Gabsi joins Worldwide Bridge Contest

JAKARTA: Thirty pairs took part in the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi)-organized bridge tournament at the Kinara Restaurant in South Jakarta on Friday.

Scheduled to end Saturday, the competition was held as part of the Worldwide Bridge Contest sponsored by the World Bridge Federation (WBF).

While Friday's participants were invitees, Saturday's round will be an open tournament at the Bulungan Bridge Center in South Jakarta.

The Worldwide Bridge Contest, which was founded in 1986, is being staged concurrently in around 50 countries with the boards being played in the same number and the card decks being of the same deal.

The 1992 season saw a record 103,000 participants. In 1995, a record 90 countries were involved.--JP