{"id":126636,"date":"2026-02-19T11:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=126636"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:17:31","slug":"mixte-equipe-leo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/mixte-equipe-leo\/","title":{"rendered":"A rollercoaster ride!"},"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-25-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-25-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-25.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hi everyone!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m back to talk about the <strong>Mixed Teams<\/strong> <strong>National Division<\/strong>. As in the Mixed Pairs, I played with <strong>Ana\u00efs Leleu<\/strong>, and we had a score to settle. Last weekend didn\u2019t go very well and we were relegated from <strong>Mixed Pairs <strong>ND1<\/strong><\/strong>. We were therefore determined to perform and show that it was just a blip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team consisted of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mathilde<\/strong>, playing with my dad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vanessa<\/strong>, playing with <strong>Alexandre Allard<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and myself, with Ana\u00efs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, already with Ana\u00efs and Mathilde in the team, we finished <strong>2nd, just 1 IMP short of 1st place<\/strong> in the same event. The atmosphere within the team was excellent. Unfortunately, my dad had a few issues and was unable to play on Saturday. Vanessa and Alexandre played all their matches together, and I played a few with Mathilde.<\/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\">A well-managed first day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We started with an <strong>18.5\u20131.5<\/strong> victory against <strong>Team Bello<\/strong>, one of the strongest teams in the event! We continued with another win,<strong> 16\u20134<\/strong>, which put us at the top of the rankings after two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0d31d9a\" data-block-id=\"0d31d9a\"><style>.stk-0d31d9a .stk--block-align-0d31d9a{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-0d31d9a stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0d31d9a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-874c18e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"874c18e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-874c18e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-874c18e-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-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-1.jpeg 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-e9d68cb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e9d68cb\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e9d68cb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e9d68cb-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Unfortunately, our third match was less successful \u2014especially on my side\u2014 and we lost <strong>6.5\u201313.5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, we finished the day strongly with another big win, <strong>18.5\u20131.5<\/strong>, leaving us in <strong>3rd place<\/strong>, very close to the leaders at the end of Day 1.<\/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\">Deal 1: A well-bid slam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c9e2e5c\" data-block-id=\"c9e2e5c\"><style>.stk-c9e2e5c .stk--block-align-c9e2e5c{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-c9e2e5c stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c9e2e5c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-310d021\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"310d021\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-310d021 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(59.7% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-310d021-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-310d021-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-18-1024x803.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-18-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-18-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-18-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-18.png 1400w\" 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-a68ca2b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a68ca2b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a68ca2b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40.3% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a68ca2b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a68ca2b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-24-894x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-24-894x1024.png 894w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-24-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-24-768x880.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-24.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s my hand with <strong>nine master spades<\/strong>. It\u2019s not every day you hold a nine-card suit headed by <strong>ace, king, queen and jack<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana\u00efs opened <strong>1<span style=\"color: #ff5e00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong>, I responded 1&#x2660; as usually. She rebid <strong>1NT<\/strong> and I said <strong>2<strong><span style=\"color: #ff5e00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> (Two-way Checkback), an artificial game-forcing bid in our system. She responded <strong>2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong> to show her four hearts. I then bid 3&#x2660;, showing at least six spades and hope for slam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-95df3f5\" data-block-id=\"95df3f5\"><style>.stk-95df3f5 .stk--block-align-95df3f5{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-95df3f5 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-95df3f5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-05a5561\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"05a5561\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-05a5561 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(61% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-05a5561-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-05a5561-inner-blocks\">\n<p>She responded <strong>3NT<\/strong>. We hadn\u2019t discussed it, but we both agreed that this bid should show<strong> two small spades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not worried by her spade &#8220;problem&#8221;, I started cuebidding and chose not to show my diamond control, as I held a void in her suit. I bid <strong>4<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here Ana\u00efs made the right decision by bidding <strong>Blackwood<\/strong>. She showed a hand with 12\u201314 HCPs and two spades, and since I was still interested in slam despite that, she thought she held nice cards. I didn&#8217;t respond to Blackwood and jumped to <strong>6&#x2660;<\/strong>, which seemed the right contract to me.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b8366b2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b8366b2\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b8366b2 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(39% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b8366b2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b8366b2-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-2.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, on the club lead I had no difficulty to play the ace, discard my heart on the ace of diamonds, and ruff a club to make <strong>twelve tricks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong> that the lead of the ace of hearts would have made things trickier to make my contract, and the lead of a small heart under the ace would have defeated it\u2026 But that was impossible to find at the table.<\/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\">Deal 2: A defensive careless mistake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The opponents reached <strong>3NT <\/strong>in North\u2013South, and my partner led the <strong>4 of hearts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b157ae9\" data-block-id=\"b157ae9\"><style>.stk-b157ae9 .stk--block-align-b157ae9{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-b157ae9 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b157ae9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1c00ec7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1c00ec7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c00ec7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c00ec7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-11-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-11-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-11-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-11-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-11.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e334eea\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e334eea\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e334eea-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e334eea-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Looking at dummy, if declarer plays a small heart, I will win and switch to spades since between declarer\u2019s clubs and dummy\u2019s diamonds, they can stop hearts twice more, and we won\u2019t have time to establish them before they make nine tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With three small spades in dummy, playing a spade seemed to be a better bet. But surprisingly, declarer played the <strong>king of hearts from dummy<\/strong>, so I put my ace. