Indian Chain produced a commanding performance to defeat favourites Formidables 99β25 IMPs in the final of the 5th Balrampur Chini East Zone Open Bridge Championship 2026, held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata. Narendra Chitlangia, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharjee, Joy Narayan Roy, Swapan Some, Sourendra Kumar Dutta and Tanmay Mazumder combined brilliantly to claim the Team of Four title.
Sapan Desai and Debabrata Majumder also emerged champions in the Matchpoint Pairs, topping the field with 3,017.7 Match Points.
The championship was held from 14β16 August 2026 at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Newtown, Kolkata, organised by the West Bengal Bridge Association. It was a BFI Category II Ranking Point Event and featured three events: Team of Four, IMP Pairs and Matchpoint Pairs.
π Team of Four β Final
Indian Chain produced a stunning performance to defeat the favourites Formidables in the final.
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| π₯ 1st | Indian Chain |
| π₯ 2nd | Formidables |
| π₯ 3rd | Deepadhar |
The final was played over three rounds of 12 boards. Indian Chain led 63β14 IMPs after the first round and extended the lead by another 36β11 IMPs in the second round, making the overall score 99β25. Team Formidables conceded with one round still to play.
Indian Chain β Champions
- Narendra Chitlangia
- Sujit Kumar Bhattacharjee
- Joy Narayan Roy
- Swapan Some
- Sourendra Kumar Dutta
- Tanmay Mazumder
π Matchpoint Pairs β Final Results
The Matchpoint Pairs event was held on the final day, with 93 pairs entered.
| Rank | Pair |
|---|---|
| π₯ 1 | Sapan Desai β Debabrata Majumder |
| π₯ 2 | Rana Roy β Bhabesh Saha |
| π₯ 3 | Binod Kumar Shaw β Sanjit Dey |
Sapan Desai and Debabrata Majumder emerged as the Matchpoint Pairs champions with 3,017.7 Match Points.
IMP Pairs
The top 3 finishers of IMP Pairs event were
π₯ Swarnendu Banerjee β Arun Jain
π₯ Sujalyan Sarkar β Sanjib Ganguly
π₯ Ritabrata Datta β Rajendra Sirohia