The World Transnational Open Teams Championship is a major side event conducted by the World Bridge Federation during the semifinal and final stages of its world championships for national teams at contract bridge—the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl.
[1] A series of Swiss matches qualifies eight teams for three knockout rounds which conclude during the finals of the main events.
[2] The 15-day "World Team Championships" meet occurs in odd years and the first Transnational Open was added to the program in 1997.
[5] The World Transnational has always been a major side event conducted alongside the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup.
Recently it has been possible to enter the Transnational Teams after elimination from the main events before their semifinals.