US Bridge Championship (USBC) Training
More than 20 young players from the Bay Area will be competing in Atlanta this December in the Junior US Bridge Championship (aka "Junior Trials"). They'll be trying to qualify for the 2018 World Youth Championships, to be held in August in China. All Bay Area juniors who are entered in the Trials were invited to participate in a special training event. Most have been regulars in the SiVY program.
The training weekend provided an opportunity for the local youth players, ranging in age from 12-24, to get to know each other better, while practicing and getting tips from mentors. Everyone had some opportunity to play behind screens, which many of the players had not done before. Twelve year-old Olivia Schireson, who will be competing on an all SiVY U16 team, said "I learned a lot and had fun. I am glad that I had a chance to practice with screens before Atlanta."
