RI third in Group West world bridge tournament
RI third in Group West world bridge tournament
JAKARTA (JP): With 139 victory points (VP), Indonesia remained
Group West's number three behind Argentina (149) and France
(143), after the ninth session of the Bermuda Bowl men's team
world bridge championships in Beijing on Wednesday.
Indonesia still has a good chance of finishing among the top
eight given that there are still five more matches to go in the
championships' second round, which started with the eighth
session.
"It's not going to be easy, but our chance of getting into the
top eight remains open," said Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo,
Indonesia's number one pair.
USA-1, the Netherlands and South Africa, each with 129 VP,
shared fourth place. Australia, with 127 VP, occupied the bottom
of the group.
The seventh session, which ended the first round, saw Hengky
and Eddy and the other seasoned pair of Denny Sacul and Franky
Karwur tie 15-15 with Argentinean pairs Pablo Lombardi/ Carlos
Lucena and Guillermo Mooney/ Martin Monjegur respectively.
Senior pairs
In the eight session early Wednesday morning, the Indonesian
senior pairs fell 14-16 to the Netherlands, defending champion,
of Anton Maas/ Erik Kirchhroff and Berry Westra/ Enri Leufkens.
Previously, in the fourth session, Indonesia also fell to the
Netherlands. The score was 11-19. Compared to the fourth session
loss, the eight session loss was an improvement.
Indonesia managed to overcome France 16-14 in the ninth
session, although France was fortified with its legendary world
champion pair of Paul Chemla and Michel Peron.
Yesterday, Indonesia was scheduled to take on Venezuela,
Australia and Argentina. In the decider matches, which serve as a
passport to the next round, Indonesia is slated to challenge
Australia and USA-1. (arf)
Results
Seventh session
Indonesia hld Argentine 15-15
France bt Australia 24-6
USA-1 bt South Africa 24-6
The Netherlands bt Venezuela 16-14
Eight session
The Netherlands bt Indonesia 16-14
Argentina bt Australia 18-12
Venezuela bt USA-1 19-11
France bt South Africa 5-25
Ninth session
Indonesia bt France 16-14
Argentine bt Venezuela 16-14
Australia bt USA-1 22- 8
South Africa bt the Netherlands 17-13