In the round of 16 in the Open World Bridge Championship, Romania trailed China by 5 going into the last set of 15 boards, but lost by 34. I had a look to see what happened and 2 hands stood out. Note that I am only guessing about how the play went -- I can only see the result and the lead.
First a quiz:
1. You are declarer in 5S looking at:
♠ A K Q 3
♥ A K Q 6 4
♦ A 6
♣ Q 3
♠ J 9 7 4 2
♥ J 7
♦ Q 9 5 4
♣ J 2
2. You hold:
♠ J 9 4
♥ J 4
♦ Q 8 6 5 4 3
♣ 8 4
The opposition are in 6S, and you are sure from the auction that declarer has 5 spades to the AK. Do you lead a spade? Which one?