News Archive - 2017 |
This page shows old "News Items" published in, or relating to, the current calendar year, for which the Home Page no longer has room. It includes hyperlinks to the detailed Results, where available.
Items are in reverse-date sequence: the most recent first.
See the menu items to the left for earlier years. These are segregated by calendar year, rather than competition year, as it's probably easier to find things that way.
The pages for the now-defunct "Friendly League" (Club Teams of Eight) have been placed below the general archive.
Your Web Master may in the near future initiate a project to sort these annual pages into a more meaningful Archive, but so far all that has been done is to tidy them up and make the context apparent. In the interim, suggestions from the membership are welcome!
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Daytime Seniors’ Pairs and Essex Seniors’ Cup |
Daytime Senior's Pairs and Essex Seniors' Cup
for the trophy presented by Mr & Mrs AJ Morley
The Seniors Cup Events are open for pairs whose combined ages total at least 110 years on 1st October each year, with the younger player aged at least 50.
The Seniors’ Cup will be awarded to the player or pair who achieve the most place points from the three sessions.
2018/19 Season - Schedule & Results
Please note that the Start Time is 10.30am for 10.45am.
Entry Fee £30 per pair per session
Entry Fee includes a plated lunch and tea or coffee is available from 10.30 am
Holder of the Cup: Ray Clarke For the 2017/18 Leader Board: Click Here
Entry Form
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EBU Competitions - Metropolitan Cup |
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ECBA Clubs - Charity Events |
A message from Cath Fox:
We have allocated all the funds we raised for Cathe Bridge to the COVID-19 emergency. If anyone knows of a charity or community group that needs support please call the ECF grants team on 01245 356018.
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ECBA Clubs - Southend and Leigh Bridge Club |
! FRIDAY EVENINGS IN LEIGH !
Start your weekend with an easy relaxed game of bridge.
Start 7pm, finish 10pm.
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ECBA Clubs - Southend and Leigh Bridge Club |
SATURDAY EVENING IN LEIGH
A message from the SLBC Lady Chairman:
Enjoy a Saturday night out with a friendly relaxed game of bridge. Visitors welcome. If you fancy a tipple in the break bring along your own wine. Tee and coffee provided.
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Children in Needs Charity |
Congratulations to
David Embleton & Roy Young
for 3rd place (out of 2546) at the Monday CIN Sims
Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy
for 6th place (out of 1803) at the Tuesday CIN Sims
Marc Chawner & Bernie Hunt
for 13th place (out of 1975) at the Wednesday CIN Sims
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Eastern Counties League |
Fourth Game of the Season
Essex played Northants at home as follows:
A Team lost 4-16 B Team drew 10-10 C Team lost 4-16
Results
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EBU Overseas Congress - Sicily |
NEWS FROM SICILY
More than 30 Essex Players are having a fabulous time in Sicily with some decent results.
Pre Congress Pairs
2nd - Paul & Val Mollison, 3rd - Graham Foster & Colin Scott, 8th - Cath Fox & Anne Owen
Open Pairs
4th - Peter Scotting & Stephen Lally
Pivot Teams - Blue
1st - Team Mollison, 3rd - Team Scott, 6th - Team Scotting
Swiss Pairs
10th - Bernie Hunt & Ray Clarke, 15th - Graham Foster & Colin Scott
Mixed Pairs
6th - Ray Clarke & Petra Bromfield
Swiss Teams
8th - Marcia Levan-Harris, John McCoy & 2 others
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Felixstowe Congress |
♠ Well done to our Essex Players in Felixstowe ♠
Swiss Pairs
3rd Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe
Swiss Pairs Consolation - winner Graham Beeton & Rick Hanley
Swiss Pairs Qualifying - 3rd John Ward & Alan Aylott, 5th June Brown & Cath Fox
Swiss Teams
3rd Jill & Roger Tattersfield, Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy
5th= Team Elliott, 7th= Team Chorley, Team Davies, 9th Team Beeton, 10th Team Levan-Harris
X-IMPS Teams
TOP with +116.93 (!!!) - Robert Elliott & Sandy Riach
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ECBA - Warboys - September 2019 |
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Overall Leaderboard Warboys 2018 |
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Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer won the Warboys Trophy with an average 1.01 Imps per board.
Click heading above for the Overall Leaderboard Session, click below for B-flight Leaderboard.
