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The Final: Israel & Denmark
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| Denmark Christian Lahrmann, Søren Bune, Andreas Plejdrup, Emil Buus Thomsen & NPC Claus Lund | Israel Aviv Zietak, Nir Khutorsky, Amir Ezion, Lior Urman, Gal Matatyahou, Yontan Sliwowicz & NPC Ram Blass |
Board 5
Andreas Plejdrup (DNM) pass, and Lior Urman (ISR) opened with 2
showing majors. Christian Lahrmann’s (DEN) 2NT was natural, and Amir Ezion (ISR) chose spades. North asked his partner to chose a minor and South closed the diamond game.
Declarer ruffed the 
A lead, and only lost the club ace and the trump king, making his contract for +600. 
At the other table North didn’t open his hand and South opened 1NT, West’s 2 showed a major, North presented his diamonds, and Søren Bune (DEN) said 4
Pass o correct.
Aviv Zietak (ISR) doubled, West correct to spades and North insisted with clubs, to make his partner chose a minor.
As E/W were not vulnerable East decided to defend with 5that were doubled by South. Declarer only lost 5 tricks, three down = -500 and another 3 IMPs for Denmark.
Next board was the first double digit swing, when Israel made a spade game while Denmark chose to play the spade slam (impossible to make) and was one down. The match now was Israel 13 – Denmark 6.
Board 13 saw change of leader. 
Board 13
After Andreas Plejdrup (DEN) 1NT opening bid, Lior Urman (ISR) showed a major and Christian Lahrmann (DEN) closed the NT game.
Urman led the heart queen, declarer won with the king, and played a club. Ezion (ISR) played low and declarer won the trick…no more time to lose…Lahrmann played all the diamonds, and East had a lot of uncomfortable discards finally he decided to stay with: QX, AJxx and 
J so declarer played his high spades and claimed his contract when the queen spade fall.
At the other table the same contract was played, this time hearts were mentioned during the bidding, declarer was South…and ended three down.
The first 14 boards ended:
Denmark 31 – Israel 22
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