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United News of India
02-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Reigning champion Formidables and other favourite teams enter quarterfinals of the team event in All India Shree Cement Bridge
Kolkata, May 2 (UNI) Displaying fine form champions Formidables along with Dhampur Sugar Mills, Team Arun Jain, E A Bridge, Chef's Table, Rampage, Team Monica Jajoo and Mavericks on Friday entered the quarterfinals of the team event in the 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship being here. In the pre-quarter finals Formidables consisting of Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumin Mukherjee, Kaustabh Nandi, Sagnik Roy, Sayantan Kushari snd Kaustubh Bendre outplayed Orion by 104 – 47 International Match Points (IMPs) while at the other matches of round of sixteen Dhampur Sugar outplayed Queen of Hearts 107 – 16, Chefs Table beat Mohota 78-63 , Arun Jain scraped through Lake My Love 97.5 – 91, E A Bridge drubbed TVS Mobility 143-23. Mavericks edged past EISK 54- 49 and Rampage beat Unity 100-86 while in the most contested match of the day Team Monica Jajoo squeezed past Bridge Lovers by a single IMP 72-71. Earlier during an eight-round Swiss league held yesterday and this morning , true to the top billing `Formidables` from Delhi, warmed up late but moved into the pre-quarter final stage finishing at the top with 118.82 Victory Points (VPs). Other fifteen teams to qualify for the pore-quarter final stage were Mohta ( 113.93 ), Arun Jain ( 11.66) , EA Bridge( 109.22), Monica Jajoo ( 107.58), Mavericks ( 104.96 ), Unity ( 102.88), Queen of Hearts (101.80), EISK (101.37), Orion ( 100.06 ) Dhampur Sugar Mills ( 99.98), TVS Mobility ( 99.98), Bridge Lovers ( 99.05), Chef's Table ( 95.96), Lake My Love ( 94.38) and Rampage ( 93.25 ). UNI PC SJC
United News of India
02-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
All India bridge meet: Monica Jajoo leads the team board
Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) The 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship got off to a fine start with Team Monica Jajoo leading the field scoring 83.79 Victory Points (VPs) at the end of the 5th of the total eight preliminary rounds in team event on the inaugural day of the meet here on Thursday. Earlier in the morning the championship,a category one event of the country`s bridge calender being participated by about five hundred players from different parts of the country and a couple of European nation- Holland and Norway, was inaugurated by chairperson of E A Express Avenue Kavita Singhania in presence of chairman of Shree Cement H M Bangur, President of Bridge Federation of India (BFI) Prasad Keni, president of Bengal Olympic Association ( BOA) Chandan Roy Chowdhury , BOA Vice President Biswarup Dey and BFI Secretary Debasish Ray were also present. Close on the heels of Team Mionica Jajoo are Team Mohta ( 76.88 VPs), Mavericks ( 74.68 VPs), Team E i S K ( 71.96 VPs), Dhampur Sugar ( 71.70 VPs ). Last year`s champions Formidables which is represented by the players who won the gold at the recently held Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East Championship at Dubai, made a slow start and are at the sixth position with 71,51 VPs and they are being followed by Guha & Five, E A Bridge, Indian Chain wolf and others. After completion of the eighth round top sixteen teams will qualify for the knock-out stage. UNI PC SSP
