{"id":93927,"date":"2024-07-05T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=93927"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:17:06","slug":"56-european-team-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/56-european-team-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championship in Herning: 4 French teams qualified and 3 medals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-83293f5\" data-block-id=\"83293f5\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94149\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEADER-EN-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Kingdom\">Bridge in the Kingdom of Denmark<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#departure\">June 26: departure day for Ana\u00efs and me.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Herning\">June 27: arrival in Herning, at the championship venue!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#begins\">June 28: the championship begins for us!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#second\">June 29: second day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"#third\">June 30: the third day of the competition!<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"#four\">July 1: Day four<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"#Norwegians\">July 2: we have a good lead over the third and get closer to the Norwegians!<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"#silver\">July 3: penultimate day and silver medal almost guaranteed<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#medal\">July 4: the medal!!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-7009b47\" data-block-id=\"7009b47\"><style>.stk-7009b47 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"Kingdom\"><strong>Bridge in the Kingdom of Denmark<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Vincent Labb\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 56th European Team Championships are fast approaching. They will be played from 24 June to 4 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the small city of Herning, in the heart of Denmark, in the Jutland peninsula. So, far away from the capital Copenhagen, which is located in the Danish Far East on the eastern island of Seeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3f6d164\" data-block-id=\"3f6d164\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3f6d164-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-241f7a3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"241f7a3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-241f7a3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(40.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-241f7a3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-241f7a3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-a4aa6fe\" data-block-id=\"a4aa6fe\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-93737\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HErning-map-english.png\" width=\"665\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HErning-map-english.png 665w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HErning-map-english-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-714796e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"714796e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-714796e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(59.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-714796e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-714796e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4245d8d\" data-block-id=\"4245d8d\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-93736\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-Tom-Laursen-herningfolkeblad.jpeg\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-Tom-Laursen-herningfolkeblad.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-Tom-Laursen-herningfolkeblad-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-Tom-Laursen-herningfolkeblad-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\">\u00a9 herningfolkeblad photo: Tom Laursen <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How many events?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Championships consist of 4 categories: Open, Women, Seniors and Mixed. The Women&#8217;s and Seniors&#8217; Pairs Championships will be held ahead of the Team Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How many teams?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 100 in total! 30 in Open, 22 in Women, 20 in Seniors and 23 in Mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which format?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c810345\" data-block-id=\"c810345\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c810345-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5478400\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5478400\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5478400{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(42% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5478400-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5478400-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6c50fb2\" data-block-id=\"6c50fb2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">No qualifiers followed by KO matches as for the Bermuda Bowl. The Championships will be played as a single complete round robin with all teams playing each other in 16-deal matches. This exhausting marathon will last 11 days for the Open Championship and 7 days for the other categories.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f4082ef\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f4082ef\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f4082ef{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(58% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f4082ef-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f4082ef-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-9f6c071\" data-block-id=\"9f6c071\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-93730\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u00a9-MCH-Herning-Kongrescenter-Photo-HORESTA.jpg\" width=\"987\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u00a9-MCH-Herning-Kongrescenter-Photo-HORESTA.jpg 987w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u00a9-MCH-Herning-Kongrescenter-Photo-HORESTA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u00a9-MCH-Herning-Kongrescenter-Photo-HORESTA-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\">\u00a9 MCH Herning Kongrescenter Photo: HORESTA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the recipe for success?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this kind of long-distance race, regularity is the watchword of the favourite teams. Being heavily defeated by a team seen as weak (there are fewer and fewer of them&#8230;) is a huge missed opportunity which comes at a big price in the end. When two strong teams face each other, a clear victory keeps a potential rival at bay and these match points &#8220;count double&#8221; so to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who are the favourites?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the previous Championships in Madeira, the Netherlands and Switzerland dominated the Open, leaving far behind Norway and even further Italy and Poland. These teams should be leading the race this time again. The event turned into an absolute disaster for France, ranked 15th out of 30. The French team can&#8217;t do any worse and will try to qualify for the World Championships. To do so, they will need to finish in the top 8 and the battle promises to be intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Women, again, two nations should outclass their opponents: Poland and Sweden. A few outsiders will be on the lookout: Israel, Germany, Denmark and of course France (they finished 5th in Madeira).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Seniors, Poland, the current title holder, is tipped to win again. Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Israel will be on their heels. France disappointed with a 9th place only in Madeira, but their medal hopes are real this time as players with years of experience on the international stage will be lined up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in Mixed, France is currently on top of the world. They are the big favourites but will have to keep an eye on their usual contenders: Romania, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Israel and Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place your bets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-123dbf7\" data-block-id=\"123dbf7\"><style>.stk-123dbf7{border-style:solid !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-123dbf7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2d80fb8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2d80fb8\"><style>.stk-2d80fb8{border-style:solid !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2d80fb8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2d80fb8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2d80fb8-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-ea8e827\" id=\"strong-open-strong\" data-block-id=\"ea8e827\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>OPEN<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9f82365\" data-block-id=\"9f82365\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Thomas BESSIS<br>Baptiste COMBESCURE<br>Pierre FRANCESCHETTI<br>C\u00e9dric LORENZINI<br>J\u00e9r\u00f4me ROMBAUT<br>L\u00e9o ROMBAUT<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ede4bc9\" data-block-id=\"ede4bc9\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Herv\u00e9 FLEURY npc<br>Wilfried LIBBRECHT coach<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4139da1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4139da1\"><style>.stk-4139da1{border-style:solid !