Complex sentence: China is the only bridge nation outside Europe and the United States to win the Venice Cup; following its third-place breakthrough in 1991, China finished second in 1997 and 2003, and third in 2007, before winning in 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: China is the only bridge nation outside Europe and the United States to win the Venice Cup. Following its third-place breakthrough in 1991, China finished second in 1997 and 2003, and third in 2007, before winning in 2009.