{{Short description|National governing body for bridge in the Netherlands}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2012}} The '''Dutch Bridge Federation''' ({{langx|nl|'''Nederlandse Bridge Bond'''}}) is the national governing body for [[Contract bridge|bridge]] in the [[Netherlands]], based in [[Utrecht]]. Founded on 22 November 1930 by Infantry Colonel A. J. E. Lucardie,<ref>[http://www.bridge.nl/historie Historie], Nederlandse Bridge Bond, retrieved 27 November 2013 {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>Jan Joost Lindner, [http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/383572/1995/10/21/Wie-geen-bridgen-heeft-geleerd-heeft-slecht-voor-zijn-oude-dag-gezorgd.dhtml "Wie geen bridgen heeft geleerd, heeft slecht voor zijn oude dag gezorgd"], ''[[De Volkskrant]]'', 21 October 1995 {{in lang|nl}}</ref> the federation is the second largest nation member of the [[European Bridge League]], with a 2013 membership of 85,796.<ref>[http://www.eurobridge.org/member-federations.aspx Member federations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222304/http://www.eurobridge.org/member-federations.aspx |date=2013-10-16 }} of the European Bridge League. France has a 2013 membership of 104,097.</ref>
==Organisation==
===Board (''bestuur'')=== *President (''voorzitter''): Koos Vrieze *Vice-president (''vicevoorzitter''): Adry Janmaat-Uijtewaal, nominated in 2010 *Treasurer (''penningmeester''): Rob van Leeuwen
==Bridgemate== Between 2000 and 2005 Dutchman Ron Bouwland, sponsored by the Dutch Bridge Federation, developed Bridgemate, an electronic [[bridge scoring]] device. The original Bridgemate is connected to a computer by cable, while its successor, Bridgemate II, uses a wireless connection. Within the [[Low Countries]], Bridgemate is used by around 1,400 bridge clubs. The [[World Bridge Federation]], the [[European Bridge League]] and the [[American Contract Bridge League]] also use the device in competitions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bridgemate.com/product/bridgemate-ii/ | title=Bridgemate II: The next-generation wireless scoring system for bridge clubs and tournaments | publisher=Bridge Systems BV | access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Netherlands}} *{{c|Dutch contract bridge players}} *[[List of bridge federations]] *[[List of bridge competitions and awards]]
== External links == *{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.bridge.nl/ Nederlandse Bridge Bond]
== References== {{Reflist}}
{{Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands}} {{WPCBIndex}} {{Authority control}}
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