Beijing - Open Team Draw

There are 71 teams entered in the Open Series of the World Minds Sports Bridge Championships in Beijing, China, divided into four groups of 17 or 18 teams. Each group will play a complete round robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage, in which the leading teams will have a choice of opponents in the round of 16. The draw is out, and England are in group D which consists of 18 teams. Their order of play (UK time, 7 hours behind Beijing) is as follows:

Round 1	Sat	04	Oct	04:00	Australia
Round 2	Sat	04	Oct	07:20	Lithuania
Round 3	Sat	04	Oct	10:10	Lebanon
Round 4	Sun	05	Oct	04:00	Thailand
Round 5	Sun	05	Oct	07:20	USA
Round 6	Sun	05	Oct	10:10	Jordan
Round 7	Mon	06	Oct	04:00	Philippines
Round 8	Mon	06	Oct	07:20	Botswana
Round 9	Mon	06	Oct	10:20	Turkey
Round 10	Tue	07	Oct	04:00	Indonesia
Round 11	Tue	07	Oct	07:20	Reunion
Round 12	Tue	07	Oct	10:10	Greece
Round 13	Wed	08	Oct	04:00	Switzerland
Round 14	Wed	08	Oct	07:20	Venezuela
Round 15	Fri	10	Oct	04:00	Belarus
Round 16	Fri	10	Oct	07:20	Germany
Round 17	Fri	10	Oct	10:10	Serbia