Norberto Bocchi (born September 29, 1961 in

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player. Bocchi has won five 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. After missing one European and World championship cycle (2008–2009), he returned to the Italian national team in 2010, now playing with Agustín Madala, and Italy returned to the victor stand
2010 Open Teams, final standings
!--That may or may not continue to be useful after update at http://www.eurobridge.org is available.-->) In July 2010, Bocchi is the World Bridge Federation 13th-ranked player and the European Bridge League fourth-ranked player. He currently lives in

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Wins

Bermuda Bowl The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wuh ...

(2) 2005, 2013 * World Open Team Olympiad (2) 2000, 2004 *

Rosenblum Cup Rosenblum Cup is an Open Teams event held every four years as part of the World Bridge Championships. The event was added to the world championships in New Orleans in 1978 to commemorate Julius Rosenblum, who served as president of the World Bridge ...

(1) 2002 *

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

(9) ** Vanderbilt (1) 2004 **

Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...

(2) 2001, 2002 **

Reisinger The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Reisinger is a board-a-match event. History The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy ( ...

(2) 2000, 2019 ** Open Board-a-Match Teams (2) 2002, 2003 **

Jacoby Open Swiss Teams The Jacoby Open Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Jacoby Open Swiss Teams is a four session Swiss Teams event with two qualifying ...

(1) 2001 ** Open Swiss Teams (1) 2007 * European Championships (10) ** Open Teams (7) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 ** EBL Champions Cup (3) 2002, 2011, 2012 * Italian Championships (35) ** Open Teams (10) 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,2010 ** Open Cup (10) 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992,1997, 1998, 2000,2011,2012 ** Open Pairs (1) 1987 ** Mixed Teams (6) 1985, 1988, 1991, 2008,2009 2012 ** Junior Teams (2) 1984, 1985 * Other notable wins: ** Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup (2) 1997, 2002 ** Forbo-Krommenie International Teams (3) 1997, 2001, 2002 ** White House International Top Teams (2) 2006, 2008 ** Politiken World Pairs (1) 2000 ** Generali World Masters Individual (1) 2004

Runners-up

(1) 2003 *

(5) ** Vanderbilt (1) 2007 **

(2) 1999, 2001 ** Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2001 **

(1) 2006 * European Championships (3) ** Open Pairs (1) 1999 ** Mixed Teams (1) 1992 ** Junior Teams (1) 1984 * Italian Championships (12) ** Open Teams (7) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007 ** Open Cup (1) 1996 ** Mixed Teams (4) 1986, 1995, 1996, 2006 * Other notable 2nd places: **

Buffett Cup The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States. The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby lo ...

(1) 2006 ** IOC Grand Prix (1) 2000 ** Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup (2) 2000, 2001 ** White House International Top Teams (1) 2004

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