{"id":71160,"date":"2023-07-10T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T07:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=71160"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:50:39","slug":"margaux-kurek-beaulieu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/margaux-kurek-beaulieu\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu | Team Funbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nickname: <\/strong>MKB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationality: <\/strong>French<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Style of play: <\/strong>Cavesque<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of birth<\/strong>: 25 January 2002<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022-2023: European vice-champion and world vice-champion with the Girls<\/strong> <\/strong>🥈<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2022: World champion in pairs with Clara Bouton in Girls <\/strong>🥇<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2023: European vice-champion in mixed junior pairs with Luc Bellicaud<\/strong> 🥈<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2023:<\/strong> Gold medal at the first Women’s Champion’s Cup in Dubrovnik with Ana\u00efs Leleu<\/strong>🥇<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024: Selected for the Women’s national team, then European vice-champion with Ana\u00efs Leleu 🥈<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024: European champion in the Girls category, then world vice-champion in the transnational event 🥇🥈<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Interview with Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At what age did you start playing bridge and what motivated you?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I started playing at 14-15 shortly after my mother (we played Les Esp\u00e9rances together). The atmosphere was very friendly at the Al\u00e8s club where I started and it made me want to come very regularly, all the more since all players were offering to play with me in regular tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your best bridge memory?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When we won the Pairs competition with Clara in August 2022 in Salsomaggiore. We started very badly \u2013 mostly because of me! \u2013 and thanks to our coach Wilfried\u2019s support, we managed to refocus and get back in the game. And the final outcome was a very good surprise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What would you say to encourage someone to take up bridge?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I would tell them that anyone can take up this activity, which is very stimulating. Whether you want to progress or have fun, both approaches are possible and compatible, in a very good atmosphere. Playing bridge allows you to meet many great people with whom to share your passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you do when you are not playing bridge?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Apart from bridge, I am doing a master\u2019s degree in MEEF (Teaching, Education and Training Professions). I am preparing a thesis on learning the Mini Bridge in primary school, with the aim of teaching it myself later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What do you like best about Funbridge?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What I love most is leveling up in the BP Circuit! I’m really hyped about this new system, and it makes me want to play a variety of tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why have you decided to joined the Funbridge team?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am very happy to be part of the Funbridge team because having played a lot on the app since I started bridge, I am pleased to represent it in the many events in which we will be participating soon (European Transnational Championships, European National Youth Pairs Championships, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n