The England Youth Squad members took part in the European Bridge League’s (EBL) Online Youth Championships 2026 on RealBridge in April. England were represented in all four categories and reached the podium in all four categories, winning gold in three of them, a fantastic achievement!
The majority of the four England Youth Squads (U16, U21, U26 & U31) are all currently playing in the European Youth Team Championships in July, held in Riga, Latvia and the EBL have used this event to have a medal ceremony in person.
U16 - England (Gold) (Jointly with Poland) (pictured)
Non-Playing Captain: Alan Shillitoe
Players: Aleks Blicharz, Jacob Davie, Ethan Kay, Wilf Marshall, Bertie Mittra, Sophie Morris, Louis Schroell-Tite, Seb Sinclair
U21 - England (Gold) (picture)
Non-Playing Captain: Stephen Kennedy
Players: Alex Andrews, Venetia Anoyrkatis, Charlotte Bedford, Aleks Birdsall, Holden Clark, Thibault Crosnier, Tom Furness, Angus Marshall, Lucy Norman, David Sargent
U26 - England (Bronze) (picture)
Non-Playing Captain: Michael Byrne
Players: Dido Coley, Andy Cope, Jamie Fegarty, Liam Fegarty, Lily Kearney, Oscar Selby
U31 - England (Gold) (picture)
Playing Captain: Kripa Panchagnula
Players: Sam Anoyrkatis, Jonathan Clark, Joseph Clark, Aaron Hutton, Nicholas Lee, Kripa Panchagnula, Oliver Powell, Jack Ronayne, Eshan Singhal
July 13, 2026