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What next for Bocchi and Duboin?

#1 User is offline   MickyB 

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Posted 2008-June-20, 17:40

Sorry if I've missed prior discussion of this, but any ideas who their new partners will be? I feel like starting a rumour that they'll play with Fantoni and Nunes in some combination :)
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Posted 2008-June-20, 21:16

This was the commentary from Round 16:

Walddk2: Yes, what a shame that they are splitting up after this event. Nothing controversial I'd like to add before I get bombarded with questions
Walddk2: Duboin-Sementa Bocchi-Madala will be new partnerships
snorris: rich sponsors?
Walddk2: sponsors are often rich
bessi2: so Bocchi is taking a break then from the Italian national tem ?
bjacobs: It's a neat play problem in 3NT. After a club lead, it is indeed correct in theory to cross to the spade ace and play a heart up
bessi2: or so I presume, isn't Madala from Argentina
Walddk2: Yes
Walddk2: But he will be eligible to play for Italy eventually
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Posted 2008-June-21, 09:28

At 1.28 imps/board, Bocchi Duboin lead the Butler for the European. They are 20% better than the next best pair :)
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Posted 2008-June-22, 14:04

At the risk of intruding I venture to say
that the 21st century Italian World Champions
have not displayed the cohesion of the fabled
Squadra Azzurra.

I hope they do in the future.

I would like to see the dramatic, massive ability
of Douboin-Bocchi-Versace-Lauria-Fantoni-Nunes
keep on taking on the rest of the world as a team,
and winning again as a team.

They don't have to win all the time like the earlier
Squadra Azzurra won. Let Norway, the US and others
take the cup occasionally.
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Posted 2008-June-22, 16:07

Madala is part of the Italian support squad here.
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