Colchester Duplicate Bridge Club
Colchester Duplicate Bridge Club
 
Club Teams of Four

There's a Teams event here at Highwoods on Sunday October 16.

Haven't played Teams before? Try it! 

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Members' News
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Upcoming Events & Recent Results

Click in this box to reach the website showing upcoming Suffolk Bridge events and recent results.

Host List
To see the Host List for this year click on the Programme & Host List tab on this website.

If you cannot host on the specified day, please arrange to switch with another member and advise the Secretary, Paul Rickard, so that the website can be updated.
Club Etiquette
Please note that your Club Committee has agreed that, to avoid any risk of spillage onto the cloths, cards or bidding boxes, NO DRINKS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BRIDGE TABLES. Your cooperation is appreciated.
System Cards
We should all have System Cards (they used to be called Convention Cards) on the table. Why? Because if something happens and the Director is called, he is more likely to rule against you if you cannot show that what you said or did is in line with your partnership agreement.

So: If you have a regular partner, WRITE DOWN YOUR AGREEMENTS and keep your system card with you ! Blank and standard system cards can be downloaded from the EBU website (Click on Useful Links>EBU> Documents>L&E Publications>Convention Cards).

For casual partnerships, STILL have something in writing -- why not keep some copies of a summary of what you usually do and, in discussion with your new partner, mark it up to show what you are going to do with them tonight. It might even help you remember what you've agreed !! To see an example of such a summary sheet click on Sample System Summary, on the left - this one is for Benji Acol with a few standard conventions.
 
Competition Rules
This page contains details on the club competititions and the rules.
 
 
  Club Pairs Championship
Winner is the pair with the highest average of the best 4 actual % scores on 8 specific club evenings from October to June.
  Handicap Trophy & Ludlow Cup
Winners are the members with the highest average of the best 20 handicap scores for match pointed events from October to September. The highest gentleman wins the Handicap Trophy and the highest lady wins the Ludlow Cup. The handicap score is the sum of the actual % score and the handicap.
  Club Championship
Winner is the member with the highest average of the best 20 actual % scores for all match pointed events from October to September.
  The Leishman Tankards
Knock out pairs competition played from January to September using handicap scores. Handicap score is the sum of the actual % score and the average of the combined individual handicaps. Played on a match pointed pairs evening with each round to be played by a specified date.
  Handicap Score Calculation
Handicaps are based on the average actual % scores for the previous 12 months taken away from 50.00.Examples: For a member with a 12 month average of 52.51% the handicap would be -2.51 and for an average of 46.25% the handicap would be +3.75.Handicaps are recalculated at the beginning of each month.For members who have not played at least 5 times in the previous 12 months and for visitors their handicap will be -5.00.For a pair, their handicap will be the average of the combined individual handicaps.The handicap score is the sum of the actual % score and the handicap.