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Gianluca Frola BDI_Rivista 3 4.qxd:BDI_Rivista 3 4_ISO_PAT 22 02 2010 12:24 Pagina 5 Gianluca Frola ovantasei squadre partecipanti. tica per tutta la gara al 1° posto, perdo- Ventidue formazioni straniere con no malino il penultimo match e scen- N undici nazioni rappresentate ol- dono di una posizione prima dell’ulti- tre all’Italia: Austria, Bulgaria, Francia, mo incontro. Germania, Inghilterra, Israele, Olanda, Arrigo deve spostare dalla sedia di Polonia, Romania, Svezia e Ungheria. Nord a quella di Ovest il giubbotto por- Quindici incontri e centoventi mani tafortuna che non aveva mai abbando- giocate in tre giorni di gara. nato il tavolo 1 di aperta, perché in O- Questi i numeri del Città di Milano vest deve prendere posto per le ultime 2009, che si conferma Torneo più im- 8 mani. portante d’Europa nonostante paghi una È proprio all’ultimo board che a lui e decina di formazioni, rispetto al 2008, Matteo arrivano queste carte (per como- in minima parte alla coincidenza di ca- Giancarlo Bernasconi con il Presidente dità di lettura li spostiamo noi in NS). lendario con un ponte di quattro giorni Giuseppe Tamburi. al quale circa cinque milioni di italiani ࡕ non hanno voluto rinunciare, e soprat- per molti anni come Direttore di Bridge A Q x x x ࡖ x tutto alla contemporaneità con la Rei- d’Italia e per aver fondato l’Accademia ࡗ singer, che si porta via almeno una ven- del Bridge di Roma. 10 9 x ࡔ K x x x tina di giocatori di primissima fascia in- Passiamo alle classifiche. ternazionale. Nel girone A – 12 squadre – sono en- N Raggiunto un ottimo risultato di par- trate quattro formazioni italiane ed otto O E tecipazione, quindi, nella consueta ec- straniere, in rappresentanza di 9 diver- S cezionale cornice del Leonardo da Vin- se nazioni, per questa classifica finale: ࡕ K x ci di Assago, grazie all’attività insosti- ࡖ A x tuibile di Giancarlo Bernasconi, Federi- 1. Ita-Failla 227 ࡗ A K Q J x go “Ghigo” Ferrari Castellani, Giuseppe 2. Isr-Israel Hungary 220 ࡔ A Q x x Zaccheria e di tutto il Comitato Orga- 3. Swe-Sweden 1 218 nizzatore, che anche quest’anno ha vo- 4. Ger-Reno 218 luto rinnovare la consuetudine di pre- 5. Net-Dutch Women 211 La dichiarazione va così: miare una squadra che si sia distinta in 6. Ita-Patanè 211 competizioni internazionali ed un per- 7. Fra-Bessis 208 NORD EST SUD OVEST sonaggio che si sia dedicato in modo par- 8. Ita-Cesati 205 Franchi Montanari ticolarmente significativo all’attività di 9. Rom-Alexandra 193 –––passo promozione per il bridge nazionale. 10. Bul-Quantum 188 passo passo 2 ࡔ passo 2 ࡕ passo 3 ࡗ passo I riconoscimenti 2009 sono stati asse- 11. Eng-Full Tilters 186 ࡖ ࡕ gnati alla squadra italo/polacca di Giu- 12. Ita-Max 179 4 passo 4 passo 4 SA passo 5 ࡔ passo lio Bongiovanni che ha conquistato la 6 ࡔ passo 7 ࡗ fine medaglia d’oro nel Senior Teams agli Giuseppe Failla, Dario Attanasio, Ar- Europei Open di Sanremo ed al dott. rigo Franchi, Matteo Montanari ed Al- 2ࡔ = forcing Riccardo Vandoni per l’attività svolta do Paparo, dopo aver stazionato in pra- 2ࡕ = bel colore 4ࡖ = splinter 4 = da qui in poi tutte cuebid, con 4SA controcuebid aࡕ Poco da dire; 7 quadri è il contratto migliore, dal momento che si gestisce be- ne anche con le fiori mal divise, men- tre il grande a fiori in questo caso fini- rebbe down. Nell’altra sala 6 fiori+1: