Twins Jason and Justin are widely regarded
as the number one pair in the Great Britain Open Team, and have been Europe's
youngest professional pair for the previous 10 years. Fixtures, together
with their father, in the British Team, their unique achievements and family
connections have made them familiar faces in the press worldwide.
Initially introduced to bridge at the age of 11 by mother Olivia,
by 16 the twins were the youngest ever players in the World Olympiad
in Miami, and soon they went on to become European Champions and World
Junior champions. Jeff Morris who runs the Manchester Bridge Club; "They
have a lot of experience and I believe they will do very well.
I am sure they will one day be world champions at senior level."
The Trophy Board
- Gold Coast Australia 2000
NEC Cup Winners 1998, 2000, Silver
1999, Bronze 2002
- Gold Cup Winners 2000, 2002,
2005 semi finalists 2001,1998,1995
- Guernsey Multiple, Pivot and
Swiss Teams 1998, 1996, 1999, 2001
- Chilean Invitational 1998
- Premier League 1998, 1997,
1995, 2002
- Silver Spring Foursomes 2001,
2000, 1998, 1995
- Marlboro Cup China Silver
1998
- Hong Kong Silver Medal 2001
- Singapore Round Robin 1997,
2000, 2001
- Argentinean Teams 1997
- Silver American National Point-a-Board
San Francisco 1996
- Silver American Nationals
Swiss Teams Philadelphia 1996
- Semifinal Spingold, Toronto,
2001
- Trinidad Pairs 1996, 1999
- Djarum Cup Indonesia 1996,
1995
- National Swiss Teams 1996,
1993, 2003
- Silver Guardian Teams 1996,1993
- Silver Premier League 1995
- Singapore Teams and Singapore
Pairs 1995
- Silver Hong Kong pairs 1995
- Kuala Lumpa Teams 1995
- Bronze Icelandic Teams 1995
- Guardian Pairs 1994
- Llangollen Teams 1994
- Life Master Pairs 1994
- Gold Spring Foursomes 1999
2004
- Peru Teams 1999
- Quebec Teams (all three events
1999)
- Donegal Teams 1998, 1999
- Donegal Pairs 1999
- Venezuelan Teams 1999
- Venezuelan Teams 1999
- Australia Surfers Paradise
2000
- Marlboro China Cup Gold 2000
- Swiss Teams, Wiesbaden
- Icelandic Pairs 2001
- Silver Forbo Cup, 2001
- Honeywell Teams, Amsterdam
2001
- Cuba Teams and Pairs, 2001
- Bronze Polish Invitational
Teams, 2001
- Two first places and one second
one American Regional 2002, Kingston,
Canada
- Denver, USA, Winners of Board-a-Match
and Knockout Teams, Second in the Swiss
- St. Moritz 2003
- Cairo 2003
- Hong Kong 2004
- Mind Sports 2004 2005 Point-a-board
and Swiss Teams
- Mind Sports mens Pairs 2004
- Cwmbran 2004, 2006
- Asuka Cup Japan 2005
- West Norwegian Championships
2005
- Imp Pairs Spring Nationals 2005
third.
- Berut Teams 2003, 2005,
- Beirut Siver 2004
- Chairmans Cup Sweden 2005
- Bournemouth Championship Pairs
2005
- Nerja, Spain
Teams 2006
- Commonwealth
Nations Pairs 2006
- Taicang China
Teams 2006
- Donegal Teams 2006
Jason, David Levy, Janet De Botton, Nick Sandqvist
- Donegal Pairs 2006
Jason & David Levy
- Cuba Pairs 2006
Paul & John Armstrong
- Cuba Teams 2006
Paul and John Armstrong, Gitte Hecht-Johannsen & "Pepsi"
- American Nationals
Honolulu 2006: Life Master
Pairs 2nd Paul & John Armstrong
- American Nationals
Honolulu 2006: Final of the Reisinger Paul & John
Armstrong, Jack Mizel and Brian Senior
- Justin and Barbara
were in the Staffordshire team which won their segment in the Tollemache
Cup qualifying
2006
- 3rd in the NEC Cup
Japan (Jason, Justin Paul, John Armstrong and Geir Helgemo) Feb 2007
- 2nd in the Asaka
Cup. Paul, John Armstrong plus the Australian National team Feb 2007
- 1st in the teams
in the Gold Coast Congress, Australia.(Jason, Paul, Tom Hanlon and Bill Hirst)
Feb 2007
- In the Yeh Bros
Cup in Shenzhen, China England+ (Jason, Justin, Paul, John Armstrong, Geir
Helgemo and Tor Helness got to the quarter finals Feb 2007
- John and Paul went
won the $6000 first prize in the Pairs in the Yeh Bros Cup in Shenzhen
Feb 2007
- Paul and Ross Harper
won the pairs at the Easter London Tournament
- Jason and Justin, Janet
de Botton, Nick Sandqvist, Artur Malinowski and David Burn won Crockfords.
