Indian Youth Teams (U16/U21/U26/U31) at 19th World Youth Bridge Championships, 2025, Salsomaggorie, Italy

The BFI Junior Selection Committee has proposed the following teams in the Junior/Sub Junior categories for 19th World Youth Bridge Team Championships, Salsomaggorie, Italy from 11-18th July 2025

The Selection Committee discussed the performance of the juniors at the online events held and based on performance in Junior/Sub Junior Nationals in 2025 and National coaching camps held at Nashik(Phase 1 and Phase 2)for U16/U21/U26 and U31 categories.

  1. National Coaching camps held for Phase 1 and Phase 2 at Kensington Club, 2025
  2. Performance in World Junior Championships from 2023-25
  3. BFI Junior events held online from September 2024 to June 2025
  4. Junior Nationals 2024 and 2025 and BFI National events performance.
  5. Evaluation at Online Training Sessions and Practice matches. Based on the coach reports of the Junior Camps, the Selection Committee has approved the recommendation of selected athletes for 4 categories U16/U21/ U26 and U31 categories along with respective nominated coach.
  6. The committee has approved the panel of coaches as under: Mr. Ravi Raman for U21, Mr. Koushik Mukherjee or U16, Mr. Girish Bijoor for U26 and Mr. Sandeep Thakral for U31 category along with Ms. Meenal Thakur as Lady Support Staff.