TEAM WHAM wins HCL GOLD TEAMS. Runner up were Team OLIMP

The 22nd HCL International Bridge Championship concluded on October 14, 2025, at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel in New Delhi. The event featured over 146 teams competing for a total prize pool of ₹2.7 crore (approximately USD 310,000)

🏆 Major Winners

  • Team of Four Gold: Team WHAM from Australia clinched the Naresh Tandan Trophy, securing a prize of ₹44 lakh while the Runner up were Team OLIMP from Russia.
  • Team of Four Silver: Nagpur Vi, comprising Arun J. Puranik, Sameer Roy, Mahesh Mor, Anil Kumar Mohota, and Makrand M. Luley, defeated Hyderabad Blue with a commanding score of 159–60 in the final.
  • Matchpoint Pairs – Gold: Christian Bakke and Tor Eivind Grude won the Neena Bonarji Trophy while Runner up were Sandeep Thakral – Subhash Gupta
  • Matchpoint Pairs – Silver: Vinay Desai and Raju Tolani emerged victorious in the Open IMP Pairs event while runner up were RG Bhiwandkar – Subhash Dhakras
  • IMP Pairs: Tatiana Nokhaeva and Aleksandr Platkov claimed the top spot. while runner up were Saptarshi Chanda- Animesh Majumder
  • Mixed IMP Pairs: Keyzad Anklesaria and Vidhya Patel secured the NK Gupta Mixed event championship title followed by Pijush – Savleen