Shanghai 2007 — player statistics

Four double-dummy measures per player plus bidding activity, over every board they played, and an opponent-adjusted (strength-of-schedule) Butler. Each table lists all players and is sortable by any column. Double-dummy is idealised — the true best play needs all four hands — so read these as tendencies, not verdicts.

Butler vs double-dummy par↑ top

IMPs per board scored above (+) or below (−) the board’s minimax par — what real bidding and play (theirs and the opponents’) added or gave away against perfect double-dummy play. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoards/boardTotal
1A.DubininRUSSIA96+1.91+183.0
2A.GromovRUSSIA96+1.91+183.0
3F.FantoniZIMMERMANN112+1.04+116.0
4C.NunesZIMMERMANN112+1.04+116.0
5J.PiekarekGERMANY OPEN64+0.78+50.0
6A.SmirnovGERMANY OPEN64+0.78+50.0
7M.BessisZIMMERMANN64-0.05-3.0
8T.BessisZIMMERMANN64-0.05-3.0
9T.GotardGERMANY OPEN64-0.05-3.0
10J.LesniczakGERMANY OPEN64-0.05-3.0
11B.LevinGORDON64-0.30-19.0
12S.WeinsteinGORDON64-0.30-19.0
13C.BalickiRUSSIA96-0.72-69.0
14A.ZmudzinskiRUSSIA96-0.72-69.0
15F.MultonZIMMERMANN48-1.92-92.0
16P.ZimmermannZIMMERMANN48-1.92-92.0
17S.LandenGORDON32+1.78+57.0
18P.RajadhyakshaGORDON32+1.78+57.0
19J.CarrollZIMMERMANN32+1.34+43.0
20T.GarveyZIMMERMANN32+1.34+43.0
21M.KwiecienMARKOWICZ32+1.19+38.0
22J.PszczolaMARKOWICZ32+1.19+38.0
23B.GierulskiBURGAY32+0.84+27.0
24J.SkrzypczakBURGAY32+0.84+27.0
25J.ChenZUOMEICHENG32+0.66+21.0
26J.PengZUOMEICHENG32+0.66+21.0
27L.BurgayBURGAY16+0.56+9.0
28C.MarianiBURGAY16+0.56+9.0
29C.BurgerGORDON32-0.50-16.0
30M.GordonGORDON32-0.50-16.0
31J.LiangZUOMEICHENG16-1.56-25.0
32Y.ZhouZUOMEICHENG16-1.56-25.0
33V.MarkowiczMARKOWICZ16-1.62-26.0
34J.ZarembaMARKOWICZ16-1.62-26.0
35N.FitzgibbonZIMMERMANN32-1.78-57.0
36A.MesburZIMMERMANN32-1.78-57.0
37Y.WuZUOMEICHENG16-2.00-32.0
38Z.ZhangZUOMEICHENG16-2.00-32.0
39F.BaroniBURGAY16-2.88-46.0
40M.RicciarelliBURGAY16-2.88-46.0
41J.KlukowskiMARKOWICZ16-3.06-49.0
42S.ZeligmanMARKOWICZ16-3.06-49.0
43V.GromovaRUSSIA32-3.34-107.0
44T.PonomarevaRUSSIA32-3.34-107.0

