Berry Westra (born February 28, 1961) is a

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professional. At age 18 he made his debut with former bridge world champion Hans Kreijns in the ''meesterklasse'' (the highest competitive level in the Dutch bridge league). In 1986 Westra became European champion youth bridge. The

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in the same category followed a year later. As member of the Dutch national team, he ended third at the

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in 1992 as well as in the European Teams Championship of 1995. In 1993 he won the

Bermuda Bowl The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wuh ...

, the World Championship Open Teams. In 2007 Westra won a bronze medal at the European Team Championships in

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. Apart from playing bridge at national and international levels, Westra also wrote many bridge books. Westra was born in

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, North Holland, and he lives in

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