Gunnar Hallberg started his bridge life as a Swede and was a regular on their national team during the 1980's.  He was 6 times Swedish teams champion, Nordic champion and European silver medalist.  He moved to England to play bridge professionally in 1995 - and is still an even more unpopular opponent in London’s rubber clubs than on the tournament scene.  A losing semi-finalist for England in the 2000 World Olympiad, he has won the Cavendish (teams), the Australian championships and North America's prestigious Vanderbilt trophy (becoming the first Brit ever to do so).