Bridge Champ releases version 1.8.6, the fourth OCBL PATTON is about to begin

Empowering with Blockchain Technology, Setting a New Standard for Fair Online Bridge Competition

The global professional bridge platform Bridge Champ has officially released its brand new version v1.8.6 and announced that the fourth OCBL PATTON International Team Tournament will be held on September 3. This upgrade not only brings significant optimizations in product experience and tournament management, but also leverages the underlying Ignis public chain to provide a transparent, secure, and fair online competitive environment for bridge enthusiasts worldwide.

Multiple New Features Launched, Bridge Champ 1.8.6 Fully Enhances User Experience

Bridge Champ version 1.8.6 has undergone in-depth optimization in three areas: user experience, tournament organization, and AI strategy. The main updates include:

• Support for uploading tournament rules documents (CoC), ensuring openness and transparency of competition systems;

• Reconstruction of the tournament filtering system, improving the efficiency for users to find and participate in events;

• New CTA button on the timeline, allowing players to enter tournaments or view results with one click;

• New mid-game card recognition feature, better aligning with offline bridge operation habits;

• Further optimization of robot bidding logic, enhancing the strategy and challenge of AI matches;

• Visual bug fixes and animation optimizations, such as hand animations and mute prompt layering issues.

In the new version, the tournament preview window has also been moved to the lower left corner of the screen, further optimizing operational convenience and creating a more comfortable online competitive environment for players.

The Fourth OCBL PATTON Team Tournament Coming Soon to the Bridge Champ Platform

As a key event accompanying this version release, the fourth OCBL PATTON Team Tournament will officially kick off at 7:00 PM (UTC+8) (Central European Summer Time) on September 3, 2025. The event is hosted by OCBL (Online Contract Bridge League) and brings together many international strong teams and renowned bridge players, including famous players such as Manno and Di Franco.

Ignis Public Chain: Establishing a Foundation of Trust for Bridge Competition

Bridge Champ stands out in the global wave of bridge digitalization, with one key factor being its underlying trust mechanism built on the Ignis public chain. Ignis is a functional child chain within the Ardor blockchain platform, featuring excellent data on-chain capabilities and access control mechanisms.

Through Ignis, Bridge Champ has achieved:

• Immutable tournament data: All match results, rules documents, and player information can be written on-chain and permanently preserved;

• Full traceability of operational actions: Key nodes such as referee interventions, player bids, and system prompts can all be recorded and verified;

• True "rules as trust": Eliminating concerns about human intervention and enhancing the credibility of tournaments.

This means that every victory achieved by players on the platform is backed by strong technology, providing credible performance guarantees for their bridge careers.

Promoting the Globalization and Professionalization of Online Bridge Competition

Since its launch, Bridge Champ has been committed to bringing the competitive spirit of traditional bridge into the digital space. The platform already supports dozens of tournament types, covers multiple languages, and serves players of all levels from beginners to world champions. Through continuous version iterations and system evolution, Bridge Champ is gradually building a truly global bridge ecosystem.

The Bridge Champ product lead stated: "Fair competition and data transparency are the cornerstones of online competition. With the help of the Ignis public chain, we not only ensure the credibility of the platform, but also provide a technological path for the future development of the entire bridge sport."

About Bridge Champ Bridge Champ is a professional bridge competition platform dedicated to providing a fair, transparent, and secure online bridge competitive environment. The platform supports AI matches, real-person tournaments, custom championships, and referee management systems, and has become the official designated platform for multiple international events.

About Ignis Ignis is a child chain under the Ardor blockchain platform, focusing on practical applications of smart contracts and data recording. As the underlying architecture of Bridge Champ, Ignis provides stable and verifiable data infrastructure.