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Leaderboard Warboys B-Flight - Sessions 1 to 5 |
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Warboys 2019 |
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE WARBOYS TROPHY:
Martin Smith (average 1.17 Imps per board)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE WARBOYS B-FLIGHT:
Alan Bryant and Geoff Webber (average 1.01 Imps per board)
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Eastern Counties League |
Third Game of the Season
Essex played Suffolk at home as follows:
A Team won 12-8 B Team drew 10-10 C Team drew 10-10
Butler Scoring
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ECBA - Warboys - August 2019 |
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Eastern Counties League |
Second Game of the Season
Essex played Herts away as follows:
A Team lost 6-14 B Team lost 4-16 C Team lost 6-14
Butler Scoring
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ECBA - Leagues |
ESSEX LEAGUES
Essex Contract Bridge Association run a League for Teams of Four each year.
The season runs from October to April and is normally five or six games.
If you would like to enter a team could you please contact Bernie Hunt by email
firstclassbridge@btconnect.com. If you want further details please ring on 07973-925315.
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EBU - Eastbourne Summer Meeting |
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EBU - Scarborough Congress |
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ECBA Clubs - Falcon Bridge Club, CM3 3FB |
New Club
Ted Cockle has set up a small bridge club which is aimed at in-experienced players who wish to improve, Monday mornings at 9.45 for play at 10am. There is a host system so no partner is needed. A number of experienced players will also attend to help and to play with.
Wishing you every success with your new club.
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Essex Herts GP Congress |
♠ CONGRATULATIONS ♠
Roy Button & Maria Budd for winning the Swiss Pairs
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley, Colin Campbell & Ross Midgley for winning the Swiss Teams
Essex Pairs in Top 20:
12th - Graham Olliffe & Keith Thompson
14th - Richard Register & Robert Elliott
Essex Teams in Top 15:
7th - Sandy Riach & Martin Smith, Sandy Smith & John Sutcliffe
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EBU - Seniors Congress Eastbourne |
Well Done to our Essex players in Eastbourne
Graham Beeton & Ray Clarke - 4th Pair A Final
Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting - 5th Pair B Final
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ECBA - Warboys - June 2019 |
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ECBA - Warboys - July 2019 |
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ECBA -Club Pairs |
ECBA Club Pairs
Congratulations to
Alan Aylott & John McCoy
&
Mayflower Bridge CLub
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Eastern Counties League |
First Game of the Season
Essex A Team won 17-3 against Cambridge University
Results
the webmaster apologises for this late reporting
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Eastern Counties League (Copy) |
First Game of the Season
Essex A Team won 17-3 against Cambridge University
Results
the webmaster apologises for this late reporting
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EBU-Pachabo Cup |
Team Essex
(Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner, Frank Morrison & D Sherman)
played a respectable 16th place (out of 29) in the Patchabo Cup
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Other County Competitions - Oxford Congress |
Congratulations to
Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton
for 5th place at the Oxford Congress
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EBU - Corwen Trophy |
Well done to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
for 7th place (out of 94!!) in the Corwen Trophy
being through to the last 16 teams in the country for the National Crockfords Cup
for playing in Round 3 in the EBU Silver Plate competition
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Essex Team of Four and Switch Cup for Teams |
CHANGE OF DEADLINE
The Deadline for Entries to the Essex Teams of Four Championship and Essex Switch Cup for Teams has been extended to 6 June 2018. For any queries please contact Val Mollison.
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EBU - Nicko Plate |
Well done to Mountnessing A for playing in R4 (last 16) of the Nicko Plate.
Good luck for the next round against Young Chelsea K
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ECBA - AGM |
The ECBA Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM.
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ECBA - Members |
♠ ♥ CONGRATULATIONS ♣ ♦
to Peter Scotting for his Promotion to Grand Master
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Essex Clubs - Barleylands |
A message from Bernie Hunt:
As per 1st June the Monday and Thursday evening sessions @ Barleylands will start at 7pm and finish at 10pm. Friday evening session start remains 7.30pm.
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ECBA Competitions - Championship Pairs |
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EBU Competitions - National Pairs Finals |
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EBU Competitions - British Spring Sim Pairs |
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EBU Competitions - Portland Pairs |
Congratulations to
Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe
for an amazing 3rd place (out of 246) at the Portland Pairs
Well done also to:
26th: Tony Verran & Naomi Cohen
33rd: Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton
39th: Mary Homer & Peter Styles
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ECBA Competitions - Spring Seniors |
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ECBA Competitions - Spring Seniors |
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ECBA Competitions - Switch Cup |
Congratulations to
Martin & Sandy Smith, Ted Cockle & Tony Philpott
for winning the Essex Switch Cup
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ECBA - Warboys - February 2019 (Copy) |
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ECBA Clubs - Collier Row |
A message from Robert Elliott:
Collier Row Bridge Club (North Romford Community Centre RM5 3QJ, Thursdays 7.30pm) has reintroduced its host system on a slightly different basis. Anyone wanting to give the club a try can book the host for a particular Thursday night by phoning the club secretary, Helen Evans, on 01708 751074, by no later than 4pm on the day. The host is bookable on a first-come, first-served basis, but if already booked Helen will do her best to match you with any other unpaired single if you wish.
