The European Bridge League’s Online Youth Teams Championships have come to a thrilling conclusion across all four age categories.
The Podiums
U31 Online Teams
- England
- Bulgaria
- Latvia and Serbia (tied)
U26 Online Teams
- Israel
- Netherlands
- England and Estonia (tied)
U21 Online Teams
- England
- Poland
- Czech Republic and Israel (tied)
U16 Online Teams
- Poland and England (tied)
- Israel and Netherlands (tied)
England were the standout federation of the championships, reaching the podium in all four categories and winning gold in three of them, while Israel collected medals at three different age levels.
Medal-Winning Teams
U31 Online Teams
England (Gold)
Captain: Kripa Panchagnula
Players: Samuel Anoyrkatis, Jonathan Clark, Joseph Clark, Aaron Hutton, Nicholas Lee, Kripa Panchagnula, Oliver Kenzo Powell, Jack Ronayne, Eshan Singhal.
Bulgaria (Silver)
Captain: Stefan Skorchev
Coach: Mark Andonov
Players: Kaloyan Kraynin, Maria Lafchieva, Angel Momov, Ventsislav Peychev, Teodora Stoilova, Yoanna Yotova.
Latvia (Bronze)
Captain: Karlis Rubins
Players: Martins Balodis, Rudolfs Barons, Andrejs Freibergs, Druvis Jansons, Rainers Kreitals, Edgars Olla, Ralfs Rubins, Marcis Samolcevs, Toms Straume, Eriks Vilunas.
Serbia (Bronze)
Captain: Slobodan Guzvica
Players: Ivan Borkovic, Anja Ekres, Slobodan Guzvica, Jelena Kostic, Lenka Mihajlovic, Mihailo Simic, Bogdan Velickovic, Katarina Vujic.
U26 Online Teams
Israel (Gold)
Captain: Lia Petelko
Players: Nir Khutorsky, Or Manzur, Gal Matatyahou, Ido Moskovitz, Daniel Msika, Lia Petelko, Koren Retter, Ofek Sabbah, Yonatan Sliwowicz, Aviv Zeitak.
Netherlands (Silver)
Captain: Ruben Buijs
Players: Lotte De Wijs, Sarah De Wijs, Jorn Essink, Gabor Friesen, Xavier Friesen, Ronald Goor, Sander Goor, Mark Ottens, Reinder Van Der Weide, Tobias Westerveld.
England (Bronze)
Captain: Michael Byrne
Players: Dido Coley, Andrew Cope, Jamie Fegarty, Liam Fegarty, Lily Kearney, Oscar Selby.
Estonia (Bronze)
Captain: Jasper Vahk
Coach: Tonno Vahk
Players: Mart Mattias Alas, Kaspar Allas, Stella Brita Allas, Jurgen Gusson, Eleliis Orma, Albert Pedmanson, Jasper Vahk.
U21 Online Teams
England (Gold)
Captain: Stephen Kennedy
Players: Alex Andrews, Venetia Anoyrkatis, Charlotte Bedford, Aleks Birdsall, Holden Clark, Thibault Crosnier, Tom Furness, Angus Marshall, Lucy Norman, David Sargent.
Poland (Silver)
Captain: Maciej Turant
Coach: Piotr Dybicz
Players: Michal Adamczak, Maksymilian Blicharz, Szymon Grabala, Jan Izwantowski, Mateusz Janik, Milena Klimiuk, Jan Luczeczko, Wojciech Tokarski, Krzysztof Turant, Igor Wojciechowski.
Czech Republic (Bronze)
Captain: Milan Macura
Players: Petr Danek, Matej Drozd, Petr Karlik, Emma Konstacka, Frantisek Kubat, Matyas Lysek, Valerie Pyszkova, Karolina Recicarova, Pavla Slovakova, Nikol Vachtarcikova.
Israel (Bronze)
Captain: Tomer Loonstein
Players: Tamar Atzmon, Itamar Ben Shmuel, Yoav Pripaz Cohen, Eitan Gisin, Itamar Herbst, Tomy Hiba, Yoav Shor, Lior Toledano, Noam Tzarfati, Sophie Zaidenberg Gatt.
U16 Online Teams
Poland (Gold)
Captain: Roland Lippik
Coach: Marcin Kuflowski
Players: Gabriela Banas, Antonina Chmielewska, Piotr Dudzik, Pawel Glinski, Michal Holowacz, Tymon Kuflowski, Blazej Mroz, Adam Ostrowski, Hubert Ozibko, Adam Stachura.
England (Gold)
Captain: Alan Shillitoe
Players: Aleksander Blicharz, Jacob Davie, Ethan Kay, Wilf Marshall, Bertie Mittra, Sophie Morris, Louis Schroell Tite, Sebastian Sinclair.
Israel (Bronze)
Captain: Ofek Sabbah
Players: Ofek Ohad Gal Or, Yahli Hiba, Reem Khutorsky, Omri Kornblit, Shira Lahav, Hadasa Vinevich, Naomi Vinevich, Aviv Leonardo Zaidenberg Gatt.
Netherlands (Bronze)
Captain: Hendrik Pothof
Players: Thom Blomsteel, Lotte Bootsma, Jaap De Koster, Dijk De Rooij, Ravi Hoek, Yuxiang Liu, Simon Pothof, Tobias Pothof, Karlijn Visser.
Congratulations to all medallists and to every National Bridge Organisation that took part in this year’s EBL Online Youth Championships!