RI bridge team trumps five in a row

RI bridge team trumps five in a row

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's team was lying fourth in Group
A after beating Germany 19-11 in the 11th session of the 10th
Bridge Open Team Olympics Tuesday.

Spearheaded by veteran pair Henky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo, the
team performed impressively by carving five wins in a row.

It had previously defeated Rumania 23-7 in the 10th session,
New Zealand 17-13 in the ninth session, Palestine 25-0 in the
eight session, Ukraine 25-4 in the seventh session and
Liechtenstein 25-4 in the sixth session.

Seventy one countries are taking in the event, being held on
the Greek island of Rodos.

The five successive wins earned the Indonesians 214.5 victory
points and upped their standing from fifth to fourth. These lofty
heights are not new for the men's team. It reached a similar
position in the 1984 Olympics.

Indonesia's women's team, on the other hand, gained more
confidence as it won in the sixth and seventh sessions to lie
17th after Tuesday's matches.

The team, made up by Lusie Boyoh, Joice Tueje, Linda and Tracy
Polii, collected 75 victory points after beating Venezuela 20-10
in the sixth session and Spain 17-13 in the seventh session.

As of Tuesday, defending champion France led Group A with 240
victory points. Spain was second with 224 and Poland third with
216. In Group B, Italy was first with 244, Israel second with
225, Australia third with 216 and Iceland fourth with 214.

Indonesia was due to take on Luxembourg, France, Chile and
China yesterday. (arf)