Tollygunge Club Bridge Tournament Begins From Sept 14
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): With India bagging gold and bronze medals in ‘Bridge’ at the recently concluded Asian Games in Indonesia, city based Tollygunge Club, one of the regular promoter of this mind game, organizes the sixth version of its prestigious “Invitational Bridge Tournament” involving noted bridge players of the prominent social clubs from different parts of the country at its premises here during Sept 14 to 16 next.
According to organizing committee of the tournament, being sponsored by Shree Cement, this is the only event of its kind where beside top social club members, the participants include national level players many of whom played for India in international bridge meets. About 200 players including 40 ladies comprising thirty teams would vie for the top honours.
The notable among the participants are Kamal Mukherjee, Uttam Gupta, Ashish Malhotra, Debashish Roy, S K Iyenger , all of whom have played for the country in different international meets and renowned business magnates of the state H M Bangur and N K Chitlangia. They apart , other prominent players to be seen in action include Suman Sengupta, Ajay Bagaria, Bibhas Todi, H S Bajoria ,Ajay Bramhachari, Ravi Goenka, Mrinal Mukherjee and Alok Daga. Vice President of Bridge Federation of India Davinder Nath and Secretary of West Bengal Bridge association Arijit Guha will also be joining this meet.
The championship, which is being co- sponsored by Group Manjushree, Medica Super Speciality Hospital and Kventer Agro Limited ,offers a total prize money of nearly four lakhs. Othesr who also chipped in with their support to organize this this popular annual event are Agarpara Jute Mills and Tide Water Oils.
The Tournament is being held for team and pair events which would be conducted in 'Duplicate Swiss League' and ' Duplicate Super League' system..
Tollygunge Club will also felicitate the gold medal winners in the last Asian Games Sibnath De Sarkar and Pranab Bardhan and bronze medal winners Sumit Mukherjee and Debabrata Mazumdar on September 15 evening at the end of the second day's play.
The tournament committee will also donate a portion of its fund to Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, a committee said.(EOM)
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