India & United Arab Emirates teams qualified for the Bermuda Bowl 202, to be held at Marrakech, Morocco from 20th August till 2nd September 2023.
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and UAE in the mentioned order had qualified for the 6*16 board semi-finals in the OPEN team championship after the completion of triple round robin. Pakistan being the top ranked team, chose UAE their opponents. By default the second semi-final was India against Bangladesh.
In the first Semi-final, at half way stage on Thursday, Pakistan team was leading by a score of 92.5-87 (31-31, 38-33, 23-23) against UAE. On Friday, UAE came back strongly to win the 4th set by 35-7 and take the lead over Pakistan by 122-99.5. They continued their good work in the 5th set as well winning it by 30-23 to lead by 152-122.5 with last set to go. In the last and Pakistan tried very hard to regain the losses but could only gain 17 IMPs (58-41) and lost the match to UAE by a slender margin of 12.5 IMPs. UAE won the match by 193-180.5 and a seat to the Bermuda Bowl.
The UAE team members included: Hussein Adam Ali Ibrahim (Captain), Tamer Eissa, Khaled Hassan, Mohamed Said, Hazem Ghoneim, Abdelrahim Mehilba.
The Pakistan Team included: Tehsin Gheewala (Captain), Mohsin Chandna, Farrukh Liaqat, Imran Abedi, Hassan Askari, Mubashir Puri.
In the second Semi-final, at half way stage on Thursday, India team was leading by a score of 108.5 – 93 (32-26, 32-40, 44-27) against Bangladesh. Yesterday India won the 4th set easily by a large margin of 40 IMPs (63-23) to lead by 171.5-116. The 5th set was also won by 29-13. With last set to go India was leading by 200.5-129. In the last and final set India gained another 17 IMPs (54-17) to clinch the match by 254.5-166 and a seat to the Bermuda Bowl.
The Indian Team members were: Joyjit Sensarma (Coach & NPC), Ajay Khare, Raju Tolani, Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumit Mukherjee, Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral.
The Bangladesh team members were: Rifatul Islam.NPC, Asifur Rahman, Biswajit Saha, Moshiur Rahman, AHM Kamruzzaman, Shah Zia Haque, Rashedul Hasan Ripon.
Rounds 15; Enters Semi’s Phase | Pakistan Surpasses India & Tops In Open & Senior
The 22nd BFAME Championships, final 15 rounds were completed. In the final rounds two of the Pakistan Teams emerged leaders in Open and Seniors categories. Women and Mix categories lead was maintained by Indian Teams. The event has entered Semi stage, the first phase of which will be played as follows.
Thursday, May 11 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 1 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 2 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1645 – 1905 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 3 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
The Day 5 Team standings results of the four categories were as follows:
22nd BFAME-Bridge Competition 2023: Day 4 & Rounds 12 | Indian Teams Tops; Pakistan Follows
On the Day 4 of the 22nd BFAME Championships, 12 rounds were completed. The Results of Day 4 of the four categories the Team standings were as follows:
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Day 3 & Round 9 | Indian Teams Maintain Lead
On the Day 3 of the 22nd BFAME Championships, 9 out of 15 rounds were completed in the Open and Women Team events, which is being played as triple round robin of 5 matches per round.
The Top 4 teams in the Open and Women category will qualify for the knock out semi-final after completing the three round robins.
The Results of Day 3 of the four categories the Team standings were as follows:
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The 22nd BFAME Championships Schedule-Details At End
5th May to 13th May 2023
Saturday, May 06 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Round-1 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Round-2 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
1645 – 1905 Hrs. Round-3 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
Sunday, May 07 till Wednesday, May 10, 2023 (Next 4 days) – Same timings as above for all qualifying matches in the Round Robin of all the events. All teams play three matches per day. But in Mixed & Senior there will be the last round robin on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Day 2 & Round 6 | Indian’s Lead Three Categories; One By Pakistan Team + Schedule
BFAME-Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East Championship 2023 continued on Day 2 on Sunday, 7th May in Lahore Pakistan.
After 6 Rounds the Indian Teams maintained there lead positions in three categories except Open which was lead by Pakistan.
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The Results on Day 2 and after 6 Rounds the Team standings were as follows:
The 22nd BFAME Championships Schedule
5th May to 13th May 2023
Saturday, May 06 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Round-1 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Round-2 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
1645 – 1905 Hrs. Round-3 of RR- OPEN/WOMEN/SENIORS/MIXED Teams
Sunday, May 07 till Wednesday, May 10, 2023 (Next 4 days) – Same timings as above for all qualifying matches in the Round Robin of all the events. All teams play three matches per day. But in Mixed & Senior there will be the last round robin on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Thursday, May 11 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 1 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 2 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1645 – 1905 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 3 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
Friday, May 12 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 4 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 5 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1645 – 1905 Hrs. Semi-Finals – Segment 6 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1000 – 1220 Hrs. Finals – Segment 1 – MIXED / SENIOR Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Finals – Segment 2 – MIXED / SENIOR Teams
Saturday, May 13 1000 – 1220 Hrs. Finals – Segment 1 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1400 – 1620 Hrs. Finals – Segment 2 – OPEN / WOMEN Teams
1930 Hrs. Prize Distribution over Victory Banquet
IMPORTANT NOTES
Complete Triple Round Robin Qualification matches of 16 boards each with 3 matches per day, Total 15 matches in Open & Women Category.
- Semi Finals: 96 Boards (16×6) for Open & Women Category. 6 Round robin matches of 16 boards each with 3 matches per day. Total 18 matches in Mixed & Senior Category,
- Finals: 32 boards (16×2) for all four categories. For Open & Women Category on 13th May and for Mixed & Senior Category on 12th May.
22nd BFAME-Bridge Competition 2023: Day 1 & Round 3 | Indian Teams Dominate
BFAME-Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East Championship 2023 commenced on Saturday, 6th May in Lahore Pakistan. Six teams from India, Jordan, Bangladesh, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia are participating.
The Results of Day 1 and after 3 Rounds of the four categories the Team standings were as follows:
