RI second in bridge tournament<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most seasoned bridge pair, Henky
\nLasut and Eddy Manoppo, just fell short in the final day to
\nfinish second in the Cap-Volmac international bridge invitational
\ntournament in The Hague on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It was the Indonesians' finest finish at the prestigious
\nbridge meet which restricts only to the world's best 16 pairs.<\/p>\n
Overnight leaders Lasut and Manoppo suffered two losses before
\nfighting back with a 58-42 win over Steve Hamaoui and Claudio
\nCaponi of Venezuela to collect 862 Victory Points, 19 points away
\nfrom triumphant Norwegian pair Geir Helgemo and Tor Helness.<\/p>\n
Defending champions Zia Mahmood and Michael Rosenberg of the
\nUnited States, who spurred their team to win the Bermuda Bowl
\nworld championship last year, settled for fourth place with 811
\npoints, behind local favorites Andy Muller and Van de Boer who
\ngarnered 848 points.<\/p>\n
The top three received automatic berths to the 1997 episode of
\nthe 16-field event. The other 13 entrants will be picked from a
\nseries of tournaments of the season.<\/p>\n
The Norwegian pair won the winners' prize money worth 15,000
\nguilder (US$9,200), while the Indonesians pocketed 8,000 guilder.
\n(amd)<\/p>",
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