42nd World Bridge Teams Championships
Chennai, India • 26 September – 10 October 2015
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The 42nd World Bridge Teams Championships and the 10th World Transnational Open Teams Championship will be held at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel, Chennai (former Madras), India.
October 6th, 2015
As every year during the annual event of the WBF, IBPA performs the awards of the year ceremony, among which shines the Yeh Bros; Best Bid Deal of the Year. This year the prize went to the couple from Canada: Katie Thorpe and Martin Kirr.
Journalist: Fernando Lema (Argentina) & Katie Thorpe (Canada)
The hand in question was the very last hand of the Canadian Senior Team trials, and not only earned the couple the award Yeh Bros; Best Bid Deal of the Year, it also gave them the IMPs needed to win the trials for 1 IMP.
A Grand Slam in the Moysian Fit, something many bridge players dream that it happens to them.
Katie Thorpe a Bridge Journalist and IBPA member, also won the award as the bridge journalist who wrote an article describing her achievement, award she had to share with another journalist, the editor of the csbnews.org Fernando Lema as he also sent an article describing the hand bidding and play.
Congratulations Fernando and Katie, double for Katie because she play it and share the hand later.
Below you can see the video where Katie and Martin explains to all of us how and why of each of their voices.
Video Courtesy WBF:
Award Ceremony Video: