Team Ispahani clinch the coveted National Team bridge competition. They have beaten team aces with a score of 231 to 166 IMPS (international match points). The final was held with 96 boards of automated shuffled cards split with 6 rounds.
The final took place on Friday and Saturday.
Team Ispahani, one of the finest in the land is led by Mirza Sajid Ispahani . The other members of the squad are Shah Zia Ul Haq, AHM kamruzzaman, Rashedul Hasan, Asifur Rahman Chowdhury and Moshiur Rahman.
Shah Zia Ul Haq of the winning team expressed his content to the Dhaka Tribune. He added ‘we look forward to compete and successful in the world arena, for doing that we must disseminate the game to universities and colleges.’
The tournament commenced on 28th February at engineering recreation club of the capital. 12 teams took part in the tournament.
Bridge is a card game which is highly popular around the world and regarded as the top among the mind games. Many international festivals and competitions are arranged throughout the world. The game sharpens the decision making and calculation skills to players which help them immensely to augment mental growth and cognitive abilities.