Bridge players from Shanxi University pose for a photo after receiving prizes at a bridge collegiate invitational tournament held in Shandong University on April 30. [Photo/sxu.edu.cn]

Shanxi University team dominates the Third Shanhe Bridge Collegiate Invitational Tournament held at Shandong University from April 29 to 30.

The team from North China was led by two faculty members and consisted of 13 students from different Shanxi University colleges and schools. The group won the men's and women's team competitions, the women's pair event, and came second in men's pair event.

Launched in 2015, the bridge tournament has been an important platform for colleges from Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, and Anhui provinces to compete and communicate. The popularity of the competition has grown, as have the skill levels, with this year’s event being hosted by Chinese Collegiate Bridge association and attracting six college delegations.