gioco partita incontro e torneo vinto dalla squadra Failla; il grande a quadri non sarebbe nemmeno stato necessario per un trion- fo davvero meritatissimo, che riporta, I vincitori dopo due anni, in Italia il trofeo. ࡕ 5 BDI_Rivista 3 4.qxd:BDI_Rivista 3 4_ISO_PAT 22 02 2010 12:24 Pagina 6 Alberto Benetti ome ormai da tradizione, anche Bridge Club Milano - Pozzi rici Laura, Lotti Piera, Mofahkami Shal- quest’anno le Finali di Coppa Ita- Pozzi Giulia, Catolla Aurelia, Cividin ha, Veroni Antonella C lia hanno concluso la stagione Sara De Sario, Duboin Eleonora Marzul- S. Stanze Civiche - Menasci agonistica. E l’hanno conclusa nel luo- li, Popa Mihaela, Ruscalla Elena, Tam- (Cng Menasci Clotilde) go che ormai da decenni è il tempio del burelli Rosa Maria, Francescangeli En- Fiorillo Dina Battini, Lanzotti Lodo- bridge italiano: il Palazzo dei Congressi rica vica Barbiero, Ranfagni Giovanna, Stop- di Salsomaggiore. Bridge Club Petrarca - Auricchio pini Francesca, Stoppini Maria, Tonini Voglio dire subito che, sebbene que- Auricchio Olga, Buffardi Luisa, Ciam- Francesca, Frugoni Francesca sta sede sia perfetta per una manifesta- pa Maria Rosaria, Cimmino Piera, Io- zione bridgistica e sebbene io, come mol- vino Stella, Meoli Annamaria, Pollio Re- MEN ti di voi, mi consideri ormai un salsese nata, Ponticorvo Flora d’adozione (Salso è senza dubbio la cit- Bridge Reggio Emilia - Fornaciari tà nella quale ho vissuto più tempo ec- Ass. Bridge Val Di Magra - Patanè cezion fatta per quella dove abito), per (Cng Fornaciari Ezio) Buratti Monica, De Biasio Angela, For- Patanè Rosario, Caiti Stefano, Colotto questa particolare manifestazione mi Giuseppe, Lanzarotti Massimo, Manno sembra che Bologna, dove si è giocato ti Darinka, Gianardi Carla, Gigliotti Do- natella, Golin Cristina, Rosetta Anna- Andrea, Pattacini Maurizio, Pochini Clau- per due o tre volte, fosse una sede anco- dio, Zaffino Maurizio ra più a “misura di Coppa”. Ma questo lisa, Vanuzzi Marilina è un mio personalissimo parere che non Bridge Varese - Gentili Bridge Catania - Failla va assolutamente considerato come Gentili Luigina, Benedetti Roberta, Co- Failla Giuseppe, Attanasio Dario, Di una critica alla scelta della sede di gara. lombo Gloria Brugnoni, Dossena An- Franco Massimiliano, Franchi Arrigo, Per quanto riguarda le fasi finali Men e gela, Pomares Y De Morant Claudia, Pre- Montanari Matteo, Pulga Ruggero, Rinal- Women, (Paolo Farina vi relazionerà ve Mietta, Romani Daniela, Torielli Va- di Giampaolo, Paparo Aldo sulle finali di II Categoria e di III Ca- nessa Bridge Club Milano - Cambiaghi tegoria e N.C.) erano presenti 16 squa- Bridgelupi - Coppola Cambiaghi Roberto, Ferraro Guido, dre per ogni categoria. Squadre che, va Balbi Simona, Casella Clotilde, Cop- Franco Arturo, Hugony Fabrizio, Lo Pre- sottolineato, erano arrivate a Salso do- pola Luciana, Coppola Patrizia, De Io- sti Fabio po aver superato brillantemente le fasi rio Carla, Maddalena Lucia Bridge Club Milano - D’avossa locali e quelle regionali della manife- D’Avossa Mario, Cerreto Rodolfo, Gul- stazione. Circolo Della Vela - Pasquarè Pasquarè Rita, Castignani Claudia, Cec- lotta Alberto, Intonti Riccardo, Pavin Queste le squadre qualificate coni Patrizia, Cottone Ornella, Falciai Andrea, Russo Paolo, Sabbatini Stefano Serenella, Mirolli Maura, Piccioni Gio- Bridge Reggio Emilia - Fornaciari WOMEN