For the things we have to learn
before we can do them,
we learn by doing them. 
- Aristotle
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[News] What's Happening With Andy
3/7/2025 Update:
Yarra Valley Bridge Holiday 2025 (October 25th-30th) - instead of Barossa
Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
Due to problems of the Barossa Valley resort that is out of my control, unfortunately that one is cancelled, but instead, a Bridge Holiday at the Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley has been organised! Bookings are now open, so get in while you can
More information can be found on the flyer here. (Flyers are also being posted out to Bridge Clubs)
11/6/2025 Update:
Andy's Upcoming Workshops in QLD
Friday 13th June 9:30am @ Redcliffe Bridge Club (2A Irene Street, Redcliffe)
How to Bid and Play Like an Expert
Saturday 14th June 9am @ Toowong Bridge Club (22 Roy St, Auchenflower)
High Level Competitive Bidding Dilemmas
Tuesday 17th June 10am and 1pm @ Toowoomba Bridge Club (55 Stuart Street, Harlaxton)
10am-12pm: How to Bid and Play Like an Expert
1pm-3pm: Fourth Suit Forcing with Expert follow-ups
Wednesday 18th June 9:30am @ Surfers Paradise Bridge Club (1 Carrara Street, Benowa)
Dealing with and against Pesky Preempts (and how experts handle them)
Saturday 21st June 10am and 1pm @ Kenmore Bridge Club (At The Old Friary, 139 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills)
10am-12pm: Modern Preemptive Bidding
1pm-3pm: How Experts Think and Plan on Defence
Tuesday 24th June 9:30am and 12:15pm @ Noosa Bridge Club (3 Wallace Drive, Wallace Park, Noosaville)
9:30am-11:30am: Improve Your Hand Evaluation for Slam Bidding
12:15pm-2:15pm: Control Cuebidding for Slam Auctions
15/5/2025 Update:
Spain/Portugal Bridge Holiday 2025 (September 16th-26th)
L: Plaza de españa, Seville. R: Lisbon, Portugal
Our next European Bridge Holiday is confirmed as a goer. If you'd like to book in and secure a spot, please contact Andy. For more information, you can read the flyer here.
Barossa Valley Bridge Holiday 2025 (Oct 29th - Nov 3rd) Cancelled, replaced with Yarra Valley Bridge Holiday - see above
Andy is currently planning his next Australian Bridge Holiday at the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The organisation is still in the works, but the dates has been set to Wednesday Oct 29th to Monday Nov 3rd - so lock those dates in!
Winners at the 2024 WBF World Bridge Tour Pairs Final
L to R: Winners Andy Hung and Sartaj Hans, presented by Ben Thompson (Left: WBF Vice President), and Eric Laurant (Right: 2nd WBF Vice President)
The top 16 pair performers of the year 2024 were invited to Memphis to compete in a two-day IMP pair event, the inaugural WBF World Bridge Tour Final. At half way, my partner and I weren’t looking too good sitting at 12th out of 16th. But on the final day, some chances appeared and when the luck presented itself, we seized the opportunity. When the smoke cleared, we were victorious, and our teammates placed second! This is a great result for Australian Bridge as it’s the first ever international win. You can see the final results below.
8/1/2025 Update:
Noosa Bridge Holiday 2025 (Choose between Week 1: May 12th-17th, or Week 2: May 19th-24th)
Our very popular Noosa Bridge Holiday going ahead, and you can choose which week to attend. The getaway holiday will be situated at the Ivory Palms Resort in Noosaville, where all the bridge will be played. There will be plenty of time to enjoy the warm temperatures where you can sit back and relax by the pool, go on a nature walk, or indulge in the great restaurants Noosa has to offer.
The program begins with lunch following your arrival at 12:30pm Monday 12th or 19th May, and finishing with lunch, drinks, and prize presentations on Saturday 17th or 24th May. The main topic for this holiday will be "Deadly Defence!"
Places are booking up, so contact Andy now to secure a spot! For more information, you can read the flyer here.
More bridge holidays are also in the planning works for this year 2025, stay tuned.