You can book the host a maximum of 3 times, if you wanted to continue playing after that you would be expected to pair up with a regular partner and join the club.
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ECBA Competition Programme |
Competition Programme 2019-20
This has now been emailed to Club Secretaries. Please note that the Programme may get out of date, so check the website Calendar and onward links for current information.
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East Anglian Congress |
Congratulations to
Graham Beeton & Rick Hanley
for 1st place in the EABW Swiss Pairs
Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting, Val & Paul Mollison
for 4th place in the EABW Swiss Teams
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
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EBU Competitions - Ranked Masters Pairs & Masters Pairs |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
There were some decent results for Essex Players in heavy playing fields:
Grand Masters - 17/26: Albert Kitchin & Chris Taylor
Premier Life Masters - 3/17:Ray Clarke & Graham Beeton
Premier Life Masters - 8/17: Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting
Regional Masters - 9/12: Cath Fox and Ann Owen
Masters: 49/242: Colin Scott & Tony French
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
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ECBA Competitions |
Winners Ray Cornell Trophy
Team Mid Essex A
Richard Register & Robert Elliott, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
Winners Ray Cornell Prize
Team Mountnessing
Frank Morrison & Peter Franklin, Graham Beeton & David Piper, Roger & Jill Tattersfield, John Sutcliffe & Alaric Cundy
Congratulations to Team Mountnessing for representing Essex in the Garden Cities Competition.
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EBU -SIMS |
Congratulations to
Bernie Harrison & Dave Duffy
for 1st Place in the Thursday Bridge England SIMS
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EBU - Overseas Congress |
NEWS FROM ATHENS
Congratulations to our Essex Players in Greece:
Pre-Congress Pairs: 2nd Cath Fox & Ann Owen, 4th Paul & Val Mollison
Swiss Pairs: 6th Paul & Val Mollison
Pivot Teams: 1st Cath Fox & Anne Owen, Paul & Val Mollison
Ladies Pairs: 1st Cath Fox & Ann Owen
Mixed Pairs: 2nd Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton
Swiss Team: 2nd Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton (WOR), Kathy & Denis Talbot (OXF)
Swiss Teams: 4th Val & Paul Mollison, Cath Fox & Ann Owen
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ECBA Clubs - Woodham Ferrers Congress |
Congratulations to:
Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe
for winning the Woodham Ferrers Congress Swiss Pairs
Results
Richard Register & Robert Elliott, Simon Moorman & Peter Oake
for winning the Woodham Ferrers Congress Swiss Teams
Results
Richard Register & Robert Elliott
for winning the Trophy for Best Combined Performance over the two days
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ECBA Competitions - Gwen Herga |
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ECBA Competitions - Swiss Pairs |
Congratulations to:
Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
for winning the ECBA Swiss Pairs
Results
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Eastern Counties League |
Fifth Game of the Season
Essex played Beds at home as follows:
A Team won 19-1 B Team won 13-7 C Team won 15-5
Results
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EBU Competitions - London Year End Congress |
Congratulations to:
Jacek Lapszys & Sandy Riach, Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner
for 2nd Place (out of 86) in the Swiss Teams
Some other good results for the Essex Players:
Jack High Swiss Pairs 8th/36: Cathy MacNaughton and Maureen Walker
Open Pairs 26th/89: Graham Beeton & Robert Elliott
Mixed Pairs 28th/78: Tony Verran & Naomi Cohen
Swiss Teams 31st/86: Pat Johnson, Peter Scotting, Tony Verran & Andrew Macalister
Results
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ECBA Competitions - Mixed Pairs |
Congratulations to:
Robert Elliott & Maureen Huntingford
for winning the ECBA Mixed Pairs
Laurie & Stephanie Burtt
for winning the ECBA Flitch Trophy
Results
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Essex Clubs - Upminster & Cranham Bridge CLub |
ECBA welcomes the new, EBU affiliated
Upminster & Cranham Bridge Club
Friday Evening session & Bridge Lessons
We wish Tony and Sue French every success with this new club.
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ECBA Knock Out Cups |
STOP PRESS
If you haven't entered this year's main Teams of 4 Knockout event, why not have a go at entering directly into the Teams of 4 plate.
