Solani-Ramani tops at Pairs bridge event

MUMBAI: Jitu Solani and TV Ramani, with a percentage of 58.17, finished tops among 26 pairs on June 5 in the Mumbai leg of the Worldwide Simultaneous Pairs bridge event hosted by Matunga Gymkhana.
G Manna/R C Agarwal (59.94 %) were toppers on June 6 among 32 pairs.
The Karnataka pair of Narsimhan and Ravimani with a percentage of 68.79 were the top Indian pair at 26 at world level.
There were 4594 pairs playing the same deals in 200 clubs in 29 countries. The US pair of Harry Schwartz and Paul Kirby, with a percentage of 73.67, were the toppers followed by Barry Symons and Ray Thibeau of Canada (71.31).
Mumbai placings:
June 5: 1. Jitendra Solani/TV Ramani (58.17%) 2. Satish Diwanji/Abhay Todankar (54.33%).3. Anil Padhye/Raju Tolani (54.01%) 4. Devi Bhatnagar/Ravi Raman (52.56 %).
June 6: 1. G Manna/RC Agarwal (59.94%) 2. Anil Padhye/Raju Tolani (56.89%) 3. Jitendra Solani/TV Ramani (56.57%) 4. Alpana Shah/Meena Bajaj (52.72%).