Bridge players complete annual tournament week

The national bridge championships wound up in Hamilton on the weekend, concluding a week of card-play for around 500 participants.

The major title, the New Zealand Teams Championships, was won by an Australian quintet of John Puskas, Phil Gue, Zolly Nagy, Bobby Richman and Peter Chan.

Earlier in the week, the NZ Pairs title went to Dunedin's Graeme Stout and Jeff Miller.

At the national Interprovincial championships which preceded the main congress, the Open title was shared by Wellington and Canterbury, whose scores were tied when the match concluded.

* LIST OF MAJOR WINNERS, 2005 

NZ Teams
John Puskas, Phil Gue, Zolly Nagy, Bobby Richman and Peter Chan (Australia)

NZ Pairs
Graeme Stout and Jeff Miller (Otago)

NZ Mixed Pairs
Pauline Gumby and Warren Lazer (Australia)

Youth Test match
AUSTRALIA (Paul Cosney, Andy Hung, Michael De Livera, Nye Griffiths, Adam and Nabil Edgtton), defeated
NEW ZEALAND (Michael Whibley, Fraser Rew, John Whyte, Ben Nicholson, James Coutts & Cameron Benson).

Commonwealth Nations' Games, Melbourne 2006
The Otago combination of Paul Freeland, Dean Eidler, Margaret Perley and Murat Genc won the right to represent New Zealand at these Games in Melbourne next year.

NZ Rubber Bridge champions
Mairi and Matthew Bristow (Central Districts)