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Central West Festival of Bridge and
84th ANC in Orange NSW — 6-18 July 2024
Bulletin 7 Friday 12/7
Bridge
NSW
Editor: Nick Hughes, shevek3@gmail.com
Victory Dinner
Orange BC Swiss Pairs (58 tables!)
Last night, two hundred players crowded into the
Ballroom of the Canobolas Hotel for dinner,
speeches and prize giving. Details and pictures
tomorrow.
Open
Gwyneira Brahma - Dave Munro
Restricted Peter Schmidt - John Rivers
Novice
Zac Ross - Dev Shah
Bridge in the News
One of the great achievements of the organisers
of this combined Festival has been the success in
giving bridge exposure in the media.
There have been a number of prominent spots on
ABC Sydney and News Radio, featuring Organiser Rob Ward, ABF President Alison Stralow,
Michele Tredinnik and a host of younger players
Yesterday, there was a
long and positive article
on the ABC News
website
by
Emily
Middleton of ABC Central West.
Some of our young
players and coaches
were interviewed, including Aadhi
Dave Munro and Gwyneira Brahma
with Orange BC President Margaret Barker
Aadhi Hariharan
TBIB ANC Butler Pairs
start tomorrow
"When too much bridge
is barely enough."
The article will be on the
site for a while.
Meanwhile in Poland
The Under 26 World Championships are being
held in Wroclaw, starting tomorrow.
Australia has sent two teams, including a U26
Girls team, who trip was financed by fundraising
from the bridge community. They are
Zara Chowdhury, Anne Davey, Kate Macdonald
Lauren Morgan, Diya Shah, Jasmine Skeate
Lauren Travis (Non-Playing Captain)
There is also an Australian U26 Open Team.
Other countries have sent U21 & U16 teams.
Mitch Dowling and Damon Flicker,
coaches of up-and-coming young players