Beating Par
By WBF In 15th World Bridge Series, Articles On 28th September 2018
Every deal has a ‘Par Contract’. This example comes from the fourth session of the semi-final of the Rand Cup:
With EW cold for ten tricks in spades, NS beat par by bidding up to 5].
South led the K and declarer won in dummy, drew trumps and advanced the {J. When South followed with the seven declarer put up dummy’s king and had beaten par by a considerable margin, scoring +850.
Another par beating result gave China Evertrust 16IMPs and set up a thrilling finish today