Indian Chain clinch East Zone Bridge C’ship

Kolkata, Aug 16 (PTI): Unfancied Indian Chain stunned favourites Formidables 99-25 International Match Points (IMPs) to win the team event at the fifth Balarampur Chini East Zone Bridge Championship here on Sunday.
Indian Chain, comprising Narendra Chitlangia, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharjee, Joy Narayan Roy, Swapan Some, Sourendra Kumar Dutta and Tanmay Mazumder, dominated the final at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.
Indian Chain raced to a 63-14 lead in the opening round and extended their advantage with a 36-11 score in the second before the Formidables conceded with one round remaining.
Earlier, Indian Chain defeated Alok’s IV 53-37 in the quarterfinals and Lake My Love 54-13 in the semifinals.
Deepadhar finished third after beating Lake My Love 68-42 in the playoff.
Indian Chain received a purse of Rs 1.25 lakh, while Formidables earned Rs 60,000.