Kolkata, May 4 -- Defending champions Formidables successfully retained their team title, defeating Mavericks with a convincing 159-97 win on International Match Points (IMPs) at the 8th All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship organised by the Corporate Bridge Association of India in the final held on Sunday.

In the match point pairs event, the duo of Pinaki Prasad Khan and Satyabrata Mukherjee emerged victorious.

Pairs event winners Pinaki Prasad Khara & Satyabrata Mukherjee with their trophies. Photo Courtsey: Prosenjit Samanta

The Formidables team comprised Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumit Mukherjee, Kaustabh Nandi, Sagnik Roy, and Sayantan Kushari.

Mavericks, represented by three foreign players - Heral Eide from Norway, Oren Toledano a...