2026 National Teams - Match 5
Saturday, 21 February 2026
| BOARD 26 Dealer: E Vul: Both | ← Board 25 Board 27 → | ||||||||
| N–S Team | E–W Team | Contract | Lead | Tricks | Score NS | Score EW | NS | EW | |
| 1 Reale * | 30 Cooper | 2♥ E | 4D | 7 | 100 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 2 Matthews * | 7 Thirtle | 2♥ E | AC | 8 | 110 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 3 Coutts | 8 Seal | 2♥ E | AC | 7 | 100 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 4 Curnow * | 35 Gregory | 2♥ E | 5D | 7 | 100 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 5 Wright * | 6 Scott * | 2♥ E | 9H | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 Scott * | 5 Wright * | 2♠ S | 6H | 8 | 110 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 Thirtle | 2 Matthews * | 1NT N | KH | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 8 Seal | 3 Coutts | 2♠ S | 7H | 7 | 100 | -5 | 5 | ||
| 9 Buckland * | 23 Hannaway | 2♥ E | 4D | 8 | 110 | -5 | 5 | ||
| 10 Hawkins | 28 Francks | 2♥ E | 4D | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 Alexander * | 26 Grant | 1NT N | 4C | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 12 Meier | 25 Solomon | 3♥X E | 9H | 7 | 500 | 12 | -12 | ||
| 13 Wu | 20 Henry | 3♣ N | KH | 8 | 100 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 14 Smith * | 18 Jones | 3NT N | 2H | 8 | 100 | -7 | 7 | ||
| 15 Tibble | 27 Downward | 2NT N | KH | 9 | 150 | -2 | 2 | ||
| 16 Gurney * | 22 Solomons * | 3♣ N | KS | 7 | 200 | -7 | 7 | ||
| 17 Kruiniger | 36 Lennon | 3♣ N | KH | 8 | 100 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 18 Jones | 14 Smith * | 2♥ E | 5D | 6 | 200 | 7 | -7 | ||
| 19 Noye * | 33 Miao | 1NT N | 4H | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 20 Henry | 13 Wu | 1NT N | 4C | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 21 Fenwick | 31 Jacob | 2♥ E | 5D | 7 | 100 | -3 | 3 | ||
| 22 Solomons * | 16 Gurney * | 2♥ E | 4D | 7 | 100 | 7 | -7 | ||
| 23 Hannaway | 9 Buckland * | 1NT N | KH | 7 | 90 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 24 Terry | 34 Pelkman | 1NT N | 8C | 8 | 120 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 25 Solomon | 12 Meier | 3♦ S | 3H | 7 | 200 | -12 | 12 | ||
| 26 Grant | 11 Alexander * | 3NT N | KH | 8 | 100 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 27 Downward | 15 Tibble | 2♥ E | AS | 6 | 200 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 28 Francks | 10 Hawkins | 2♥ E | 5D | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 Alabaster | 32 Tuffnell | 1NT N | 4H | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 30 Cooper | 1 Reale * | 1♥ E | 4D | 7 | 80 | -5 | 5 | ||
| 31 Jacob | 21 Fenwick | 2♥ E | 5H | 6 | 200 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 32 Tuffnell | 29 Alabaster | 2♠ S | 3H | 7 | 100 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 33 Miao | 19 Noye * | 3♦ S | 6H | 8 | 100 | -6 | 6 | ||
| 34 Pelkman | 24 Terry | 1♥ E | 5D | 7 | 80 | -5 | 5 | ||
| 35 Gregory | 4 Curnow * | 3NT N | KH | 8 | 100 | -5 | 5 | ||
| 36 Lennon | 17 Kruiniger | 2NT N | 4C | 8 | 120 | 6 | -6 | ||
| FREQUENCIES FOR BOARD 26 | |||
| Contract | Result | Score | Frequency |
| 3♥X by EW | 7 | 500 | 1 |
| 2♥ by EW | 6 | 200 | 3 |
| 2NT by NS | 9 | 150 | 1 |
| 1NT by NS | 8 | 120 | 6 |
| 2NT by NS | 8 | 120 | 1 |
| 2♠ by NS | 8 | 110 | 1 |
| 2♥ by EW | 7 | 100 | 8 |
| 1NT by NS | 7 | 90 | 1 |
| 1♥ by EW | 7 | -80 | 2 |
| 2♠ by NS | 7 | -100 | 2 |
| 3♣ by NS | 8 | -100 | 2 |
| 3NT by NS | 8 | -100 | 3 |
| 3♦ by NS | 8 | -100 | 1 |
| 2♥ by EW | 8 | -110 | 2 |
| 3♣ by NS | 7 | -200 | 1 |
| 3♦ by NS | 7 | -200 | 1 |
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| BD: 26 | ♠ T64 ♥ AJT ♦ A93 ♣ JT75 |
Dlr: E Vul: Both |
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♠ J732 ♥ 763 ♦ JT87 ♣ K6 |
♠ K8 ♥ KQ842 ♦ Q2 ♣ Q984 |
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♠ AQ95 ♥ 95 ♦ K654 ♣ A32 |
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