Runners up at the 2024 US Fall Nationals (Reisinger)
L to R: Michael Whibley, Sartaj Hans (Andy's bridge partner), Andy Hung, Nabil Edgtton
Many bridge players consider the Reisinger to be one of the toughest tournaments in the world as it is a "Board a Match" scoring, where you play as a team but the scoring is similar to pairs (i.e. if you get +120 on Board 2 and your teammates were -110 on that board, in Teams it would be a "flat board" but in BAM it is a win!).
This gruelling event ran for 3 days, started out with 40 teams, cut down to 20 on day 2, and down to 10 on day 3. The event was won by an American pair, and a Chinese pair (Kevin Rosenberg, Brian Platnick, Jie Li, and Yongge Zhang).
25/6/2024 Update:
Hervey Bay Bridge Holiday (Monday 28th October to Saturday 2nd November, 2024)
We are returning back to this great location of Oaks Resort and Spa (formerly Oceans Resort and Spa) at Hervey Bay for a Bridge Holiday. Oaks Hervey Bay is situated on the waterfront opposite the Urangan Beach Pier.
It is a great getaway destination with its warm subtropical climate, Hervey Bay also has convenient access to Fraser Island. Coupled with Bridge workshops and activities, it is a Bridge Holiday that you cannot miss out!
The program begins with lunch following your arrival at 12:30pm Monday 28th October, and finishing with lunch on Saturday 2nd November. The main topic for this holiday will be "Excel in Declarer Play" where Andy will give lots of great tips that you won't find in Bridge books.
Contact Andy now to secure a spot! For more information, you can read the flyer here
Victory at the Victor Champion Cup
L to R: Andy Hung, Gabby Feiler, Sartaj Hans (Andy's bridge partner), Dave Beauchamp
The "VCC" is the Victor Champion Cup Bridge Festival. This event is run by Bridge Victoria, under licence from the ABF and is scheduled over the Victorian King's Birthday long weekend. It is a huge congress where all the top players go and compete.
After the second last round, Andy's team was running second and played the leading team on the final round. After a long and fierce battle, Andy's team came out victorious with a big win claiming the VCC Open Teams!
29/2/2024 Update:
Noosa Bridge Holiday (Choose between Week 1: May 6th-11th, or Week 2: May 13th-18th)
Our very popular Noosa Bridge Holiday going ahead, and you can choose which week to attend. The getaway holiday will be situated at the Ivory Palms Resort in Noosaville, where all the bridge will be played. There will be plenty of time to enjoy the warm temperatures where you can sit back and relax by the pool, go on a nature walk, or indulge in the great restaurants Noosa has to offer.
The program begins with lunch following your arrival at 12:30pm Monday 6th or 13th May, and finishing with lunch, drinks, and prize presentations on Saturday 11th or 18th May. The main topic for this holiday will be "Overcoming the Fear of No-Trumps!"
Places are booking up, so contact Andy now to secure a spot! For more information, you can read the flyer here.
Gold Coast Congress Bobby Richman Open Pairs Runners Up
Alex and Andy paired up to play in this year's Open Pairs in the 2024 Gold Coast Congress. After qualifying for the Finals, Alex and Andy had a strong performance in the Final leading after half way, but eventually came in second to Phil and Ella who edged out on top by a very small margin!
Andy Hung and Alex Smirnov (2nd) Phil Markey and Ella Jacob (1st)
Upcoming Workshops/Seminars 2023
4/10/23 Wednesday 10am at Moreton Club (71 Moray St, New Farm, Brisbane):
9/10/23 WA Bridge Club Term 4 Lessons Start (7 Odern Crescent, Swanbourne, Perth)
Andy's Cheat Sheet Booklet
Andy has created his own cheat sheet booklet that contains a lot of helpful tips. They will cost $13 per booklet plus $2 delivery (discounts available if bought in bulk of 50+copies). For a free preview of the first two (of eight) pages of the Cheat Sheet, click here. Contact Andy at hung.andyp@gmail.com
Andy's Online Bridge Magazine (6 Issues in total)
If you're looking for some informative and entertaining bridge material, then you've come to the right place! They will cost either $10 per one issue, or $50 for all 6 issues. What you'll need to do:
- Fill out the form below of your details and the number of issues you would like
- Andy will reply back to you with confirmation, and send you payment details (will be via net banking transfer, other payment method may be possible).
If you wish to have a preview of the first issue before signing up, you can download it by clicking here.
Andy's Online Bridge Magazine Form:
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