Sanjay Damle Memorial

 

On 11th September, 2021, we were suddenly reminded about a recently lost friend, Sanjay Damle. Sanjay won the national masters pairs with Arun Bapat at Kakinada in 1989. He would have doubtlessly won more laurels, but he was destined for higher things

While most champion bridge players concentrate on individual achievement, Sanjay concentrated on organizational matters. His team, United Bridge Association (UBA) soon started winning major events. Through UBA, Sanjay concentrated on spreading bridge among youngsters and many of today's stalwarts learnt the tricks of the trade under Sanjay’s tutelage.

Sanjay soon realized that Bridge tournaments cannot be conducted efficiently and fairly in absence of fair and erudite Tournament Directors. Sanjay stopped taking part in tournaments as a player and took up the mantle of Tournament Director.

His bridge skills, coupled with deep knowledge of bridge rules and his innate sense of fairness made him a strict but popular tournament director. These skills were so great that, once upon a time, all arguments among budding bridge players would end with “Sanjay said so.”. His meticulous attention to the tiniest detail and firm handling of awkward situations was also very impressive.

Bridge player par excellence , devoted organizer, popular tournament director, excellent coach . That was Sanjay Damle.

Aniruddha Sanzgiri

The Thane District Bridge Association (TDBA) would like to invite all players to participate in a tournament in his memory. The event shall consist of a Swiss Teams Event starting Friday, October 29. An appropriate number of teams will qualify for the super league to be played on Sunday.

On Sunday, October 31, there will be an Open Pairs Tournament which shall be played over 2 sessions of 20 boards each.

Minimum Prizes of Rs. 50,000 on offer

BFI Federation Masterpoints will also be awarded to the winners

The event will be played on RealBridge.

• Teams of up to 8 people are permitted
• Availability of Video and Audio is Mandatory for all players. Failure to be visible and audible will render a team ineligible for prizes and may attract penalties.
• Withdrawals mid way through the tournament will affect the whole event and therefore not allowed.
• Entry Fee : Rs. 2,500 per team
• Start Time: Friday 6.30 pm

Prizes*

* Prizes will depend on the number of entries

Schedule

 

Pay Entry Fee and Register

 

This is an Open Category tournament i.e. all players are eligible to play this event.

The event will be held in two sessions of 18 boards each starting at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm respectively

Scoring will be Match Points.

The event shall be played on RealBridge.

Entry Fee : Rs. 500 per pair

Trios are not allowed.

Prizes will be decided depending on the number of entries
* Video and Audio Mandatory to be eligible for prizes

 

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