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United News of India
05-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Delhi's Formidables retain Team title in 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship
Kolkata May 5 (UNI) Displaying all round superiority champions Formidables comprising Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumit Mukherjee, Kaustabh Nandi, Sagnik Roy and Sayantan Kushari retained the Team title defeating Mavericks by 159 –97 International Match Points (IMPs) in the final round of the 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge championship here. On the other hand Pinaki Prasad Khan & Satyabrata Mukherjee won the match point pairs event, which was concluded on Sunday night, organised by Corporate Bridge Association of India at Biswa Bangla Convension Centre in New Town. Formidables consisting of players, all of whom have represented the country in international meets earlier justified their top billing and improved their performance as the 4-day tournament progressed. They became richer by Rs 1.2 lakh as the top team. The runners up Mavericks, represented by three foreign players – Heral Eide from Norway, Oren Toledano and Ami Zamir from Israel beside home grown Subodh Maskara, Aniruddha Bhattacharjee and veteran Keyzadd Anklesaria. Though they fought well, the Formidables were irresistible. The runners up bagged Rs 80,000. Players of the Formidables will represent India in the forthcoming Bridge World Championship to be held in Denmark during August next. Rampage finished third in the team event. UNI PC KK
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