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-4139da1{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4139da1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4139da1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-869b812\" id=\"strong-women-strong\" data-block-id=\"869b812\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-582d125\" data-block-id=\"582d125\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Marion CANONNE<br>Donatella HALFON<br>Margaux KUREK-BEAULIEU<br>Ana\u00efs LELEU<br>Carole PUILLET<br>Anne-Laure TARTARIN<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b9034f9\" data-block-id=\"b9034f9\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">St\u00e9phane GARCIA npc<br>Wilfried LIBBRECHT coach<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ef98f0e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ef98f0e\"><style>.stk-ef98f0e{border-style:solid !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ef98f0e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ef98f0e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ef98f0e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-c86c727\" id=\"strong-mixed-strong\" data-block-id=\"c86c727\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>MIXED<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4a9382f\" data-block-id=\"4a9382f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte CRONIER<br>Philippe CRONIER<br>Vanessa R\u00c9ESS<br>Pierre SCHMIDT<br>Laurent THUILLEZ<br>Joanna ZOCHOWSKA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-680a1b9\" data-block-id=\"680a1b9\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Nicolas D\u00c9CHELETTE npc<br>E. LEMA\u00ceTRE-D\u00c9CHELETTE coach<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1936274\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1936274\"><style>.stk-1936274{border-style:solid !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1936274{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1936274-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1936274-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-12e58b6\" id=\"strong-seniors-strong\" data-block-id=\"12e58b6\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>SENIORS<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5a08b5e\" data-block-id=\"5a08b5e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Michel AB\u00c9CASSIS<br>Marc BOMPIS<br>Philippe CHOTTIN<br>Dominique PILON<br>Philippe SOULET<br>Herv\u00e9 VINCIGUERRA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-846a411\" data-block-id=\"846a411\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Guy LASSERRE npc<br>Wilfried LIBBRECHT coach<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6316423\" data-block-id=\"6316423\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6316423-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cc7d389\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cc7d389\"><style>.stk-cc7d389{align-self:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cc7d389-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cc7d389-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-914158b\" data-block-id=\"914158b\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-93731\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_2.jpg\" width=\"411\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_2.jpg 411w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_2-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\"><strong>The Women team<\/strong> \u00a9 FFB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-928eb6c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"928eb6c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-928eb6c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-928eb6c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-5d7d8d4\" data-block-id=\"5d7d8d4\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-93732\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_3.jpg\" width=\"411\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_3.jpg 411w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo_3-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\"><strong>The Seniors team<\/strong> \u00a9 FFB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-c03ad37\" data-block-id=\"c03ad37\"><style>.stk-c03ad37 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"departure\"><strong>June 26: departure day for Ana\u00efs and me.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-141baa2\" data-block-id=\"141baa2\"><style>.stk-141baa2{margin-bottom:12px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-141baa2-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-393b5ba\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"393b5ba\"><style>.stk-393b5ba{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-393b5ba{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(79.1% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-393b5ba-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-393b5ba-inner-blocks\">\n<p>The 56th European Team Championships organized by the EBL take place in <strong>Herning, Denmark<\/strong>, in the form of four different championships: Open, Women, Seniors and Mixed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-eb6a3a0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"eb6a3a0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-eb6a3a0{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(20.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-eb6a3a0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-eb6a3a0-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-f86af6d\" data-block-id=\"f86af6d\"><style>.stk-f86af6d{align-items:center !important;max-width:150px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94489\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/56th.png\" width=\"228\" height=\"210\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe48519\" data-block-id=\"fe48519\"><style>.stk-fe48519{margin-bottom:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe48519-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6916b93\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6916b93\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6916b93-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6916b93-inner-blocks\">\n<p>For my part, I&#8217;ll have the chance to represent France in the women\u2019s category for the first time, alongside my partner <strong>Ana\u00efs Leleu,<\/strong> and my teammates <strong>Donatella Halfon, Marion Canonne, Anne-Laure Tartarin and Carole Puillet<\/strong>. We&#8217;ll be accompanied by our captain <strong>St\u00e9phane Garcia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5aa6084\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5aa6084\"><style>.stk-5aa6084{align-self:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5aa6084-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5aa6084-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-35afc64\" data-block-id=\"35afc64\"><style>.stk-35afc64{align-items:center !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94490\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-dames.jpg\" width=\"411\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-dames.jpg 411w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-dames-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be playing from June 28 to July 4 as will the Mixed and Senior teams, while the players of the Open category have already had their cards in hand since Monday. This way, all teams will be able to finish at the same time, and we hope to celebrate a few <strong>French medals<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-73701fe\" data-block-id=\"73701fe\"><style>.stk-73701fe{margin-bottom:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-73701fe-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fa05cd9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fa05cd9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fa05cd9{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(41.4% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fa05cd9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fa05cd9-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>The three pairs of our team ended up leaving each on their own:<br><\/strong>Anne-Laure plays in <strong>the Women Pairs <\/strong>organized by the EBL during the four days preceding our championship, and thus left on the 23rd, accompanied by Carole. Then Marion, Donatella and St\u00e9phane fly out on Thursday 27.<br>Out of ecological awareness, we decided <strong>to take the train<\/strong>, which will also be my mode of transport for the Youth <strong>Championships in Poland<\/strong> in July. &#x1f682;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e0b0334\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e0b0334\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e0b0334{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(58.6% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e0b0334-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e0b0334-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-5750dae\" data-block-id=\"5750dae\"><style>.stk-5750dae{align-items:center !important;max-width:380px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94493\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trajet.png\" width=\"746\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trajet.png 746w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trajet-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f0284d1\" data-block-id=\"f0284d1\"><style>.stk-f0284d1{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f0284d1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-340ba58\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"340ba58\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-340ba58{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(39.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-340ba58-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-340ba58-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-a65f521\" data-block-id=\"a65f521\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94495\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1.jpeg\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1.jpeg 1599w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/depart-1-1536x1155.