DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING	LEADS AND SIGNALS		WBF Convention Card		
OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Reopening)	OPENING LEADS STYLE				
		Lead	In Partner’s Suit				
	Suit						
	NT			Category:		
1NT OVERCALL (2ND/4TH Live; Responses; Reopening)	Subsequent			NCBO:		
		Event:		
		Players:	 	
	LEADS	SYSTEM SUMMARY	
	Lead	Vs. Suit	Vs. NT	GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE	
	Ace				
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT)	King				
	Queen				
	Jack				
	10				
	9				
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Responses; Reopening)	Hi-x				
	Lo-x				
		SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE	
	SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY		
		Partner’s Lead	Declarer’s lead	Discarding		
VS. NT  (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopen; PH)	Suit: 1st					
	2nd					
	3rd					
	NT:  1st					
	2nd					
	3rd					

VS. PREEMPTS  (Doubles; Cue bids; Jumps; NT bids)			
	DOUBLES	SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES	
	TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)		

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS			
		IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON’T FIT ELSEWHERE	
			
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE			

			

OPENING BID DESCRIPTIONS	
Opening	Art	Min	Neg. Dbl.	Description	Responses	Subsequent Auction	Passed Hand Bidding	
								
1								

								
1								

1M								

1NT								

2								

2								

2M								
								
2NT								
								
3								
3								
3								
3								
3NT								
4								
4								
4M								
4NT								
5m								

								
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