Bridge Champion felicitated

A grand Bridge tournament was held at Otters Aquatic Club in honour of .M Chelliah who has been the outstanding player produced by Sri Lanka from the inception of the game in this country.

Speaking after dinner and before the presentation of prizes Ranil Mendis on behalf of all players said that Chelliah's achievements as a Bridge player is unmatched by any other and detailed his record.

Chelliah is the leading Master Point holder in the record books of the Bridge Federation. He is the only person to hold the combined titles of Grand Master Sri Lanka and Life Master of the American Contract

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Continuing, Mendis said that Chelliah is much more than a great player. He has been outstanding, as a teacher and is the mentor of all the best Sri Lankan players.

Recalling his own experience with .Chelliah, Mendis said that he was a nondescript player until he had the good fortune to receive a few lessons before Chelliah temporarily migrated to Canada.

These lessons were an amazing revelation. From .Chelliah he learnt the underlying logic of Bridge bidding systems and the impact that this had on his own performance was tremendous.

Thanks to Chelliah's teaching he himself has won a few tournaments and has the confidence to compete on equal terms with any Sri Lankan National Standard Player.