Closing of the Jordan International Bridge Festival
In conjunction with the Arab Clubs Championship
Amman3 min read
Share
The 43rd edition of the Jordan International Bridge Festival and the 17th edition of the Arab Clubs Championship concluded in Amman yesterday.
The ceremony was attended by the President of the Jordan Bridge Federation, Mamoun Al-Qutob, heads of delegations from participating countries, and a number of sports and official figures. It began with the playing of the Jordanian Royal Anthem and a minute of silence in memory of the late Issam Al-Salfiti, one of the most prominent supporters of Jordanian bridge sports and its most prominent players.
The Secretary-General of the Federation, Huda Rabaya, recalled the merits of the late Al-Salfiti, reviewing the most prominent stages of his career, while the ceremony included the distribution of cups and prizes to the winners of the first places in the two championships, in addition to honoring the participating delegations with shields of appreciation.
Al-Qutob handed over the cups and prizes of the Jordan International Festival for the Open Pairs and Mixed Pairs, while Nozad Al-Sati handed over the cup and prize of the Prince Zaid bin Shaker Championship, while the Secretary-General of the Arab Bridge Federation, Engineer Ghassan Ghanem, handed over the cups and prizes of the Arab Clubs Championship.
In the results of the Jordan International Festival, Walid Al-Ahmad and Tariq Sadiq from Egypt won first place in the Open Pairs Championship in memory of the late Issam Al-Salfiti, while Fulkan Denizki and Hatek Ozgar from Turkey came in second place, and the Jordanians Bahjat Al-Majali and Luay Al-Hasiri came in third place.
In the Mixed Pairs Championship, Rana Abdel-Hadi and Gamal Abdel-Jaleel from Jordan won first place, Ayida Abu Jaber and Sakhar Malakawi from Jordan came in second place, while Huda Suleiman and Moataz Fouda from Egypt came in third place.
In the Prince Zaid bin Shaker Cup Championship for teams, the team of Aqeel Madi, Khaled Hassan, Abdul-Rahim Mahaliba, and Hazem Ghanim from the UAE won first place, and the team of Amr Faraj, Ahmed Omran, Ahmed Munir, and Mohamed Abdel-Azim from Egypt came in second place, while the team of Rana Abdel-Hadi, Gamal Abdel-Jaleel, Dima Al-Taher, and Ahmed Al-Samhouri from Jordan came in third place.
The festival witnessed the participation of more than 200 players and players representing Arab, Middle Eastern, European, and Asian countries, including a number of bridge sports champions with a record of achievements.
The festival is one of the prominent annual events in bridge sports, attracting champions from various countries, and contributes to promoting Jordan tourism through accompanying activities and events, and introducing archaeological, religious, and historical sites in various regions of the Kingdom, which are of interest to participating delegations.
In the Arab Clubs Championship, the Egyptian Wadi Degla Club won first place and the championship title, represented by the players: Alia Hashem, Suhair Muqaddami, Mohamed Hesham, Ahmed Samir, Ahmed Nayer, Mu'adh Hammam, and Ahmed Omran.
The Egyptian Heliopolis Club came in second place, represented by Tariq Mutwalli, Huda Suleiman, Dina Al-Awadhi, Walid Al-Ajmi, Tariq Sadiq, Yahya Al-Shadhli, and Mohamed Fadl.
The Egyptian Maadi Club came in third place, represented by Rawia Aqil, Baher Ahmed, Mohamed Dweidar, Rasha Saad, Ahmed Hussein, Moataz Fouda, and Mohamed Nader.
The Arab Championship witnessed the participation of the Al-Ahly, Maadi, Heliopolis, and Wadi Degla Clubs from Egypt, Dubai and Sharjah from the UAE, the Royal University from Morocco, in addition to the Orthodox and Bridge Association Club from Jordan.
