RI ousts Holland in Bridge Olympics

RI ousts Holland in Bridge Olympics

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian bridge team was ranked 16th in
the world after beating the Dutch 133-116 on Sunday in the Bridge
Olympics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.

On the first 16 boards, Indonesia was 23 International Match
Points (IMP) behind Holland which garnered 40 IMP. But on the
second 16 boards, Indonesia managed to notch one IMP ahead of the
Dutch team which tallied 38 IMP.

On the third 16 boards, the Indonesian team of Hengky Lasut/
Eddy Manopo and Denny Sakul/ Franky Karwur left the Dutch in
their wake by scoring 46-20. On the fourth and final 16 boards,
Indonesia finally ousted Holland from the Olympics after tallying
31-18.

"Indonesia's victory over Holland took members of the Bridge
Olympics by surprise. Subsequently, the world's strongest teams
began to turn their eyes towards Indonesia," Roy Tirtaji, a
chairman of the Indonesian Bridge Association, was quoted as
saying by Antara. (arf)