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The Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists in the 2nd International Senior Cup

Trailing by 1 Victory Point with a round to go, USA rallied for a big win to edge the Netherlands for first place in the 2nd International Senior Cup.

The winners, earning the first gold medals of the tournament, are John Onstott, Jim Robison, John Schermer, Neil Chambers, Marhsall Miles and Leo Bell. Gene Freed was non-playing captain.

USA led going into the final two rounds Sunday, but they lost 52-14 (5-25) to Turkey in the next-to-last round. The Netherlands also lost, but by a smaller margin and the 8 VPs they earned put them into first with 519 VPs to USA’s 518.

In the last round, the Netherlands tied with Italy while USA defeated Denmark 48-19.

Knockout play continues today in the Open and Women’s series of the World Bridge Olympiad. Competitors in the Open series will play their second quarterfinal match today, while the Women begin quarterfinal matches.