Bridge League enters semifinal round<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The National Bridge League (LBN) will enter the semifinal and
\nfinal rounds next week, with organizers promising the winners and
\nrunners-up will be sent to the Pacific Asia Bridge Federation
\n(PABF) Pairs Championship in Manila.<\/p>\n
The semifinal round, which is scheduled for April 11 through
\nApril 13, will feature the 48 pairs who emerged as the top pairs
\nin local league competitions playing in 17 cities and towns
\nacross the country.<\/p>\n
\"The cities and towns have different quotas for the number of
\npairs, depending on the quantity and quality of the
\nparticipants,\" Bambang Kartono, LBN director, said here on
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
Bambang said the competition in Jakarta would involve the
\nhighest number of participants of all the venues, with 12 pairs,
\nfollowed by North Sulawesi with seven pairs.<\/p>\n
The top 14 pairs from the semifinals will qualify for the
\nfinal, where they will be joined by the top 10 pairs in the
\nnational rankings. The final will take place from April 14
\nthrough April 16.<\/p>\n
The top 10 pairs in the national rankings are Wang I
\nMing\/Prananta (Jakarta), Tony Suhartono\/Piskanto (Medan, North
\nSumatra), J. Tumewu\/R. Kodoati (Manado, North Sulawesi), Ludfi
\nNuryono\/Imam Prihanto (Yogyakarta), Robert Tobing\/Lusje Bojoh
\n(Jakarta), Martis Sinyar\/Muharar (Padang, West Sumatra), M.
\nAsyikin\/Dyah Yulianto (Yogyakarta), Pambudi\/Lilik (Surakarta,
\nCentral Java), M. Wajong\/J. Fehr (Manado) and Tommy Rogi\/Octa
\nWohon (Manado).<\/p>\n
Bambang said the winners and runners-up would be sent to the
\nPhilippines to take part in the PABF championship in Manila in
\nJune.<\/p>\n
The Manila championship also will serve as a qualifying event
\nfor the men, women and senior teams hoping to take part in the
\nInternational Bridge Championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bert Toar Polii, deputy secretary-general of the
\nIndonesian Contract Bridge Association, said the next season of
\nthe LBN, which is scheduled to commence its opening three days of
\ncompetition on Friday, would serve to select the national team.<\/p>\n
\"We hope that the pairs involved in the team selection will be
\nrestricted. Only the best players are eligible for selection,\"
\nBert told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
\"The shortlist of the pairs will be picked from the LBN and
\nthe national championship,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Bambang said the next LBN would involve about 300 pairs in
\nabout 20 cities and towns, with a prize of an overseas trip,
\nlikely to the ANA Gold Coast Congress in February 2004.<\/p>",
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