Deuces record second win on the trot

KARACHI: Deuces made it two in a row by emerging victorious in the latest edition of the Swiss team event organised by the Karachi Bridge Associates (KBA), here at the Aslam Bridge Hall, housed in the National Stadium, over the weekend.
According to the results of the twin weekly tournaments released by the KBA here on Monday, Deuces won the team event for the second week running by netting 63.44 Victory Points (VPs).
The duo of Ziaullah Baig and Hamid Mohiuddin became the champions in the pairs contest.
Eight outfits participated in the team event, while there were 17 pairs in action in the other weekly tourney.
Deuces, comprising Shaikh Abdul Muqeet, Wajaht Suri, Ziaullah Baig and Hussain Jaffer, won their second successive weekly title in a convincing fashion as they remained unbeaten in the competition.
They prevailed over their rivals in all four rounds, registering victories over GFQ (17.66), Masood (11.70), Kamran (16.91) and Sami (18.28).
Pakistan’s senior team Kamran, having Kamran Ibrahim, Azhar Hameed, Masood Mazhar and Zakir Mahmood, had a good practice session. They won three out of four rounds and finished second.
Sami, having Akhtar Kamal Sami, Javed Rehman, Jawad Abedi and Mushtaq Mahmood, were third.
In the pairs event, Ziaullah and Hamid gave another awesome display of their all-round skills to record a comfortable victory.
Right from the halfway mark, the pair reached the top, never to be challenged at any stage. They scored 64.71 percent to win the title. Ahsan Zahir Rizvi-Anwer Kizilbash occupied the second berth with a score of 57.88 percent. They were followed by Azhar Hamed-Masood Mazhar with 56.08 percent.