{"id":104433,"date":"2024-12-27T17:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=104433"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:24:31","slug":"2024-channel-trophy-off-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/2024-channel-trophy-off-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Channel Trophy: Off to London!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Channel-Trophy-2024.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The end-of-year event for youth teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-639c4c1\" data-block-id=\"639c4c1\"><style>.stk-639c4c1 {margin-bottom:15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-639c4c1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c658011\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c658011\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c658011 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(69.2% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c658011-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c658011-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every year, the weekend before Christmas, the four countries around the Channel (Netherlands, Belgium, England and France) reunite for a friendly competition that gathers three categories: the Under 21s, the Juniors <\/strong>(of whom I am a member this year)<strong> and the Girls<\/strong> (with whom I played the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/channel-trophy-2023-utrecht\/\">Channel Trophy in Utrecht<\/a><\/strong> last year).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b9fba53\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b9fba53\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b9fba53 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(30.8% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b9fba53-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b9fba53-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/big-ben-2393098_1280-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/big-ben-2393098_1280-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/big-ben-2393098_1280-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/big-ben-2393098_1280-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/big-ben-2393098_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There was something a little special about the Girls&#8217; category: instead of Belgium, Denmark was represented<\/strong> by four players, including my friends <strong>Ella and Julie<\/strong>, who I regularly meet in youth and women&#8217;s competitions. <strong>It was the Danes who came first in this year&#8217;s Channel Trophy U26 W. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-85ec18c\" data-block-id=\"85ec18c\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-85ec18c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a0ee9a1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a0ee9a1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a0ee9a1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(38.5% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a0ee9a1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a0ee9a1-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-luc-lalie-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-luc-lalie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-luc-lalie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-luc-lalie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-luc-lalie.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f58a81e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f58a81e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f58a81e {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(61.5% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f58a81e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f58a81e-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This year, the competition took place in London at the Young Chelsea Bridge club. I was playing in the U26s with my junior partner Romaric Guth, along with Th\u00e9o, Luc, Maxence and Nao \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We played each team twice, with two halves for each game. <\/strong>We played three halves on the Friday evening when we arrived, the last two-legged match on Sunday and everything else on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Friday evening, <strong>we started against the English team. In the absence of Maxence and Th\u00e9o, we had to play all the Friday matches in the same configuration, with Luc playing with Nao and Roro with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the weekend kicked off, we were behind the Dutch, but we quickly overtook them. <strong>Here are two deals from the Saturday games against the Belgians: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A dummy reversal for Roro!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2ce9c95\" data-block-id=\"2ce9c95\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2ce9c95-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c87fbbc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c87fbbc\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c87fbbc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c87fbbc-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C-roro-en-1024x932.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C-roro-en-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C-roro-en-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C-roro-en-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C-roro-en.png 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-53ccbc7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"53ccbc7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-53ccbc7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-53ccbc7-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Roro opened 1<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> in North, 2<strong><span style=\"color: #f79e04;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> in East, X by me in South (better with 4<strong><span style=\"color: #f41c1c;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>, but my partner will only say 4<strong><span style=\"color: #f41c1c;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong> with 5 cards in the suit &#8211; indeed he did -, and I absolutely cannot pass). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East played the ace and king of diamonds, which Roro chose to ruff before <strong>betting on a 3-2 trump break by starting with a dummy reversal. He ruffed the clubs with trump winners, crossing back to the dummy with a trump once, then he won the 10 of hearts to dummy&#8217;s two winners and club. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A psychological blow at Th\u00e9o-Luc&#8217;s table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6f79b60\" data-block-id=\"6f79b60\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6f79b60-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-61e6f23\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"61e6f23\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-61e6f23-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-61e6f23-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en-1024x820.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en-1536x1230.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-en.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d1595ad\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d1595ad\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d1595ad-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d1595ad-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is Th\u00e9o&#8217;s hand in North.<\/strong> 1<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> shows five cards in spades and 3<strong><span style=\"color: #f79e04;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> is a jump cuebid showing a 4-card heart fit and at least a game-invitational hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Th\u00e9o now decided to lead the king of spades to see the dummy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe9f6da\" data-block-id=\"fe9f6da\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe9f6da-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7541329\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7541329\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7541329 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7541329-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7541329-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-incomplet-en.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-incomplet-en.png 802w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-incomplet-en-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-incomplet-en-768x730.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b591cf6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b591cf6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b591cf6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.667% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b591cf6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b591cf6-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Th\u00e9o switched to clubs, hoping for a trick in the suit. Declarer immediately rised with the ace, Luc played the 2 and West put the queen. <strong>Th\u00e9o deduced that the suit  was 5521, with 5 clubs in Luc&#8217;s hand. