Welcome to World Bridge Federation President, Jose Damiani, who arrived yesterday evening to enjoy the last couple of days of these Championships and to attend Saturday’s Closing Ceremony.

Table of Contents Page Poland and Israel Lead 1 The Joy Of Bridge 2 Fatigue – Or An Entry For The Most Ugly? 3 France v Sweden – Juniors Round 14 4 England v Portugal – Round 16 Juniors 5

The Polish Juniors had another strong day, scoring 43 VPs from their two matches, and now lead on 332 VPs. Second is Italy on 321.5, followed by Norway 317, Hungary 310.5, England 302, France 301 and Israel 289. Yesterday was a great one for Scotland, who began it in bottom place but climbed to 19 th with two big wins, giving them 47 VPs on the day. Today is a big day for England, whose three matches include the two teams chasing them for fifth place, France and Israel.

Israel leads the way in the Schools competition with 162 VPs. Second is Latvia who have 153 VPs, then come Poland 147, Sweden 141, Norway 134, Italy 132 and France 131. Israel took over at the top thanks to scoring 48 out of 50 VPs yesterday. Latvia managed 42 VPs, while two tough opponents held Poland to only 29, hence their fall to third position.