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Charlecote Park, a grand 16th-century country house on the banks of the River Avon close Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick in England, was owned by the Lucy family from 1247 until it was taken over by the National Trust in 1946. In…
A XMAS GIFT
The World Bridge Federation is releasing their new website a few days before Christmas and has one more gift ready for bridge players from all over the world that they will be able to discover on the new website. All…
OPEN YOUR GOLDEN GATES
Winners of the Reisinger Board a-Match Teams: Antonio Palma, Per-Ola Cullin, Marion Michielsen, Connie Goldberg (captain) and Hua Poon.© Francesca Canali/ACBL Léo et Jérôme Rombaut, vainqueurs du Kaplan Blue Ribbon. © Francesca Canali/ACBL Soloway KO Teams champions: Michael Whibley, Sartaj…
SORRY PARTNER
Ben Thompson, WBF Vice President and President of WBF Zone 7 (South Pacific), was recently a guest on the award-winning podcast about bridge presented by Catherine Harris and Jocelyn Startz, Sorry, Partner.Ben talked about his love for bridge, the latest happenings…
Order! Order!
The first match between the Parliamentary houses of England, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, took place in 1975, following an initiative by Rixi Markus, the then bridge correspondent of the Guardian. It started with rubber bridge scoring,…
CHAMPIONS ALL
The 23rd edition of the European Open Champions Cup took place in Jurmala, Latvia, in the middle of November and featured live coverage on the Latvian television channel Sportacentrs. The Open Champions are BC de Lombard: Aarnout Helmich, Jacco Hop, Jan…
Record Breakers
The annual Festival in Madeira at the beginning of November attracted a record-breaking number of contestants. One of the consequences was that a magnificent amount was raised in the Charity Pairs, which this year was in support of the Special…
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN
The latest edition of the World Bridge Tour Masters events, the brainchild of Boye Brogeland and Thomas Charlsen, took place in Copenhagen in October and saw Janet de Botton’s team top the qualifying competition before going on to score convincing…
At the beginning of November, the World Bridge Federation launched its official WhatsApp Channel, enabling players and those interested in any aspect of bridge to receive verified updates directly from the WBF, including news, information about upcoming events, results and…
THE BUFFETT IS BACK
The bridge event styled along the lines of golf’s Ryder Cup returned in October, play taking place in the Chinese city of Qingdao. A new format saw teams representing Europe, the USA and China contest a series of matches, all…
THE INDIAN BRIDGE EXPLOSION
Express Avenue Bridge, led by Ms. Kavita Singhania, Managing Director of Express Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., is aiming to expand bridge both in India and internationally. Her focus is on fostering youth and female participation. Launched at the historic Madras Club,…
YOUTH TO THE FORE
The Thailand Youth Championship, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Rajasarinee Siribajra Mahavajra Rajadhida, took place in the middle of September. There was significant press coverage, and the event was featured in a national news broadcast.Here…