RI bridge stars eye top three at Cup Volmac

RI bridge stars eye top three at Cup Volmac

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's highest-rated bridge pair, Henky
Lasut and Eddy Manoppo, expects to scale the podium in next
week's Cup Volmac tournament, in which only 16 pairs enter the
fray.

"Eddy and I were runners up in the 1996 tournament and were in
the top three in 1995," Henky commented yesterday about his
chances in the tournament, scheduled for Jan. 15 to Jan. 20 in
The Hague, the Netherlands.

"We could have won the tournament last year but we could not
perform in the last session because Eddy was ill," said Henky, as
quoted by Antara.

Henky was optimistic that the duo would be able to reach their
target as they have met their rivals in many international
events.

Henky and Eddy, whose names are used for the bridge school in
their hometown of Manado, North Sulawesi, represent Asia in the
event, together with a Chinese tandem.

The country's duo reached the final of the 10th Bridge
Olympiad on Rhodes Island, Greece, in early November, where they
lost to France.

Organizers of the Cup Volmac tournament only invite 16 of the
world's best bridge pairs. They have all come in the top three in
a variety of international tournaments. (yan)