Student News
Beijing World Mind Sports Olympiad
24th October 2008
Herefordshire bridge stars Ben and Tom Paske won a silver medal at the Beijing World Mind Sports Olympiad.
The brothers from Marden, were part of the six-man England Under-21 Bridge team which lost by just 25 points in the final to France.
They reached the final on the 10th day of play and played more than 500 hands.
With their England team-mates, the Paskes saw off most of the other 17 participating nations in head-to-head matches.
The England team beat the Netherlands by 57 points in their quarter-final tie and defeated China by 17 points in the semi-finals.
Against France, England lost by 25 points after some long and tough battles.
Tom is currently a student at the College, while Ben, an ex-student, is at the University of Edinburgh.
Sally Bugden, chairman of the English Bridge Union, said: "It shows what hard work and dedication can achieve. They are the most successful under-21 bridge team that England have ever fielded and we are very proud of them."