Once you’ve made a fool of yourself in public often enough, you pretty much stop minding. At least, that’s my experience of playing bridge on Vugraph (which is broadcast online, for all to watch). These days, all major national and international tournaments are shown online, so there’s no getting away from it; but you quickly learn that every player — even the best — makes blunders under pressure.
That’s my excuse, anyway — in case you saw any of the action from the England women’s bridge trials last weekend. I was lucky enough to be partnering Sally Brock, so despite some egregious mistakes we finished second (Jane Moore and Gillian Fawcett won — they always do), which means we’ll be representing England in the Lady Milne (Home Internationals) next April.
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