The Capital City Sectional Bridge Club Tournament was held at the Demonstration Hall and the Bridge Center of Greater Lansing this weekend, with the three-day event kicking off on Friday.

The event, which brought in a total of 104 bridge enthusiasts on Sunday, engulfed the players into the world of bidding and trumping.

Participating in the tournament were members from the MSU Student Bridge Club, which Kales said was active in 1970s, but closed later due to inactivity.

“Back in the late ‘70s, there was the MSU Student Bridge Club, and then students lost interest, so the club disappeared and I just started it up again in the past year,” said Kales, who is an MSU alumnus.

Kales said the organization has a low number of players due to it recently starting back up.

Kalamazoo, Mich. resident Cherie Abbe, who has been playing bridge for 12 years, said the game gives her an opportunity to sharpen her brain.

“I was looking for something to do that was competitive and challenged my mind,” Abbe said. “I come to the Lansing event every year and I absolutely look forward to the next years’ events.”

Okemos resident Brian Schroeder, who got introduced to the game in high school expressed hope that the MSU Student Bridge Club would attract more players in the upcoming semesters.

“(Demonstration Hall at MSU) seems like a really good place to have a bridge tournament,” Schroeder said. “MSU has started a bridge club, so hopefully more people will get involved in bridge.”