Indonesia shines in bridge meet

Indonesia shines in bridge meet

JAKARTA (JP): A solid partnership of Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo lifted Indonesia's pride at the world invitational bridge tournament in The Hague by finishing third.

The American pair of Zia Mahmood-Rosenberg, who gave their country the world championship title last year, won the Jan. 19-22 bridge event. The invitational meet pitted the world's elite 16 pairs who played round-robin matches. Danish pair of Auken-Koch took the second spot.

The fine result was more than a morale booster for Hengky and Eddy who will spearhead the Indonesian team made up of five pairs in the Far East Bridge Federation Championship in May. The winner and runner-up of the FEBFC will qualify for the Bermuda Bowl World Bridge Open Pair Championship in Beijing, China, in October. (amd)