Sam Akayan

I'm Sam and I live in London. I was born in November 2010, and I started playing bridge in 2021, when I was 10.

I started properly learning how to play bridge at the Habs bridge club before I was invited to train with the U16 England team.

I grasped this opportunity to learn all about how to play bridge and soon managed to participate in my first international competition, the U16 European Bridge Championships. I had a lot of fun playing against different players from different countries and learning how to counter their systems.

Aside from bridge, I also enjoy playing football for my school team and my club, Gladstone Park Rangers FC; playing tennis for my school tennis squad and with my dad; go-karting with my friends or on my own; and playing the saxophone.