N°56 • December 2024

Rather than having designated commentators for the duration of the event, the format allowed for an ever-changing array as passing experts visited the transmission area.

At the start of the semifinals, Boye Brogeland and Simon de Wijs were holding the microphones, and when technical issues were encountered they were able to keep the audience entertained, not least by offering some excellent advice as to the best strategy to adopt in Board-a-Match events. (You can view this and all the other Reisinger sessions at 
www.youtube.com/@ACBLbridge)

Zia Mahmood was on hand to talk about all things bridge related and ACBL Executive Director Bronia Jenkins was a frequent visitor. She must have been delighted with the overall effect, with more than 11,000 people viewing the final days play.

One imagines that the ACBL will make continued use of this way of reporting major events, and it may attract the attention of the World Bridge Federation and the European Bridge League.

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