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Anshul Bhatt is a bridge player from Mumbai, India. He was the winner of gold medals in Under-16 Pairs, Teams, and Overall Performance at the 7th World Youth Transnational Bridge Championships held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, 2022.
Anshul Bhatt was born in 2008 in Mumbai, India. He studies at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai.
Bhatt started playing bridge at the age of six and a half years. He played his first tournament at Indian Gymkhana in Mumbai at the age of 7. He was the youngest to represent India at the age of 8 at any World Youth Bridge Championships [1] in Lyon, France. At the event, he was also the youngest recipient of Joan Gerard Award in the U-16 category. [2]
Bhatt is also a squash player, and attended a camp where he was trained by Ritwik Bhattacharya. [3]
Bhatt won three gold medals – Pairs Teams (as Captain) and Overall Performance – for India at the Under-16 World Bridge Transnational Youth Championships in August 2022 at the 7th World Youth Transnational Bridge Championships held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy by the World Bridge Federation. [4]
Bhatt was trained by Eric Kokish, who died in 2023 [5] and Keyzad Anklesaria from India.
In December 2022, Bhatt joined was selected as the joint 2022 - Personality of the Year by International Bridge Press Association. [6]
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