WORLDYOUTH 15TH BRIDGETEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS KoçUniversityIstanbulTurkey13th23rdAugust2014 DAILY BULLETIN Editor: Phillip Alder • Co-Editors: Micke Melander, David Stern • Lay-out Editor: Francesca Canali Bulletin No. 11 Saturday, 23 August, 2014, afternoon nother wonderful world champion- A ships has come to an end. And, of course, it was even more wonderful for the gold medallists. In the Girls event, today France stayed comfortably ahead of China to win by 239.7 imps to 195. Sweden Youngsters began the day only 1 18.5 imps in front of USA1, but a big 1st Juniors, Norway: Harald Eide, Kristian Ellingsen, Tor Eivind Grude, first set saw that lead expand to 52.5 Kristoffer Hegge, Kristian Stangeland, Lars Eide (npc), Lars Arthur Johansen (coach) imps. The last session was exactly level, so Sweden captured the title. The one close match was the Junior final between Norway and the defending champions, the Netherlands. The Dutch began the last session 9.5 imps in the lead, but Norway won that set by 63 imps to 10 to triumph by 203 imps to 159.5. Many congratulations to all of the win- ners. 1st Youngsters, Sweden: Ida Gronkvist, Mikael Rimstedt, Ola 1 Rimstedt, Johan Safsten, Per Leandersson (npc), Tom Gards (coach) The Joan Gerard awards for being a role model for everyone have been given to: Girls: Jessica Brake from Australia Youngsters: Ida Gronkvist from Sweden Juniors: the whole Botswana team 1st Girls, France: Jennifer Mourgues, Anne-Laure Huberschwiller, 1 Jérôme Rombaut, Jessie de Tessières, Anaïs Leleu, Aurélie Thizy, Mathilde Thuillez Elektroser 2nd Juniors, Netherlands: Tobias Polak, Joris Van Lankveld, Tom Van Overbeeke, Ernst Wackwitz, Chris Westerbeek, Ricardo Westerbeek, Wubbo De Boer (npc), 22 Kees Tammens (coach), Agnes Snellers (team manager) 2nd Youngsters, USA1: Christopher Huber, Benjamin 2 Kristensen, Nolan Chang, Cole Spencer, Barry Goren (npc), 2 Oren Kriegel, Kevin Rosenberg, Phyllis Harris (coach) 2nd Girls, China: Guoqiang Zhang (npc), Xueming Fu 2 (coach), Bo Fu, Li Chen, Hanxiao Li, Xinyi Li, Qihao Wu, Bing Zhao 3 3rd Juniors, Poland: Maciej Bielawski, Pawel Jasssem, Michal Klukowski, Slawomir Niajko, Piotr Tuczynski, Jakub Wojcieszek, Marek Markowski (npc), Stanislaw Golebiowski (coach) 3rd Youngsters, Norway: Christian Bakke, 3 Espen Flaatt, Joakim Saether, Marcus Scheie, Lars Eide (npc), Lars Arthur Johansen (coach) 3rd Girls, Italy: Michela Salvato, Margherita Chavarria, 3 Giorgia Botta, Magherita Costa, Federica Buttò, Caterina Burgio, Emanuela Capriata (coach) 2 Saturday, August 23, 2014 15th World Youth Team Championships - Istanbul 2014 WBF PRESIDENT FAREWELL r. Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul, Mr. Bilgen I would like to thank the entire staff, both Turkish and M Bilgin, Dean of Students of Koç University, Mr. those coming from all over the world, for working har- Temel Atay, Vice Chairman of Koç Holding, Mr. Yves moniously together before and during these Champion- Aubry, President of the European Bridge League, Mr. ships, enabling their great success. Nevzat Aydoğdu, President of the Turkish Bridge Federa- tion, Mr. Ata Aydin, Chairman of WBF Youth Commit- I will now call on the various departments of these tee, Mrs. Sevinç Atay, WBF Executive, Authorities, di- Championships to please stand so that we can applaud stinguished guests, dear friends, dear young friends, good them. I would like you all to know just how much we ap- evening and welcome to the Closing Ceremony of the preciate your efficiency, professionalism and dedication. 15th World Youth Bridge Teams Championships. First of all I would like to thank all of the Turkish volun- It’s an honour and a privilege for us to have here this teers. You have done a truly wonderful job and made our evening the Mayor of Istanbul, Mr. Kadir Topbaş, and on stay here in Istanbul most memorable. behalf of the World Bridge Federation and personally I would like to express to him our depth gratitude for joi- The Championship Manager, Maurizio Di Sacco, the On ning us. Dear Mr. Mayor, I want to assure you that all of Site Organiser, Murat Molva, the Assistant Manager, us, going back home, will take with us an unforgettable Levent Özgűl, and the Championship Secretary, Paolo memory of the wonderful Istanbul and its historical and Clair, proved once again their great competence and artistic heritage, its beauties, colours, scents and flavours. professionalism in coordinating and running the cham- pionships’ very sophisticated machine. Dear Friends, the curtain falls, we come to the end of the Championships and I am delighted that it has proved to The Tournament Directors who have worked unstintin- be so successful, even more successful than we dared gly, headed by Dimitri Ballas and ably assisted by Mihaela hope or expect. Balint, Rahmi Iyilikci, Fahir Üzumcü and Zana Akay. The WBF Youth Committee, under the leadership of its Chairman, Ata