USA Wins Silver Medal in 3rd World University Games

The United States team, John Barth-Joel Wooldridge and Jason Feldman-Ari Greenberg, with NPC Ron Smith have finished in second place in the FISU World Games in Tianjin, China. The host China A team from Tianjin Normal University won Gold, leading from wire to wire and playing extremely well. The USA team also played well throughout and finished well ahead of third place Poland B, whom they defeated in the final match of the tournament.

Barth and Greenberg are both graduates of Stanford University, Barth in 2005, Greenberg this year. Feldman attends the University of San Diego Law School, Wooldridge Buffalo State University. To compete in the FISU event, each player must be between the ages of 17 and 28 and either currently enrolled in a University or have graduated last year.

The tournament website has complete Victory Point scores as well as Daily Bulletins with interesting hands and articles about the event.