Bridge c'ship for students

Bridge c'ship for students

JAKARTA (JP): The Third Inter-University Bridge championship
started here yesterday to find talented juniors to play future
international events.

Thirty-nine teams are taking part in the championship. There
are three events: men's team, women's team and pairs.

The Indonesian Bridge Association's chief executive, Amran
Zamzani, said Indonesia had difficulties finding junior players
to retain the country's achievements notched by senior players
from 1987 to 1989 as the world's number five bridge nation.

Indonesia has missed some junior bridge championships since
1987.

The association's officials have been blamed for this because
they did not pay enough attention to developing young players.

"The association's officials should not be complacent with
senior players' achievements," association chairman Wiranto said.

The minister of education and culture, Djojonegoro, said he
hoped participants would share their experiences to improve young
players' skills. (03)