Sylvie Willard

Sylvie Willard (born 7 August 1952)

Life

Willard was born in Trébeurden

Career

In competition among national women teams, she is a 2-time world champion, winning the biennial Venice Cup in 2005, 2011 and 2015. (The Olympic movement rejected bridge for the regular summer or winter program and the World Mind Sports Games were inaugurated in 2008.) She is a 7-time European Bridge League champion from 1979 to 2010 (Google Translate: "New leader of the European classification"; "This year, she moved to first place in the European rankings.").

Wins

Venice Cup (2) 2005, 2011 and 2015 North American Bridge Championships (6) Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 2011 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 2011 Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2009, 2010, 2013 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2009

Runners-up

Venice Cup (2) 1987, 2001 North American Bridge Championships (3) Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (2) 2012, 2013