The
Venice Cup is a biennial world championship
contract bridge tournament for national of Women. It is contested every odd-number year under the auspices of the
World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the
Bermuda Bowl (Open) and
d'Orsi Bowl (Seniors). Entries formally represent WBF Zones as well as nations so it is also known as the "World Zonal Women Team Championship", one of three "World Zonal Team Championships". It was first contested in 1974, as one long match between two teams, and has been concurrent with the Bermuda Bowl from 1985.