Mr. Kokish won two North American titles and earned medals at four world championships, and went on to coach elite teams in Brazil, the Netherlands and Indonesia
After winning the pairs event, 13-year-old Anshul Bhatt captained Team Blitz to win the teams event in the U-16 World Youth Transnational Bridge Championships teams event in Salsomaggiore, Italy.He was awarded the Gold in Overall Performance in .