 Q 10 8 6 5 3
 Q 5 3
 10 2
 Q 7 |
||
| 2
K 10 8 6
K 7
A 10 9 8 4 3 |
A K
A J 9 7 4 2
A J 8 3
K |
|
| J 9 7 4
—
Q 9 6 5 4
J 6 5 2 |
opening by West and a weak 2overcall by North, against 7rapidly in 7or minus 1400. Merel Bruinsteen as North and Janneke Wackwitz as South (world champions with the Dutch girls in 2016 and European champions in 2017) had a different view and produced a quiet and much slower bidding sequence:
| West | North | East | South |
| Merel | Janneke | ||
| Pass | |||
| 1 |
1 |
2 (=) |
3 |
| 4 |
4 |
4NT | Pass |
| 5 |
Pass | 7 |
Pass |
| Pass | Pass |
which after 4was likely a six-card suit. Did north have a more or less balanced distribution or did she have a second suit in diamonds?
If South was void in hearts, why did she only raised to 3in this favourable vulnerability? Lots of things to think about. As a matter of fact declarer started trumps with A with fatal consequences: one down and – 17 imps instead of +13 imps and the Dutch junior title-2017 to Merel Bruinsteen-Janneke Wackwitz with Ricardo Westerbeek-Michel Schols.
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