Channel Trophy,
Utrecht (21 - 23 December 2007)

On 21 – 23 December 2007, three junior England bridge teams took part in the annual Junior Channel Trophy in Utrecht. This is a four way international tournament involving England, France, Holland and Belgium and has been played for a number of years. The England teams took part in three categories:  Under 25 Juniors, Under 20 Schools and for the first time U25 Women’s. It is a challenging competition for all the players involved and provides a good opportunity for young players to play bridge internationally.

After three days of excellent play, England finished first place in the Women’s and Schools competition and third place in the Juniors competition.  The final results and rankings were as follows:

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The teams were as follows:

Channel Trophy U25:

Alex Morris – Mike Bell

Ed Jones – Ben Paske

John Atthey – Chris Owen

Reserves: Dave Cropper – Steven Raine

NPC: Steve Eginton

Channel Trophy U25 Women:

Fiona Brown – Susan Stockdale

Jennie Marvin – Elizabeth Roberts

Laura MacDougall – Alice Kaye

Reserves: Laura Perryman – Emily Middleton

NPC: Sandra Landy

Channel Trophy U20  

James Paul & Graeme Robertson

Adam Hickman & Tom Paske

NPC Michael Byrne

Please click here to read Mike's recent note about the Channel Trophy.Click here for Mike's diary of the weekend.