The Teams of 4 plate is a knockout competition played in players homes or at a club willing to host a match.
It is mainly comprised of teams who lost in the 1st or 2nd round of the main event, but additional teams may enter the plate.
The deadline for entries is 7th December, and the cost of entry is £10.
Entry Form
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ECBA Committee |
Essex County Representation Selection Committee
Chris Taylor has resigned from the Selection Committee due to increasing work pressures.
The ECBA Committee would like to thank him for his efforts over the last four years.
John Sutcliffe has agreed to take over as Chairman of Selectors with immediate effect.
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EBU Tollemache |
Report from the Tollemache Qualifier
The Tollemache is the major event for all the Counties of England.
The Qualifier was an exhausting weekend - up to 98 boards against lots of international players.
Essex Team came 5th in their Group (3 positions higher than last year).
Good Results for Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer: 5th (of 39) +0.92 imps per board.
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Children in Need Sims |
321 Pairs in 33 Essex Clubs
took part in the 2018 Children in Need Sims in which an amazing 9,218 Pairs in 555 clubs participated.
♥ THANK YOU ♥
to all directors, scorers and players who donated their time and money for this worthy cause.
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ECBA Competitions - Sue Taylor Teams |
Congratulations to:
Chris Taylor & Sandy Riach, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
for winning the Sue Taylor Memorial Trophy
Results
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ECBA Competitions |
Fletcher Trophy
Mid Essex
Chris Taylor & Simon Moorman, Paul Mollison & Bernie Hunt, Richard Register & Robert Elliott, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
Cup for Clubs
Chelmsford
Cath Fox & David Embleton, Les Woolard & Val Poter
Congratulations to the Winners
and a big ♥ Thank you ♥ to the Organisers, Directors and all the Players.
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ECBA Competitions |
Congratulations to:
Mike Graham & Ian Moss
for winning the Autumn Seniors
Results
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EBU Competitions |
♠ ♥ ♠ EBU AUTUMN CONGRESS ♠ ♥ ♠
Congratulations to:
Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner, Robert Elliott & John Sutcliffe
for a very respectable 6th place in the Teams A Final, after winning in their qualifying section.
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EBU Overseas |
♠ ♥ ♠ N E W S F R O M CADIZ ♠ ♥ ♠
More than 20 players from Essex had a great time in Spain- with good results:
(players in top 25%)
Pre-Congress Pairs (42):
5th: Peter Oake & Simon Moorman
7th: Peter & Wendy Williamson
Swiss Pairs (74):
11th: Peter Oake & Simon Moorman
14th: Peter & Wendy Williamson
Ladies Pairs (24):
1st: Linda Fleet & Mary Homer
Men's Pairs (10):
1st: Ted Latham & Bernie Hunt
2nd: Chris Taylor & David Wing
Mixed Pairs (34):
8th: Peter Oake & Debbie Sandford
Pivot Teams (10 each section):
Red 1st: Team Kitchin (A Kitchin & M Harbour, L Fleet & M Homer)
Green 2nd: Team Oake (P Oake & S Moorman, D Sandford & GChadha)
Swiss Teams:
3rd: Team Sandford (D Sandford & G Chadha, P Oake & Simon Moorman)
4th=: Team Kitchin (A Kitchin & M Harbour, L Fleet & M Homer)
9th: Team Johnson (P Johnson & F Alexander, G Fosteer & C Scott)
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Other Counties Competitions |
♠ ♥ ♠ FELIXSTOWE CONGRESS ♠ ♥ ♠
Congratulations to:
Swiss Teams 4th=: R Register & R Elliott, G Ip & P Darby
Swiss Teams 6th: C Chorley & P Murray, R Perryman & M Wren
Championship Pairs 3rd: Brian Davies & Annie Davies
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Metropolitan Cup |
Results from the Metropolitan Cup
Essex A (10/10) Essex B (2/9) Essex C (6/9)
P Johnson & P Scotting (B) +58, P Mollison & B Hunt (B) +32, K Thompson & G Olliffe (C) +44, M & D Gilbert (C) +26
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British Autumn Pairs SIMS |
♠ ♠ ♠ SIMS - 1st National ♠ ♠ ♠
Congratulations to Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner
(Thorpe Bay, with 74.24%)
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
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Essex/Herts Congress |
An exciting weekend was had in Ware with overall Swiss Pair winners Andrew Conway & Steve Bush and Swiss Team winners Robert Kipling & Andrew Macnair and Peter & Dee Lindon.
