SC 187p GC ; Author: World Bridge Federation

The final was between two North American Teams, one entering as the defending champion. This caused the administrators to withdraw the right of the defending champion to play in the following Bermuda Bowl. The event was won by the team that lost to the Italians in 1975.

[TPT "Twenty-third Contract Bridge Team World Championship for the Bermuda Bowl, October 20-28, 1977. Argentina, South American Bridge Confederation, Australia, South Pacific Zone Conference, North America, American Contract Bridge League, Sweden, European Bridge League, Taiwan, Far East Bridge League, North America, Defending Champions. Manila Peninsula, Manila, The Philippines."]

[CPT "Twenty-third Contract Bridge Team World Championship '77. Analyses of all 96 hands from the final plus 73 selected deals from the qualifying round-robin. Manila Peninsula, Manila, The Philippines, October 20-28."]