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

9/2/2026 Update:

Noosa Bridge Holiday 2026 (Choose between Week 1: May 4th-9th, or Week 2: May 11th-16th) - BOTH WEEKS BOOKED OUT as of 9/2/26

Unfortunately both of our Noosa weeks are now booked out. If you'd like to be on the waiting list, please contact Andy.

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 4th or 11th May, and finishing with lunch, drinks, and prize presentations on Saturday 9th or 16th May. The main topic for this holiday will be "When a Slam is Worth Exploring".

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 2026 (i.e. possibly another European Holiday in early/mid September, as well as Yarra Valley in Melbourne again in October -  stay tuned.

 

Winners at the 2025 US Fall Nationals (Soloway Team Championships)

L to R (Team Shourie): Michael Whibley, Sartaj Hans (Andy's bridge partner), Raj Shourie, Gavin Wolport, Nabil Edgtton, Andy Hung

It’s been a long time coming, but we have finally secured our very first victory in a major US National Teams Championships! The Soloway Knockouts started with a 2-day qualifying Swiss Teams where 83 teams competed for the top 32 spots. Our team qualified 11th, and after some readjustments from the seeding points, our team was seeded 7th going into the 32-team knockouts. Here were our scores for the following knockouts:

R32 vs. Fong: 147 – 143 IMPs
R16 vs. Gerli: 166 – 101 IMPs
R8 vs. Nitabach: 126 – 107 IMPs
R4 vs. Bailey: 129 – 111 IMPs
Final vs. Rosenthal: 150 – 73 IMPs

Andy's Latest Bridge Newsletter January 2026

You can read about Andy's recent Bridge holidays, Tournament results, as well as some interesting hands from his tournaments in his latest Bridge newsletter by clicking here.

 

Andy's Upcoming Workshops in VIC and TAS Jan and Feb 2026

Tuesday 27th January 10:00am @ Moonee Valley Bridge Club (2a Pattison Street, Moonee Ponds)
Expert Philosophy on Overcalls

Wednesday 28th January 10:30am @ Geelong Bridge Club (148-152 Portarlington Rd, Newcomb)
How to Bid and Play Like an Expert

Thursday 29th January 9:30am @ Frankston Bridge Club (200 Beach Street, Frankston)
The Secret to Counting on Defence

Saturday 31st January 10am @ Victorian Bridge Centre (Dendy Park, 3 Breen Dr, Brighton East)
Deciding When and Which Finesse to Take

Tuesday 3rd February 10am @ Launceston Bridge Club (22-24 Glen Dhu Street, South Launceston)
The Secret to Counting on Defence

Wednesday 4th February 2:00pm @ Tasmanian Bridge Association (5 Marine Esplanade, New Town Bay)
Hand Evaluation & How to defend against NT contracts

Saturday 7th February 10:00am @ Tasmanian Bridge Association (5 Marine Esplanade, New Town Bay)
High Level Competitive Dilemmas & Expert tips on Opening Leads

 

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.

 

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:

1. Fill out the form below of your details and the number of issues you would like
2. 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: