Rosenblum Cup is Open Teams event held every four years as part of the World Bridge Championships

World Bridge Championships

The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.-World Bridge Series Championships:...

. The event was added to the world championships in New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

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 in 1978 to commemorate Julius Rosenblum, who served as president of the World Bridge Federation

World Bridge Federation

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 (WBF) until 1976. A similar event for women, the McConnell Cup

McConnell Cup

McConnell Cup is a team event for woman held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation and former president of the American Contract Bridge League...

, which takes place alongside the Rosenblum Cup was added in 1994.
The full name of this championship is World Open Knockout Teams. The knockout format pertains only to the late stages, however, evidently a six-round knockout with 64 teams in recent renditions. It appears that the field has been divided into sixteen groups for round-robin play, with the top four advancing from each group to the knockout stage.

The next rendition will be at the "World Bridge Series Championships" meet in 2014.

Results

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Year, Site, Entries		Medalists
1978 New Orleans, USA 15 teams	1.	Frenkiel Marian Frenkiel, Andrzej Macieszczak, Janusz Połeć, Andrzej Wilkosz, (Leonard Michniewski)*  (Poland)
	Chagas Pedro Paulo Assumpção, Sérgio Barbosa, Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco is famous Brazilian bridge player. Among other successes, he was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, and World Open pairs Championship in New Orleans 1978 and Geneva 1990. He is one of 10 players who collected the Triple Crown of Bridge... , Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho is a famous Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open Pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris 2001... , Gabino Cintra, Roberto Taunay  (Brazil)
	Hamman — Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Dan Morse, Cliff Russell, Curtis Smith, Eddie Wold, Bobby Wolff Bobby Wolff Robert S. Wolff is an American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970...   (USA)
	Chemla — Paul Chemla Paul Chemla Paul Chemla is a famous French bridge player.Chemla was born in Tunis. He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris where he took up playing bridge. His wins include three European Pairs Championships , two World Team Olympiads , and the 1997 Bermuda Bowl... , Michel Lebel, Christian Mari, Michel Perron  (France)
1982 Biarritz, France 129 teams	1.	Schemeil Albert Faigenbaum, Michel Lebel, Dominique Pilon, Philippe Soulet  (France)
	Martel Ed Manfield, Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965....   (USA)
	Andrews Allan Graves, Sami Kehela Sami Kehela Sami Kehela is a Canadian contract bridge player. A member of the Hall of Fame of both the American Contract Bridge League and of the Canadian Bridge Federation, he is considered, along with his partner Eric Murray, one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game.Between 1966 and 1974,... , Eric Kokish, George Mittelman, Eric Murray Eric Murray (bridge) Eric Murray is a Canadian contract bridge player and co-founder of the Canadian Bridge Federation . Along with his partner Sami Kehela, Murray is considered one of the top Canadians ever to have played the game. The Eric R... , Peter Nagy  (Canada)
1986 Miami Beach, USA 25 teams	1.	Robinson Peter Boyd, Robert Lipsitz, Ed Manfield, Steve Robinson, Neil Silverman, Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964. He earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965....   (USA)
	Mahmood Nishat Abedi, Nisar Ahmed, Jan-e-Alam Fazli, Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , (Mohamed Zakaris)**  (Pakistan)
	Fallenius Björn Fallenius, Magnus Lindkvist, Mats Nilsland, Anders Wirgren  (Sweden)
1990 Geneva, Switzerland  179 teams	1.	Ludewig Jochen Bitschene, Bernard Ludewig, Georg Nippgen, Roland Rohowsky  (Germany)
	Moss Drew Casen Drew Casen Drew Ara Casen is an Armenian-American professional bridge player.He is a native of Forest Hills and was raised in the Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale which abuts Bethpage State Park golf course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open... , Charles Coon, Mike Moss, Michael Seamon  (USA)
	Stein — Boris Baran, Arno Hobart, Martin Kirr, Eric Kokish, George Mittelman, Mark Molson  (Canada)
	Rapee — Russ Ekeblad, Dan Morse, George Rapée, John Solodar, Ron Sukoneck, John Sutherlin  (USA)
1994 Albuquerque, USA 119 teams	1.	Deutsch Roger Bates, Seymon Deutsch, Gaylor Kasle, Chip Martel, Michael Rosenberg Michael Rosenberg Michael Rosenberg is one of the top bridge players in the United States. He moved to Scotland as a child and returned to New York in 1990 where he lives with his wife Debbie, also a top player.... , Lew Stansby  (USA)
	Otvosi Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Balicki won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000 World... , Piotr Gawryś Piotr Gawrys Piotr Gawryś is a Polish bridge player. Gawrys, WBF Grand Master, has won 3 world championships; World Team Olympics in 1984, Transnational Mixed Teams 2000 and Transnational Open Teams 2005. His other first places include; World Masters Individual in 1992 , European Teams Championships 1993 and... , Krzysztof Lasocki, Adam Żmudziński Adam Zmudzinski Adam Żmudziński is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Żmudziński won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000... , (Marek Borewicz, Ervin Otvosi)**  (Poland)
	Levit — Dani Cohen, Avi Kalish, Yeshayahu Levit, Leonid Podgur  (Israel)
	Auby — Daniel Auby, Tomas Brenning Tomas Brenning Tomas Brenning is a Swedish bridge player, journalist and computer programmer. Even though he has won a bronze medal in the 1994 Rosenblum Cup world championship, Brenning is better known as the creator of the bridge scoring software used by several bridge federations in Europe and for scoring the... , Tommy Gullberg, Mårten Gustawsson  (Sweden)
