Pair bridge meet expanded

JAKARTA (JP): The international pair bridge championship, Epson Worldwide Bridge Contest, will be expanded to 10 provincial cities in Indonesia next year, with priorities given to Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.

Committee chairman Wisnu Djajengminardo said on Friday that the 10th championship will be held simultaneously in seven Indonesian cities and other cities throughout the world on June 9. The one-day tournament is monitored from Paris.

A total of 250 Indonesian pairs are expected to take part in the tournament. They will compete for a savings account worth Rp 5 million (US$2,300). Indonesians Chrismarta Gani and Tjan Hok Hien finished among the world's top 30 in 1993. (amd)