On December 16th, we had the pleasure of hosting another successful and high-quality online training session for women with 58 teams (232 players from 19 countries) who come together to create a truly inspiring international atmosphere 🌍💙

A warm thank you to our guest coach, Philippe Cronier, for his valuable contribution at exactly the right moment in the calendar.

📌 We will now take a short break, as the focus shifts to the prestigious 3rd Online European Women’s Teams Championship (January 9-11, 2026). We will be back with another great training session on February 23rd, 2026 wIth the inspiring Jovana Maričić from Serbia

What a wonderful start to our 3rd year of the EBL Online Training Program for Women!

On October 14th, 2025, we kicked off the new training cycle in the best possible way.

✨ 76 teams – 304 players – from 22 countries across Europe joined the session, proving once again that this is one of the most successful EBL initiatives of all time!

This time, we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Anam Tebha – an elite player from the USA, multiple international title holder, and an inspiring figure in the world of Bridge.

Anam was truly outstanding: professional, articulate, and insightful.

Her brilliant analyses of the hands played, combined with her patience and clear explanations during the session, made it one to remember.

💬 Feedback says it all:

“An excellent session!”

“So clear and inspiring!”

“Can’t wait for the next one!”

We can’t wait either – see you in the next training – 

November 11th, 2025 with the great Mikael Rimstedt!

The EBL Women’s Committee is pleased to welcome 2 new members who have recently joined its ranks:

Angeliki Politou (Greece) & Sofija Altman (Serbia).

Both bring a strong commitment to the advancement of women in bridge, along with valuable professional and personal experience.

The Committee looks forward to working closely with Angeliki and Sofija to further its mission of promoting equal opportunities, visibility, and participation for women in bridge across Europe.

Information about the committee members can be found here

Warm congratulations to Angeliki Politou from Greece, who has been selected by the EBL Women’s Committee as the Women’s Coordinator of the Year 2024!

(In 2023, this recognition was awarded to Helle Rasmussen from Denmark.)

Angeliki was chosen following a thorough review of all nominations submitted by national federations.

While many inspiring and dedicated Women's Coordinators were nominated, and each deserved appreciation, the committee ultimately selected one coordinator whose work particularly aligned with this year’s focus and criteria.

Her achievements include:

✅ Advocating for gender equality and strengthening female representation within her federation

✅ Organizing and promoting women’s bridge events both locally and internationally

✅ Ensuring every woman who wanted to improve her bridge skills had the opportunity to do so

✅ Encouraging women to take the leap and gain international experience – and more

In recognition of her outstanding contribution, Angeliki received a Certificate of Appreciation, and thanks to her efforts, the Hellenic Bridge Federation was awarded a €500 reimbursement from the EBL Women’s Fund to support the continued development of women’s bridge.

Her inspiring work has made a real difference in the growth of women’s bridge in Greece – and we’re confident she will continue to spark change across Europe.

👏 Bravo, Angeliki! Your passion is paving the way for many others to follow.

In January 2023, we embarked on an exciting EBL online training journey for women, and since then, we have hosted 24 training sessions, engaging thousands of women and numerous talented coaches.

Yesterday, March 10th 2025 (2 years later), we marked the completion of the last session in the 2nd cycle of our training program, which hosted 264 players from 20 different countries!

A special thank you goes to our closing guest coach, David Bakhshi, for his thorough, attentive, and patient guidance. 

Congratulations to our top 2 ranked teams: Team Eyre, representing England and Lithuania, and Team Kotronarou representing Greece. 

Well done to all participants!

We invite you to join our YouTube channel, where you can review recorded training sessions and receive notifications for new video uploads.

This is also an excellent opportunity to express our deep appreciation to everyone involved: the Women’s Bridge Committee, Women’s Coordinators, TDs, and especially the remarkable staff of the RealBridge platform.

Looking ahead:

We are excited to announce that we will resume initiatives after the 2nd Transnational European Online Women's Teams Championship, taking place from April 25th to 27th on the RealBridge platform.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this outstanding online event and gain valuable international experience,

Registration is still open!

More details about the championship can be found Here