{"id":113626,"date":"2025-06-18T11:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=113626"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:17:49","slug":"german-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/german-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Funbridge at the German Trophy"},"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-Yellow-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Yellow-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Yellow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Yellow-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Yellow-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Yellow.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f4cc; <strong>Real-time follow-up:<\/strong> this article will be updated every day druing the German Bridge Trophy so that you can follow Team Funbridge&#8217;s progress step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#presentation\">Who&#8217;s going to Germany?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#tournoi\">Play the BP100 tournament to support the Team<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#jour1\">Team arrival on site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#day1\">Day 2 with Olivia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#groupD\">Day 3 with Ella<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#lastday\">Last day with Nachiketa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#conclusion\">First place and a perfect weekend!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"presentation\">Who&#8217;s going to Germany?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/winter-games-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter Games in Prague<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/team-funbridge-cyprus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cyprus Festival<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Team Funbridge<\/strong> is now heading for Hannover-Langenhagen, to the South of Hamburg, where the <strong>German Trophy<\/strong> will be held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c1dc601\" data-block-id=\"c1dc601\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c1dc601-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1312278\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1312278\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1312278 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33400000000002% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1312278-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1312278-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next destination: <strong>Langenhagen<\/strong>, a charming German town. Known for its international airport, it&#8217;s also a peaceful place to live, with verdant parks and lakes, making it a perfect spot to relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between deals, we hope that Team Funbridge will be able to recharge their batteries there: a stroll along the banks of the Silbersee, a stop by the Wietzepark or an evening at the local theatre to discover the German culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c22a36b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c22a36b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c22a36b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.666% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c22a36b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c22a36b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-3071437_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture by Liggraphy<\/em> <em>from Pixabay<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5b9f6d7\" data-block-id=\"5b9f6d7\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-5b9f6d7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-657208a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"657208a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-657208a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-657208a-inner-blocks\">\n<p>The <strong>German Bridge Trophy<\/strong> will start with a <strong>warm-up pairs event <\/strong>(scored by IMPs) on <strong>Friday 6 June at 7.30pm<\/strong>. The main tournament, an <strong>international event<\/strong>, will follow on <strong>Saturday 7 June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe&#8217;s bridge elite will gather for three days of intense competition. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/team-funbridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Funbridge<\/a><\/strong> will be represented with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/olivia-schireson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olivia<\/a><\/strong> (United States), a future participant in the Women&#8217;s and U26 World Championships, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/nachiketa-karthikeyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nachiketa<\/a><\/strong> (India), a member of the U21 team, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/ella-rosthoj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ella<\/a><\/strong> (Denmark), selected for the Girls U26 and the Women&#8217;s national team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d964361\" data-block-id=\"d964361\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d964361-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1248e29\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1248e29\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1248e29-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1248e29-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/olivia-schireson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia.png\" alt=\"Olivia Schireson\" class=\"wp-image-90692\" style=\"width:210px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia.png 420w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Olivia Shireson aka<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/olivia-schireson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLLIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1fc5307\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1fc5307\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1fc5307-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1fc5307-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/nachiketa-karthikeyan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar.png\" alt=\"Avatar Nachiketa\" class=\"wp-image-107134\" style=\"width:210px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar.png 560w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nachiketa Muthuswamy aka<br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/nachiketa-karthikeyan\/\">NACHOS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-972b4e4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"972b4e4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-972b4e4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-972b4e4-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/ella-rosthoj\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1.png\" alt=\"Ella Rosthoj\" class=\"wp-image-107136\" style=\"width:210px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1.png 560w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ella&nbsp;Rosth\u00f8j aka<br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/ella-rosthoj\/\">MOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tournoi\">Play the BP100 tournament to support the Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Special event on Funbridge<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>special German Trophy BP100 tournament starring Team Funbridge members <\/strong>will take place from Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group aligncenter stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-9cac735\" data-block-id=\"9cac735\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button is-style-ghost stk-block stk-bb6d72e\" data-block-id=\"bb6d72e\"><style>.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button{background:transparent !important;}.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button:hover:after{background:transparent !important;opacity:1 !important;}:where(.stk-hover-parent:hover,  .stk-hover-parent.stk--is-hovered) .stk-bb6d72e .stk-button:after{background:transparent !important;opacity:1 !important;}.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button:before{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#22aa93 !important;border-top-width:2px !important;border-right-width:2px !important;border-bottom-width:2px !important;border-left-width:2px !important;}.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:13px !important;width:13px !important;margin-inline-start:0px !important;}.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-bb6d72e .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:#22aa93 !important;}.stk-bb6d72e .stk-button__inner-text{color:#22aa93 !