- Justin, Janet De Botton,
Nick Sandqvist and Artur Malinowski won the Hubert Phillips
- Justin and Paul, James
Forsyth and Jim McMahon were runners-up in the Scottish Cup
- Paul, John Armstrong,
Peter Hecht-Johansen and Knut Blakset got to the final of the teams in Juan-Les-Pins
Other Recent Results
- Paul won
the Asuka Cup, the Pairs Tournament in Japan held during the NEC Cup.
His partner was Junko Nishimura.
- Brian Corlenius,
Justin, Barbara and Paul were runners-up in The Easter Swiss Teams held
in Blackpool
- Paul and
John Armstrong finished third in the Imp pairs in the Spring American
Nationals held in Pittsburgh
- Justin,
Barbara, Jason and Paul, together with Brian Cornelius won the Staffordshire
League for the second year running. At the moment we are still leading
the Warwickshire League to try and make it four in a row, but in The Manchester
League losing 30-0 to Rita Jordan's team have dented our chances of retaining
the title..
- Jason won
The West Norwegian Team Champoinship, playing with Martin Andressen, who
is Captain of the Norwegian Football team. Teammates were Thomas Charlse,
Arild Rasmussen and Eric Saelsminde.
- In the European
Championships Jason and Justin, David Gold, Tom Townsend, David Price
and Colin Simpson qualified for the Bermuda Bowl final in Estoril, Portugal.
This is the first time that an English Open team has qualified. Paul
was part of the Senior team.
- The Mind
Sports Olympiad held in Manchester saw Justin and Mike Alexander getting
the gold medal in the men’s pairs. In the Board-a-Match teams Jason, Justin,
Paul and Geir Helgemo won Gold and went on to the double by winning the
Swiss teams. Paul also won silver in the senior pairs partnering Peter Sinclair.
- Jason was
in the winning team in the Intercities in Hong Kong.
- Winners
of the Cwmbran Swiss teams were Paul, Brian Cornelius, Gary Hyett and
Craig Fisher.
- The Olympiad
in Istanbul saw Jason and Justin, David Gold, Tom Townsend, David Bakshi
and Andrew Robson won the Round Robin. Jason + Justin finished the leading
World Pair in the Butler ranking.
- Barbara,
Justin, Brian Cornelius finished runners-up in the Coronation Cup.
- Brian
Cornelius, Sandra Fenton, Brian Senior Jason, Justin and Paul retained
the Warwickshire Premier League title for the third year running.
- Janet De
Bottom, Artur Malinoski, Gunnar Hallberg, Nick Sandquist finished second
in Crockfords.
- Brian Cornelius,
Sandra Fenton, Gary Hyett, Barbara, Jason, Justin and Paul retained
the Staffordshire 1st division title
- Brian Cornelius,
Barbara, Justin and Paul won the Doncaster Swiss teams and went on to
win the Sutton Coldfield Swiss teams
- Barbara won
a silver medal at the 2005 Venice Cup in Estoril playing with Pony Nehmert
in the German Women's team
- Paul has been
selected for Camrose Trophy weekend playing with Tony Waterlow against
Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- Paul writing about
Jason and Justin bidding has won the IBPA award for best
bid hand
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