Bridge veterans win ASEAN title

Bridge veterans win ASEAN title

JAKARTA (JP): The current best pair of Indonesian bridge
players, Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo, won the Open Pair title
of the 16th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Interclub Bridge Championships in Genting Highland, Malaysia, the
Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (GABSI) announced
yesterday.

The veteran pair collected 133 Match Points (MPs), 13 points
ahead of Thailand's Kunaan and Maijarem, who finished second. The
bronze medal went to Singapore, whose total tally was only one
point behind the Thais.

In the mixed team event, an Indonesian-Thailand team won the
match after playing a total of 75 boards against each of its 25
opponents in the finals.

The combined team, which garnered 146 MPs, consisted of three
Indonesian men, Sidi Purnomo, Sance Penelewan and Giovani, and
two Thailand women, Naina and Khanita (arf).