Hands

At the end of each game, we all want to know how well we’ve done. We huddle around the Bridgemate, jab a few buttons, and (if we’re lucky), see an analysis which shows, the theoretically possible, contracts that might have been achieved.

This page will contain the hands for each tournament and the same analysis that you see on the Bridgemate.

This analysis , known as Double Dummy Analysis, determines the optimal line of play for a bridge hand, assuming perfect information. This concept has been around since the 1920s, but it was revolutionized in 2006 with Bo Haglund’s Double Dummy Solver (DDS), which provides fast and accurate solutions to complex bridge hands.

Please remember, double dummy analysis is independent of any bidding system. It is, therefore, a universal tool for all bridge players.  But it gives an indication of what might have been and not necessarily what can be bid or what can be achieved by a player with imperfect information.