Opening-lead accuracy↑ top

How often a player’s opening lead held declarer to the same tricks as the best defensive lead double-dummy. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamLeadsOn targetConceded
1F.FantoniZIMMERMANN1989.5%0.10
2T.BessisZIMMERMANN988.9%0.11
3A.ZmudzinskiRUSSIA1888.9%0.11
4M.BessisZIMMERMANN887.5%0.12
5A.GromovRUSSIA2286.4%0.14
6J.PiekarekGERMANY OPEN1283.3%0.17
7A.DubininRUSSIA1782.4%0.23
8C.BalickiRUSSIA1181.8%0.18
9S.WeinsteinGORDON1181.8%0.18
10T.GotardGERMANY OPEN1181.8%0.27
11C.NunesZIMMERMANN1580.0%0.20
12A.SmirnovGERMANY OPEN1478.6%0.21
13B.LevinGORDON977.8%0.22
14P.ZimmermannZIMMERMANN875.0%0.25
15J.LesniczakGERMANY OPEN966.7%0.33
16F.MultonZIMMERMANN1163.6%0.36
17P.RajadhyakshaGORDON4100.0%0.00
18J.CarrollZIMMERMANN5100.0%0.00
19T.GarveyZIMMERMANN3100.0%0.00
20C.MarianiBURGAY1100.0%0.00
21N.FitzgibbonZIMMERMANN6100.0%0.00
22A.MesburZIMMERMANN6100.0%0.00
23F.BaroniBURGAY2100.0%0.00
24M.RicciarelliBURGAY2100.0%0.00
25S.ZeligmanMARKOWICZ2100.0%0.00
26J.ChenZUOMEICHENG6100.0%0.00
27M.GordonGORDON5100.0%0.00
28J.LiangZUOMEICHENG6100.0%0.00
29J.ZarembaMARKOWICZ3100.0%0.00
30J.PszczolaMARKOWICZ785.7%0.14
31J.SkrzypczakBURGAY1283.3%0.17
32S.LandenGORDON683.3%0.33
33T.PonomarevaRUSSIA580.0%0.20
34V.GromovaRUSSIA875.0%0.25
35C.BurgerGORDON771.4%0.29
36M.KwiecienMARKOWICZ366.7%0.33
37J.PengZUOMEICHENG366.7%0.33
38Y.WuZUOMEICHENG250.0%0.50
39L.BurgayBURGAY450.0%0.50
40Y.ZhouZUOMEICHENG250.0%1.00
41J.KlukowskiMARKOWICZ10.0%1.00

Declarer-play accuracy↑ top

How often declarer took at least the double-dummy makeable tricks after the actual opening lead — i.e. didn’t leave tricks on the table. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamContractsOn targetConceded
1T.GotardGERMANY OPEN1492.9%0.07
2F.FantoniZIMMERMANN1291.7%0.08
3T.BessisZIMMERMANN988.9%0.11
4C.NunesZIMMERMANN2882.1%0.18
5B.LevinGORDON580.0%0.20
6C.BalickiRUSSIA1478.6%0.36
7F.MultonZIMMERMANN977.8%0.22
8M.BessisZIMMERMANN1675.0%0.25
9J.PiekarekGERMANY OPEN875.0%0.25
10A.DubininRUSSIA1172.7%0.36
11J.LesniczakGERMANY OPEN771.4%0.29
12A.GromovRUSSIA1770.6%0.35
13S.WeinsteinGORDON2070.0%0.35
14A.ZmudzinskiRUSSIA1968.4%0.37
15P.ZimmermannZIMMERMANN1060.0%0.40
16A.SmirnovGERMANY OPEN850.0%0.62
17M.KwiecienMARKOWICZ2100.0%0.00
18Y.WuZUOMEICHENG2100.0%0.00
19B.GierulskiBURGAY3100.0%0.00
20N.FitzgibbonZIMMERMANN2100.0%0.00
21J.KlukowskiMARKOWICZ3100.0%0.00
22J.ZarembaMARKOWICZ2100.0%0.00
23T.PonomarevaRUSSIA7100.0%0.00
24T.GarveyZIMMERMANN683.3%0.17
25J.PengZUOMEICHENG683.3%0.17
26C.BurgerGORDON683.3%0.17
27J.CarrollZIMMERMANN580.0%0.20
28S.ZeligmanMARKOWICZ580.0%0.20
29A.MesburZIMMERMANN580.0%0.80
30S.LandenGORDON475.0%0.25
31P.RajadhyakshaGORDON475.0%0.25
32J.PszczolaMARKOWICZ475.0%0.25
33L.BurgayBURGAY475.0%0.25
34J.ChenZUOMEICHENG475.0%0.25
35F.BaroniBURGAY366.7%0.33
36V.MarkowiczMARKOWICZ560.0%0.40
37Z.ZhangZUOMEICHENG560.0%0.60
38M.GordonGORDON560.0%0.60
39C.MarianiBURGAY250.0%0.50
40M.RicciarelliBURGAY250.0%0.50
41Y.ZhouZUOMEICHENG250.0%0.50
42J.SkrzypczakBURGAY450.0%1.25
43V.GromovaRUSSIA50.0%1.00
44J.LiangZUOMEICHENG10.0%2.00

