RI takes on Italy, Brazil at Salt Lake

JAKARTA: Indonesia is scheduled to play Italy and Brazil on the opening day of the contract bridge exhibition event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Winter Games will officially open on Feb. 8, but the non- medal bridge competition will start earlier, on Saturday, Feb. 2. The three-day exhibition features ten nations, the other seven being Australia, Canada, Egypt, India, Norway, Poland, and United States.

Indonesia, the 2000 IOC Grand Prix champion, consists of Eddy Manoppo/Denny Sacul, Henky Lasut/Franky Karwur, and Robert Tobing/Santje Panalewen.

The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, with the runaway leader being given privilege to choose its opponent from the other three semifinalists. -- JP