Julian Y. Pottage (born 1962) is a British contract bridge player, writer, and teacher, who studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is also well known as a collector of bridge problems, and writes a monthly problem column in Britain's Bridge Magazine.
He is the Bridge Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, a regular contributor to English Bridge and, prior to Mr Bridge’s retirement, was Associate Editor of BRIDGE.
He has written or co-authored 26 books on bridge, including Bridge Problems for a New Millennium and The Extra Edge In Play with Terence Reese (1913–1996). He also co-edited the 2010 second edition of Clyde E. Love's Bridge Squeezes Complete.
His book Play or Defend? won the International Bridge Press Association's 2004 Book of the Year Award, as did A Great Deal of Bridge Problems, in 2014.
Pottage is from Hampshire and went to school at St John's College in Southsea and Millfield school in Somerset. After reading mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge, Julian had a career in the occupational pensions industry. More recently his work has concentrated on bridge writing and breeding golden retriever dogs, his kennel name being Yorkbeach.
As a player, Pottage has participated in several national and international events, notably winning the Pachabo and Tollemache double in 1999. In recent years he has won several simultaneous pairs, including the inaugural Peter Jordan trophy. Julian was in the winning England team in the 1984 Junior Camrose and, having moved to Wales in 2005, has represented Wales in a number of international competitions. Since 2023, his caps for Wales include the most recent 3 European Championships and at least 1 Camrose weekend for each of the preceding 6 years.
He lives in Wales. He and his wife have 4 now adult children.
Bibliography + Books created by Julian Pottage Title Published Co-author Art of Psychic Bidding, the 2003 Peter BurrowsBack through the Pack 2006 Bridge Behind Bars 2008 Nick SmithBridge Player's Companion, the 2006 Bridge Problems for a New Millennium 2001 Clues from the Bidding at Bridge 1990 2005 Defend or Declare 2012 Defend These Hands with Me 2006 Easy Guide to Defensive Signals at Bridge 2005 Extra Edge in Play at Bridge 1994 2005 Terence ReeseGolden Rules for Rubber Bridge Players, the 2005 Golden Rules of Competitive Auctions, the 2003 Marc SmithGolden Rules of Constructive Bidding, the 2002 Marc SmithGolden Rules of Declarer play, the 2001 Marc SmithGolden Rules of Defence, the 2000 Marc SmithGolden Rules of Opening Leads, the 2004 Great Deal of Bridge Problems, a 2007 Little Book of Bridge Secrets 2012 Masterpieces of Declarer Play 2001 Masterpieces of Defence 2002 More Hocus Pocus 2002 Erwin BrecherPlay or Defend 2003 Positive Declarer Play at Bridge 1986 2005 Terence ReesePositive Defense at Bridge 1985 2005 Terence ReeseWhy You still Lose at Bridge 2013 Win the Big Match 2004
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Tollemache Cup History