Defensive accuracy↑ top

How often the defenders held declarer to the double-dummy makeable (or fewer) — charged to both defenders on the board. Players with few boards are greyed. Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoardsOn targetConceded
1M.BessisZIMMERMANN17100.0%0.00
2T.BessisZIMMERMANN17100.0%0.00
3A.DubininRUSSIA3997.4%0.08
4A.GromovRUSSIA3997.4%0.08
5F.FantoniZIMMERMANN3494.1%0.12
6C.NunesZIMMERMANN3494.1%0.12
7T.GotardGERMANY OPEN2090.0%0.10
8J.LesniczakGERMANY OPEN2090.0%0.10
9F.MultonZIMMERMANN1989.5%0.10
10P.ZimmermannZIMMERMANN1989.5%0.10
11C.BalickiRUSSIA2986.2%0.14
12A.ZmudzinskiRUSSIA2986.2%0.14
13B.LevinGORDON2085.0%0.60
14S.WeinsteinGORDON2085.0%0.60
15J.PiekarekGERMANY OPEN2684.6%0.19
16A.SmirnovGERMANY OPEN2684.6%0.19
17S.LandenGORDON10100.0%0.00
18P.RajadhyakshaGORDON10100.0%0.00
19M.KwiecienMARKOWICZ10100.0%0.00
20J.PszczolaMARKOWICZ10100.0%0.00
21Y.WuZUOMEICHENG2100.0%0.00
22Z.ZhangZUOMEICHENG2100.0%0.00
23J.KlukowskiMARKOWICZ3100.0%0.00
24S.ZeligmanMARKOWICZ3100.0%0.00
25J.LiangZUOMEICHENG8100.0%0.00
26Y.ZhouZUOMEICHENG8100.0%0.00
27C.BurgerGORDON1291.7%0.08
28M.GordonGORDON1291.7%0.08
29J.ChenZUOMEICHENG988.9%0.11
30J.PengZUOMEICHENG988.9%0.11
31J.CarrollZIMMERMANN887.5%0.12
32T.GarveyZIMMERMANN887.5%0.12
33N.FitzgibbonZIMMERMANN1283.3%0.17
34A.MesburZIMMERMANN1283.3%0.17
35B.GierulskiBURGAY1283.3%0.92
36J.SkrzypczakBURGAY1283.3%0.92
37V.GromovaRUSSIA1376.9%0.23
38T.PonomarevaRUSSIA1376.9%0.23
39F.BaroniBURGAY475.0%0.25
40M.RicciarelliBURGAY475.0%0.25
41L.BurgayBURGAY560.0%0.40
42C.MarianiBURGAY560.0%0.40
43V.MarkowiczMARKOWICZ333.3%1.67
44J.ZarembaMARKOWICZ333.3%1.67

Strength of schedule — opponent-adjusted Butler↑ top

On every board a player meets a specific opposing pair, and strong opponents defend and bid well — which quietly depresses your cross-IMP. Opp /bd is the mean cumulative Butler of the pairs faced, i.e. the strength of the draw (+ tough, − easy). Adj /bd adds it back — a tough draw is credited, an easy one discounted — and Δ is the resulting move against the raw Butler order. Regulars only (≥ 40% of the boards). Click a column header to sort; filter by name or team.

#PlayerTeamBoardsOpp /bdRaw /bdAdj /bdΔ
1C.BalickiRUSSIA96-0.02+0.77+0.75▲2
2A.ZmudzinskiRUSSIA96-0.02+0.77+0.75▲2
3F.FantoniZIMMERMANN112+0.07+0.41+0.49▲2
4C.NunesZIMMERMANN112+0.07+0.41+0.49▲2
5M.BessisZIMMERMANN64-0.50+0.92+0.42▼4
6T.BessisZIMMERMANN64-0.50+0.92+0.42▼4
7B.LevinGORDON64+0.03+0.12+0.14▲4
8S.WeinsteinGORDON64+0.03+0.12+0.14▲4
9A.DubininRUSSIA96-0.13+0.26+0.13·
10A.GromovRUSSIA96-0.13+0.26+0.13·
11J.PiekarekGERMANY OPEN64-0.30+0.40+0.10▼4
12A.SmirnovGERMANY OPEN64-0.30+0.40+0.10▼4
13T.GotardGERMANY OPEN64-0.33-0.01-0.34·
14J.LesniczakGERMANY OPEN64-0.33-0.01-0.34·
15F.MultonZIMMERMANN48+0.11-1.23-1.13·
16P.ZimmermannZIMMERMANN48+0.11-1.23-1.13·