Bridge Championship
India Women ‘A’ reach semis as Senior ‘B’ continue to lead at Asia Cup Bridge
Panaji: India Women’s ‘A’ team stormed into the semifinals of the 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championship after finishing third in the Women’s Swiss League standings, while India Senior ‘B’ continued to lead the Seniors section and remained firmly on course for a last-four berth.
The Indian Women’s ‘A’ team of Varalakshmi Periasamy, Sumathi Iyer, Ameeta Raythatha, Vasanti Shah, Asha Sharma and Puja Batra secured 105.39 Victory Points (VPs) at the end of the nine-round league stage to finish third overall.
China topped the standings with 127.61 VPs, followed by Indonesia with 108.23 VPs, while Japan finished fourth with 89.14 VPs. All four teams advanced to the knockout semifinals. India Women’s ‘B’ ended their campaign at the bottom of the table with 69.98 VPs.
In the Seniors event, India Senior ‘B’ maintained their lead after 10 rounds with 126.63 VPs. Australia occupied second place with 115.15 VPs, while Chinese Taipei was third with 110.89 VPs.
India’s men’s teams also improved their positions in the standings. At the end of the 11th round, India ‘A’ and India ‘B’ were placed third and fourth, respectively, with 134.95 and 134.81 VPs.
China continued to dominate the Men’s section with 152.06 VPs, while Hong Kong China ‘A’ held second place with 145.95 VPs. Bangladesh climbed to fifth with 129.13 VPs.
China also continued its dominance in the Mixed event, with its ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams occupying the top two spots after 11 rounds on 143.01 and 138.83 VPs, respectively.
Hong Kong China was third with 126.65 VPs, followed by Australia ‘A’ with 117.98 VPs. India ‘B’ stood seventh with 109.03 VPs, while India ‘A’ was placed 12th with 93.77 VPs.
India Women’s ‘A’ sealed their semifinal berth with a commanding performance against Hong Kong China ‘B’ in their final league match. The Indian team collected 19.83 VPs, conceding just 0.17 VPs to their opponents.
In the Men’s section, India ‘A’ earned 13.96 VPs against Thailand’s 6.04 in the 11th round, while India ‘B’ managed 3.79 VPs against Japan, which scored 16.21 VPs.
The championship is being held at the Taj Cidade de Goa and features leading bridge players from across the Asia-Oceania region.
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