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Orlando Campos
Indian bridge player (1925–1994)
Orlando "Ollie" Campos (1925[1]–1994[2]) was an Indian bridge player.
Campos was the mainstay of the famous Ruia team that dominated the Indian bridge scene from 1958 through the late seventies.[2] He represented India in seven world championships and two zonal championships.[1] His 22 national wins include open teams twice and open pairs once.[1] He has been featured in many bridge publications, the most recent being a hand featured in the book Easier Done Than Said: Brilliancy at the Bridge Table by Dr. Prakash K. Paranjape.[3] His most frequent partner was Ashok Ruia.[2]
"Ollie", as he was popularly known was a fine technician and also one of the fastest players in the world. For a long time he held the record for the highest number of masterpoints in India.[1]