Cezary Balicki

Cezary Balicki, 42 years old, lives in Wroclaw. He is a former chess instructor, but now a bridge professional. He represents AZS Politechnika Wroclaw bridge club. He is the holder of numerous Polish championship titles, and has many times represented Poland in the national team. His biggest international achievements (all of them with Adam Zmudzinski) include: first place in European Open Teams Championship in Turku 1989, third place in the Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, third place in World Open Pairs Championship, Geneva 1990, third place in European Teams Championship in Killarney 1991, second place in Bermuda Bowl, Jokohama 1991, first place in European Team Championship, Menton 1993, second place in Rosenblum Cup, Albuquerque 1994, second place in the European Teams Championship, Montecatini 1997, first place in the World Transnational Teams Bermuda 2000. Also: first place in TOP 16 MACALLAN PAIRS, London 1994, first place in SPINGOLD TEAMS, Albuquerque 1997, second place in REISINGER TEAMS, St. Louis 1997, second place in SPINGOLD TEAMS, Chicago 1998, fourth place in the Par Contest (Jean Besse Trophy) at Lille 1998. Winner of many big pairs and team tournaments in Europe, North America and Australia.

Krzysztof Jassem

Krzysztof Jassem lives in Poznan. He is a 35 year old doctor of mathematics and computer science and a specialist in the field of artificial intelligence(!). He is a research worker at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan. Krzysztof has collected numerous Polish Championship titles, which he has won for the following bridge clubs: Budowlani Poznan, Czarni Slupsk, Silesia Gliwice and Unia Winkhaus Leszno which he currently represents together with his partner Piotr Tuszynski and the partnership of Jacek Pszczola with Michal Kwiecien. His biggest international achievement was coming second in World Transnational Open Teams Hammamet 1997. He made his debut in Polish national team in European Open Teams Championship Malta 1999. With his partner Piotr Tuszynski he was the best Polish pair in Butler scoring. Poland came sixth which granted them the last qualifying place for Bermuda Bowl 2000 (where Poland lost by 4 imps to USA 2 in the quaterfinal). This year Jassem and Tuszynski came third in CAP GEMINI tournament at The Hague. Krzysztof for the past few years is also a successful bridge journalist.

Michal Kwiecien

Michal Kwiecien is a 43 year old car engineer from Lublin and a businessman. His bridge club is Unia Winkhaus Leszno. Biggest wins: first place in World Open Pairs Championship, Lille 1998, second place in European Open Teams Championship, Montecatini 1997, third place in World Transnational Open Teams, Hammamet 1997 (all of them with Jacek Pszczola). He also won gold in European Junior Teams Championship Salsomaggiore 1982 (with his former partner Marek Wojcicki). Numerous titles of Polish Champion (also in Juniors), winner of Polish and international tournaments. He has played together with Jacek Pszczola for eight years now. Kwiecien and Pszczola were the best Polish pair during Bermuda Bowl 2000 (third place in Butler scoring).

Jacek Pszczola

Jacek Pszczola is the youngest player in the Polish, he is a 33 year old mining engineer from Lublin and a businessman. His bridge club is Unia Winkhaus Leszno. He is a former Polish Junior Champion and is now trying for his first titles in the open category. Best achievements: World Open Pairs Championship, Lille 1998, second place in European Open Teams Championship, Montecatini 1997, third place in World Transnational Open Teams, Hammamet 1997. He also won the prestigious Polish bridge event - Festiwal Solidarnosci in Slupsk 1995. One year ago, during Fall North American Bridge Championships in Boston he made a successful debut in America. Jacek and Michal Kwiecien have now played together for eight years.

Piotr Tuszynski

Piotr Tuszynski is a 45 years old railway transport engineer from Warsaw. He is the winner of multiple Polish championships and has represented his country in numerous international events. He has also won many national and international tournaments. His biggest achievements are: winning the Bridge Olimpiad Seattle 1984 (with Jacek Romanski), silver medals in the World Transnational Open Teams Hammamet 1997 (with Krzysztof Jassem) and in European Junior Pairs Championship Monte Carlo 1980 (with Piotr Gawrys). Currently he forms a partnership with Krzysztof Jassem. They came third in the CAP GEMINI 2000 tournament at The Hague.

Adam Zmudzinski

Adam Zmudzinski is 44 years old and he lives in Katowice where he is an engineer of electronics and currently a bridge professional and instructor. Sport club - AZS Politechnika Wroclaw. Adam is a winner of numerous Polish championship titles as well as of many pair and team tournaments in Poland and abroad.. He has also represented Poland in numerous international events. Biggest international achievements - see Cezary Balicki's profile. Adam and Cezary form a successful and a long-lasting (over fifteen years) partnership.

Jan Rogowski

Jan Rogowski is the non-playing captain of the Polish team. He is 51 years old doctor of agricultural science and a research worker at the Warminsko-Mazurski University in Olsztyn. He is also a vice-chairman of the Polish Bridge Federation.

Wojciech Siwiec

Team's coach - Wojciech Siwiec is 47 years old chemistry engineer from Warsaw. He is a bridge expert and a professional bridge journalist, the editor of Przeglad Brydzowy, the official Polish Bridge Union magazine.

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