BA Bridge Club win ASCA tournament in Oslo

05 May 2008

An excellent 22-8 win against Icelandair sets up the BA team for their first ASCA tournament win since 1995. Despite narrow defeats to Lufthansa and El Al the team grapped victory by a final match 21-9 victory over SAS A to leapfrog over El Al and Lufthansa who played out a 15-15 draw in their final match.

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Final Standings:

1st - British Airways 86pts

2nd - Lufthansa 83pts

3rd - El Al 81pts

4th - Icelandair 73pts

5th - SAS A 65 pts

6th - SAS B  60pts *

* non competing team who took part to ensure no one had to sit out a round but had to lose each match 18-12 regardless of the real result!

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