Winners of the 0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Yuan Wei Wang and Hua Yang
of Plano TX and
Yuan Wei Wang of China won the 0–10,000 IMP Pairs on Tuesday. They’re a first-time partnership and for Wang, it’s only the second time playing in the United States. Both come from bridge-playing families in China and knew each other through family.
Third after qualifying, Yang and Wang posted the second-best scores in each of the final sessions to win by almost 16 IMPs.
“It’s very lucky to get a championship,” Wang said.
Runners-up in the 0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Josh Donn and Peter Gelfand
of Las Vegas and
Peter Gelfand of Corralitos CA had a monster first final session to take a 35-IMP lead but went negative in the last session to place second. Miriam Harris-Botzum and Marty Harris, the leaders after qualifying, finished third.
Wang recently got invited to play for a professional bridge club in China. “It’s like a soccer club,” Yang explained. While in Honolulu, Wang’s wife took Learn Bridge in a Day.
