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Having hosted the European Team Championships in 2024, the Danish town of Herning was back in the limelight almost immediately, stepping in at short notice to stage the 75th anniversary edition of the World Bridge Teams Championship.It proved to be…

Having been founded in 1925 (a year before the publication of the first issue of Bridge Magazine), Dublin’s Regent Bridge Club celebrated its centenary with a three-day congress at the magnificent O’Reilly Hall, one of Ireland’s largest and most impressive venues…

The World Bridge Federation has announced that Uganda is the newest member of the World Bridge Federation. ...

The ACBL’s Summer Nationals returned to Philadelphia for the first time since 2012. The final table count of 9459 was on a par with the 2024 event in Toronto last year, but continues to reflect the significantly lower post-covid attendance…

The World Bridge Federation has announced a new global initiative, The E-Bridge Cup, created in collaboration with two of the world’s leading online bridge platforms, BBO and Funbridge.

The 11th edition of the European Transnational Championships in Poznań set new attendance records and crowned champions, old and new. An early return to Poland is on the cards. Mixed Teams The winners: Sjoert Brink (playing captain), Bas Drijver, Barbara…

Jason Hackett and ardent Muttonistas.© Jason Hackett Gothamist, a non-profit newsroom powered by WNYC, recently posted an article reporting a visit to the Long Hall Pub in Midtown NYC by former World Junior Bridge Champion Jason Hackett, in his alter…

During the European Transnational Championships in Poznań, the EBL announced that it had signed anagreement with the Czech Bridge Federation and AVE-CHESS z.s which will see the next five editions of the European Winter Transnational Championships being staged at the…

In the United States technology is at the forefront of the battle to eliminate cheating in online bridge.The video series The Setting Trick (thesettingtrick.libsyn.com) features interviews with players and people involved in the world of bridge. The episode involving filmmaker…

The United States Bridge Federation trials saw these teams secure a trip to Herning in August to contest their respective events as USA1 in the World Bridge Teams Championships...

William Elman and Franck Riehm. © WBF A constructive meeting took place at the Élysée Palace in Paris between Franck Riehm, President of the World Bridge Federation, and the Sport, Voluntary Sector and Youth Adviser William Elman of the National…

New Zealand journalist Annemarie Quill’s article entitled Sweet deal: is popular card game Bridge, the new Tinder? Appeared on the front page of New Zealand’s biggest news web site!It revealed that Bridge is enjoying a revival as singles, tired of…