Too Hot to Handle In sultry Bali, Italy was barely tested in winning another Bermuda Bowl; Gordon wins World Transnational Open Teams. BY BRENT MANLEY Photos by Elisabeth van Ettinger G oing into the 41st World Bridge Teams Championships in Bali, each event had betting favorites - and the Bermuda Bowl had plenty: Monaco, featuring two of the top pairs in the world in Geir Helgemo-Tor Helness and Fulvio Fantoni-Claudio Nunes; Netherlands, the defending champions; the alwaysformidable Italian squad that earned the bronze medal in 2011; a tough squad from Poland; and two USA teams with stellar credentials. There were 22 teams in the Bermuda Bowl. Qualifying was by a complete round-robin among the competitors. The top eight finishers would move to the quarterfinal knockout phase. 16 Bridge Bulletin January 2014 Bermuda Bowl champions: Norberto Bocchi, Agustin Madala, npc Gianni Medugno, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Antonio Sementa and Lorenzo Lauria.