{"id":121041,"date":"2025-11-25T11:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=121041"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:37:09","slug":"youth-bridge-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/youth-bridge-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, first place for Romaric and me!"},"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-Prague-EN-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Prague-EN-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Prague-EN-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Prague-EN-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Prague-EN-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-Prague-EN.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A festival for the youth\u2026 and their coaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here MKB for a new bridge weekend, this time in Prague!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have already played there once, for the Winter Games (Romaric was also my partner). This time, a <strong>less competitive but more convivial<\/strong> event was awaiting us, since it was a festival gathering teams from all across Europe, with players aged 10 to 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Prague Youth Bridge Festival<\/strong> was held on <strong>14-17 November<\/strong> in parallel to the <strong>Youth Coach Seminar<\/strong>. The EBL invited coaches and trainers to a 2-day seminar, with very clear objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To share ideas for <strong>promoting bridge among young players<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To discuss <strong>teaching methods<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And to reflect on <strong>gender parity<\/strong> in bridge and how to keep young players motivated in the long run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milanbridge.com\/pybf\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-1024x200.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-768x150.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-1536x300.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-597-2048x399.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We, as French players, were only there to participate in the Junior event. But it was really exciting to see this seminar taking place next to us, with people thinking about passing on, while the youth were playing. We felt like this weekend had been designed as a whole: not just a competition, but an opportunity to <strong>make European junior bridge move forward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-23c4799\" data-block-id=\"23c4799\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milan Macura&#8217;s key role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, this festival would never have happened without <strong>Milan Macura<\/strong>, who played a big part in organising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-068fe50\" data-block-id=\"068fe50\"><style>.stk-068fe50 .stk--block-align-068fe50{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-068fe50 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-068fe50-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8994859\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8994859\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8994859-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8994859-inner-blocks\">\n<p>For Funbridge players, Milan is already a <strong>familiar<\/strong> <strong>figure<\/strong>. But seeing him in action in the field, surrounded by dozens of young players, gives another dimension to who he is. He was literally everywhere at once: he coordinated the event, welcomed the teams, liaised with the coach seminar, discussed with the captains, kept track of the results, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b32d130\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b32d130\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b32d130-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b32d130-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ME-2022-U16-team-970x728-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ME-2022-U16-team-970x728-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ME-2022-U16-team-970x728-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ME-2022-U16-team-970x728-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We can tell that he attaches great importance to <strong>sharing his passion with the new generation<\/strong>, creating a nice atmosphere for playing, teaching and finding motivation. This kind of profile is invaluable to bridge, and not just junior bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f3663a6\" data-block-id=\"f3663a6\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The only French team in a European event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-070de00\" data-block-id=\"070de00\"><style>.stk-070de00 .stk--block-align-070de00{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-070de00 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-070de00-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d572639\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d572639\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d572639-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d572639-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\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_162f5327.jpg 2048w\" 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-c5a107c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c5a107c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c5a107c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c5a107c-inner-blocks\">\n<p>We were <strong>the only French team<\/strong> there that weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team was made up of <strong>Romaric Guth<\/strong>, my partner at last summer&#8217;s World Junior Championships, <strong>Arthur Libbrecht<\/strong> and <strong>Romain Bloch<\/strong>, and our captain <strong>Vanessa Reess<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>About 40 teams coming from <strong>Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, Belgium and Switzerland<\/strong> attended the festival. What struck me was the <strong>number of female players<\/strong>, especially in the U16 and U21 categories. When you know how hard it is to reach male-female parity in bridge, it&#8217;s very encouraging to see so many mixed teams. &#x1f497;\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f5a6fc7\" data-block-id=\"f5a6fc7\"><style>.stk-f5a6fc7 {height:50px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-28f5c05 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"28f5c05\"><style>.stk-28f5c05 {background-color:#faedf2 !important;border-top-left-radius:50px !important;border-top-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:50px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-28f5c05:before{background-color:#faedf2 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-28f5c05-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bac5eae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bac5eae\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bac5eae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bac5eae-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Now is your turn to play!