Going into day three of the Bermuda Bowl, the leaders wereFRANCE,GERMANY, andTHE NETHERLANDS.

In match seven, GERMANY,SWEDEN,andUSA2 won big, FRANCE won by less, andUSA1 andTHE NETHERLANDS lost.

Match eight sawUSA1 crushGERMANY andBULGARIA slaughterAUSTRALIA.USA2 defeatedTHE NETHERLANDS,SWEDEN beatINDONESIA, and FRANCEtopARGENTINA.MONACO nickedSOUTH AFRICA by 2 IMPs, maintaining its position in the middle of the pack.

GERMANY continued to suffer in the third match of the day, losing 49-0 toITALY, and slipping out of qualifying position. MONACO won againstCHINESE TAIPEI, creeping closer to the top eight. BRAZIL, FRANCE, andSWEDEN played very close matches:BRAZILandFRANCE won by 3, andSWEDEN lost by 1.AUSTRALIA,BULGARIA, andTHE NETHERLANDS won more comfortably.

USA1 andUSA2 met each other in this match, andUSA2 came out on top, 28-15, and led the field with four days of round-robin left. After three days, the top teams were:

1.USA2

2. FRANCE

3.SWEDEN

4.ITALY

5.THE NETHERLANDS

6.USA1

7.BRAZIL

8.AUSTRALIA

9.GERMANY

10.EGYPT

11.BULGARIA

12. MONACO

In the Venice Cup, the American teams' fortunes improved somewhat, with both teams scoring two wins and a loss.THE NETHERLANDSandCHINA maintained the top two positions all day.Like on day two, the teams in the top slots largely stayed there, just shuffling around a bit amongst themselves.BRAZIL, which had stood 8th after day two, fell to 15th.FRANCE dropped only to 9th.

The standings after three days:

1.THE NETHERLANDS

2.CHINA

3.SWEDEN

4.INDONESIA

5.POLAND

6.ENGLAND

7.RUSSIA

8.EGYPT

9.FRANCE

10.AUSTRALIA

11.USA1

12.ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA ruled the day in the d'Orsi Trophy, crushingFRANCE, then beatingCANADA andSWEDEN.USA1 began with a blitz but then lost the next two matches, andUSA2 did the reverse, losing badly in match seven and then winning twice.FRANCE recovered from its initial loss toAUSTRALIA with two wins, standing third.ISRAEL had a strong day, winning twice and losing by 1.

After three days, the leaders were:

1.AUSTRALIA

2.USA2

3.ISRAEL

4.FRANCE

5.AUSTRIA

6.SWEDEN

7.CHINA HONG KONG

8.USA1

9.INDIA

10.ARGENTINA

11.ITALY

12.JAPAN