We’re taking a closer look at the game in Pakistan for the first in a series of World Bridge articles by country. Where did bridge first take root in the country, where is it now and where is the game going from here?
Category: Bridge Stories
You might already know that poker made for a popular wartime game, but what about bridge?
The White House Junior Internationals for 2019 took place between the 24th to the 29th of March at Het Witte Huis (or the White House) in Amsterdam. It’s one of the biggest youth bridge tournaments of the year with 24 teams competing for the top spot. We spoke to Tim Heeres from the Nederlandsche Bridgebond …
Memphis is known for the birthplace of blues and the location of the famed crossroads – but it’s also known for hosting the North American Bridge Championship for the year 2019, which took place between the 21st to the 31st of March. It’s one of the largest bridge events of year, and was packed full …
The North American Bridge Federation is the newest of the World Bridge Federation’s Zonal Authorities and comprises the Federacion Mexicana de Bridge, the USBF and the Canadian Bridge Federation.Players from North America have a lot of questions about this, not the least of which is “Why?”
How One Campaign Intends to Transform the Game of Bridge By Alex J. Coyne © 2019 Great Bridge Links The Keep Bridge Alive project hopes to transform the image of bridge, increase participation and enhance sustainability of our favourite mind sport. Alex Coyne spoke to Professor Samantha Punch (top photo) at University of Stirling about …
A seemingly quiet little tatement in the March 2019 International Bridge Players Association Monthly Bulletin has sent shockwaves throughout the bridge world.
Random drug test during the 2018 World Bridge Series in Orlando, Florida discovered banned substances in Norweigan Geir Helgemo’s system.
Just like in the world of poker, the bridge tables and tournaments of the world also have their selection of celebrities – people who are famous for playing bridge. But we thought we’d look at famous people who also happen to play bridge.
The LoveBridge tablet system was used at the 42nd International Budapest Bridge Festival in 2019 replacing traditional bidding boxes and cards with technology. Alex J. Coyne and Great Bridge Links caught up with Péter Talyigás from LoveBridge to find out what the platform brought to the tournament,
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