Gopika Tandan and Arun Jain win Mixed IMP Pairs event at 21st International bridge championship.

Gopika Tandan and Arun Jain won the Mixed IMP Pairs event with 69 points in the 21st International bridge championship.

The pair of Alka Kshirsagar and Joyrup Mullick finished runner-up, as they missed the top spot by one point. The champion team collected Rs.2,50,000 and the runner-up Rs.1,80,000.

With a total of 102 pairs competing in the event, the top 26 qualified for the finals. The next set of 24 teams competed in the silver category. TV Ramani and Bindiya Kohli won the silver event with 72.2 points, and pocketed Rs.60,000. The event carried a total prize purse of Rs.1,50,000 for the top three teams.

In the Strata-II pairs event, which featured 43 teams, Aditi Sahastrabuddhe and Hemant Purkar won with 91.8 points, and won a prize of Rs.16,000.

The championship continues with the main event of Team of Four gold and silver.