[merter]

Versace-Lauria are 4th greatest partnership on the world.
1th god-moses
2th god-christ
3th god-muhammed
and
4th versace-lauria

[Free]

This is your own religious opinion, which has nothing to do with bridge...

[awm]

Well ignoring the religious opinions, are Versace and Lauria really the best bridge partnership in the history of the game?

While perhaps a case can be made, I would think that the original Italian Blue Team had a better track record of international success. And Hamman/Soloway have been a pretty long-time effective international partnership for the United States. Keep in mind also that the US teams are often forced to field a sponsor for financial reasons, who is usually a reasonable player but not up to the high level of the rest of the US or Italian international teams. This suggests that the top partnerships on Bermuda Bowl-winning US teams (like Hamman/Soloway or Meckstroth/Rodwell) have to be even stronger to compensate for the weaker third pair.

[hrothgar]

Personally, I'll reserve judgement until I see the Butlers for Warsaw...

[Robert]

Hi everyone

One old time Blue Team player won a world championship on his first attempt and followed up with 12 more world champship wins in a row.

The current crop of Italians might be very good, however, that record of 13 world championship wins in a row is not in any danger.

Regards,
Robert

[marcinpu]

Robert, on Aug 24 2006, 05:27 PM, said:

The current crop of Italians might be very good, however, that record of 13 world championship wins in a row is not in any danger.

Well, now Bermuda Bowl is only once in a two year period, while in 60s it was each year. It means that now you need ca. 6-7 Bermuda Bowl wins in a row to prove that you are as good as the champions of the past.

M.

[Flame]

hrothgar, on Aug 24 2006, 05:19 PM, said:

Personally, I'll reserve judgement until I see the Butlers for Warsaw...

http://www.polbridge.pl/wyniki/2006/ec2006...OPENbutler.html
They are last on the italy team which isnt that bad...

[inquiry]

Robert, on Aug 24 2006, 05:27 PM, said:

Hi everyone

One old time Blue Team player won a world championship on his first attempt and followed up with 12 more world champship wins in a row.

The current crop of Italians might be very good, however, that record of 13 world championship wins in a row is not in any danger.

Regards,
Robert

Someone will have to check, but i don't think italy won 13 bermuda bowls in sequence. I seem to remember it was 9 or 10, not that winning 9 or 10 in a row is anything other than awesome.

[Robert]

Hi everyone

Italy won 10 world championships between 1957 and 1969, the Blue Team retired and returned to win in 1973, 1974 and 1975. The Blue Team won 13 in a row, 'when they played.'

The current holders have won 'one' in a row. I do not see how winning 6-7 current worldchampionships would match winning 13 in a row. Whether you play once a year or every other year, winning 13 in a row is still much better than 6-7 in a row.

Regards,
Robert

[whereagles]

Free, on Aug 24 2006, 09:43 PM, said:

This is your own religious opinion, which has nothing to do with bridge...

don't tell me you took that personally.. lol

[marcinpu]

Robert, on Aug 24 2006, 09:26 PM, said:

I do not see how winning 6-7 current worldchampionships would match winning 13 in a row.  Whether you play once a year or every other year, winning 13 in a row is still much better than 6-7 in a row.

If you win 10 (or 13 in a row) when BB is each year it means that you were the best in 10 consecutive years. Now, when BB is organized once in a two year, 5 consecutive wins menas that you are the best in 10 consecutive years. In this sense winning 5 "match" winning 10 ;-)

M.

[luke warm]

marcinpu, on Aug 25 2006, 06:47 AM, said:

In this sense winning 5 "match" winning 10 ;-)

M.

nah...

[kenberg]

Winning 5 matches is like winning 5 matches. Winning 10 matches is like winning 10 matches. For example, having 1 child every other year for 10 years is very different from having 1 child every year for 10 years. Try it, you will see this is true.

[Gerben42]

Whatever... I still think that Fantoni - Nunes are the best pair in the Italian team.

All 3 pairs have been very impressive though during the tournament.