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The 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship reached an exciting quarterfinal stage in Kolkata. Team Mavericks, featuring international players from Norway and Israel, delivered an outstanding performance to secure their semifinal spot. Alongside Mavericks, Formidables, Rampage, and Team Monica Jajoo have also advanced to the next round. The semifinals promise thrilling bridge action with Mavericks set to face Rampage and Formidables taking on Team Monica Jajoo.

Key Points: Mavericks Advance to Bridge C'ship Semis with Foreign Stars

  • Mavericks dominated quarterfinals with 104-43 International Match Points
  • Foreign players Herald Eide and Oren Toledano key to victory
  • Formidables and Rampage also advance convincingly
  • Semifinal lineup set with exciting matchups
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All India Bridge C'ship: Mavericks, Formidables, Rampage, Team Monica Jajoo in semis

Mavericks, Formidables, Rampage, and Team Monica Jajoo secure semifinal spots in 8th All India Bridge Championship

"A superlative performance against Team Arun Jain - Match Report"

Kolkata, May 3

Mavericks represented by three foreign players stormed into the semifinal of the team event along with title holders Formidabls, Rampage, and Team Monica Jajoo in the 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre here on Saturday.

Team Mavericks is made up of Herald Eide from Norway, Oren Toledano, and Amir Zamir from Israel beside Subodh Maskara, Aniruddha Bhattacharjee, and India international Kezad Anklesaria and came up with a fine performance on the penultimate day of the event.

During the three-round quarterfinals held on Friday evening and Saturday morning, Mavericks put up a superlative performance against Team Arun Jain, winning all the rounds comfortably with a total score of 104–43 International Match Points (IMPs), 49-27, 30-12 and 25-4.

In the other quarterfinals, favourites Formidables put up a fine show in the first two rounds against strong contender Dhampur Sugar Mills, led by former India captain veteran Ashok Kumar Goel, to win 26-5 and 33-20.

Dhampur, though, came back strongly in the final round scoring a 20–3 win. However, it was not enough and they lost by a total score of 45-68 IMPs.

Like Formidables, Rampage also surged to a considerable lead against Chefs Table, winning the first two rounds 41-4 and 20–15 Chefs Table scored 39-17 in the last round only to lose the match by 58-78 IMPs.

As in the league stage and then in the Round of 16, Team Monica Jajoo had to struggle hard to edge past E. A. Bridge 54-47 IMPs (18 -33, 29-8, and 7-6) in the quarterfinals.

In the last four stage, Mavericks will play against Rampage while Formidables will take on Team Monica Jajoo. Till the filing of this report, Formidables and Mavericks are leading by 72-13 and 48–17 IMPs respectively at the end of two of the total four rounds.

Meanwhile, the Match Point Pairs event of the championship was started on Saturday. The leading pairs at the end of the first session are: 1. Pinaki Prasad & Satyabrata Mukherjee (793.27 Points), 2. Suvbhajit Chowdhury & Souvik Kar (782.77), 3. Abhijit Pal & Mrs Kamna Sharma (751.23). A k Guha & Biplan, 4. Parthasarathi & Subir Majumdar (737.23), 5. A k Guha & Biplab Dawn (727.23), 6. Bhola Nath Ghosh & Dipak Kumar Paul (722.77).

- IANS

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Rajiv K.
Great to see international players participating in our national championship! Shows how bridge is growing in India. Mavericks' performance was outstanding today 👏 Hope they can maintain this form in semis!
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Priya M.
Team Monica Jajoo's fighting spirit is amazing! They keep winning close matches. Rooting for them against Formidables though it'll be tough. Kolkata is proving to be a great host for bridge tournaments!
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Arjun S.
While international participation is good, I wish there were more all-Indian teams in semifinals. Our players have great talent - just need better support and training facilities. Kudos to Dhampur Sugar Mills for putting up a fight!
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Sunita R.
The scoring system in bridge always fascinates me! IMPs make every hand exciting. Pinaki & Satyabrata leading in pairs - hope they maintain their position. More media coverage for such intellectual sports please!
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Vikram D.
Shree Cement sponsoring bridge championship is such a classy move! Corporate India should support more mind sports. The Biswa Bangla Convention Centre looks perfect for such events. Bengal has always loved its bridge!
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Neha P.
The veteran Ashok Kumar Goel's team put up a good fight! Experience matters in bridge. Though they lost, the final round comeback showed their class. More young Indians should take up this game - it's chess with cards! ♠️♥️

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