Matilda Poplilov
Matilda Poplilov is a Bulgarian–Israeli contract bridge player. She is a World International Master and a European Master. Poplilov has represented both Bulgaria and Israel at European and world championships, earning gold, silver and bronze medals at the European level and a bronze medal at the World Bridge Olympiad.
Biography
Popliloc is a graduate of the Technical University of Sofia in 1976. From 1976 to 1990, Poplilov worked at the Institute of Microelectronics in Sofia, and from 1990 until her retirement 2015, she was employed at the Israel Electric Corporation as a lead programmer.Since 2003, Poplilov has been the editor of the Israel Bridge Federation's magazine BRIDGE.
Bridge career
Poplilov is a multiple winner of numerous national and international contract bridge titles – pairs, mixed pairs, women's teams, and mixed teams.Major achievements
- 1987 – European champion in women's pairs in Brighton – the first European champion in this format.
- 1988 – bronze medal at the World Team Olympiad in Venice.
- 1989 – bronze medal at the European Bridge Championships in Turku.
- 1990 – Open pairs champion of Israel – the first woman to win this title in Israel.
- 1997 – bronze medal at the European Bridge Championships in Montecatini.
- 2000 – member of the open national team of Israel at the Bridge Olympiad in Maastricht – the first woman to be included in Israel's open team.
- 2006 – champion of Israel in open teams – the first women to win this title.
- 2007 – silver medal with the women's team of England.
- 2007 – European champion in mixed teams in Antalya, team Dhondy.
- 2014 – champion of Israel in women's pairs with Ilana Berner
- 2017 – third place in Israel women's pairs championship with Ilana Berner.
Other Team Events Positions
- 2016 – coach of the Bulgaria senior team at the – 53rd European Team Championships, Budapest 2016.
- 2019 – coach of the Bulgaria senior team at the World Bridge Championships – 44th World Bridge Teams Championships, Wuhan 2019.