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PhD Scholarship
Prof. Samantha Punch, world-class scottish bridge player and university professor, is delighted to announce PhD funding (3.5 years or Masters plus PhD 4.5 years) for a doctorate on youth, schools and mindsport education at the University of Stirling, Scotland. The World Bridge…
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
At the invitation of the French Bridge Federation, the EBL Development Group met in Paris in January. It is charged with introducing initiatives which will boost the development of bridge. Three working groups are focused on specific subjects: Knowledge sharing,…
WARNING NOTE
The Bridge Federation of India has announced the introduction of Yellow Cards for the violation of WBF laws 73, 74 and 89. One Yellow card will be issued for each offence. However, in cases of very serious nature, the Director…
WORLD BRIDGE TOUR
The final raking list (comprising 880 pairs!) saw these sixteen qualify for the final. Rank Names TRPs 1 Antonio Sementa & Alfredo Versace 445 2/3 Jacek Kalita & Michał Klukowski 405 2/3 Sjoert Brink & Bas Drijver 405 4/5 Oren Toledano…
In the Lounge
At the end of January BBO+ Live presented a free event in the BBO+ Lounge, hosted by Steve Raine, where it was possible to watch the play via Video Chat, ask questions and attempt to answer bridge trivia.
STAR QUALITY
The Indian Bridge Federation found a unique way to publicise its upcoming EA Bridge National Women Championship at the E Hotel in Chennai by inviting the celebrated actress Chitrangada Singh to be the Chief Guest and inaugurate the event. You…
Transnational in Prague
pexels-felixmittermeier Launching a new bridge event might be considered just as daunting an enterprise. However, last year the generosity of Pierre Zimmermann allowed the European Bridge League to stage the Winter Transnational Championships in the famous French alpine resort, Alpe d’Huez. Forty-eight…
JUSTICE FOR ALL
Bridge was classified as a sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1998 and is recognised as such by the tax authorities of Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. At a High Court hearing in 2015, the English Bridge…
TRIUMPHANT RETURN
With 74 teams (many more applied after registration had closed), the World Bridge Federation’s 2nd Online Women’s Teams at the beginning of January was a triumph. The different time Zones meant that play was more or less continuous for 72…
Star Quality
Esquire magazine recently published an online article entitled Pub Crawling With Prime Mutton, Instagram’s Middle-Aged Man of the Moment. It features Jason Hackett, professional bridge player turned social media star, who has surfed the Guinness wave right to the top of…
HITTING THE JACKPOT IN LAS VEGAS
It was no surprise that Las Vegas attracted the highest attendance of 2024’s three North American Bridge Championships, pushing the total attendance for the year to 26.618.50 tables, the highest figure since 2019. © Francesca Canali/ACBL ACBL Executive Director Bronia…
LET’S GO LATVIA
The European Bridge League has announced that the 23rd European Open Champions’ Cup and the 3rd Women Champions’ Cup in 2025 will be held in Jūrmala, Latvia. The following year, Latvia’s capital, Riga, will host the 57th European National Teams Championships and the…