1998 Lille, France 233 teams	1.	Angelini Andrea Buratti, Massimo Lanzarotti, Lorenzo Lauria, Antonio Sementa, Alfredo Versace, (Francesco Angelini)*  (Italy)
	Chagas Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco Marcelo Branco is famous Brazilian bridge player. Among other successes, he was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, and World Open pairs Championship in New Orleans 1978 and Geneva 1990. He is one of 10 players who collected the Triple Crown of Bridge... , João Paulo Campos, Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho is a famous Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open Pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris 2001... , Miguel Villasboas  (Brazil)
	Lindkvist — Björn Fallenius, Peter Fredin, Magnus Lindkvist, Mats Nilsland  (Sweden)
	Bramley — Bart Bramley, Drew Casen Drew Casen Drew Ara Casen is an Armenian-American professional bridge player.He is a native of Forest Hills and was raised in the Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale which abuts Bethpage State Park golf course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open... , Steve Garner, Sidney Lazard, Bill Pollack, Howard Weinstein  (USA)
2002 Montreal, Canada 160 teams	1.	Lavazza Norberto Bocchi Norberto Bocchi Norberto Bocchi is an Italian bridge player. Bocchi has won four World teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010. For many years his regular partner was Giorgio Duboin... , Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin Giorgio Duboin is an Italian professional bridge player. He has won four world teams championships along with six consecutive European teams championships and a seventh European in 2010... , Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, (Guido Ferraro)*  (Italy)
	Munawar Taufik Gautama Asbi, Franky Karwur, Henky Lasut, Eddy Manoppo, Denny Sacul, Robert Parasian Tobing  (Indonesia)
	Burgay Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki Cezary Balicki is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Balicki won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000 World...  (POL), Leandro Burgay (ITA), Michał Kwiecień (POL), Carlo Mariani (ITA), Jacek Pszczoła (POL), Adam Żmudziński Adam Zmudzinski Adam Żmudziński is a Polish bridge player holding the title of World Grand Master. Żmudziński won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000 and 2009, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second in the 2000...  (POL)
2006 Verona, Italy 173 teams	1.	Meltzer Roger Bates (USA), Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian professional bridge player. As of April 2011 he ranks number 11 among Open World Grand Masters....  (NOR), Tor Helness (NOR), Kyle Larsen (USA), Rose Meltzer (USA), Alan Sontag Alan Sontag Alan M. Sontag is a world champion American bridge player and author of bridge books.-Bridge career:Although he is a six-time world champion in contract bridge, winning the prestige Bermuda Bowl twice, Sontag is best known as the author of The Bridge Bum, a book "on everybody's list of the top ten...  (USA)
	Henner Peter Bertheau (SWE), Peter Fredin (SWE), Christal Henner-Welland (USA), Marc Jacobus (USA), Magnus Lindkvist (SWE), Fredrik Nyström (SWE)
	Yadlin Eldad Ginossar Eldad Ginossar Eldad Ginossar is a professional bridge player from Israel.Ginossar won the European Open Teams Championship in Antalya, Turkey in June 2007 with his partner Ron Pachtman, and with the French father-son combination of Michel and Thomas Bessis as teammates.Ginossar won both the Israeli Open Pairs...  (ISR), Avi Kalish (ISR), Melih Özdil (TUR), Leonid Podgur (ISR), Doron Yadlin (ISR), Israel Yadlin (ISR)
2010 Philadelphia, USA 144 teams	1.	Diamond Fred Gitelman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Brad Moss, Brian Platnick, capt. John Diamond  (USA)
	Nickell Bob Hamman Bob Hamman Robert David Hamman is an American professional bridge player, among the greatest players of all time.... , Ralph Katz Ralph Katz Ralph Katz is an American bridge player.Domestically, he has won 20 North American Bridge Championships and twice the Open Team Trials. Internationally, he has many top finishes, highlighted by a win in the 2009 Bermuda Bowl... , Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood Zia Mahmood is a Pakistani professional bridge player. He is a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He has a knack for bringing out the best in his partners and is regarded as one of the greatest players of the game... , Jeff Meckstroth Jeff Meckstroth Jeffrey John Meckstroth is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad... , Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell Eric Rodwell Eric Victor Rodwell is an American professional bridge player. He has won the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times and is one of ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the World Open Pairs and the World Team Olympiad...   (USA)
	Zimmermann Fulvio Fantoni Fulvio Fantoni Fulvio Fantoni is an Italian international bridge player. He is a six-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation , and the WBF first-ranked player as of April 2011...  (ITA), Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian professional bridge player. As of April 2011 he ranks number 11 among Open World Grand Masters....  (NOR), Tor Helness (NOR), Franck Multon (FRA), Claudio Nunes Claudio Nunes Claudio Nunes is an Italian bridge international. He is a five-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation , and the WBF second-ranked player as of April 2011...  (ITA), capt. Pierre Zimmermann (FRA)

* Michniewski in 1978, Angelini in 1998, and Ferraro in 2002 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for the title of World Champion

** Zakaris in 1986 and Borewicz–Otvosi in 1994 did not play enough boards in order to qualify for second place

External links

• World Open KO Teams To Date (table) at the World Bridge Federation
  World Bridge Federation
  The World Bridge Federation is the world governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competition, most of which is conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle...