Page 9 - ABF Newsletter August 2024

The opponents began with three rounds of clubs with Anne ruffing the third. She played [A, [K and another heart, which ruffed by South who exited with a low diamond to Anne’s }Q. Anne now snuck a small spade to dummy’s ten, cashed the [Q pitching her low diamond, and played a diamond to her ace. The three-card ending was
]KJ9 [— }— {—
]AQ6
[— [— }— } 10 7 {— {—
]— [— }K9 {9
Anne unerringly exited her ]6 to trap North into giving her the final two tricks.
Despite the disappointing ending to the teams event, these young women exceeded all expectations in qualifying for the final. It was an absolute pleasure to captain them and I’m confident this experience has only made them more determined to succeed next time. Well done to Diya Shah, Zara Chowdhury, Kate Macdonald, Jasmine Skeate, Anne Davey and Lauren Morgan – watch out for their names in the future!
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on any layout once North has a singleton club, as they will be squeezed by four rounds of clubs. Kate gained a well-deserved 17 imps for her thoughtful play, contributing to a big win against Poland 1 and a sense of belief in the team as we headed into the four-team round-robin final.
Unfortunately, the final brought us crashing back down to Earth as we were annihilated by Poland 1, France and Poland 2, dashing our hopes of bringing home a medal. For me, the highlight of the day was watching Anne Davey execute a very cute play to gain an imp against Poland 1:
Final, Round 3: Poland 73 def Australia 1. Board 8. Dealer West. Neither side vulnerable.
]KJ97 [9765 }J5
{ K 10 2
]AQ643
[ A K 10
}AQ8
{85 {J43
]82
[32 }K943 {AQ976
Anne
1] pass dbl pass
]5
WEST NORTH EAST
] 10 5 [QJ84 } 10 7 6 2
SOUTH pass 2{
Lauren
2] all pass
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