The Bolesławiec bridge team Prnjavor Bolesławiec won the Third Sports Bridge League competition, thereby earning direct promotion to the Second League. From the very beginning of the competition in October last year, our team took the lead and continued to extend its advantage over its rivals until the very end.
The final meeting took place in Bolesławiec last weekend. It was attended by the six best teams, which played return matches against one another in a round-robin format. The Bolesławiec team entered the meeting in a comfortable position, holding a huge lead of 78 match points over the team in second place. Despite the large advantage, our players did not underestimate their rivals and on the first day of competition recorded three wins out of three, securing promotion to the Second League. On Sunday, they added a fourth victory and suffered a narrow defeat in the final match, which no longer mattered.
The total score of 96 match points consisted of victories over AZS Politechnika Wrocław (25:5), Włókniarz Kudowa (20:10), ODK Jelenia Góra (17:13) and Piast Lubań (20:10), as well as a narrow defeat to Turbo Wrocław (14:16).
Throughout the competition, the Prnjavor team played 25 matches, winning 21, drawing one and suffering three narrow defeats. The total score of 474 points is a fantastic achievement, while the 85-point lead over the team in second place, Turbo Wrocław, is a record in the history of the competition.
The Prnjavor team competed with the following lineup: Jarosław Molenda (captain), Antoni Ochot, Artur Winkler, Jerzy Olenderek, Jacek Rutowicz, Andrzej Kaźmierczak, Marek Drecki and Norbert Wolski. This promotion is historic for bridge in Bolesławiec. For the first time, Bolesławiec will be represented at this level of competition. The Second League bridge competition will begin in October.
(information and photos by J. Molenda)