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.onelink.me\/eHER\/55fb6p1y?TOURNAMENT_CATEGORY_ID=20&amp;TOURNAMENT_ID=682f4bd6c5913028ec2a8446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-text-color stk-button__inner-text\"><strong>Play the tournament<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.onelink.me\/eHER\/55fb6p1y?TOURNAMENT_CATEGORY_ID=20&amp;TOURNAMENT_ID=682f4bd6c5913028ec2a8446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yellow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yellow.png 629w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yellow-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:72px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jour1\"><strong>Team arrival on site<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-29cd318\" data-block-id=\"29cd318\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-29cd318-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e0dc4b6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e0dc4b6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e0dc4b6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e0dc4b6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e0dc4b6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar.png\" alt=\"Avatar Nachiketa\" class=\"wp-image-107134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar.png 560w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b106a54\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b106a54\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b106a54 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(75% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b106a54-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b106a54-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hello everyone! It&#8217;s Nachiketa, number 18 from Team Funbridge.<\/strong> I arrived in Hannover at 15:00 on 5 June. I came here <strong>from Bengaluru via Paris<\/strong>. I checked in and relaxed for a few hours before going on a wonderful walk around the lake outside our hotel. I got a wonderful view with a lot of greenery and even managed to see a <strong>beautiful duck family swimming.<\/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-aeb54ae\" data-block-id=\"aeb54ae\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-aeb54ae-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be13312\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be13312\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be13312-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be13312-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_63ae75e0.jpg 1600w\" 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-674b536\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"674b536\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-674b536-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-674b536-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-06-a-12.19.21_5c3f43e1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb15488\" data-block-id=\"bb15488\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb15488-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5468cdb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5468cdb\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5468cdb {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5468cdb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5468cdb-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia.png\" alt=\"Olivia Schireson\" class=\"wp-image-90692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia.png 420w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olivia-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b66e90b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b66e90b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b66e90b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(75% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b66e90b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b66e90b-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The trip to Hannover was a bit of an eventful one for me!<\/strong> I live in San Francisco and came to Hannover as the first leg of a much longer trip. Lucky for me, <strong>I flew direct from San Francisco to Frankfurt in around 11 hours.<\/strong> I had a middle seat next to a baby, so it was not my favourite flight ever, but I made it safely to Frankfurt on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-411a588\" data-block-id=\"411a588\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-411a588-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a2e8fc0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a2e8fc0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a2e8fc0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a2e8fc0-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bdd6a85\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bdd6a85\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bdd6a85-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bdd6a85-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending one night in Frankfurt, I left for Hannover by train. The trip was only one connection. Pretty easy, right? <strong>For some reason, this was quite difficult for me! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First, I got on a train going the wrong direction.<\/strong> &#x1fae0; This added about 2 hours. Then, when I was finally in Hannover, I couldn\u2019t find my bag when it was time to get off the train! The door closed 10 seconds before I found my bag, and<strong> I was stuck on my way to Hamburg\u201475 minutes both ways!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This added 3 hours to my trip. When all was said and done, <strong>it took me 8 (!) hours to get to Hannover instead of 3.<\/strong> Needless to say, everyone had a good laugh at me once I finally got in. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the jet lag and long travel day were not conducive to good bridge. <strong>But luckily for me, it was a warm-up day and Nachos was patient with me.<\/strong> I feel hopeful that today is a new day and that my brain is more effective! But luckily, I don\u2019t have to take any more trains &#x1f61d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day1\">Day 2 with Olivia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today was a good day for the team. <\/strong>We won 3 matches and lost 2. There are 3 more qualifying matches and we are currently in 18<sup>th<\/sup> place with 66.65 VPs after 5 matches. <strong>Once the qualifying stage is over, the teams will qualify into groups of 8. Each group will play a round robin. With 3 matches left to play, our hope is to make it to the top 8 in order to qualify for the top bracket. It will be tough with many good teams, but we are less than 6 VPs away from 8<sup>th<\/sup> place, so it is within our reach.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a22501c\" data-block-id=\"a22501c\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a22501c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5609957\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5609957\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5609957-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5609957-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0043.jpg 1600w\" 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-7abe4a4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7abe4a4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7abe4a4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7abe4a4-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0041.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9b61d90\" data-block-id=\"9b61d90\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9b61d90-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-34dcbba\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"34dcbba\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-34dcbba-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-34dcbba-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\/BidsCards_-10-843x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-10-843x1024.png 843w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-10-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-10-768x933.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-10.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-7ec25a0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7ec25a0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7ec25a0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7ec25a0-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first match, I had a good patience exercise as declarer. I wanted to conceal my hand, so I bid 4&#x2660;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South led the king of hearts very quickly. North followed with the 2 and I won the ace. Since king from Kx in hearts is a strange lead, the opening leader\u2019s confidence made it almost certain that they were leading from a sequence instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When making a plan, the first question that arises is what to do with the diamonds. With a loser in spades, hearts and clubs, I needed to play the diamonds for no losers.