{"id":90663,"date":"2024-04-12T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=90663"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:15:51","slug":"sofie-graesholt-sjodal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/sofie-graesholt-sjodal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofie Gr\u00e6sholt Sj\u00f8dal | Team Funbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nickname: <\/strong>I don\u2019t have a nickname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Date of birth<\/strong>: 12 April 2002<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2019-2022: Three gold medals at European Youth Pairs Championships (U26W Pairs, U26 Mixed Pairs, U31 Mixed Pairs) 🥇<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gold and silver at World Championships (U26W transnational teams and pairs) 🥇<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Two bronze medals at World Youth Teams Championships (U26W) 🥉<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024: Silver in World national Championship for Women<\/strong> 🥈<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024: National Champion in Women\u2019s in NABC Las Vegas<\/strong> 🥇<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Interview with Sofie Gr\u00e6sholt Sj\u00f8dal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What is your best bridge memory?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have two favourite bridge memories for two very different reasons. The top one is the 2018 European Youth Pairs Championships where I grabbed my first European gold medal in Mixed Pairs and then three days later, very similarly, my second gold medal, in U26W that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other memory has nothing to do with results, but it was my first European Championships. I was eleven years old and five years younger than the second youngest player, but we had so much fun. After playing 60 boards a day, we were back to our student house to play some other card games (not bridge). The problem was that we didn\u2019t have a common space, so we were playing in the washroom. Everyone tightly packed around one small table, every night for about a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

When I\u2019m not playing bridge, I am a part time student. I\u2019m studying to become a high school teacher in English and Social Sciences. In addition, I work with teaching and recruitment and communications for the Norwegian Bridge Federation. I also run the Masterclass for Funbridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

If you think it\u2019s hard in the beginning, don\u2019t give up, you know so much more than you think. Try a couple more times,<\/s> and you will be addicted. It\u2019s still challenging, but now this will be the reason why you love the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What do you prefer on Funbridge?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I really like the knockout tournaments on Funbridge. My favourites are the Norwegian ones, because I usually know a lot of the players, but it\u2019s also fun with the international ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why have you decided to join Team Funbridge?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I love to play bridge,<\/s> and Team Funbridge is a great way to enter tournaments I wouldn\u2019t usually go to. I also really enjoy being with bridge juniors, so it\u2019s fun to travel around with such a big group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n