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-27bb61c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"27bb61c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-27bb61c{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(35.1% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-27bb61c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-27bb61c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4293ede\" data-block-id=\"4293ede\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94496\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mannheim.png\" width=\"524\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mannheim.png 524w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mannheim-300x46.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-249.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94498\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-367be58\" data-block-id=\"367be58\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94497\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg.png\" width=\"433\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg.png 433w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamburg-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2f69606\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2f69606\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2f69606{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2f69606-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2f69606-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-fa913fc\" data-block-id=\"fa913fc\"><style>.stk-fa913fc{max-width:200px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94499\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1.jpeg\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1.jpeg 1202w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1-770x1024.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/revision-1-1155x1536.jpeg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, we make the trip <strong>Paris-Herning <\/strong>over two days, spending the night in Hamburg. A very pleasant trip, leaving us plenty of time <strong>to brush up on the system<\/strong> over some chocolate brioche, and allowing me to stay in Germany for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-0bff555\" data-block-id=\"0bff555\"><style>.stk-0bff555 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"Herning\"><strong>June 27: arrival in Herning, at the championship venue!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We set off from Hamburg towards Denmark and took four different trains, arriving in Herning at 2 pm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b0f78e8\" data-block-id=\"b0f78e8\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b0f78e8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2dd3c81\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2dd3c81\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2dd3c81{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(47.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2dd3c81-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2dd3c81-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-75213e7\" data-block-id=\"75213e7\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94505\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-32.png\" width=\"809\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-32.png 809w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-32-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-32-768x158.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-132f1aa\" data-block-id=\"132f1aa\"><style>.stk-132f1aa .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:99px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94507\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/veijle.png\" width=\"159\" height=\"61\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-db59653\" data-block-id=\"db59653\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94506\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-26.png\" width=\"719\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-26.png 719w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-26-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0781906\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0781906\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-0781906{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(52.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0781906-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0781906-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4c72cfa\" data-block-id=\"4c72cfa\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94504\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26.jpeg\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26.jpeg 1599w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-18.19.26-1536x1155.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After arriving, we went to the <strong>opening ceremony<\/strong>: presentation of all the nations that participate in the championships. Just before, we were able to applaud <strong>Alain L\u00e9vy<\/strong>, who was inducted into the <strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong> of the European Bridge League. He is the <strong>fourth Frenchman<\/strong> to receive this distinction, which is designed to reward individual players. Alain L\u00e9vy will be taking part in this European Championship in the Senior category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-daec0d0\" data-block-id=\"daec0d0\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-daec0d0-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7cb9190\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7cb9190\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7cb9190{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(61.1% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7cb9190-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7cb9190-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-d8901f8\" data-block-id=\"d8901f8\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94510\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-1.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em><em>Photo credit: European Bridge League<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-aa7cf8f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"aa7cf8f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-aa7cf8f{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(38.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-aa7cf8f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-aa7cf8f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4425c54\" data-block-id=\"4425c54\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94511\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03.jpeg\" width=\"707\" height=\"1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03.jpeg 707w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.03-210x300.jpeg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d469cf3\" data-block-id=\"d469cf3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d469cf3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0064108\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0064108\"><style>.stk-0064108{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-0064108{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-0064108-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0064108-inner-blocks\">\n<p>We then headed to the restaurant for our first team meeting of the week! We finalized our various <strong>defences<\/strong> against the foreign systems, defined the <strong>line-up<\/strong> for the first day of the competition, and discovered the <strong>Danish kroner<\/strong>: it&#8217;s great to have a 500 banknote!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b93826c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b93826c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b93826c{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-b93826c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b93826c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-center stk-block stk-4f591e1\" data-block-id=\"4f591e1\"><style>.stk-4f591e1{align-items:center !important;max-width:300px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94514\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.05.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.05.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.05-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.05-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-27-at-22.48.05-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d1b0a5a\" data-block-id=\"d1b0a5a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d1b0a5a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6d3dea7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6d3dea7\"><style>.stk-6d3dea7{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-6d3dea7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(59.5% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6d3dea7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6d3dea7-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong>French Open team<\/strong> is currently 11th out of 30.<br><strong>The objective is always to be in the top 8<\/strong> to qualify for the World Championships.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-eae69d3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"eae69d3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-eae69d3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(40.5% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-eae69d3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-eae69d3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-b5dcea5\" data-block-id=\"b5dcea5\"><style>.stk-b5dcea5{align-items:center !important;max-width:300px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94515\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-06-27-234302.png\" width=\"402\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-06-27-234302.png 402w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-06-27-234302-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a222ad5\" data-block-id=\"a222ad5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a222ad5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bb9ee11\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bb9ee11\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-bb9ee11{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(42.