<\/strong> Here is a deal in competitive auction from this weekend. <br>You will see <strong>Romaric&#8217;s score<\/strong> and my <strong>comments at the end of the deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-35ffae1\" data-block-id=\"35ffae1\"><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 stk-block stk-ff78bd0\" data-block-id=\"ff78bd0\"><style>.stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button{background:#f00069 !important;}.stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{margin-inline-start:0px !important;}.stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:var(--paletteColor8, #ffffff) !important;}.stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button__inner-text{color:var(--paletteColor8, #ffffff) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.onelink.me\/zr4E\/knupslqa?TOURNAMENT_CATEGORY_ID=42&amp;DEAL_ID=114412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-text-color stk-button__inner-text\"><strong>Play deal<\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"caret-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-caret-right fa-w-6\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-0e280b8\" data-block-id=\"0e280b8\"><style>.stk-0e280b8 {height:50px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was on during that weekend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Friday evening: Welcome Pairs<\/strong>, in a quite relaxed atmosphere, open to all (including coaches).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday: Main Pairs<\/strong>, with two age categories (U18 and U26), while the coach seminar kicked off in parallel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday: Swiss Teams<\/strong>, with all teams together, and day 2 of the seminar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday morning: finals by age categories<\/strong>, including the U26 final for which we had qualified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge sessions ended quite early in the afternoon, which gave us time to <strong>do some sightseeing in Prague<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f30e247\" data-block-id=\"f30e247\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f30e247-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-040839e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"040839e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-040839e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-040839e-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\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_1bf7b094.jpg 2048w\" 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-bd6e229\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bd6e229\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bd6e229-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bd6e229-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\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-20-a-17.29.12_34b5e1b8.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-49c1687\" data-block-id=\"49c1687\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The U26 Teams final: 3 matches, 1 title<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s be honest, <strong>I was really not in good shape for the Pairs event<\/strong>. The lack of sleep didn&#8217;t help to count up to 13! Hopefully, I was probably playing with the<strong> most indulgent partner I&#8217;ve ever known<\/strong>. My silly mistakes make Roro laugh, and I know he won&#8217;t scold me as other players would. &#x1f607;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-5a6fc9a\" data-block-id=\"5a6fc9a\"><style>.stk-5a6fc9a {height:18px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Swiss Teams <\/strong>took place on Sunday, with <strong>8-deal matches <\/strong>and all categories mixed up. The atmopshere was very relaxed, as in the Pairs, and maybe even more as we were getting to know each other better. And most importantly, <strong>our big bag of sweets kept us going all weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>real competition<\/strong> started on Monday morning with the <strong>U26 Teams final<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The format was as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 matches of 10 deals,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>4-team<\/strong> <strong>round-robin <\/strong>(France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Turkey),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no carry-over (you play from scratch).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the three matches, we really felt like <strong>we were playing well<\/strong>. Overall, we made good decisions, our card play was solid, we were careful when defending, and we had a really nice team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a4d8968\" data-block-id=\"a4d8968\"><style>.stk-a4d8968 {height:50px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-32374e4 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"32374e4\"><style>.stk-32374e4 {background-color:#faedf2 !important;border-top-left-radius:50px !important;border-top-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:50px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-32374e4:before{background-color:#faedf2 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-32374e4-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9ac8aea\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9ac8aea\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9ac8aea-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9ac8aea-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Now is your turn to play!<\/strong> Here is an <strong>interesting auction from a U26 final deal<\/strong>. <br>You will see <strong>our score <\/strong>and my <strong>comments at the end of the deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-bf10d94\" data-block-id=\"bf10d94\"><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 stk-block stk-88e7608\" data-block-id=\"88e7608\"><style>.stk-88e7608 .stk-button{background:#f00069 !important;}.stk-88e7608 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{margin-inline-start:0px !important;}.stk-88e7608 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-88e7608 .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:var(--paletteColor8, #ffffff) !important;}.stk-88e7608 .stk-button__inner-text{color:var(--paletteColor8, #ffffff) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.onelink.me\/zr4E\/knupslqa?TOURNAMENT_CATEGORY_ID=42&amp;DEAL_ID=114418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-text-color stk-button__inner-text\"><strong>Play deal<\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"caret-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-caret-right fa-w-6\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-77330e4\" data-block-id=\"77330e4\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A bad distribution in 3NT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-beddd78\" data-block-id=\"beddd78\"><style>.stk-beddd78 .stk--block-align-beddd78{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-beddd78 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-beddd78-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-730a91e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"730a91e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-730a91e {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(59.9% - 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I have a <strong>minimum hand and a complete misfit<\/strong> in both his suits&#8230; I really don&#8217;t want to play in 3NT if he holds a minimum hand, neither do I want to play in 3<strong><span style=\"color: #2ba349;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started by bidding 2NT, which in the French standard system <strong>slows the auction down <\/strong>with weak or intermediate hands. Romaric said 3<strong><span style=\"color: #2ba349;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>, which is non-forcing, with a minimum hand.<strong> I showed my diamonds and a weak hand with the 3<strong><span style=\"color: #f57e0c;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> non-forcing bid. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romaric, with the singleton diamond and a good source of club tricks <strong>tried 3NT<\/strong>. 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