Aydin, and the Organising Committee, Bridgerama was done with the usual prowess by Barry led by Ata himself with the able assistance of Sevinç Atay Rigal, Micke Melander, David Stern and PO Sundelin, and Murat Molva, has done a sterling job in organizing with Chicco Battistone who was responsible for the tech- and managing this event, which has gone very smoothly nical side, Giusy Di Dio and Giulio Crevato, who were from all points of view. the technological operators. Mario Chavarria and Alessandro Gandoglia did the video with I think that you will all agree that the playing and their customary flair and together with Si- staying conditions have been splendid and you will all mon Fellus provided the communication have taken advantage of the services and facilities that services. were provided by Koç University. The Koç University and their representatives and operators welcomed and The Secretariat and the Ho- hosted us very warmly in this marvellous pla- spitality & Registration did a ce, a perfect venue for such a great bridge superb job of a very difficult event. Thank you Mr. Bilgin. We hope to task, and our sincere ap- have the opportunity to come back and to preciation goes to Marina, enjoy again your hospitality in the near Silvia, who is also our future. appreciated Master of Ceremonies, Gildana, We must, of course, Grazia and Carlotta. thank our sponsors- And let me remark on friends for their ge- the marvellous support that nerosity in suppor- we received from two ex- ting the Champion- traordinary persons from ships. We owe a huge Koç University, Mukaddes debt of thanks to Tupras, Gűl and Evren Tanyel, who Grundig, Elektroser, have been able to satisfy all Dempa and Setur for of our needs. their generous sponsor- ship of this event, A big thanks to the Main Offi- without which none ce and Caddies, overseen by of this would have Master Gianni Bertotto, ably been possible. And assisted by Alessandro Clair. not forgetting of course the Turkish Bridge Federation. 3 Saturday, August 23, 2014 15th World Youth Team Championships - Istanbul 2014 The Daily Bulletin was successfully co-ordinated by editor Last but not least, I am very pleased to congratulate you, Phillip Alder and layout artist Francesca Canali. the players, the true protagonists, and to express to all of you our gratitude. This year, with the introduction of the The duplication team, responsible for duplimating such Kids Championship, we are especially happy and proud an impressive number of boards, was led by Deborah as Bridge shows even more that it is a sport for young Corsaro with Özkan Elvan, Federica Parizzi and Ali Uçar people. The Technological Services, coordinated by Professor We are very proud because with your behaviour, creating Gianni Baldi, were the super work of Fotis Skoularikis, an unforgettable atmosphere, you guaranteed the suc- with Manolo Eminenti and Sotiris Skoularikis. cess of this event and showed, once again, fair play, friendship, harmony, solidarity, and rejection of any di- A special thank you goes to Prof. Giovanni Capelli scrimination. and Prof. Federico Bruno, who stayed here with us for some days to complete the que- We are very proud because you, the youth, stionnaire requested by the IOC, and with in conveying to us your enthusiasm, gave their colleagues on the WBF Medical Com- us the opportunity to enrich ourselves mission, they did and are doing a very im- with an another extraordinary life expe- portant job to help bridge athletes in the rience. very delicate matter of doping and health. We are very proud because, thanks to you, But above all, on behalf of the WBF and perso- this was a great event and going back home all nally, I am pleased to congratulate and thank two very of us will retain the memory of it, of the old and special persons, who did an extraordinary job with pas- new friends we met, of the exciting moments spent to- sion, enthusiasm and dedication, not only in organising gether. and managing this event, but in their entire life, dedica- ting themselves to successfully organizing, administrating Congratulations to the medallists, but perpetuating the and developing our marvellous discipline in their Country tradition of the bridge youth events, I am very proud to and serving both the European Bridge League and the say that even today, at the end of this championships, World Bridge Federation. there are no losers: you all are winners! I am referring to my great and dear friends Sevinç Atay Thank you, dear youth. Un abbraccio to you all. and Ata Aydin, and I am pleased to invite both of them to the stage to award them the WBF Gold Medal. I am also pleased to invite the EBL President and WBF Execu- tive, Yves Aubry, to join us. MESSAGE FROM JOSE DAMIANI President Emeritus of the World Bridge Federation I followed with great pleasure and attention, via the Internet, this marvellous World Youth Teams Champion- ships, regretting once more my absence from Istanbul.