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bb9ee11-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bb9ee11-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-5787f81\" data-block-id=\"5787f81\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94518\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-open-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a3af016\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a3af016\"><style>.stk-a3af016{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a3af016{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(57.1% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a3af016-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a3af016-inner-blocks\">\n<p>The Open team with Thomas Bessis-C\u00e9dric Lorenzini, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut-L\u00e9o Rombaut and Pierre Franchescetti-Baptiste Combescure, accompanied by captain Herv\u00e9 Fleury and coach Wilfried Libbrecht, who will also be my coach next week in the junior women&#8217;s team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Photo credit: FFB<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A deal from the Women Pairs narrated by Sofie Sj\u00f8dal, member of Team Funbridge:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As East, I was declarer in 2&#x2660;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-d14283f\" data-block-id=\"d14283f\"><style>.stk-d14283f{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94856\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-1024x362.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-1536x543.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-2048x723.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I got the Jack of Diamonds as opening lead, which was overtaken with the King by North who played back a Club for my Jack and the Ace from South. The latter played another Diamond. North won with the Ace and played back a Heart to my Ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I now cashed my Ace of Spades and played a small Spade towards dummy. Fortunately, my opponent thought I had only two and inserted the 10 from Jack-10 fourth. That way I was able to see the bad break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remaining cards now were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-215abbd\" data-block-id=\"215abbd\"><style>.stk-215abbd{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94857\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards-1024x362.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards-1536x543.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Spade-Declarer-7-cards-2048x723.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I played a Heart to my King and a Heart to ruff: South must discard something or ruff.<br>If she ruffs, I overruff to then play the Queen of Diamonds, ruff a Diamond and cash my Club trick. I can then play another Heart, and overruff if she ruffs in or ruff small if she doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If instead, she decides to discard a Club, I ruff small, ruff the Diamond and cash my Club. Finally, I play a Heart to ruff \/ overruff.<br>At my table, she decided to get rid of her Diamond, so I ruffed, cashed my Club and played my last Spade to fell the Jack of Spades. I then ended by cashing the Queen of Diamonds and the 7 of Diamonds. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-6ad81d4\" data-block-id=\"6ad81d4\"><style>.stk-6ad81d4{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94858\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-of-diamonds-full-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-9dbce41\" data-block-id=\"9dbce41\"><style>.stk-9dbce41 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"begins\"><strong>June 28: the championship begins for us!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f2c8b3b\" data-block-id=\"f2c8b3b\"><style>.stk-f2c8b3b{margin-bottom:7px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f2c8b3b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-025a2f8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"025a2f8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-025a2f8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(56.79999999999998% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-025a2f8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-025a2f8-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-44ad29d\" data-block-id=\"44ad29d\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94527\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/salle-1.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/salle-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/salle-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/salle-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/salle-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4cbee4a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4cbee4a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-4cbee4a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(43.20000000000002% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4cbee4a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4cbee4a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-c43788e\" data-block-id=\"c43788e\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94526\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau.jpeg\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two playing rooms: the open room and the closed room. There&#8217;s also a &#8220;<strong>BBO room<\/strong>&#8221; for the tables that are transmitted on <strong>vugraph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <strong>22 teams in the Women&#8217;s<\/strong>, which leads to a total of 21 matches over seven days. We start the competition with a very good day: <strong>three wins<\/strong> against Germany (by 20 IMPs), Romania (29 IMPs) and Italy (8 IMPs). A good start that gives us confidence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-132537a\" data-block-id=\"132537a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-132537a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-106c2f7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"106c2f7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-106c2f7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(56.79999999999998% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-106c2f7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-106c2f7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-f726624\" data-block-id=\"f726624\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94530\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/repas-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-13d0d75\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"13d0d75\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-13d0d75{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(43.20000000000002% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-13d0d75-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-13d0d75-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-1beee83\" data-block-id=\"1beee83\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94531\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anais.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anais.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anais-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anais-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anais-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A deal from this first day<\/strong>, from the third match against the Italians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My hand as South, green against green:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-1d3943c\" data-block-id=\"1d3943c\"><style>.stk-1d3943c{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94860\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green.png\" width=\"2437\" height=\"1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green.png 2437w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Green-Green-2048x977.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2437px) 100vw, 2437px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The player to my right opened 1<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> in third position. Since we don&#8217;t play that 3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> shows Spades and Clubs, I overcalled 1&#x2660;. 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> to my left, 3&#x2666; to my right and it was my turn again.<br>I decided to say 4&#x2663;, because I had a good chance of finding a fit and most importantly, <strong>it was not impossible that we could make a game<\/strong>: with the opening to my right, I had between three and four losers, and my partner may well have one or two cover cards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My partner raised to 5&#x2663;, I got doubled by East and still made my contract easily after playing a Spade to the King. 550 in our column, thanks to Ana\u00efs who evaluated her hand very well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-eec11fc\" data-block-id=\"eec11fc\"><style>.stk-eec11fc{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94861\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raised-5-clubs-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-89d44a1\" data-block-id=\"89d44a1\"><style>.stk-89d44a1 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"second\"><strong>June 29: second day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-af471f9\" data-block-id=\"af471f9\"><style>.stk-af471f9{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-af471f9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ba52121\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ba52121\"><style>.stk-ba52121{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ba52121{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(56.19999999999999% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ba52121-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ba52121-inner-blocks\">\n<p>This time, we have four matches to play, and we start against the <strong>Faroe Islands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>My opponent and I, during this match<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f69afa0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f69afa0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f69afa0{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(43.80000000000001% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f69afa0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f69afa0-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-8bbb845\" data-block-id=\"8bbb845\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94542\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/table-adv.