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39. Andrew Rowberg and Danning Lu - Collegiate Bowl Champs
FromThe Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players
39. Andrew Rowberg and Danning Lu - Collegiate Bowl Champs
FromThe Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jul 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 2017, there was no bridge club at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Then Andrew Rowberg, a recent PhD graduate in computational material science, came along. Four years later, during which bribery cookies were baked, practice sessions held, and talent developed, the UCSB Overbidders Anonymous emerged victorious in the 2021 Online North American Collegiate Bridge Championships. We’re excited to showcase the journey that this UCSB team took from having nothing to winning it all. Episode Highlights: 2:40- The formation of the UCSB Bridge Club 4:05- How Danning learned bridge 5:34- The pieces of the champion team 12:20- COVID can’t stop dedicated college students 13:42- Defeating TST Guest 32 Richard Jeng the Georgia Tech bridge giants 19:10- Freshman clutching it up in the wild Finals match 23:29- Andrew’s teaching philosophy 28:00- Now is your perfect chance to hire a collegiate champion with a PhD in computational material science! 33:07- The overbidders in “Overbidders Anonymous” are no longer anonymous 39:30- The universally dreaded Berkeley monsters 45:35- Proof that playing bridge increases your job prospects 48:10- Danning plays the precise system and likes to take fitness 51:23- The expert’s advice on forming a collegiate championship team 56:00- The secret ingredient in bridge success: sugar
Released:
Jul 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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