RI pair leads at Cap Volmac<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Henky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo of Indonesia are
\nproving themselves the best pair after earning the highest score
\nat the 10th Cap Volmac 16 World top pairs championships at the
\nDes Indes Hotel, Den Haag, Netherlands.<\/p>\n
The Indonesians collected 195 Victory Points after winning the
\nfirst three sessions on Thursday, to lead French pair of Chemia
\nand Croniex and the host team of Muller and de Boer by just a
\nmere point.<\/p>\n
Lasut and Manoppo got off to a flying start by routing fellow
\nAsians Fu and Wang of China 84-16. The Indonesian duo then beat
\nItaly's Buratti and Lanzarotti 60-40 in the second session,
\nbefore completing a hat trick with a close 51-49 win over Gabriel
\nChagas and Lambardi of Brazil.<\/p>\n
Lasut and Manoppo were the Indonesian trump cards in its
\ntriumph in the Far East Bridge Federation championships in July
\nlast year. Three months later, they spearheaded the Indonesian
\nteam to reach the semifinals of the Bermuda Bowl World
\nChampionships.<\/p>\n
A total of 16 couples are participating in the four-day
\ninvitational tournament which will wind up on Sunday.<\/p>\n
For the first time in the prestigious tournament's history,
\nAsia is represented by two countries, Indonesia and China. (05)<\/p>",
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