<\/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-02763db\" data-block-id=\"02763db\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-02763db-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ea1bd7c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ea1bd7c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ea1bd7c {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ea1bd7c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ea1bd7c-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9f899ce\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9f899ce\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-9f899ce {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9f899ce-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9f899ce-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-9-1024x377.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-9-1024x377.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-9-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-9-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-9.png 1158w\" 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-1de4db1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1de4db1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1de4db1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1de4db1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1de4db1-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I could try cashing two top diamonds and ruffing one in dummy. Ignoring the various problems with over-ruffs and trump promotions, this line is simply very likely to fail if either player holds Qxxx. I had no immediate entry back to my hand, so if I successfully ruffed one diamond in dummy and tried to set up an entry to ruff a second one, the opponents would simply draw dummy\u2019s trumps. Ruffing the diamonds will be successful if diamonds are 3-3, but there is no rush to ruff the diamonds out if I only need to ruff one. I could of course finesse in diamonds, but there is no reason to do that now. So, I shifted my attention. <strong>I could try to sneak a club now, hoping that South holds the ace and ducks, seeing king-jack in dummy. However, I decided to play a heart now. Hearts could still be 3-3 and I wanted to start gathering information about the opponents\u2019 hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South played low on the heart and North ruffed. This was a slightly strange play by South, but it felt clear that they wanted to clear trumps and didn\u2019t want to lead trumps from their own hand. North played a trump to my king and South\u2019s ace. South now continued trumps, North followed, and I won in hand with the ten. Now I know that South holds Ax KQJxx in the majors and is getting very close to a 2<span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> overcall over my 1&#x2660; opening. Still, there was no rush to play in diamonds, so I played a club to gather a little more information and to potentially pseudo endplay North if they held something like xxx x xxxx AQxxx. South followed small and I played the jack from dummy, knowing that South could not hold the ace. North won with the ace and played another club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that South was marked with the queen of clubs, they had at least 12 HCPs. With 14 HCPs and KQJxx in hearts, I think that most people would overcall 2<span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, so I assumed that they did not have the queen of diamonds. In case North had Qxxx(x) in diamonds, I cashed the king and played a diamond to the jack. <strong>This was necessary because the hand was as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-934b0ae\" data-block-id=\"934b0ae\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-934b0ae-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ef0070c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ef0070c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ef0070c {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ef0070c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ef0070c-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2fbfa09\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2fbfa09\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2fbfa09 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2fbfa09-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2fbfa09-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-7-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-7-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-7-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-7-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-7.png 1158w\" 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-ab5f378\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ab5f378\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ab5f378 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ab5f378-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ab5f378-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The other table played in 3&#x2660; just making, so we picked up 7 IMPs on the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"groupD\">Day 3 with Ella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today did not start out very well. We secured a good place from the first 5 qualifying matches but ended up losing the last 3.<br>That\u2019s life, so we made the best out of it. <strong>We won all 4 of the first matches of the finals in Group D, which we were playing in. Lots of dynamite bridge,&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;like&nbsp;it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is one board that I played with Daniel on which we had a good&nbsp;defence. There was a pretty cool double dummy counterplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-07488d9\" data-block-id=\"07488d9\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-07488d9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b49c48e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b49c48e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b49c48e {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b49c48e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b49c48e-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-748f293\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"748f293\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-748f293 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-748f293-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-748f293-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-6.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-6-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-6-768x671.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c7dbfb0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c7dbfb0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c7dbfb0 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c7dbfb0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c7dbfb0-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sitting West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cfa6906\" data-block-id=\"cfa6906\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cfa6906-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3a39320\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3a39320\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-3a39320 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3a39320-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3a39320-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bc4530d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bc4530d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-bc4530d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bc4530d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bc4530d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-16-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-16-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-16-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-16-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-16.png 1158w\" 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-586a704\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"586a704\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-586a704 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-586a704-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-586a704-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I drew the ace of spades on the lead and <strong>Daniel played his smallest card (Lavinthal)!