The duplicated bridge is played by approximately two thousand
people in Hungary. This number of players is far away from a lot of countries
with a developped bridge culture. In the Netherlands which is smaller then
Hungary are 120 thousand people who plays this sport. In the USA there are
1 million people who pursue this sport. In Hungary the players take part
in pairs and teams championships which are organized mainly by the Hungarian
Bridge Federation. On the this championships and other tournaments the participant
obtain master point of which the master point list is formed.
Some outstanding hungarian bridge result:
... from the past:
1934. Hungary won the European Team Championship
1935. Hungary finished on the 2nd place in the European Team Championship
1936. Hungary finished on the 2nd place in the European Team Championship
1938. Hungary won the European Team Championship
... from the recent past:
1989. European Pairs Championship: Gábor Macskásy and László Szilágyi finished on the 5th place
1995. European Pairs Championship: Péter Gál and Gábor Winkler finished on the 5th place
2000. Gábor Winkler leaded the European Junior Championship Table
2000. The Hungarian team finished on the 4th place in the European Youth Team Championship. The members of the team: Bálint Keil (18 years old), Gábor Marjai (17 years old), Péter Marjai (20 years old), Ági Minarik (20 years old), Gábor Minarik (17 years old) és Csaba Szabó (20 years old).
... from the present:
1995. European Pairs Championship in Sorrento:
Péter Gál and Dániel Vikor finished on the 6th place