| EAST MIDLANDS BRIDGE CLUB |
 We are a friendly club. We pride ourselves on our welcome for novice players, to the extent that we restrict our players to Level 2 (this means that experienced players cannot play systems that make it hard for novice players to compete against).
For any further information contact Liz Hall (01283 703705).
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| TEAMS of 8 |
At the end of the 2023 - 2024 season, East Midlands Red were 5th out of 6 teams and East Midlands White were 4th out of 6. Well done and thank you to everyone who played for either team!
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| The PYM BERRY and ALAN & PAT SMITH TROPHIES |
The two competitions will run on the 2nd Monday of each month from January 2024 to December 2024, with the best 6 percentage scores for each pair being aggregated to give an overall score for the year.
Pairs with a combined NGS rating of 10 and above will compete for the Pym Berry trophy, whilst pairs with a combined NGS rating of 9 or less will compete for the Alan and Pat Smith trophy.
To make the scoring fair, on the 2nd Monday of each month the duplicate session will be run as a single winner event. A summary of scores will be updated each month and displayed below.
The NGS ratings of each pair have been recalculated for this year’s competition using the NGS ratings at the end of 2023. This means that a few pairs have changed category for this year.
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2024 Competition
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Jan
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Feb
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March
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April
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Total
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Pym Berry trophy
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David Taylor & Liz Hall
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57.61
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57.71
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62.57
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55.11
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233
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Jim Parker & Judy Lomas
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47.43
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59.02
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52.74
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56.44
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215.63
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Michael Douglas & Philip Anstice
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61.55
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51.21
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49.14
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52.27
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214.17
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Chris Rogers & Richard Hodgkins
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74.56
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61.98
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60.23
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196.77
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David Briggs & John Cater
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58.23
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48.83
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62.12
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169.18
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Stepen Read & Peter Illsley
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55.18
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54.48
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52.27
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161.93
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James Nelson & Gill Nelson
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54.14
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42.85
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57.77
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154.76
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John Griffin & Cedric Cockroft
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59.63
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63.45
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123.08
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Steve Cave & Derek Brooks
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53.76
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60.98
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114.74
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Trevor Pilkington & Tony Haywood
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41.25
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56.06
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97.31
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John Sowter & Amanda Sowter
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67.25
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67.25
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Pravin Taylor & Maciej Lejman
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57.54
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57.54
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Malcolm Young & Tim Hallam
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55.81
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55.81
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Pravin Tailor & Jonathan Jacobs
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54.36
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54.36
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Graham Burgess & Jane Burgess
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47.73
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47.73
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Alan and Pat Smith trophy
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Paul Knighton & Elaine Madden
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42.59
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52.95
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45.96
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44.89
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186.39
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Bert Loomes & Yvonne Mackenzie
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48.35
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49.43
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45.21
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41.1
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184.09
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Derek Turner & Geoff Alderman
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50.82
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42.61
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47.09
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42.8
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183.32
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Jean Rickards & Brian Rickards
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47.89
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40.69
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34.8
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54.73
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178.11
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Mark Baker & James Francis
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33.44
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50.59
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39.07
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41.67
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164.77
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Peter Lowman & Simon Duxon
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51.41
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55.05
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49.47
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155.93
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Mary Cater & Tricia Alderman
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40.07
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50.03
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53.98
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144.08
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Jeffrey Teece & Jeannie Musson
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47.13
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46.76
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47.92
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141.81
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Tim Hallam & Iris White
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51.07
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45.4
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40.53
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137
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Tony Wakeling &Tom Morris
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41.05
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46.88
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47.16
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135.09
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Sue Sanders & Jenny Roe
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41.54
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43.99
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39.02
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124.55
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Margaret Watson & Pat Hobson
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50.72
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49.62
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100.34
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Brian Minion & Robert Shooter
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53.53
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46.21
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99.74
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Wallace Bryce & Mary Styles
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44.66
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54.08
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98.74
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Linda Pritchard & Sue Wright
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41.67
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36.74
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78.41
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Sandra Moore & Jacky Stone
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41.77
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35.23
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77
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Janet Jacques & Jeannie Musson
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54.96
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54.96
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Anne Townsend & Barrie Whitcomb
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51.52
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51.52
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Chris Paling & Glenn Partridge
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48.11
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48.11
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Roger Mallinson & Gill Whalley
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44.24
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44.24
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Sandra Moore & Bian Minion
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43.44
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43.44
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Robert Shooter & Mehdi Modiri
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40.48
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40.48
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| Level 2 Conventions |
Please remember that EMBC Monday night bridge only allows Level 2 systems.
This item addresses the question "What does Level 2 mean'.
It has been updated with the Blue Book changes (1-9-2022).
One Level Opening Bids
A one-level opening bid in a suit must either show 11+ HCP, or show 8+ HCP and satisfy the Rule of 19. An opening 1NT must be non-forcing. It may show any agreed range with at least 10 HCP, with no singleton or void and no 7-card suit. Within those constraints, any common English system may be played e.g.:
• Natural one-level openings (such as Acol), including the possibility of a three-card minor suit opening on some balanced hands
• Five-card majors with better minor or a short club suit
• A strong club, possibly with a nebulous 1D opening (e.g. Precision, Blue Club, Nottingham Club). The 1C opening must, by agreement, satisfy
(a) any hand of at least 16 HCP
(b) any hand of as few as 13 HCP in any two suits totalling 10+ cards
All standard responses are permitted, but (apart from negative responses to a Strong 1C opening, or a catch-all 1NT response) artificial weak bids in response to a one-level suit opening are not allowed. This means transfer responses to a short club opening are not permitted.
Two Level Opening Bids
Any opening that shows 4+ cards in the suit opened is allowed (e.g. Acol Twos, Lucas or Weak Twos, a Precision 2C opening), as is any meaning or meanings showing a hand conforming to 16+ HCP or 13+ HCP in any two suits totalling 10+ cards (e.g. Benjamin 2C and 2D openings).
A two-level opening showing a three-suited (4441, 5431 or 5440) opening bid including length (three or more cards) in the suit opened is also allowed. Alternatively, two of a suit may show a three-suited opening bid short in the suit opened (such as the Precision 2D opening).
‘Multi’ style openings are not allowed. Neither is a 2NT opening bid showing the minors.
Click the title of this item for a summary. Alternatively, if in doubt, please see the EBU Blue Book https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/blue-book/blue-book.pdf or ask an EMBC TD
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| Would you like to learn to play Bridge? |
Bridge Classes are available online and can be set up on a day and time to suit you.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning to play bridge contact Anne Townsend by email at spondonoldschool@yahoo.com or phone 07377 555341
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