RI finishes fourth in Senior Bowl

RI finishes fourth in Senior Bowl

The Indonesian Senior Bowl team could only win 16-14 over Japan
in the final round to finish in fourth place at the World Bridge
Championships in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

USA1, Gaylor Kasle/Roger Bates, Steve Robinson/Kit Woolsey and
Garey Hayden/Grant Baze, won the trophy followed by France in
second place and USA2 in third.

Given the results from the other pairings in the last of 15
rounds on Monday, Indonesia, with its best pair of Eddy
Manoppo/Henky Lasut, had the chance of ending the competition in
better than fourth place, reports said.

The margin in France's win over USA1, and USA2's over Israel
did not surpass ten points, which meant Indonesia would have
become runner-up had it managed to sweep Japan 25-0.

"It's unlucky that Indonesia could only win 16-14 and had to
be content with 271 points to take fourth place," Bert Toar
Polii, an official of the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association
(Gabsi), said in a release.

Meanwhile, Italy will face Norway and USA1 take on USA2 in the
semifinals of the Bermuda Bowl while the Venice Cup semifinals
will be played with China challenging the Netherlands and USA1
meeting USA2.

Indonesia's men's and women's teams narrowly missed out on
quarterfinal spots in the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup
respectively. --JP