History of the 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 location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is named after its sponsor, American businessman Warren Buffett. Teams are selected by invitation and must contain at least two female players. The competition format is a mixture of teams of four, pairs and individual sessions with point-a-board scoring throughout.

The 5th Buffett Cup will be held in the Haikou City, Hainan, China in 24-28 April 2019.

Year	Host	Result	Team
2019	Haikou City, Hainan, China		China	Jianjian Wang (NPC), Jianming Dai, Lixin Yang, Chuancheng Ju, Zhengjun Shi, Meng Kang, Xiaojing Wang, Wenfei Wang, Qi Shen
			Europe	Paul Hackett (NPC), Saralinda Jane Brock, Jason Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Frederic Eliel Wrang, Fiona Brown, Antonio Maria Caldeira Barradas De Campos Palma, Aloysius Wilhelmus Martinus Verhees, Cornelis Willem Van Prooijen
			USA	Peggy Kaplan (NPC), Bob Hamman, Peter Weichsel, Bart Bramley, Kit Woolsey, Oren Kriegel, Ron Smith, Jill Meyers, Sylvia Shi
2012	Omaha, Nebraska, USA	103	Europe	Paul Porteous (NPC), Michel Bessis, Thomas Bessis, Sally Brock, Fulvio Fantoni, Paul Hackett, Tom Hanlon, Bulgaria Kalin Karaivanov, Claudio Nunes, Nicola Smith, Rumen Trendafilov
		107	USA	Donna Compton (NPC), David Berkowitz, Curtis Cheek, Joe Grue, Bob Hamman, John Hurd, Marc Jacobus, Justin Lall, Jill Levin, Brad Moss, Alan Sontag
2010	Cardiff, Wales	89	Europe	Paul Hackett (NPC), Sabine Auken, Boye Brogeland, Giorgio Duboin, Fulvio Fantoni, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Claudio Nunes, Erik Saelensminde, Antonio Sementa, Daniela Von Arnim
		109	USA	Donna Compton (NPC), David Berkowitz, Fred Gitelman, Bob Hamman, Geoff Hampson, Bobby Levin, Jill Levin, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Jill Meyers, Eric Rodwell, Alan Sontag, Steve Weinstein
2008	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	205.5	Europe	Paul Hackett (NPC), Sabine Auken, Michel Bessis, Thomas Bessis, Boye Brogeland, Tom Hanlon, Tor Helness, Michał Kwiecień, Espen Lindqvist, Hugh McGann, Marion Michielsen, Jacek Pszczoła, Jan Peter Svendsen
		172.5	USA	Donna Compton (NPC), David Berkowitz, Björn Fallenius, Richard Freeman, Steve Garner, Bob Hamman, Geoff Hampson, Zia Mahmood, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow, Alan Sontag, Howard Weinstein, Roy Welland
2006	Dublin, Ireland	USA won by 23	Europe	Paul Hackett (PC), Germany Sabine Auken, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Tom Hanlon, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Jan Jansma, Hugh McGann, Louk Verhees Jr., Daniela von Arnim
			USA	Donna Compton (NPC), David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Fred Gitelman, Bob Hamman, Geoff Hampson, Bobby Levin, Jill Levin, Zia Mahmood, Jill Meyers, Paul Soloway, Steve Weinstein, Roy Welland