 4
Q 9 8 2
A J 9 4 2
N
WE
S
5 3
Q 10 9 8 6 2
A K 7 5
Q
A 8 6
J 7 4
J 10 4
10 7 6 3

W 2; EW 3; EW 1N; EW 2; E 1; EW 1;
Par −110: EW 1+2; W 1+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW−22003.000.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham6-Dutcher-Fields
4 E−11001.501.502-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler
2 E−11001.501.508-Spangler-Ream4-Burgess-Darby
3 N−33000.003.007-Ethridge-Crawford5-Long-Benton

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
A 10 5 2
K 8 5
6 5 4
A 10 3
K 4 3
Q J 7
A K 10 9 2
Q 4
N
WE
S
Q J 8
A 10 9 2
Q J
K J 9 6
9 7 6
6 4 3
8 7 3
8 7 5 2

EW 5N; EW 5; EW 4; EW 5; EW 5;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW44302.500.503-Stahlecker-Birmingham6-Dutcher-Fields
3 NTW44302.500.507-Ethridge-Crawford5-Long-Benton
3 NTW54600.502.502-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE54600.502.508-Spangler-Ream4-Burgess-Darby

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
Q 6 5
A 4 2
K 8 5 4 2
Q 3
A K 9
7 5
J 3
J 10 8 6 4 2
N
WE
S
10 7 2
J 10 9 6 3
A 9 7
K 9
J 8 4 3
K Q 8
Q 10 6
A 7 5

N 3N; NS 2; N 3; S 2; EW 2; NS 1;
Par +300: EW 4×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS36003.000.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham6-Dutcher-Fields
2 NTS31502.001.007-Ethridge-Crawford5-Long-Benton
2 NTN−11001.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler
2 NTS−33000.003.008-Spangler-Ream4-Burgess-Darby

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
K 8 6 5 4 3
A
K Q 2
A 5 3
A 2
Q 7 5 4
A 9 8 7
10 9 7
N
WE
S
Q J 10 9 7
3
J 10 5 4 3
K 6
K J 10 9 8 6 2
6
Q J 8 4 2

NS 4; NS 5; NS 1N; EW 2; NS 1;
Par +420: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54503.000.008-Spangler-Ream4-Burgess-Darby
4 S44201.501.503-Stahlecker-Birmingham6-Dutcher-Fields
4 S44201.501.507-Ethridge-Crawford5-Long-Benton
5 S−1500.003.002-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
J 10 7
K 10 9 8
A 5
9 7 6 3
A K 6 4
2
7 6 3 2
Q 8 5 4
N
WE
S
8 5
A J 7
K 10 9 8
K J 10 2
Q 9 3 2
Q 6 5 4 3
Q J 4
A

NS 2; EW 3; EW 3; EW 1N;
Par −100: NS 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−1503.000.001-Branch-Neisler6-Dutcher-Fields
3 S−1502.001.008-Spangler-Ream5-Long-Benton
1 NTE31501.002.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Tiernan-Frederick
2 NTS−52500.003.004-Burgess-Darby7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
Q 8
A 10 9 8 4
10 9 2
K Q J
J
K J 6
A K Q J
A 9 8 6 3
N
WE
S
9 7 6 5 4 2
Q 7 5 2
5
10 5
A K 10 3
3
8 7 6 4 3
7 4 2

EW 2; W 2; NS 2; E 1; EW 1;
Par −110: W 2=; EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−42003.000.001-Branch-Neisler6-Dutcher-Fields
3 W−31502.001.008-Spangler-Ream5-Long-Benton
3 E−1500.502.503-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 E−1500.502.504-Burgess-Darby7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
K J 10 9 5 3
4
A 9
A J 9 7
6
A Q 9 8 6 5 3 2
3
8 6 2
N
WE
S
A 8 7 2
J
K Q 10 6 2
K Q 5
Q 4
K 10 7
J 8 7 5 4
10 4 3

EW 4; NS 2; NS 1N; NS 1;
Par −300: NS 4×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W−11003.000.004-Burgess-Darby7-Ethridge-Crawford
4 ×N−11001.501.501-Branch-Neisler6-Dutcher-Fields
4 N−21001.501.508-Spangler-Ream5-Long-Benton
5 ×N−35000.003.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
4 3 2
A 4 2
A 10 7
9 6 3 2
A Q 8 7 6
K Q 7
K J
Q J 7
N
WE
S
10 9
J 10 6 3
8 6 3
K 10 5 4
K J 5
9 8 5
Q 9 5 4 2
A 8

