This was our third consecutive high-scoring set. Like last month, around 15% of competitors registering scores in the 70s.
Standing out from the field this month, and outscoring the panel too with a score of 79/80, are:
Maurice Choi from UK and
Archie Sequeira from India
Maurice was born in Hong Kong and learned to play bridge at university. He moved to the UK three years ago and is now an English Bridge Union (EBU) Tournament Director and an English Bridge Teachers Association (EBTA) teacher. He says, "My most recent achievement is bringing my 8-year-old son, Jasper, to join a club game."
Born in Mangalore, Archie worked for a healthcare multi-national in Mumbai from 1961 until he retired in 2002. Now 85 years old, he has settled back in Mangalore. He has been playing duplicate bridge since 1970, and he has represented India in Seniors events at numerous world championships. He narrowly missed qualification for the quarter-finals, each time finishing 9th. He won gold in the Commonwealth Teams in 2006 and in the 2007 BFAME championship. He is married with three children. He says, “Success has been possible thanks to strong spousal and family support.”
Also on the June Honour Roll, with a score of 78/80, are:
John Hoffman from USA and
Helene Pitt from Australia
And, with a score of 77/80:
David Williams from UK,
Durmuş Çalışkan from Turkiye,
Mike Jackson from UK,
Nikos Roubeglis from Greece,
Anjali Karthikeyan from India,
Graham Hazel from UK, and
Nuno Quaresma from Portugal
At the top of the tree this month, are our second Indian winner of the year and our first from the UK. Those two countries also dominate the June honour roll, with four from UK and two from India making the list. One each from USA, Australia, and three European countries. Congratulations to them all.