<\/strong> I played a small club to the ten and jack. Then a spade again, and declarer laid a diamond. I played the king of clubs to the ace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I took the queen of spades, played another diamond, and again a diamond to Daniel&#8217;s ace. Daniel played a club to declarer\u2019s small trump and overtrumped. I took a big spade and Daniel ruffed it with the king of trumps, which declarer overtrumped with the ace. Declarer then played a big diamond and another diamond, which I ruffed with the 8 of hearts. <strong>Now I played my last spade and declarer had to concede two heart&nbsp;tricks&nbsp;to&nbsp;me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cb702b9\" data-block-id=\"cb702b9\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cb702b9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6cb58f6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6cb58f6\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6cb58f6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6cb58f6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250610-WA0042.jpg 1600w\" 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-a804c23\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a804c23\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a804c23-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a804c23-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3<strong><span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>-4, +200 for us. My opponent asked why I didn&#8217;t&nbsp;double&nbsp;&#x1f602;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Right now, we are leading the group, but it is very close. An exciting day is waiting for&nbsp;us&nbsp;tomorrow. Olivia and Nacho are leading the butler, by the way. They did very&nbsp;well&nbsp;today. <\/strong>So, although the day started out very poorly, it ended up okay&nbsp;anyway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lastday\">Last day with Nachiketa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The finals went extremely well, with some very scoring boards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9ee60ef\" data-block-id=\"9ee60ef\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9ee60ef-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1fa5691\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1fa5691\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1fa5691 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1fa5691-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1fa5691-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-38bd05e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"38bd05e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-38bd05e {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-38bd05e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-38bd05e-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-10-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-10-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-10-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-10-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-10.png 1158w\" 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-353e76e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"353e76e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-353e76e {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-353e76e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-353e76e-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am the dealer and I open 1<strong><span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>. Olivia responds 2<strong><span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>. We play 1<strong><span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>-2<strong><span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong> as a good raise, so I know that she has at least 8 HCPs in her hand, as otherwise she would go via forcing 1NT to show a weaker hand. I take the shape of my hand (5-4-4) into account, there is a likely chance of a fit in at least two suits with my partner. <strong>Moreover, the diamond void can certainly prevent opponents from gaining any tricks in the suit. Hence, I bid 4<span style=\"color: #f31b1b;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, which became the final contract.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South led the 6 of clubs. I count 9 top tricks (5 in hearts and 4 in clubs), provided both suits break 3-2 among the opponents. I can\u2019t get a 10<sup>th<\/sup> trick by ruffing a spade after conceding two spade tricks to the other side. If I run the 5 of spades, North wins with the jack and returns a club. I played low from hand, after which I noticed that South played the 5 of clubs, which was their last club. Once I play the second spade, North may win it and give their partner a club ruff. <strong>The contract will therefore go down as I have no entry back to my hand to ruff two spades if South returns a trump after ruffing the 7 of clubs. I realised this because of South\u2019s suspicious lead of the 6 of clubs when they were playing standard carding; this is almost certainly a high card from a <\/strong>doubleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, to make the contract, I won the trick with the ace of clubs and ruffed a diamond with the queen of hearts in my hand. Then I played a small club to the queen and another diamond, which I ruffed with the king of hearts. Next, I played a low heart from hand to the 9, thereby finessing South\u2019s 10 (if I play to the jack, there is no way I can avoid giving opponents a trump trick when I ruff high in my hand to preserve entries to dummy). This was my third entry to dummy. <strong>Now I ruffed the last diamond and cleared opponents\u2019 trumps. By playing in this way, I managed to ruff more diamonds in my hand than the number of trumps in the dummy, generating an extra diamond trick. A dummy reversal had certainly saved the day!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">First place and a perfect weekend!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-aacaa75\" data-block-id=\"aacaa75\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-aacaa75-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be93526\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be93526\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-be93526 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be93526-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be93526-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1.png\" alt=\"Ella Rosthoj\" class=\"wp-image-107136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1.png 560w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2b3496b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2b3496b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2b3496b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(75% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2b3496b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2b3496b-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We were really pleased to come first in our group in the end. After the last game, there was a prize-giving ceremony where we won a total of 400 Euros.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the tournament was amazing. The field was really strong throughout all the groups, and it was awesome to see so many juniors attend the event!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The venue was great and the location at the airport was quite convenient for travelling. It was also easy to take a bus or a Uber to the city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I would love to attend this event again next year if possible. I would also recommend it to everyone. There was a great diversity of people, and the atmosphere was amazing. We had such a wonderful time.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cf451e1\" data-block-id=\"cf451e1\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cf451e1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8e5a503\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8e5a503\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8e5a503 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8e5a503-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8e5a503-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fe2e477\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fe2e477\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fe2e477 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fe2e477-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fe2e477-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-6-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-6-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-6-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-6-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-6.jpg 1280w\" 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-cc26caf\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cc26caf\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-cc26caf {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cc26caf-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cc26caf-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After a farewell dinner together at the airport, Daniel and I travelled home to Copenhagen on Monday evening as I was taking my driving test on Tuesday.&nbsp;<strong>Nachiketa left the next day and Olivia is staying in Europe for another month or so. Her first stop will be Stockholm, although she didn\u2019t manage to get on her first flight\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back on the tournament, we are really happy and had a great time.&nbsp;<strong>Thank you for reading. 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