gurugram over 950 players from across the globe will be part of the 19th hcl international bridge championship beginning here on october 11some of the renowned players taking part in the six day event include zia mahmood pakistaniamerican craig gower south africa rob stephens south africa and kiran nadar india among othersheld under the auspices of the bridge federation of india the championship will offer a total prize purse of inr 22 millionthe tournament premise will be held in two main events team of four gold and team of four silver in the pairs event the championship event will host four different events namely open pairs imp pairs and imp pairs strata iispeaking about the upcoming championship bridge veteran kiran nadar a gold medalist at the commonwealth games and 2018 asian games said bridge is a cerebral game a brain stimulator that keeps players alert and agileparticipating in highpressure championships such as the hcl bridge championship requires players focused concentration for many hours its challenging i wish all the players joining us the very best