{"id":27,"date":"2026-08-09T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-tricks-bridge-club.onyx-sites.io\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:45:53","slug":"battle-of-the-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3d2cf\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Battle of the Partners<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/new-tricks-bridge-club.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Battle-of-the-Partners-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge partnerships - Battle of the Partners\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Battle-of-the-Partners-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Battle-of-the-Partners-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Battle-of-the-Partners-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Battle-of-the-Partners.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Famous bridge partnerships in head-to-head battles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An interesting twist as well-known bridge partnerships become rivals. Some hilarious moments as pairs of experts complete eight board challenges against each other. Hear the thought processes of the players as they meet the particular challenges of partnering a robot, and learn about what makes great bridge partnerships work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide episode-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><summary>Browse all 18 episodes<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JjFh-X7OURw\">Andrew Robson vs Zia Mahmood Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tOt9Hb0Mjdc\">Andrew Robson vs Zia Mahmood Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LbIcs9wX2Tw\">Zach Grossack vs Giorgia Botta Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PxT3e9A9bp8\">Zach Grossack vs Giorgia Botta Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JVvfC4rw86k\">Peter Fredin vs Johan Sylvan Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LC9NOrIAThY\">Peter Fredin vs Johan Sylvan Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/foINb0DFXeA\">Zach Grossack vs Thomas Paske<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XONy_rIOe7I\">Boye Brogeland vs Christian Bakke Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gcZQrbUpZ5c\">Boye Brogeland vs Christian Bakke Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZGYn436Ppj0\">Tom Hanlon vs John Carroll Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8edh-8W5fy8\">Tom Hanlon vs John Carroll Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ibGOR2SbE1U\">Tor Helness vs Fredrik Helness Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B61SkszB-is\">Tor Helness vs Fredrik Helness Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JakZsnfdYQA\">Peter Crouch vs Anita Sinclair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DJekpnlD1zY\">Gunnar Hallberg vs Simon Hult<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-yq4SgW406o\">Sally Brock vs Barry Myers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ZaWOZ_oi4E\">Nick Sandqvist vs Nathalie Shashou Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/phDe4n9s0LM\">Nick Sandqvist vs Nathalie Shashou Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cfe5ce44 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=337\">Watch more of our great series<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=235\">Know someone who would like to learn?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battle of the Partners Famous bridge partnerships in head-to-head battles An interesting twist as well-known bridge partnerships become rivals. 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