Bridge players at U3A Hall during the teams championship.
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The Shepparton Bridge Club hosted the Northern Region Bridge Association championship finals on the weekend of February 22 and 23 at Goulburn Valley U3A Hall, Esson St, Shepparton.
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In the pairs’ championship, Shepparton fielded five pairs out of a total of 22 pairs from across northern Victoria.
The winners for the day were John Friesen and Zyg Roberts from Albury.
Peter Radford and Geoff Rintala from Benalla took out the best restricted pair.
On Sunday, nine teams of four players competed.
The Albury team — John Friesen, Zyg Roberts, Mary Prowse and Richard Harman —came out on top.
Second place and the best restricted team went to the Bendigo team: Graham Hegarty, Eamon Dempsey, Elizabeth Knight and Vicki Banko.
The event attracts many bridge players from across the region, many of whom stay overnight, boosting the local economy through hotel fees and restaurant meals.
Twenty-six bridge players enjoyed a great social dinner at Cellar 47.
The annual dinner has become a highlight of the championship weekend.
Bridge is the most popular card game in the world and one of only three mind sports recognised by the Olympic Federation.
If you would like to learn to play bridge, the Shepparton club is conducting lessons starting at 6pm on Wednesday, March 5.
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