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t think deeply enough. I didn\u2019t ask myself why declarer played the king despite that it\u2019s quite surprising and unusual. Surely it was to secure nine tricks quickly, fearing a switch. Here the only possible suit is spades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards it seemed obvious to return a spade\u2026 But unfortunately, at the table I wasn\u2019t sharp enough and lazily continued with a heart, thinking there was no urgency in playing a spade and that my partner might do it later. But Ana\u00efs\u2019s play was normal: she established her heart, hoping I would regain the lead in clubs or diamonds to cash five tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turned into a disaster: the jack of hearts became <strong>declarer\u2019s ninth trick<\/strong>, while we had <strong>four &#8220;open&#8221; spade tricks<\/strong> available. I&#8217;m cross with myself on this deal. A reminder never to rush. You need to take your time to avoid careless mistakes. After the ace of hearts, I had to switch to spades, not hearts as declarer who put dummy&#8217;s king of hearts necessarily has a spade problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, it didn\u2019t cost us too much. We still won this half by <strong>40 IMPs<\/strong> thanks to lots of good decisions.<\/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\">Deal 3: A 6NT squeeze in the half<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-03765fe\" data-block-id=\"03765fe\"><style>.stk-03765fe .stk--block-align-03765fe{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-03765fe stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-03765fe-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fed0be6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fed0be6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fed0be6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(43.9% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fed0be6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fed0be6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-7-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-7-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-7-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-7-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-7.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8a97ec8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8a97ec8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8a97ec8 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(56.1% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8a97ec8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8a97ec8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-7.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-7-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-7-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I opened 1NT with a singleton spade. The thing is if I open 1<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span> and my partner responds 1&#x2660; (which is likely), I have no interesting rebid with this distribution (15\u201316 HCPs and a stiff honour in spades). So I always open 1NT. We eventually reached 6NT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the lead of the 9 of hearts (top of nothing), I could count:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 heart tricks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 club tricks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 diamond tricks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and 2 spade tricks after knocking out the ace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s ten tricks already. If clubs are 3\u20133, that\u2019s twelve. But we don&#8217;t need to rush with clubs straight away. If they\u2019re 3\u20133, they\u2019ll still be later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s try to come up with <strong>another plan in case something bad happens<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the hearts are 3\u20133, it could bring me an eleventh trick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s also the diamond finesse for an eleventh trick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And there are various squeezes involving clubs, spades and hearts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the heart, I won in my hand and returned the jack of spades. The best defence would have been to duck to create more problems for me, but my opponent won directly and played a heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ad85d24\" data-block-id=\"ad85d24\"><style>.stk-ad85d24 .stk--block-align-ad85d24{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-ad85d24 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ad85d24-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bce07c7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bce07c7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bce07c7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bce07c7-inner-blocks\">\n<p>I then decided to test my hearts. Good news! They&#8217;re<strong> 3\u20133<\/strong>. That already gave me eleven tricks. I cashed my fourth heart, discarding a spade from dummy, crossed back to the king of clubs, then cashed spades. 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It&#8217;s always a pleasure to play with him, we&#8217;re <strong>partners in Open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-edcca36\" data-block-id=\"edcca36\"><style>.stk-edcca36 .stk--block-align-edcca36{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-edcca36 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-edcca36-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-27e0371\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"27e0371\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-27e0371 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.667% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-27e0371-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-27e0371-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Unfortunately, we started with the worst possible result: a <strong>55\u20131 IMP <\/strong>defeat <strong>(20\u20130)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A terrible match for us against our friends <strong>Luc Bellicaud and Margaux (aka MKB)<\/strong>, who played very well. 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We had to win to keep podium hopes alive and possibly finish as leaders. We did with a <strong>16.5\u20133.5<\/strong> win in a well-played match for both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the final match, we were <strong>3rd<\/strong>, just <strong>3 VPs<\/strong> behind the leaders, whom we were about to face. It was the perfect opportunity for a big win and grabbing the first place. And that\u2019s exactly what happened. Ana\u00efs and I had a dream match. We won <strong>61\u20139<\/strong>, that is <strong>20\u20130<\/strong>, and we took <strong>1st place<\/strong>!<\/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\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the final leaderboard was confirmed, we were over the moon. These are the moments we play bridge for. Taking first place in the final match is incredible. The team spirit was fantastic throughout. <strong>I\u2019m so happy to have won with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c1edee9\" data-block-id=\"c1edee9\"><style>.stk-c1edee9 .stk--block-align-c1edee9{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-c1edee9 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c1edee9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6323d89\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6323d89\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-6323d89 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(43.999999999999986% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6323d89-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6323d89-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-4-1-1024x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-4-1-1024x960.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-4-1-300x281.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-4-1-768x720.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-4-1.jpeg 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-a57d293\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a57d293\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a57d293 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(56.000000000000014% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a57d293-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a57d293-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-09-at-17.04.51-768x560.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-01b8324\" data-block-id=\"01b8324\"><style>.stk-01b8324 .stk--block-align-01b8324{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-01b8324 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-01b8324-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8242cec\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8242cec\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8242cec {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.667% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8242cec-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8242cec-inner-blocks\">\n<p>We also had little <strong>Agathe<\/strong> (my team-mate Mathilde and Cl\u00e9ment&#8217;s daughter) cheering us on to finish the day. She celebrated her first birthday and later happily played with her mum\u2019s medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Well done to everyone!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No rest for me. The next day I flew to <strong>Prague<\/strong> to play the <strong>Winter Games<\/strong> with the French squad. Hopefully I\u2019ll keep the same momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you all for reading and following our adventure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6df76a5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6df76a5\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-6df76a5 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6df76a5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6df76a5-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55-734x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55-734x1024.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55-768x1072.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55-1101x1536.jpeg 1101w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-08.21.55.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Did you enjoy L\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your thoughts in the Comments section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s L\u00e9l\u00e9! 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