{"id":118529,"date":"2025-09-25T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=118529"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:33:28","slug":"federica-wuhan-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/federica-wuhan-cup-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Federica Mixed World Champion!"},"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_Wuhan-Cup-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Wuhan-Cup-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Wuhan-Cup-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Wuhan-Cup-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Wuhan-Cup-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN_Wuhan-Cup.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My first World Championship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb86d4e\" data-block-id=\"bb86d4e\"><style>.stk-bb86d4e .stk--block-align-bb86d4e{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-bb86d4e stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb86d4e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6effe41\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6effe41\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6effe41-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6effe41-inner-blocks\">\n<p>I was called for the <strong>first time<\/strong> to play in the <strong>Italian national mixed team <\/strong>at the 2025 World Championships.<br>My partner<strong> Federico Porta <\/strong>and I replaced the previous pair (Baroni\u2013Gandoglia), while the rest of the team stayed the same: Dario Attanasio with his wife Gabriella Manara, and Leonardo Cima with his wife Barbara Dessi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though I already had experience from the <strong>Under-26 championships<\/strong>, representing Italy in Herning was on a <strong>whole different level<\/strong>. Fede and I went in with more hopes than expectations: not because we didn\u2019t feel good enough, but because we knew that reaching the top on our very first appearance is not something one can take for granted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a71afc4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a71afc4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a71afc4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a71afc4-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118543\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0014.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The qualifying days were long and intense: full of tension, ups and downs, joy and frustration. Luckily, <strong>the team atmosphere was amazing<\/strong>: whether we won or lost, our reaction was always the same : looking forward. That was our motto: <em>\u201cIn a long championship, you can only think about the next match.\u201d<\/em> And it was so true!<\/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\">Be brave when over a preempt!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6-1024x286.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6-1536x429.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-6.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were playing against Bermuda\u2019s team, who use a <strong>weak 2NT opening showing the minors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bit of courage, I bid <strong>3<span style=\"color: #4c7e3a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span> to show a 6\u20134 in the majors<\/strong>. Federico asked for the sixth, I passed over 4<strong><span style=\"color: #4c7e3a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong> to show the minimum, and after the double I bid 4&#x2660;. We made 10 tricks, even after the A<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #f50808;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> and a heart ruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-453424f\" data-block-id=\"453424f\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-453424f-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6ba90d6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6ba90d6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-6ba90d6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6ba90d6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6ba90d6-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_-1-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-12.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-12-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-1-12-768x671.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-56c5890\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"56c5890\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-56c5890 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-56c5890-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-56c5890-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-21-1024x922.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-21-1024x922.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-21-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-21-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-21.png 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the other table, Gabriella and Dario, who play the strong club system, didn\u2019t open with the South hand. West opened 2&#x2660; weak, so Dario bid 4<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #f50808;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>; East bid 4&#x2660;; then Gabriella bid 4NT, showing a minors hand, and Dario bid 5<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #f50808;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>. Nobody doubled, also because <strong>it wasn\u2019t clear who was defending<\/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\">Another one<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3711833\" data-block-id=\"3711833\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3711833-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a5b23aa\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a5b23aa\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a5b23aa {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a5b23aa-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a5b23aa-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-1-15-927x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-1-15-927x1024.png 927w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-1-15-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-1-15-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BidsCards_-1-15.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-16331b7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"16331b7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-16331b7 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-16331b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-16331b7-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another nice board because we were all vulnerable and I had 21 points, when the bidding came to me I saw 3<strong><span style=\"color: #f26607;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong>-3<strong><span style=\"color: #f50808;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>-3&#x2660;, <strong>and I had more points than all of them together. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a bit surprised but I trusted my partner and <strong>after two forcing bids I concluded with the slam<\/strong>. West could have beaten it by leading the A<strong><span style=\"color: #4c7e3a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>, and he probably should have done that because he only had one heart and his partner had bid 4&#x2660;. But luckily he led a diamond and we made 12 tricks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best contract is 6<strong><span style=\"color: #4c7e3a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong> because it is not difficult to guess the clubs but really difficult to play, I think impossible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-46020ac\" data-block-id=\"46020ac\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-46020ac-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c14ddf6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c14ddf6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c14ddf6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c14ddf6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c14ddf6-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d7005c0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d7005c0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d7005c0 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d7005c0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d7005c0-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\/Diagram_-2-17-1024x932.