vanna, Ronchi Paola Fornaciari Ezio, Gaddi Camillo, Garoz- Genova Bridge - Martellini zo Benito, Mariani Carlo, Mina Aldo, Mi- Asd Sporting Club Mi 2 - Forte Martellini Chiara, Campagnano De- raglia Giuseppe, Primavera Federico, Forte Elena, Brunner Elfride, De Ste- bora, Causa Marina, Fusari Emanuela, Ruspa Gian Paolo fanis Elisabeth, Delogu Angela, Mainar- Martellini Silvia, Piscitelli Francesca di Angela, Scarpini Luisa, Scrivani Va- Bridge Reggio Emilia - Trabucchi leria, Viola Giuliana Nuovo Bridge Insieme - Bettiol Trabucchi Leopoldo, Baroni Franco, Bettiol Fabrizia Cherubini, Casale Ste- Cameo Giorgio, Iotti Pierluigi, Masselli Ass.bridge Torino - Federico fania Dani, Cossaro Bruna, Maggiora Mauro, Mattioli Giuliano, Ricciarelli Mar- Federico Rita, Aghemo Monica, Baldi Stefania, Marzano Rita, Tessitore Nicla co, Silingardi Luca Elma, Cattaneo Marisa, Garrone Lucia Sangirardi, Uglietti Alessandra Padova Bridge - De Luisa C.lo Del Bridge Venezia - Lucchesi De Luisa Sandra, Angi Maria Rosa, Lucchesi Mario, Clair Paolo, Matteuc- Bridge 3a S.s.d. A R.l. - Grossi De Falco Cristina, Ficcarelli Antonia, Ja- ci Mario, Minaldo Claudio, Totaro Car- Grossi Simonetta, Brucculeri Anna, copetti Sandra, Pieri Elisabetta, Zanu- lo, Tramonto Dario Cottone Laura Maria, De Simone Anto- so Francesca nietta, Lombardi Rosalba, Mandolesi Ste- Circolo Del Bridge FI - Pauncz fania, Vicario Antonella Roma Top Bridge - Morgantini Pauncz Peter, Consalvi Gianni, Fab- Bridge Bologna - Lolli Morgantini Cristiana, Dato Barbara, brini Giuseppe, Fossi Niccolò, Pabis Tic- Lolli Luisa, Baldini Paola, Bentini Ros- Di Francesco Antonella, Giannini Sil- ci Massimo, Percacciante Michele, sella, Bertaccini Bruna, Buzzatti Dona- via, Saccavini Ilaria, Salvemini Daniela Sacchi Leonardo, Salvadori Paolo tella, Cesari Barbara, Masini Nicoletta, S. Stanze Civiche - Agrillo Circolo Nautico Posillipo - Maglietta Sampaolesi Tullia Agrillo Cinzia, Ascione Ilaria, Fede- Maglietta Stefano, Ferrara Michele, Gi- 6 BDI_Rivista 3 4.qxd:BDI_Rivista 3 4_ISO_PAT 22 02 2010 12:25 Pagina 7 gli Giuseppe, Latessa Antonio, Massa- con irrisoria facilità, ma che, al contra- Questi gli incontri ed i risultati del roli Giuseppe, Masucci Nino, Palmieri rio, hanno dovuto lottare sino alla fine al- Men: Luigi, Ripesi Antonio meno in due nei quattro incontri dispu- Angelini-Colarossi 139- 81 Fanfulla Bridge - Croci tati e vinti, ovvero nei Quarti e in Finale. Trabucchi-Marino 119- 84 Croci Alessandro, Chizzoli Paolo, Cos- Sottolineare ancora quale e quanta sia Cambiaghi-Maglietta 112-111 sutta Massimo, De Giacomi Franco, la superiorità di questo team rispetto a Patanè-Croci 138- 30 Johansson Jan Ove, Muzzin Francesco tutti gli altri (non solo in Italia) soprat- Fornaciari-Palladino 166- 64 tutto quando l’altro “grande” non c’è, Hungaria Roma Bridge - Cecere D’Avossa-Cecere 134-122 mi sembra davvero superfluo. Non po- Cecere Amedeo, Bonavoglia Guido, Di Nardullo-Paucz 124-102 trei che ripetere quanto scritto l’anno Eusanio Marcello, Di Febo Tiziano, Po- Lucchesi -Failla 135-134 scorso, due anni fa, tre anni fa e via di- litano Leandro, Zampini Fabio cendo. La novità vera infatti, è stata pro- In pratica in 6 incontri su 8 vincono Hungaria Roma Bridge - Palladino prio quella di cui parlavo prima: il non le squadre considerate testa di serie.
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