Espen is Norwegian and moved to London in 1997 to play high stakes rubber bridge. His bridge career began in the Norwegian army – with 23 hours darkness each day what else was there to do? He quickly progressed and was part of the Norwegian Junior Team that won the European Junior Championships in 1996. Later successes include winning the European Mixed Teams in 2005 partnering his wife, Helen, and winning the Nordic Championships in 2009 representing Norway. More recently he was part of the winning team for the Jacoby Swiss Teams in the American Nationals in 2019. He won the European Winter Games in 2023 and the BAM in the same event in 2024.
In Norway he has won eight national championships. In England he has won the Gold Cup once, the Spring Fours twice and the Premier League four times.
Espen also used to be the 8th ranked junior tennis player in Norway. Now that he is too old for tennis he contents himself with playing too much golf (badly).
He lives in Tunbridge Wells with his wife and two daughters.
Last updated: November 2024
Camrose Trophy Selections: 2004 2009 2011 2018 2019 2022 and 2023
Gold Cup winner: 2016
Premier League Winner: 2008 2010 2019 and 2022
Brighton Four Stars Teams Winner: 2002 2003 and 2013
Easter Congress Guardian Trophy winner : 2000
Tollemache Cup winner: 2018
Player of the Year Championship: 2016/17 - 10th=; 2020/21 - 1st= and 2022/23-1st
Two Star Pairs: 2022
Spring Foursomes Winner: 2023 and 2024