2019 Bay Area High School Bridge Championship Results

Lynbrook High School Wins the Team Championship
Jonathan Shi and Lucas Huang Take 1st in the Pairs

Team Event

On April 28, 2019 at the Palo Alto Bridge Center, high school students from six schools gathered to play in the team event of the fifth Bay Area High School Bridge Championship.

Six teams played in a round robin of five rounds of five boards each to determine which teams would advance to the finals. At the end of the morning session, Lynbrook High School came out on top in the round robin. Monta Vista High School finished second.  After lunch, these two teams advanced and faced off in a twentyfour board match while most players who did not advance competed in the championship pairs game.

After the first half, Monta Vista was in the lead.  In the end Lynbrook prevailed.

Pairs Event

Players from teams that did not qualify for the semi-finals and players from schools with an insufficient number of students to form a team competed in the afternoon in the Pairs Championship.

In second were Michael Xu from Gunn High School and Jonathan Yue from Leland High School

Elijah Schacter from Gunn High School and Madison Sayler-Tait from Leland High School won the Newcomer Pair award.

Michael Xu won the t-shirt design contest.

Acknowledgements

The Bay Area High School Bridge Championship was sponsored by Silicon Valley Youth Bridge along with Peninsula Youth Bridge.

First place prizes were awarded in memory of Belle Bestor, a life-long bridge player who inspired her children to become Life Masters.

Special appreciation is due to volunteer tournament director Will Watson, as well as Qing Lu, who put together a fabulous lunch for players and volunteers alike. Thanks go to author Larry Cohen for donations of playing cards, Bridge Winners for pens, as well as Master Point Press and Baron Barclay for deep discounts, and the ACBL. As always, thanks are also due to the many volunteers who make all SiVY events possible.