Some good results for Essex players:
Swiss Pairs (74 pairs):
3rd: Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
5th: Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe
6th: Bernie Hunt & Ray Clarke
8th: George & Maureen Vede
Swiss Teams (31 Teams):
5th: Martin Smith & Sandy Riach, John Sutcliffe & Sandy Smith
7th: Paul Mollison & Bernie Hunt, Steve Cade-Bowyer & Val Mollison
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ECBA Competitions - Warboys |
Congratulations to the England Football Squad for reaching the Semifinal.
The July Warboys will be cancelled to give everybody the opportunity to watch the game live.
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EBU Statistics - Top 50 Clubs by Players |
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ECBA - AGM |
The ECBA Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM.
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Eve Goblets 2017/18 |
Congratulations to the ♥ ♠ EVE GOBLETS ♠ ♥ Men & Ladies Winners:
Marc Chawner (56)
and
Pat Johnson (27.5)
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Leagues - Winners 2017/18 |
♥ CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNING TEAMS ♥
SOUTH EAST DIVISION 1
Nailbiting suspense at the final match,ending in a 3 way tie of 57VP !!
1st Ultra Llama (Marc Chawner, Paul Spencer, Chris Taylor, Albert Kitchin)
2nd Hanley (Rick Hanley, Andre Gray, Graham Beeton, Ray Clarke, Mike Sherer)
3rd Barleylands (Peter Oake, Frank Morrison, Simon Moorman, Robert Elliott)
SOUTH EAST DIVISION 2
May & Baker (Jill & Roger Tattersfield, Alaric Cundy, Chris Megahey)
SOUTH EAST DIVISION 3
Hadleigh Castle (Geoff Webber, Alan Bryant, Linda Barker, Peter Bailey)
WEST LEAGUE
Waltham Foresters (Tony Verran, Stuart Dunstan, Andrew Barker, Phil Mattacks)
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SBU Overseas Congress |
Success for Essex in Pathos
Winner Mixed Pairs Peter Oake & Debbie Sandford
Winner Men's Pairs Colin Scott & Gad Chandra
2nd Ladies Pairs Linda Fleet & Julie Chowdhary (beginner )
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Jersey Congress |
♦ ♥ ♠ ♣
Congratulations to Cath Fox and her mum Ann Owen.
Winners of the non-expert prize in the Swiss Pairs at Jersey.
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ECBA Leagues |
ECBA LEAGUE SECRETARY'S REPORT 2017/18
We still have a South East League of three divisions. Fifteen teams with six teams in division 1, five teams in division 2 and four teams in division 3. Division 3 was short due to a team pulling out after the season had started.
Teams are on Schedule to finish their matches before the AGM.
A suggestion has been put forward that we look towards having a county Premier Division. There are 23 teams currently playing, this could increase or decrease next season. Assuming it stays at 23 it is not clear what is the best way to divide the divisions.
OPTION 1: Stay as we are but the South East go to two divisions (one of seven teams and one of eight)
OPTION 2: A premier league of nine teams, a west division of six teams and a South East division of 8 teams
OPTION 3: A premier league of five teams playing home and away, a West division of six teams and two South East divisions
League captains will be canvassed before the AGM.
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ECBA Competitions |
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CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS
Congratulations to the 4 Essex Pairs who secured the opportunity to play at the Corwen Trophy.
1st Graham Beeton & Ray Clarke
2nd Marc Chawner & Simon Moorman
3rd Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe
4rd Jacek Lapszys & Sandy Riach
Results
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Garden Cities Regional Finals |
!! Well done !! to ♥ MID ESSEX ♥
they won 6 out of 8 matches, with an overall respectable 4th place (out of 9)
Congratulations to Marc and Paul who came top of the Cross Imps
(Robert Elliott & Chris Taylor, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer, Paul Mollison & Bernie Hunt, Steve Cade-Bowyer & Pat Johnson)
Cross Imps Overall Results
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Nicko |
Loughton B has won Round 4 and reached the last 16 of the NICKO.
!! Well Done and Keep Winning !!
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EBU Competitions |
NATIONAL PAIRS FINAL
Well done for securing a place at the National Pairs Final to
Sandy Riach & Jacek Lapszys, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer, Robert Elliott & David Piper, Ray Clarke & Graham Beeton, Richard Register & John Sutcliffe, Chris Chorley & Paddy Murray.
Congratulations to
Sandy & Jacek for 3rd place
Marc & Paul for 6th place
Session Results Overall Results
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ECBA Competitions |
MIXED PAIRS
Congratulations to:
Graham Beeton & Susan French
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
FLITCH TROPHY
Congratulations to:
Martin & Sandy Smith
Results
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Nicko |
Two Essex teams - Chelmsford A and Loughton B - have reached the last 32 of the NICKO.
