The EA Womens Championships started off with a big bang. The competition itself was held in E Hotel which is adjacent to the EA mall. As a bridge player, I found it tremendously satisfying to see bill boards for bridge all over the mall! For a minute I felt like a cricket player. The facilities were excellent.
The beauteous Chitrangadha Singh graced the inauguration ceremony as the chief guest. At the inaugural function, Ms Singh stressed the importance of having sponsors to promote bridge and we as a fraternity are lucky to have found one more in Ms Kavita Singhania.
Ms Singh had the entire room fangirling over her. This prompted the compere to comment that she had excited a room full of women, imagine if it were a room full of men! Pat came her reply, "You imagine it!”. Jokes aside, she stressed the importance of promoting the sport amongst women- an initiative that is close to my heart.
The facilities at the event were par excellence. The E Hotel staff went to great extents to make us feel not only welcome, but also cared for. As a case in point, Ms. Vasanti Shah was simply overwhelmed with the way they addressed her mobility issues.
Another point that was discussed was the disparity in standards between women and men. In a conversation with Mr Sumit Mukherjee, he attributed the vast improvement in bridge skills amongst women to their participation in open events. We need to do more to improve women participation in open events.
The event itself went on smoothly without any hitch. One I felt, though, is while all finals took place with screens, we need to ensure that movement is restricted and discussion is limited as tables are quite close
Congratulations to the winners of the women and mixed event.
Disclaimer : All opinions are entirely those of the author and are no reflection of the views of the BridgeFromHome Team.
Very nicely captured Priya
Ms Kavita coming into the game of Bridge to play and sponsor is a big boost.
Here meticulous attention to detail and deep commitment to excellence is extraordinary.
Kista
very nicely said by Priya my hand was held with such love by so many of smiling caring and willing to do the job in hand very efficienenty staff
we players were spoilt throughly
most luxurious playing arena tea coffee on tap fantastic food with accent on South Indian rice preparations some lovely gifts
our new sponsor very gracious and a new entrant to bridge
thanks BFI Tolani Shipping and Monica and all involved in this event
From all the comments looks like we missed a great event Well done everyone 🙏