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Declarer returned a spade from the dummy to Th\u00e9o&#8217;s ace. <strong>Th\u00e9o knew that he needed the king of diamonds bare opposite to beat (since Luc held 5 hearts, 5 clubs and 2 spades<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, to prevent declarer from guessing, he had to hide his points as much as possible: he therefore chose to underlead his ace of hearts to make it look like the ace-king of hearts were opposite.<\/strong> Declarer ruffed the second round of hearts in the dummy and a club to return to his hand and make the diamond finesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-7acce78\" data-block-id=\"7acce78\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-7acce78-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be65b3a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be65b3a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-be65b3a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be65b3a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be65b3a-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a100eb1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a100eb1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a100eb1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a100eb1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a100eb1-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-complet-en-1024x932.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-complet-en-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-complet-en-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-complet-en-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/theo-complet-en.png 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b2bd511\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b2bd511\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b2bd511 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b2bd511-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b2bd511-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3615a8f\" data-block-id=\"3615a8f\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3615a8f-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d3896bc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d3896bc\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d3896bc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d3896bc-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie--771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie--771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie--226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie--768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie--1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nao-lalie-.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-663e611\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"663e611\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-663e611-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-663e611-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Eulalie and Nao (playing for the U21 and U26 teams) kibitzing each other in turn when they were not playing. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Very fluffy!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ec9ea3e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ec9ea3e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ec9ea3e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ec9ea3e-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lalie-nao.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lalie-nao.jpg 720w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lalie-nao-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A slam deal in a competitive auction for the last match<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The final match pitted us against our direct rivals: the Dutch were 12 VPs behind us and needed to win the match by a large margin to take first place from us. Here is a deal that I met with Romaric: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4051ae1\" data-block-id=\"4051ae1\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4051ae1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b42c13d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b42c13d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b42c13d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b42c13d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-debut-en_-843x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-debut-en_-843x1024.png 843w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-debut-en_-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-debut-en_-768x933.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-debut-en_.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7ca5dcd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7ca5dcd\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7ca5dcd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7ca5dcd-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On my right, <strong>2NT showed a heart-diamond two-suiter of at least 5-5<\/strong>, and my double was take-out from about 10 points. <br><br>Roro&#8217;s double over the pre-emptive 4<strong><span style=\"color: #f79e04;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> showed values and I knew that he had the diamond shortage since I had 3 in my hand, so he had 5 or 6 clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I bid 4<span style=\"color: #f41c1c;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, which for me agreed the club fit. Romaric denied 4 spades by doubling (with a minimum hand, he would say 4&#x2660;, and with a strong hand and a spade fit, he can use the  4<span style=\"color: #e31717;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> cuebid). With 5 spades, I would rather have shown them directly over 2NT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-64a4cd3\" data-block-id=\"64a4cd3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-64a4cd3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4490e6d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4490e6d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-4490e6d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(58.69999999999999% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4490e6d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4490e6d-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Romaric bid 4&#x2660; (control) and <strong>I preferred ending the auction in 6&#x2663;<\/strong>, knowing that there would be at least 3 cards in hearts opposite and the small slam would already be complicated enough to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6&#x2663; is not obvious to play.<\/strong> You can opt for the diamond finesse or bet everything on the handling of the hearts and spades. Hopefully, my partner didn&#8217;t have to play this contract since <strong>the opponents chose to defend in<\/strong> <strong>6<span style=\"color: #f79e04;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, doubled for 1100<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-79e4f5b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"79e4f5b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-79e4f5b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(41.30000000000001% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-79e4f5b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-79e4f5b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-fin-en.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-fin-en.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-fin-en-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-fin-en-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6T-fin-en-768x773.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full deal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0cb2ecf\" data-block-id=\"0cb2ecf\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0cb2ecf-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-77aaaf7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"77aaaf7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-77aaaf7 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-77aaaf7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-77aaaf7-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-aef3241\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"aef3241\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-aef3241 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-aef3241-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-aef3241-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6KX-complet-en-1024x932.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6KX-complet-en-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6KX-complet-en-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6KX-complet-en-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6KX-complet-en.png 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2875340\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2875340\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2875340 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2875340-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2875340-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two French teams on top of the podium!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-eecab54\" data-block-id=\"eecab54\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-eecab54-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e99c8ec\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e99c8ec\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e99c8ec {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.333% - 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