Pia Andersson and Arne Larsson are the new Mixed Pairs Champions of Europe! The Swedish pair delivered a title winning session score of 63.01%. They finished well clear of two pairs from 'La belle France'.

Catherine d'Ovidio-Saul and Paul Chemla are no strangers when it comes to award ceremonies, and a smiling Catherine was delighted to collect her first medal since her marriage!

Colette Lise and José Damiani took third place. It was not the first time Anna Maria Torlontano had called the President of the World Bridge Federation to the podium. However this time he was being awarded a medal, not presenting one!

The Consolation was won by Italy's Rosa Corchia and Guiseppe Matricardi who just edged out a couple of Weltmeisters, Germany's Andrea Rauscheid and Roland Rohowsky. France's Nathalie Courty and Hervé Schiatti were third.

There was more glory for France when Marie-France Renoux and Philipe Rey took the prize for the leading Senior's pair. Marie-France is one half of the reigning European Senior Pairs Champions, having won the title last year with Nadine Cohen.

Another highlight of yesterday's prize giving ceremony was the presentation of the Silver Medal of the European Bridge League to the person whose idea it was to stage these Championships, the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Vice president of the Deutscher Bridge Verband, Anneliese Schmidt-Bott.