diff --git a/src/GmRelay.Bot/Features/Sessions/CreateSession/Wizard/ITelegramWizardMessenger.cs b/src/GmRelay.Bot/Features/Sessions/CreateSession/Wizard/ITelegramWizardMessenger.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace GmRelay.Bot.Features.Sessions.CreateSession.Wizard;
+
+public sealed record WizardClubOption(Guid ClubId, string Name);
+
+public interface ITelegramWizardMessenger
+{
+    Task<long> EditMessageTextAsync(long chatId, int? messageThreadId, long messageId, string text, Telegram.Bot.Types.ReplyMarkups.InlineKeyboardMarkup keyboard, CancellationToken ct);
+    Task<long> SendGroupMessageAsync(long chatId, int? messageThreadId, string text, Telegram.Bot.Types.ReplyMarkups.InlineKeyboardMarkup keyboard, CancellationToken ct);
+    Task AnswerCallbackAsync(string callbackId, string? text, CancellationToken ct);
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<WizardClubOption>> GetGmClubsAsync(long ownerTelegramId, CancellationToken ct);
+}
diff --git a/src/GmRelay.Bot/Features/Sessions/CreateSession/Wizard/TelegramWizardMessenger.cs b/src/GmRelay.Bot/Features/Sessions/CreateSession/Wizard/TelegramWizardMessenger.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Dapper;
+using Npgsql;
+using Telegram.Bot;
+using Telegram.Bot.Types.ReplyMarkups;
+
+namespace GmRelay.Bot.Features.Sessions.CreateSession.Wizard;
+
+public sealed class TelegramWizardMessenger(
+    ITelegramBotClient bot,
+    NpgsqlDataSource dataSource) : ITelegramWizardMessenger
+{
+    public async Task<long> EditMessageTextAsync(
+        long chatId, int? messageThreadId, long messageId, string text,
+        InlineKeyboardMarkup keyboard, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var msg = await bot.EditMessageText(
+            chatId: chatId,
+            messageId: (int)messageId,
+            text: text,
+            replyMarkup: keyboard,
+            cancellationToken: ct);
+        return msg.MessageId;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<long> SendGroupMessageAsync(
+        long chatId, int? messageThreadId, string text,
+        InlineKeyboardMarkup keyboard, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var msg = await bot.SendMessage(
+            chatId: chatId,
+            text: text,
+            messageThreadId: messageThreadId,
+            replyMarkup: keyboard,
+            cancellationToken: ct);
+        return msg.MessageId;
+    }
+
+    public async Task AnswerCallbackAsync(string callbackId, string? text, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        await bot.AnswerCallbackQuery(callbackId, text: text, cancellationToken: ct);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<WizardClubOption>> GetGmClubsAsync(long ownerTelegramId, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        // Adjusted from the plan: this codebase models "clubs" as game_groups
+        // (V001 created game_groups; V026 added public_slug; no `clubs` table exists,
+        // and game_groups has no `club_id` FK). The picker therefore returns the
+        // game_groups the owner manages as a GM (via group_managers), matching
+        // the WizardClubOption contract (UUID id, name) used downstream.
+        const string sql = """
+            SELECT g.id   AS ClubId,
+                   g.name AS Name
+            FROM game_groups g
+            JOIN group_managers gm ON gm.group_id = g.id
+            JOIN players p ON p.id = gm.player_id
+            WHERE p.platform = 'Telegram'
+              AND p.external_user_id = @ExternalId
+            GROUP BY g.id, g.name
+            ORDER BY g.name
+            """;
+        await using var connection = await dataSource.OpenConnectionAsync(ct);
+        var rows = await connection.QueryAsync<WizardClubOption>(
+            new CommandDefinition(sql, new { ExternalId = ownerTelegramId.ToString() }, cancellationToken: ct));
+        return rows.AsList();
+    }
+}