Bridge news

The English Bridge Union has announced three of the four teams that will represent England at the 2018 World Youth Team Championships in China writes Julian Pottage, Bridge Correspondent.

Under 26: Michael Alishaw and Stephen Kennedy, Kyle Lam and Toby Nonnenmacher and Shahzaad Natt and Ben Norton; NPC Paul Barden.

Under 21: Sam Anoyrkatis and Theo Anoyrkatis, Harry Madden and Kripa Panchagnula and Liam Sanderson and Daniel Winter; NPC Michael Byrne.

Under 16: Jasmine Bakhshi and Henry Rose, Jamie Fegarty and Liam Fegarty and Oscar Selby and Andy Cope; NPC Giorgio Provenza. Coach: Laura Porro.

The remarkable success in having four teams qualify means that the EBU is seeking sponsorship for teams. For details of this see http://www.ebedcio. org.uk/junior-sponsorship