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/table-adv.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/table-adv-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/table-adv-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/table-adv-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An interesting deal for bidding and play, from Ana\u00efs&#8217; point of view:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting North, in first position, vulnerable against not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-9055266\" data-block-id=\"9055266\"><style>.stk-9055266{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94862\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not.png\" width=\"2600\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not.png 2600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not-1536x733.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hands-vulnerable-against-not-2048x977.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2600px) 100vw, 2600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana\u00efs opened 1<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, her LHO overcalled 1&#x2660; and opposite I bid 3&#x2660;, a Splinter, which shows four or five trumps, shortness in Spades and two key cards.<br>Despite the Ace opposite the shortness and the singleton Club, the hand doesn&#8217;t have enough extras to make any bid other than 4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over that, East said 5&#x2663; and I passed, <strong>which shows in our system that I have no points in Clubs<\/strong>.<br>West corrected to 5&#x2660;. Ana\u00efs, <strong>now re-evaluating her Club shortness as well as her points in Diamonds<\/strong>, decided to go for the small slam and bid 6<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done when you see the full layout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-29a4553\" data-block-id=\"29a4553\"><style>.stk-29a4553{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94863\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagramme-Vul-Against-not-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the opening lead of the King of Spades, Ana\u00efs <strong>saw that to make her contract, she was not allowed to go wrong in Diamonds<\/strong>: she didn\u2019t know if the Diamonds were 4-1, if East had a 5530 with three Diamonds&#8230; Fortunately, after Ana\u00efs gave up a Club, East kindly played a Diamond, to our greatest pleasure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We won the match by 47 IMPs, a big win that we had hoped for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we suffered our <strong>first defeat against the Israelis<\/strong> (-28 IMP), followed by a 34-IMP win over the Dutch. We finished this big day with a 3-IMP victory over the Icelanders. <strong>A good day despite a bad match!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So far, we&#8217;re third, as are the French Seniors, while the Open team is eleventh and the Mixed team fifth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ead33ac\" data-block-id=\"ead33ac\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ead33ac-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7d162b7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7d162b7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7d162b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7d162b7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-45651b0\" data-block-id=\"45651b0\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94535\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-1.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-438506d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"438506d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-438506d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-438506d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ea0a72d\" data-block-id=\"ea0a72d\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94536\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-75c10b5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"75c10b5\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-75c10b5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-75c10b5-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-507e290\" data-block-id=\"507e290\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94537\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-2.jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-2.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-30-at-15.08.10-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><em><em>Photo credit: European Bridge League<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this year, the French teams have had three different jerseys to play in, with each color of the French flag! Example with three players from the French mixed team: on the left Philippe Cronier, who plays with B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Cronier; in the middle Pierre Schmidt, partner of Joanna Zochowska; in red Vanessa R\u00e9ess who plays with Laurent Thuillez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-379fffd\" data-block-id=\"379fffd\"><style>.stk-379fffd hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"third\"><strong><strong><strong>June 30: the third day of the competition!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, the day before, <strong>one of the Belgian Senior Team players, David Johnson, passed away<\/strong>, so we held a minute&#8217;s silence before starting the first match of the day, all standing in tribute to this great player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this day, we met <strong>the Belgians<\/strong> in the first round (+27 IMP), and then <strong>the Swedes<\/strong> (-5 IMP) and <strong>the Croatians<\/strong> (+13 IMP). We&#8217;re now in <strong>second place<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-38c49ba\" data-block-id=\"38c49ba\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-38c49ba-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d95305d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d95305d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d95305d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(41.7% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d95305d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d95305d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-7eb1f1e\" data-block-id=\"7eb1f1e\"><style>.stk-7eb1f1e{align-items:center !important;display:flex !important}.stk-7eb1f1e .stk-img-wrapper{width:69% !important;height:317px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94630\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-13.03.47.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-13.03.47.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-13.03.47-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-13.03.47-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-13.03.47-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-05f9881\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"05f9881\"><style>.stk-05f9881{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-05f9881{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(58.3% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-05f9881-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-05f9881-inner-blocks\">\n<p><em><em>French through and through!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-3cda63c\" data-block-id=\"3cda63c\"><style>.stk-3cda63c hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"four\"><strong><strong>July 1: Day four<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-7127b9d\" data-block-id=\"7127b9d\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-7127b9d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c5c6f5d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c5c6f5d\"><style>.stk-c5c6f5d{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c5c6f5d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(63.29999999999998% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c5c6f5d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c5c6f5d-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The day starts well with a delicious breakfast <br>at the library next to our hotel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-843fbae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"843fbae\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-843fbae{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(36.70000000000002% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-843fbae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-843fbae-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-11ec572\" data-block-id=\"11ec572\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94631\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-21.16.03.jpeg\" width=\"1530\" height=\"2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-21.16.03.jpeg 1530w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-21.16.03-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-21.16.03-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-02-at-21.16.03-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The three nations we had to face this Monday were: <strong>Greece<\/strong> (-3 IMP), <strong>Spain<\/strong> (+31 IMP) and <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> (+45 IMP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One deal from the match against Spain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-860b024\" data-block-id=\"860b024\"><style>.stk-860b024{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94942\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain.png\" width=\"2600\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain.png 2600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain-1536x733.