Who would have imagined that the game of bridge would be thriving in a remote village in central India; where largely illiterate farmers would proudly become the first generation players of this rather elite game?
Bridge organisations provide a never-ending source of material for editorials. Never a laggard in this regard is the American Contract Bridge League, the umbrella organisation for club and tournament bridge in North America.
In the 10th match Poland defeated Netherlands 20-10, while Monaco could only win 16-14 to USA. In the last match USA added 13, Monaco added 21 but Poland added 11 and stayed with the cup and the cash prize.
An invitational tournament where 12 teams participate in a Round Robin format...all against all. Poland won the event, Monaco is the RunnerUp. USA third.