England have won the silver medal playoff at the 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship after beating India in the playoff. Congratulations to Ben Green & John Holland and Phil King & Cameron Small.
The gold medal was won by Wales by virtue of being the only national team to reach the final. The championship was won by the Chairman's team which comprised England international players Paul Hackett, David Bakhshi, Jason Hackett, David Mossop, Justin Hackett and Andrew McIntosh.
The England 2 team of Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty and David Kendrick & Jonathan Mestel narrowly missed a qualifying place, finishing in 5th in their group just 4.18 VPs outside the top four.
The results:
Date | Result | Position |
England | ||
Monday 8th September | 19.56 v Wales 2; 12.16 v Singapore | 4th |
Tuesday 9th September | 20.00 v Guernsey; 16.38 v Harris; 9.03 v Scotland; 18.04 v Pakistan | 2nd |
Wednesday 10th September | 12.71 v Malaysia; 8.42 v Canada; 19.38 v South Africa; 20.00 v Barbados | 1st |
Thursday 11th September | 14.64 v Malta; 3.79 v Chairman's; 14.85 v Australia Women | 1st |
Friday 12th September | Won quarterfinal v Scottish President's team 54-51; lost semifinal v Chairman's team 35-46 | |
Saturday 13th September | Won silver medal playoff v India 73-57 | |
England 2 | ||
Monday 8th September | 16.38 v Wales; 16.72 v South Africa 2 | 2nd |
Tuesday 9th September | 17.04 v SBU; 8.13 v Isle of Man; 7.29 v Australia; 4.74 v Pakistan 2 | 5th |
Wednesday 10th September | 10.66 v India; 5.81 v Scottish President's team; 10.66 v Jersey; 20.00 v Kenya | 4th |
Thursday 11th September | 19.99 v Guernsey; 12.16 v Black Swan; 2.09 v Northern Ireland | 5th |
September 13, 2014