Indonesia strolls into Bermuda Bowl quarters<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia advanced to the Bermuda Bowl world
\nbridge championship quarterfinals in Beijing on Friday despite a
\nloss to South Africa in the final group round-robin match.<\/p>\n
A lackluster Indonesian team gave up 11-19 to the South
\nAfricans, but that didn't stop Henky Lasut and company from
\nassuring themselves of a quarterfinal berth, thanks to their 23-7
\nrout of Argentina.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian players accumulated 227 Victory Points to
\nfinish third in the Group West, trailing group runner-up South
\nAfrica with just 1.5 points. France topped the group with 231 VP,
\nwith the Netherlands coming fourth to take the remaining
\nquarterfinal place in the group.<\/p>\n
In Group East, Canada, Sweden, host China and USA II reached
\nthe final eighth round after finishing first, second, third and
\nfourth respectively.<\/p>\n
A total of 16 teams qualified for the most prestigious men's
\nbridge tournament, which will wind up on Friday. Another 16 teams
\nare also competing in the Venice Cup women's championship at the
\nsame place.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is fielding its best pairs of Hengky Lasut\/Eddy
\nManoppo, Denny Sacul\/Franky Karwur and Sance Panelewen\/Giovanny
\nBaratatulingas in the Bermuda Bowl.<\/p>\n
\"We will make it to the semifinals after this encouraging
\nresult, no matter who is our next opponent,\" Indonesian team
\nmanager Amran Zamzami expressed his guarded optimism.<\/p>\n
\"We just need to keep cool to win the next game since we have
\nalready met all the teams who qualify for the quarterfinals,\"
\nAmran added.<\/p>\n
Quarterfinalist teams will play in a knock-out format, which
\nbegan late yesterday.<\/p>\n
Amran, however, harbored worries about unprecedented bad luck.
\n\"Who knows why favorite USA II lost to Sweden and European
\nchampion Italy was upset by China?\" he questioned.<\/p>\n
USA II fell to fourth place from the top in Group East
\nfollowing a crushing 4-25 defeat to Sweden on Thursday. On the
\nsame day, China steamrolled Italy 22-8 to push the European side
\nto sixth place. (amd)<\/p>",
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