Bridge club players from Wānaka and Cromwell clubs came out on top in the Wānaka intermediate pairs bridge tournament last Sunday.

Mark Harry and Marc Simmonds, both from Wānaka, won the tournament with an average score of 60.36 percent across the two sessions of play. They played consistently throughout the tournament, scoring 61 percent in the morning session and 60 percent in the afternoon session.

Wānaka’s Lesley Davies and Cromwell’s Andrew McLennan trailed closely behind Harry and Simmonds with an average of 59.33 percent. Davies and McLennan led the field after the first session of play with a round of 70 percent, but they dropped away in the afternoon session.

Wānaka’s Carolyn Field and Jen Milburn placed third with an average of 58.70 percent.

The top junior pair at the tournament were John Schwarz and Neil Robinson, both from Wānaka.