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-Against-spain-2048x977.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2600px) 100vw, 2600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana\u00efs opened 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, multi, and East ended up playing 3 No-trump. My lead. I didn&#8217;t really have any tricks, my only chance to beat this contract was to <strong>find my partner&#8217;s major<\/strong> and hope that despite East&#8217;s likely stopper in her suit <strong>she would have an entry<\/strong> to then cash her established tricks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With two Spades and four Hearts, <strong>I suspected Ana\u00efs had the Spades! I therefore led the Ace of Spades<\/strong> and a Spade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-acea59c\" data-block-id=\"acea59c\"><style>.stk-acea59c{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94943\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Full-Deal-Spain-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning her King of Spades, East needed to try the Club finesse to have any hope of making her contract. That way, Ana\u00efs was able to cash all her Spades!<br><strong>3SA -2<\/strong> while in the other room \u2013 despite her partner&#8217;s 2&#x2660; opening that took away the guessing game about the major \u2013 South preferred a neutral lead, which let through the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-b3c8425\" data-block-id=\"b3c8425\"><style>.stk-b3c8425 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"Norwegians\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>July 2: we have a good lead over the third and get closer to the Norwegians!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We started against Estonia.<strong> A bid and play deal to begin with,<\/strong> for South:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-3c3d47b\" data-block-id=\"3c3d47b\"><style>.stk-3c3d47b{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94944\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands.png\" width=\"2600\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands.png 2600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands-1536x733.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Golden-Misere-Hands-2048x977.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2600px) 100vw, 2600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana\u00efs opened 1NT and East passed. I found that I was two points short of transferring to Spades and then inviting with 3&#x2660;. That being said, I can imagine hands where you can make game with a maximum hand opposite. I chose to bid a <strong>&#8220;Golden Mis\u00e8re&#8221;<\/strong>, starting with a Stayman and then saying 2&#x2660; over 2&#x2666; or 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 2&#x2663;, West overcalled 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>. I balanced with 2&#x2660; as planned, and Ana\u00efs now bid 3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> to ask if I had the stopper. I bid 3&#x2660;, hoping she would understand that I had a six-card suit and a hand too weak to invite at the 3-level. Shen raised that to 4&#x2660;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dbfa606\" data-block-id=\"dbfa606\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dbfa606-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c45cdbd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c45cdbd\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c45cdbd{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(20.5% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c45cdbd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c45cdbd-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-55ce725\" data-block-id=\"55ce725\"><style>.stk-55ce725{align-items:center !important;max-width:150px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94945\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played.png\" width=\"852\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played.png 852w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-116x300.png 116w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-397x1024.png 397w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-768x1979.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-596x1536.png 596w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-795x2048.png 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a198a92\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a198a92\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a198a92{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(79.5% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a198a92-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a198a92-inner-blocks\">\n<p>I thus played 4&#x2660; on the lead of the King of Hearts. Well, I was allowed to lose only two Hearts and a Spade. After taking the two Hearts (East discarded on the second), West switched to a Diamond. I went up with the Ace and cashed three rounds of Clubs to discard&nbsp;the two Diamonds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ruffed a Diamond to get back to my hand so that I could ruff my&nbsp;third Heart in dummy. Then I played the Queen of Spades, ducked by East. I had to get back to my hand to draw the remaining trumps. I played another&nbsp;Club and saw that it was East who had four. <strong>I now knew the entire<\/strong> <strong>distribution: <\/strong>to my left, 7&#x2665;, 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, 3&#x2663; and consequently only one Spade, which already fell on the Queen. On my right, 1<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, 4&#x2666;, 4&#x2663; and therefore 4&#x2660;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thus <strong>ruffed with a small trump, keeping KJ9 in Spades against her A87<\/strong> to only lose one trick in the suit.&nbsp; In the other room, the bidding went 1NT-Pass-2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>-3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>-All Pass. <strong>We won 8 IMPs!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-84509d3\" data-block-id=\"84509d3\"><style>.stk-84509d3{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94946\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full.png\" width=\"2508\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full.png 2508w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full-1024x897.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full-1536x1345.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spades-played-full-2048x1793.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2508px) 100vw, 2508px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>A funny deal from this match:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As South, I played in 3 Diamonds, bothered by the pre-empt (we have 11 tricks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-e31d8eb\" data-block-id=\"e31d8eb\"><style>.stk-e31d8eb{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94947\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full.png\" width=\"2712\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full.png 2712w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full-1024x829.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full-768x622.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full-1536x1244.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-diamonds-played-full-2048x1658.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2712px) 100vw, 2712px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After I took the lead of the Queen of Hearts with my King, I played the Diamond King to give up the Diamond Ace and a Club trick. West won and continued with a Heart for dummy\u2019s Ace. Ha! Now there could be a way to avoid losing the club trick. I crossed to hand with my Ace of Spades and cashed all my trumps, <strong>squeezing my opponents:<\/strong> West, who had to discard before dummy, could not keep her Heart, a high Club and her Jack of Spades doubleton. And East could not keep a Club and the guarded Queen of Spades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I played the last trump, I had &#x2660;K10 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>2 in dummy and in my hand, I still had a Spade and my 3 of Clubs. As West had kept the doubleton Jack of Spades and her Heart, she had to discard the small Spade. I therefore discarded dummy&#8217;s Heart.<br>East, who still had Queen-doubleton in Spades and the Ace of Clubs, has chosen to keep the Spades and discard the Club. <strong>And there was the twelfth trick, won with my stiff 3 of Clubs!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We won the match by 30 IMPs and were very happy. For the second match of the day, we played against <strong>Turkiye<\/strong> and came out 17 IMPs ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A very nice deal played by my teammate Donatella Halfon during this match:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-a8e286b\" data-block-id=\"a8e286b\"><style>.stk-a8e286b{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94948\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donatella-Halfon-played-full-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;West led the 5 of Spades, and I ducked twice. On the third Spade, which I won with the Ace in dummy, West discarded a Diamond. I then played a Club to my Queen, taken with the Ace by West who played back a Club. <strong>I thought that the Club return located the King of Hearts to my left<\/strong>, so I drew all the Clubs and Diamonds and exited with a Diamond so that <strong>she had to lead away from her Heart King.