!! Well Done and Good Luck for the next rounds !!
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Warboys 2018 |
♥ Thank you ♥ to Ian Moss for writing a Commentary on the Warboys Session 2 (21/3/18) Deals.
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ECBA Competitions |
SENIORS' CUP 2017/18
Congratulations to Overall Winner
RAY CLARKE
with outstanding 32/36 points.
SPRING SENIORS' PAIRS
Winners: Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley
Results
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Senior European Trials Playoff |
Congratulations to
Alan Mayo
whose Shelley Team won the trials to represent England in the Senior team at the European Championships in Ostend, Belgium, on 6th-16th June.
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Norfolk Congress |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Congratulations to George & Maureen Vede for their 5th place (out of 55) in the Championship Pairs and, as Team with Angela Fenton and June Brown, for their 3rd place in the Neville Cup.
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Charity Bridge Marathon |
Everyone had an amazing day at the Charity Bridge Marathon.
A big
♥ ♥ ♥ THANK YOU ♥ ♥ ♥
from Hollie for an incredible £1,470.50 raised for St John's Ambulance.
Academy Award Oscar for Best Director: Bernie, for dealing 120 boards
Ascenders Prize: Ray Clarke and Graham Beeton
Result Summary and Results in Detail
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EBU Competitions |
Masters Pairs and Ranked Masters Pairs
Congratulations to all the Essex Players who ranked in the top 10:
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ECBA Competitions |
Winners Ray Cornell Trophy
Team Mid Essex B
Robert Elliott & Simon Moorman, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
Winners Ray Cornell Prize
Team Mid Essex
Robert Elliott & Simon Moorman, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer, Paul Mollison & Bernie Hunt, Steve Cade-Bowyer & Pat Johnson
Congratulations to Team Mid Essex for representing Essex in the Garden Cities Competition.
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Eastern Counties League |
Final Game of the Season
Essex played Bedfordshire away as follows:
A Team lost 4-16 B Team won 12-8 C Team won 14-6
WELL DONE to B Team (Paul Mollison & Frank Morrison, Val Mollison &Brian Davies, Geoff Wootton & Ashley Nicklin, Richard Perryman & Mary Homer) and C Team (Alan Bryant & Geoff Webber, Gary Waller & Ashley Sawyer, Keith Thompson & Graham Oliffe, Jon Ward & Alan Aylott).
Butler Scoring
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EBU Overseas Congresses |
News from Budapest
Pre-Congress 2nd Chris Taylor and David Wing
Swiss Pairs 9th Val and Paul Mollison
Open Pairs 4th Cath Fox and Marc Chawner
6th Chris Taylor and David Wing
Combined Pairs 2nd Val and Paul Mollison
Pivot Team Red S 1st Linda Fleet (with M Jones, D Jones, N Morley)
Swiss Teams 5th Linda Fleet, M Jones, Mark Chawner, Cath Fox
!! Congratulations to all our successful Essex players !!
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Woodham Ferrers Congress |
Congratulations to
♥ Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner ♥
winner of Swiss Pairs
and
♠ ♦ Sandy Riach & Chris Taylor, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer ♥ ♣
winner of Swiss Teams
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ECBA Competitions |
GWEN HERGA
Congratulations to
♥ Marcia Levan-Harris & Ann Morgan ♥
winner of Ladies' Pairs
and
♠ Alan Cohen & Allan Greenstein ♠
winner of Men's Pairs
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EBU TD COURSE |
Barbara Osborn is organising the next
EBU Tournament Directors Course
Venue: Little Baddow Memorial Hall CM3 4T
10 March 2018 How to run club Duplicate
17 March 2018 Day 1 Book/Ruling
07 April 2018 Day 2 Book/Ruling
14 April 2018 Assessment
E.B.U Member £54 per day - Non Member £60 per day
Payment to E.B.U either by Club or individual
Entry is via the EBU - Link to EBU
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ECBA Competitions |
Congratulations to
Jacek Lapszys & Michael Watson
for defending their title and winning the
Essex Swiss Pair Championship
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The ECBA wishes all our members
A very happy 2018
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ECBA Masterclass |
To bid or Not to bid - that is no more the question ..
A big ♥ THANK YOU ♥ to
Marc Chawner
for another great seminar.
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ECBA Autumn Seminars |
Postponement of ECBA Seminar scheduled for Sat 25th November
It is with regret that the ECBA have had to postpone Marc's Seminar "To Bid or Not to Bid" until the New Year due to ill-health. Marc has been laid low with a virus and has decided that he will be better able to give of his best at a later date.
