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Asia Cup Bridge Championships: Host nation India has advanced three teams into the semifinals of the 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championships, following the conclusion of the round-robin stages at the Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon on Thursday.

India A (Men), India A (Women), and India B (Seniors) all qualified for the knockout rounds under the tournament’s 1 versus 4 and 2 versus 3 format. The Indian contingent features several accomplished bridge players, including Hemant K. Jalan, Sukamal Das, Rajesh Dalal, Jitendra Solani, Anil Padhye, and Raju Tolani, as Team India B of the Seniors squad enters the knockout stage as the top-ranked team in the division after finishing first in the Swiss league standings.

India B will face Japan in the semifinals on Table 31, while Australia meets Bangladesh on Table 32. A victory in the semifinals will take India B into the championship final, keeping the team firmly in contention for the title. India Seniors A, meanwhile, finished sixth with 142.70 VPs after a challenging final day.