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 No-trump just made after a <strong>beautiful endplay<\/strong> not found by the opponent in the other room, well played to her!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3fe1f9e\" data-block-id=\"3fe1f9e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3fe1f9e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5f13d91\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5f13d91\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5f13d91-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5f13d91-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ada24c5\" data-block-id=\"ada24c5\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95029\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17.jpeg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-10.07.17-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3b78514\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3b78514\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3b78514-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3b78514-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-f190965\" data-block-id=\"f190965\"><style>.stk-f190965 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:325px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95041\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL-Carole.png\" width=\"1064\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL-Carole.png 1064w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL-Carole-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL-Carole-1024x866.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL-Carole-768x650.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We ended the day with a <strong>big win over Ireland<\/strong> (40-1 IMPs, the only IMP lost being solely my fault), which widened the gap with the third-placed team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3fd1eb1\" data-block-id=\"3fd1eb1\"><style>.stk-3fd1eb1{margin-bottom:5px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3fd1eb1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a845c98\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a845c98\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a845c98{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a845c98-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a845c98-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Women&#8217;s ranking:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-02df224\" data-block-id=\"02df224\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94652\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231555.png\" width=\"404\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231555.png 404w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231555-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5343e6e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5343e6e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5343e6e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5343e6e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5343e6e-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Open ranking:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-a17e71f\" data-block-id=\"a17e71f\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94653\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231647.png\" width=\"403\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231647.png 403w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231647-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2d7a48e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2d7a48e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2d7a48e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2d7a48e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2d7a48e-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Mixed ranking:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-dc43ecc\" data-block-id=\"dc43ecc\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94655\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231956.png\" width=\"396\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231956.png 396w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231956-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-45276b3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"45276b3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-45276b3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-45276b3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-45276b3-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Seniors ranking:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-9fcb987\" data-block-id=\"9fcb987\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94658\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231812.png\" width=\"403\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231812.png 403w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-02-231812-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-bd34003\" data-block-id=\"bd34003\"><style>.stk-bd34003 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"silver\"><strong><strong><strong>July 3: penultimate day and silver medal almost guaranteed<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First match of the day against <strong>the host country: Denmark.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>We had a noteworthy <strong>grand slam that was played and made in both rooms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-bebe78d\" data-block-id=\"bebe78d\"><style>.stk-bebe78d{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95002\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/grand-slam-that-was-played-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We won the match by 12 IMPs, thanks to a beautiful defence by Ana\u00efs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-102ada5\" data-block-id=\"102ada5\"><style>.stk-102ada5{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95003\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beautiful-defence-anais-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I opened with 1&#x2663; and repeated my Clubs at the 3-level, while the opponents bid and raised Hearts to the 4-level. Ana\u00efs led the 6 of Clubs.<br>Declarer ruffed in dummy and then let the Queen of Hearts run to Ana\u00efs&#8217;s King. <strong>To beat the contract, we needed three more tricks<\/strong>. Ana\u00efs played a Spade away from her King, to my Ace. I played back a Spade to the King and <strong>ruffed a Spade. <\/strong>If Ana\u00efs had played a neutral defence, the declarer would have made her contract easily.<br><strong>4<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong> -1 thanks to an active defence!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next match, <strong>against the Polish, was won by 25 IMPs. <\/strong>An important match, given that the Polish ladies were not far behind us!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We finished this penultimate day with a <strong>big win over the Hungarians (+54 IMP), which virtually assured us the silver medal! <\/strong>Nonetheless, we&#8217;ll have to apply ourselves tomorrow if we <strong>want to catch up with the Norwegians<\/strong>, who are still in the lead, with a margin of 8 VP!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some interesting deals from this match:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My hand as South:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-2d9982b\" data-block-id=\"2d9982b\"><style>.stk-2d9982b{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95004\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB.png\" width=\"2600\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB.png 2600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB-1536x733.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-south-MKB-2048x977.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2600px) 100vw, 2600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>None vulnerable, West opened 1&#x2663;, Ana\u00efs overcalled 1&#x2665;, East passed and it was my turn. Despite my six-card suit in Diamonds <strong>I said 1<\/strong><strong>&#x2660;<\/strong>, otherwise it would be too complicated to describe my two-suiter without forcing to game (I only had 12 and my partner might have overcalled with only 7 or 8 points), I also had ugly Diamonds and Ace-King of Clubs, so there was little point in showing my Diamonds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West repeated her Clubs at the 2-level, and <strong>Ana\u00efs raised to 2<\/strong><strong>&#x2660;<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>For this bid, she often has four cards in the suit and less than opening values because with four cards and more points she would make a cue-bid, whereas with only three cards she would prefer a support Double.<br>East then bid 3&#x2663; and it was back to me. I didn&#8217;t know if I should force to game or make a game try, and if so how.&nbsp;<strong>I ended up choosing to bid 3<\/strong><strong>&#x2666;<\/strong>, so that Ana\u00efs would know that she had to devalue a possible King-Queen of Hearts whereas her hand would be stronger if she had something in Diamonds. With the King of Diamonds doubleton, she thus said 4&#x2660; despite her 9 points. 4 Spades just made after a good judgment by Ana\u00efs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full auction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-332abbf\" data-block-id=\"332abbf\"><style>.stk-332abbf{align-items:center !important;max-width:306px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95005\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais.png\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais.png 2000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Decision-Anais-1536x1143.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The full deal:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-c73e28a\" data-block-id=\"c73e28a\"><style>.stk-c73e28a{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95082\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board.png\" width=\"2412\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board.png 2412w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board-1536x1398.