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-17-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-17-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-17-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-17.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-67b9c28\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"67b9c28\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-67b9c28 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-67b9c28-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-67b9c28-inner-blocks\"><\/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\">An emotional roller coaster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-781b268\" data-block-id=\"781b268\"><style>.stk-781b268 .stk--block-align-781b268{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-781b268 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-781b268-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a800c2f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a800c2f\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a800c2f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a800c2f-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Anyway, after six days of round robin play, <strong>we&#8217;ve\u00a0gone from tenth place all the way to second place.<\/strong> We were only behind USA1 who seemed untouchable. Unfortunately, we lost the last match and dropped to fourth place, which meant we had no choice of opponent for the quarter-finals. But as we say in Italy,\u00a0<em>\u201cchoosing brings bad luck\u201d<\/em>, so we trusted destiny. <strong>The draw gave us USA2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was a tough match.<\/strong> After a balanced first day, the second day started terribly: within a few boards we were 40 IMPs down. A disaster. We were all disappointed because even if we didn\u2019t play badly we&#8217;ve lost by 63, everything seemed close to the end.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3345979\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3345979\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3345979-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3345979-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0013-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118544\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0013-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20250923-WA0013.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are two boards from the fifth round that show how unlucky we were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cd4e614\" data-block-id=\"cd4e614\"><style>.stk-cd4e614 .stk--block-align-cd4e614{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-cd4e614 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cd4e614-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2444134\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2444134\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2444134-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2444134-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_-7-7-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-7-7-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-7-7-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-7-7-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-7-7.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-03d5cea\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"03d5cea\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-03d5cea-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-03d5cea-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>The first one:<\/strong> Federico opened 2NT (20\u201321), and we ended up in 6NT. After a heart lead, the contract would have had no chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with a spade lead, Federico played five rounds of spades. East discarded two hearts, and now when Fede played a club and saw the nine, he had to guess: did East have a stiff king of hearts and five clubs, with clubs 4\u20132? He chose to play for the clubs being 4\u20132, which I think is normal, and put the Ace of clubs over the King. Unfortunately, he went one down.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d73d81b\" data-block-id=\"d73d81b\"><style>.stk-d73d81b .stk--block-align-d73d81b{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-d73d81b stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d73d81b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0c94ce9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0c94ce9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0c94ce9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0c94ce9-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>The second one:<\/strong> another good but unlucky slam, because we found diamonds 5\u20130.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these two boards we lost 50 IMPs, because in the other room they played only 3NT on both hands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e93f47a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e93f47a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e93f47a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e93f47a-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_-5-13-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-13-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-13-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-13-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-13.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\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\">Back on track!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We needed an immediate turnaround\u2014and we found it. Fired up and determined, we pushed back. <strong>I\u2019ll never forget the tension of one crucial hand, when I had to pick the right card. It felt as if the cards themselves weighed a ton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b1f2378\" data-block-id=\"b1f2378\"><style>.stk-b1f2378 .stk--block-align-b1f2378{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-b1f2378 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b1f2378-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-119c0ef\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"119c0ef\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-119c0ef-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-119c0ef-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-3-8-901x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-3-8-901x1024.png 901w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-3-8-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-3-8-768x872.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-3-8.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5f5596e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5f5596e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5f5596e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5f5596e-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_-8-6-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-8-6-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-8-6-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-8-6-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-8-6.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first hand, <strong>Federico put the blue card over 5<span style=\"color: #f50808;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> and I had to play<\/strong>. Obviously, the defense started with the Q&#x2660; and a diamond. So already at trick two, I had to guess how to handle the diamonds. I didn\u2019t want to decide, but after two minutes I finally played the Ace\u2014since I would only lose if West held the King and five cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, the gamble worked, and from that moment we hit our rhythm. <strong>That session ended 70\u201320 for us, completely erasing the damage of the one before. I walked away literally shaking from the adrenaline. In the following sessions, Fede and I rested while our teammates kept up the momentum and sealed the win. 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Fede and I played better than in the previous days, and the whole team gave everything. After the first day we were slightly behind, but the second day was unforgettable. After the first two sessions, I wasn\u2019t anxious anymore\u2014just tired but full of energy at the same time. We had done our best, and whatever happened, I knew it would be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And it was more than fine. We won. It\u2019s an indescribable emotion that I\u2019ll carry with me forever: an amazing team and the perfect partnerS. 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