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Australian Youth Players Shine at RealBridge Summer Youth Festival
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- Jun 1
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Australian youth bridge players have delivered an outstanding set of results at the RealBridge “Summer” Youth Festival, competing against a strong international field featuring teams and players from across the world.
U31 / U26 / U21 Teams
Australia finished 1st and 2nd overall in a 27-team field.
U16 Pairs
Ada Sun and Alex Wu claimed silver in a 13-pair field.
Overall Results
In the U31/U26/U21 teams event, Australia had four teams in the field of 27 teams and recorded finishes of 1st, 2nd, 11th and 17th.
Placing | Players | Notes |
1st Overall | Dev Shah, Diya Shah, Sijie “Jess” He and Byron French | The U21 team took out top honours overall. |
2nd Overall | Yiwei Qi, Ben Leung, Seb Wright and Alex Goss | The Australian U31 team finished second overall. |
11th Overall | Jade Wilkinson, Taydon Gold, Jacques Cherbuin and Liam Minogue | A strong performance in a highly competitive international field. |
17th Overall | Kate Macdonald, Heath Watkins, Paddy Taylor and Bertie Morgan | Represented Australia in the U26 division. |
U16 Pairs
In the U16 pairs event, Australia was represented by Ada Sun and Alex Wu. Competing in a 13-pair field, Ada and Alex performed superbly to finish in second place and claim the silver medal.
International Field
The festival attracted participants from Australia, China, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and Thailand.
Australian Representatives
Division | Players |
U31 | Ben Leung, Yiwei Qi, Jeremy Reid, Seb Wright and Alex Goss |
U26 | Kate Macdonald, Heath Watkins, Bertie Morgan and Paddy Taylor |
U21 | Sijie “Jess” He, Byron French, Dev Shah and Diya Shah |
U16 Pairs | Alex Wu and Ada Sun |
U31 | Jade Wilkinson, Taydon Gold, Liam Minogue and Jacques Cherbuin |
The ABF congratulates all Australian players on their performances and thanks the RealBridge team for hosting another excellent international youth bridge event.
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