Interview with Sabine Auken
Interview with Samantha Punch: Las Vegas NABC, July 2014 Sabine Auken (born 1965) is German but lives in Denmark. In recent years she has competed successfully in Open bridge events with regular partner Roy Welland, who is also her life partner. [...]
Bridge under the Sociologist’s Lens
A conversation with Professor Samantha Punch by Francesca Canali from the European Bridge League. She sits among you at every major tournament. She plays, she competes, she travels from city to city like everyone else. But while you obsess over squeezes [...]
Remembering Susanna
Interview with English bridge player, Susanna Gross, by Samantha Punch, August 2014 When I mentioned that I was doing a project on the sociology of bridge you said ‘oh wow that’s great, that’s my favourite topic’ – why’s that? Are you [...]
BAMSA’s Youth Research enters a new phase
BAMSA’s “Bridge, Youth and MindSport Education” research project has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its international research fieldwork. The fieldwork completed over 2025 captured rich insights based on in-depth interviews with young bridge players, parents, schoolteachers, and bridge [...]
The Growth of Mindsports
The role of mindsports in developing critical thinking skills and fostering social connections has never been more relevant. As our world increasingly demands cognitive agility and creative problem-solving abilities, two new resources shed light on how mindsports can help shape our [...]
John Matheson Interview
Scottish bridge is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr John Matheson, one of our greatest ever players. I was lucky to speak with John as my first pilot interview when starting my journey into bridge research eleven years ago. He [...]