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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…

Eric Laurant (EBL President, WBF 2nd vice-President), Luca Musile Tanzi (Mayor of Salsomaggiore Terme), Antonella Passera (President of the Welcome Salso-Tabiano Society).© EBL The World Youth Team Championships (12–17 July 2025) and the European Youth Pairs Championships (18–23 July 2025) will…

At the United States Bridge Federation’s Championships in Schaumburg, Illinois, having previously been selected to represent USA1 in the U26 division of the World Youth Team Championships, Finn Kolesnik was a member of the team that qualified as USA1 for the…

At a meeting of the Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East in Dubia in March, the Assembly was informed about the probable inclusion of Lebanon in Zone Four, a decision that had already been approved in principle by…

The English Bridge Union’s Spring Fours Event over the May Bank holiday weekend attracted 55 teams (9 short of the maximum of 64). When the seeding list was published the top spot went to John Athey, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne…

BBC Radio 4’s The Archers is thought to be the longest-running radio serial ever, still going strong after 74 years.One of the characters, local farmer Brian Aldridge, now aged 81, is currently taking secret bridge lessons hoping to surprise his life partner…

The Championships (which will determine who will represent the USA in the World Bridge Team Championships in Herning in August) will run from 24 April to 26 May. For more information go to: www.usbf.org

In early March, Steve Weinstein, Mike Lawrence and Marty Fleisher were elected to the ACBL Hall of Fame. The more recently created EBL Hall of Fame will announce its new inductees at the European Transnational Championships in Poznan.

Although the WBF’s Bridge & Science Committee was disbanded more than two years ago, valuable research continues. It has been proven that playing bridge reduces depression levels, prevents dementia, and improves the well-being of people living in Nursing Homes. Observers…