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Essex Competitions - Mixed Pairs |
! ALERT ! New Date for Your Diary ! ALERT !
Mixed Pairs Championship
New Date: Sunday 8th April 2018, 13:00 (- 20:30)
Entries and entry fees will be carried forward. Please contact the treasurer Linda Fleet if you can't play on the new date.
FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ENTER THE MIXED PAIRS COMPETITION
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Essex Competitions - Warboys |
! ALERT ! New Date for Your Diary ! ALERT !
Warboys
held from February to September 2018 on every 2nd Wednesday, 7.30pm except date in March is on 21 March 2018.
By invitation only.
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Essex Competitions - Cancellation |
!!! STOP PRESS !!! CANCELLATION !!! STOP PRESS !!!
Please note that due to severe weather conditions today's Mixed Pairs Competition @ Barleylands has been cancelled.
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Eastern Counties League |
After many successful years as captain of the Essex C team, Maureen Vede is standing down with effect from 1st January 2018. We would like to take this opportunity to ♥ thank ♥ Maureen for her great service to the county over these years. We will be recruiting a new C-team captain as soon as possible, if any experienced squad player thinks they might be interested in taking on the role, please speak to Chris Taylor, Robert Elliott or Bernie Hunt in the first instance. The time commitment is not very great, you would need to attend meetings of the Selection Committee once a year (next one 13th January), then make C team selections (initially with assistance from the other selectors) for the seven Eastern Counties league fixtures for the coming year (and possibly one or two other inter-county competitions such as the Metropolitan Cup).
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Eastern Counties League |
Essex played Hertfordshire away as follows:
A Team lost 15-5 B Team won 16-4 C Team lost 18-2
Well done B Team (B Hunt & P Mollison; W Coldham & P O'Gara; P Scotting & P Johnson; V Mollison & B Davies) and better luck to the A and C team for their next match in January.
Butler Scoring
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Chelmsford City Pairs - Charity Event |
Back in 2012, when Chelmsford won city status, bridge player David Wing undertook a sponsored cycle tour of 51 cities in England presenting a cup to each City’s EBU affiliated club to raise money for charity. Chelmsford Bridge Club honours David’s considerable achievement by running an open charity event each year.
This year the Chelmsford City Charity Swiss Pairs raised £200 for the Columbus Special School and Lennox Children's Cancer Fund Charities. A big Thank You to everyone who supported the event.
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Competition Winners from Further Afield |
♥ Congratulations ♥ to Pat Watson playing with Margaret Lane (former Essex, now Wales) who won the Ladies Pairs at Porthcawl.
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Eastern Counties League |
♠ Congratulations ♠ to our Eastern Counties League Division 1 team - Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner, Peter Oake & Frank Morrison, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe, Nigel Bardsley & Tony Philpott - on their impressive 18-2 victory against the Cambrige University team.
Butler Scoring
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Middlesex Congress |
Congratulations to Basil Letts (with S Cope, E Middleton & D Nettleton) for 2nd Place (out of 55 teams) in the Middlesex Congress Swiss Teams.
For Results Click Here.
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EBU Tollemache Qualifier |
The - through illness - reduced Essex team for the qualifying round of EBU Inter-county championship (Bernie Hunt, Paul Mollison; Chris Taylor, Simon Moorman; Richard Register, Robert Elliott; Frank Morrison, Peter Franklin) played in Birmingham over the weekend of 18th-19th November. They won three of their eight matches but did not progress to the finals.
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Change of Webmaster |
After 10 years of bridge, and 3 years as ECBA Webmaster, Theo Todman is retiring from both activities to focus on his philosophical studies. Petra Bromfield has volunteered to take over. She thereby joins the ECBA Committee. Petra will receive emails sent to the Webmaster, and Theo will forward on anything sent to him personally.
A big ♥ THANK YOU ♥ to Theo for all the time, knowhow and dedication you gave to the ECBA. We wish you every success and enjoyment for your studies and hope to see you back at the bridge table now and again.
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Children in Need SIMS 2017 |
21 Essex Clubs hosted the annual Children in Need SIMS with 384 Pairs playing and raising more than £4,000. Thank you all for supporting this worthy cause.
To see all Essex Players in Top 100 click here.
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Sue Taylor Memorial Trophy - Sunday 12th November 2017 |
Congratulations to Chris Taylor & Sandy Riach and Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer who won the Sue Taylor Memorial Trophy by a comfortable margin. Twelve teams took part. Click here for full details.