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-spade-full-board-2048x1865.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2412px) 100vw, 2412px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One last good decision by Ana\u00efs:<\/strong>We are non-vulnerable against vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a 1<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> opening by East, I doubled for take-out and Ana\u00efs had to decide what to do. <strong>She very rightly passed, which allowed us to pick up a heavy penalty. <\/strong>In the other room, on South&#8217;s Double, the Hungarian sitting North preferred to bid her Hearts and they ended up going three down in 3&#x2660;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-dd55733\" data-block-id=\"dd55733\"><style>.stk-dd55733{align-items:center !important;max-width:509px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95006\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P.png\" width=\"2604\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P.png 2604w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P-1024x864.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P-768x648.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P-1536x1295.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-down-3P-2048x1727.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2604px) 100vw, 2604px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A good last match for Ana\u00efs and me, as tomorrow we&#8217;ll be <strong>cheering on our partners, who will play both, the match against England and then the match against our direct rivals, the Norwegians. A final match that promises to be decisive!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-center stk-block stk-c28f1a1\" data-block-id=\"c28f1a1\"><style>.stk-c28f1a1{align-items:center !important;max-width:500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:10px !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-94925\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08.jpeg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-11.03.08-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ana\u00efs and I, accompanied by Zoey, Donatella&#8217;s daughter, <\/strong><br><strong>who came to cheer on her mom and all the French teams!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-1de0405\" data-block-id=\"1de0405\"><style>.stk-1de0405 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:10% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"medal\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>July 4: the medal!!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We followed both matches <strong>live on BBO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-1a0b6a3\" data-block-id=\"1a0b6a3\"><style>.stk-1a0b6a3{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95046\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/angleterre.png\" width=\"965\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/angleterre.png 965w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/angleterre-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/angleterre-768x193.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We won the first one by 30 IMPs, putting us within 10 VP of the leaders! We did the math: <strong>we needed to beat the Norwegians by 21 IMPs to win gold. We believed in it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c4432a6\" data-block-id=\"c4432a6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c4432a6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8c641ce\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8c641ce\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8c641ce{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(58.19999999999999% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8c641ce-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8c641ce-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-7c7b160\" data-block-id=\"7c7b160\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95047\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-ordi.png\" width=\"1200\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-ordi.png 1200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-ordi-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-ordi-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-ordi-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d277678\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d277678\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d277678{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(41.80000000000001% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d277678-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d277678-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-aa81edf\" data-block-id=\"aa81edf\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95048\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anais-stephane.png\" width=\"647\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anais-stephane.png 647w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anais-stephane-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-8ee3f38\" data-block-id=\"8ee3f38\"><style>.stk-8ee3f38{align-items:center !important;max-width:600px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;display:flex !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95049\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-04-130539.png\" width=\"967\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-04-130539.png 967w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-04-130539-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-decran-2024-07-04-130539-768x194.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a victory over the Norwegians, we finished 1.5 VP behind them. But we&#8217;re very happy with our <strong>silver medal<\/strong>, especially as this is the <strong>first Women&#8217;s Championship<\/strong> for Ana\u00efs and me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ebc9b54\" data-block-id=\"ebc9b54\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ebc9b54-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-60ae7fd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"60ae7fd\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-60ae7fd{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(39.099999999999994% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-60ae7fd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-60ae7fd-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4c89f66\" data-block-id=\"4c89f66\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95050\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/podium-dames.png\" width=\"955\" height=\"1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/podium-dames.png 955w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/podium-dames-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/podium-dames-643x1024.png 643w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/podium-dames-768x1223.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ff59481\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ff59481\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ff59481{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(60.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) 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https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-09.51.43-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-09.51.43-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-05-at-09.51.43-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The other teams have all fulfilled their objectives:the Seniors won the bronze medal, the Mixed team came second like us, and the Open team managed to qualify for the World Championships!<strong> This is the first time that all four French teams have qualified.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1078049\" data-block-id=\"1078049\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1078049-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column 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srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449722885_872208538273275_7569773060060265200_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449722885_872208538273275_7569773060060265200_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449722885_872208538273275_7569773060060265200_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449722885_872208538273275_7569773060060265200_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449722885_872208538273275_7569773060060265200_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Anne-Laure Tartarin, Margaux Kurek Beaulieu, Marion Canonne, Carole Puillet, Donatella Halfon, Ana\u00efs Leleu, capitane St\u00e9phane Garcia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2437097\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2437097\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2437097{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2437097-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2437097-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><strong>Mixte&#8217;s ranking:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-6035d3b\" data-block-id=\"6035d3b\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-95053\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449733007_872208438273285_3561514906541283589_n.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/449733007_872208438273285_3561514906541283589_n.jpg 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a great week in Herning, there was a lot of solidarity between the French teams, and within our team, everything went perfectly. We may not have won, but we certainly have <strong>the nicest team!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you to Dona, Marion, Anne-Laure, Carole, St\u00e9phane, Wilou and my great and awesome partner Ana\u00efs. Can&#8217;t wait to get back out there together!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now it&#8217;s off to Wroclaw, Poland, to play in the European Girls&#8217; Championships with another great team: Clara, my partner, and Wil, Constance, \u00c9lise and Zoey. 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