EW 3; EW 3; EW 3; EW 1N; E 1;
Par −140: EW 1+2; EW 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 W21102.500.501-Branch-Neisler6-Dutcher-Fields
1 W21102.500.508-Spangler-Ream5-Long-Benton
2 W31400.502.503-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Tiernan-Frederick
2 W31400.502.504-Burgess-Darby7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
Q J 6 5 2
8 7 6 4 3 2
K 5
K Q 10 4
8 7
K 10 9
10 9 6 4
N
WE
S
9 7 5
A K 10 4
A Q J 7 3 2
A J 8 6 3 2
9 3
A Q J 5
8

W 6; EW 4N; E 5; EW 2; NS 2; EW 1;
Par −920: W 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E51503.000.008-Spangler-Ream6-Dutcher-Fields
4 ×N−12002.001.004-Burgess-Darby3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 E54001.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Ethridge-Crawford
2 ×S−411000.003.005-Long-Benton1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
Q 5 3
9 6 4
A 7 5
Q 8 4 3
9 8
K
10 4 3 2
A 10 7 6 5 2
N
WE
S
K 10 7 4
Q 10 7 3
Q J 9
J 9
A J 6 2
A J 8 5 2
K 8 6
K

NS 3; NS 2N; NS 2; NS 1; NS 1;
Par +140: NS 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S21103.000.005-Long-Benton1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS−1501.501.504-Burgess-Darby3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 S−1501.501.508-Spangler-Ream6-Dutcher-Fields
3 N−21000.003.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Ethridge-Crawford

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
K 8 3
Q 10 3
A Q J 9
A Q 2
A 7 5
A J 8
8
J 9 7 6 4 3
N
WE
S
J 10 9 6 2
5 4
7 6 2
K 10 5
Q 4
K 9 7 6 2
K 10 5 4 3
8

NS 5; N 3N; NS 5; EW 2;
Par +650: NS 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S46202.500.502-Tiernan-Frederick7-Ethridge-Crawford
4 S46202.500.508-Spangler-Ream6-Dutcher-Fields
5 N−11001.002.005-Long-Benton1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTN−22000.003.004-Burgess-Darby3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
10 7 6
K 10 4 3
J 10 6 5 2
9
K Q 5
Q J 7
A K 9 7
K 3 2
N
WE
S
A 9 4 2
A 8
3
Q 10 8 7 5 4
J 8 3
9 6 5 2
Q 8 4
A J 6

EW 6N; EW 6; EW 5; EW 2; EW 2;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1503.000.008-Spangler-Ream6-Dutcher-Fields
3 NTW34002.001.005-Long-Benton1-Branch-Neisler
4 E44201.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Ethridge-Crawford
3 NTW44300.003.004-Burgess-Darby3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
K 8 7 6 5 2
Q 8
2
K 9 5 4
J 4
A J 7 4 3 2
3
Q J 6 3
N
WE
S
9 3
10 9 6
K 9 8 7 4
10 7 2
A Q 10
K 5
A Q J 10 6 5
A 8

NS 6; NS 5N; NS 4; NS 2;
Par +980: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N54502.001.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
4 N54502.001.006-Dutcher-Fields2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 N54502.001.008-Spangler-Ream7-Ethridge-Crawford
6 N−1500.003.005-Long-Benton4-Burgess-Darby

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul
K 7 3
A 5 2
K Q 8
A J 5 4
6 4
Q J 7
A 6 4 2
K 9 7 2
N
WE
S
A J 10 9
9 6 3
7 5 3
Q 10 6
Q 8 5 2
K 10 8 4
J 10 9
8 3

S 2; NS 1N; NS 1; N 1; EW 1;
Par +110: S 1+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN21202.500.505-Long-Benton4-Burgess-Darby
1 NTN21202.500.506-Dutcher-Fields2-Tiernan-Frederick
2 S21101.002.008-Spangler-Ream7-Ethridge-Crawford
3 NTN−11000.003.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul
J
A 10 6 5
5 2
Q 9 7 6 5 3
A 9 6 3
7
A Q 8 7
J 10 8 4
N
WE
S
K Q 8 7 4
K J 9 8 2
6 4
2
10 5 2
Q 4 3
K J 10 9 3
A K

EW 5; EW 2N; EW 2; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 E31403.000.008-Spangler-Ream7-Ethridge-Crawford
2 E41701.501.505-Long-Benton4-Burgess-Darby
3 E41701.501.506-Dutcher-Fields2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 W44200.003.003-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul
J 5 2
K 10 5
K J 8
9 8 5 2
K 10 9 6
7 4 3
9 7 3
Q 4 3
N
WE
S
Q 7 4 3
J 9 8
A 6 4
A K 10
A 8
A Q 6 2
Q 10 5 2
J 7 6

NS 2; NS 2; NS 2; EW 1;
Par +100: EW 2×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S21103.000.006-Dutcher-Fields2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 E−21001.501.503-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
2 E−21001.501.508-Spangler-Ream7-Ethridge-Crawford
3 W−1500.003.005-Long-Benton4-Burgess-Darby