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        "id": 1219879,
        "msgid": "harimau-team-saves-indonesian-face-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-07-17 00:00:00",
        "title": "Harimau team saves Indonesian face",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Harimau team saves Indonesian face JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's seasoned players grouped in the Harimau team saved the country's face from further blushing when it won the World Invitational bridge tournament title by trouncing Canada 179-111 in the final yesterday. Veteran Denny Sacul led Harimau's team of Franky Karwur, Sance Penelewen, Giovanni Watulingas, Taufik Asbi and Ong Keng Hien, played brilliantly after a fierce, four-day battle.",
        "content": "<p>Harimau team saves Indonesian face<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's seasoned players grouped in the<br>\nHarimau team saved the country's face from further blushing when<br>\nit won the World Invitational bridge tournament title by<br>\ntrouncing Canada 179-111 in the final yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Denny Sacul led Harimau's team of Franky Karwur, Sance<br>\nPenelewen, Giovanni Watulingas, Taufik Asbi and Ong Keng Hien,<br>\nplayed brilliantly after a fierce, four-day battle.<\/p>\n<p>The win into the final included beating the 1993 Bermuda Bowl<br>\nchampion the Netherlands, which was ousted from the event in the<br>\nearly round.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing third was Indonesia's second team Banteng, which<br>\ngarnered a total of 134 points. The host country fielded three<br>\nteams in the event, attended by the World Bridge Federation<br>\npresident Jose Damiani. The third Indonesian team was Pattimura.<\/p>\n<p>Damiani arrived in Bali on Saturday to attend the rest of the<br>\ntournament and preside over the Victory Banquet scheduled for<br>\nthis evening, the Antara news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>The victory added to the boost they felt after their win in<br>\nPerth last May before stepping in the Bermuda Bowl in Beijing in<br>\nNovember.<\/p>\n<p>In the Perth tournament, Indonesia qualified for the Beijing<br>\nworld championship.<\/p>\n<p>Junior<\/p>\n<p>Favorite Great Britain took a massive 132-66 lead over New<br>\nZealand after 32 boards in the final of the 5th World Junior<br>\nBridge Championship yesterday with 32 following deals and another<br>\n32 boards today. The Brits have the best chance of winning the<br>\ntrophy.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think the Brits deserve to win if everything goes on as<br>\nplanned,\" pundits and bridge quarters predicted.<\/p>\n<p>In the playoff vying for third place Denmark led Canada 114-50<br>\nafter 32 deals yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand turned the tables when it unexpectedly down-graded<br>\nfavorite Denmark and stopped the Danes from entering the finals<br>\nbattle on Saturday.<\/p>",
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