C. C. Wei (Charles Wei, 魏重慶/魏重庆) (1914 - February 20, 1987), a Chinese-born American, was the inventor of the Precision Club Bidding System in Contract Bridge. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... In the game of contract bridge Precision Club is a strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan teams in the early 1970s. ... Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depend on the variant played). ...

Biography

Wei was born in Sheng County, Zhejiang Province, China. He received his B.A. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1936. During World War II, he went to the United States. After the war, he became a successful entrepreneur in the shipping industry. Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; abbreviated Jiao Da (交大) or SJTU), is one of the oldest and most influential universities in China. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Achievements in Bridge

In 1965, Wei invented the China Bidding System, later called the Precision Club Bidding System. But since he was not an expert at that time, his system did not attract much attention from the bridge community. This remained the case until the Republic of China Team that was trained and led by Wei won runner-up in the Bermuda Bowl, the world team championship, in 1969, beating the strong team from the United States. The fact they also won runner-up in the same championship the following year made Wei an outstanding figure in the world of bridge. In the game of contract bridge Precision Club is a strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan teams in the early 1970s. ... -1... Bermuda Bowl is the term for World team championships in contract bridge named after the first edition was held in Bermuda, in 1950. ...

After that, the Italian Blue Team also adopted the Precision Club Bidding System and kept their dominant status for nearly 20 years. The great success of the system began a wave of strong club systems all over the world. The Blue Team (Italian: Squadra azzura) was the team that represented Italy in international bridge tournaments, winning sixteen world titles from 1957 through 1975. ...