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Fletcher Trophy and Cup for Clubs - Sunday 29th October 2017 |
Well done to the following teams who were successful for their clubs in the above two competitions:-
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Hutton - Autumn Bridge Weekend October 2017 |
Hutton Bridge Club is holding it's first "away weekend" at the Ardington Hotel in Worthing, Sussex over the long weekend 20th - 23rd October 2017. The weekend is open to all. Click on this box for full details.
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Autumn Seniors - October 2017 |
Congratulations to Alaric Cundy and Chris Megahey who won the second stanza of this season's Seniors competition. Monty Krimgoltz & Cecil Leighton were second and Graham Beeton & Ray Clarke third.
A couple of "placings" in the first two events takes Ray Clarke into the lead for the Seniors Cup, with Alan Cohen & Richard Register in joint second place. Click on the heading for further details.
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EBU Autumn Congress - October 2017 |
Congratulations to Robert Elliott & John Sutcliffe who - while they narrowly missed out on qualification for the two main finals - did the best they could by winning the consolation event (the Swiss Pairs, for the Lewis Levy Cup). As the EBU website says "In an exciting finish, they beat Nathalie Shashou & Nick Sandqvist in the final match, to jump above their opponents by a single VP."
Robert almost repeated this success in the Blue Section of the consolation Teams event (the Sussex Cup), coming second (along with Richard Register, Alan Cohen & Paul Spencer).
Full Results here; click the header for the EBU Congress write-up.
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EBU Bridge Overseas Halkidiki Congress, 9th - 15th October 2017 |
Looks like half the Essex squad found their way to Greece! There were many successes for Essex or former-Essex players, often mingled with other Congress attendees in partnerships or teams. Too many to mention individual results. Hopefully you can make out the usual suspects from the photos. Click here for full details.
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EBU Autumn SIMS - October 2017 |
Congratulations to Peter Oake and Dennis Valtisiaris, who won the Monday 2nd October SIMS at Hutton - by quite a distance. Click on this box for further details, and for news of other recent successes.
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Felixstowe Congress - 2017 |
Several Essex pairs did well in the Swiss Pairs on Saturday 30th September. Ray Clarke & Graham Beeton won the Championship final, having been runners-up in the Qualifiers. Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner were 5th, having won the Qualifiers. Richard Register & Robert Elliott were 6th.
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John Peacock |
We are saddened to announce that John Peacock - Chairman of the Mayflower Club and well known to most viewing this site - passed away on Friday 8th September. Our thoughts are with Carol at this time.
The funeral will be held on Friday 29th September at 12:30 at Chelmsford Crematorium, North Chapel. There will be a reception afterwards at the Bear, Stock. To help with catering arrangements, please let Carol (or Bernie Hunt) know if you intend to attend.
Follow this link for a brief in memoriam.
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Essex / Herts GP Weekend - September 2017 |
Green pointed weekend - Saturday/Sunday 23/24 Sep 2017
Wodson Park, Wadesmill Rd, Ware, SG12 0UQ
Click here for more information and an entry form.
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Essex / Herts GP Weekend - September 2017 |
Congratulations to those Essex pairs and teams who did well over the weekend of 23-24 September, and thanks to all those who supported the event. In particular, "well done" to:-
- Swiss Pairs:
- 3rd: Graham Foster & Ray Clarke
- 5th: Simon Moorman & Peter Oake
- 6th: Sandy Riach & Chris Taylor
- 7th: Richard Perryman & Mike Wren
- Swiss Teams:
- 2nd Sandy Riach & Chris Taylor, Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner
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47th Beds & Northants Congress |
Well done to Bernie Hunt, Sheena Millins and Paul & Val Mollison who flew the flag for Essex and came 4th in the GP Swiss Teams.
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County News |
This column in the EBU magazine was discontinued at the end of 2017 as the majority of members were sourcing more up-to-date information from county websites and newsletters, and a survey of the readership indicated that other content should be given priority. For County News Archive click here.
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Master Points Promotions |
The EBU announced the creation of the new "Star Grand Master" ranks in July. Congratulations to Peter Franklin who tops the Essex list as a 4 Star GM. These and other promotions can be found from the EBU website, or here (by date) or here (by Club).
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Essex Leagues: 2017-18 |
Entries are solicited for the coming season. Teams need to do two things:
→ email Bernie Hunt or phone him on 07973-925315, and
→ enter as for a normal competition (Link).
New teams are welcome! There will be friendly leagues as last year.
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Essex / Herts GP Weekend |
Green pointed weekend - Sat/Sun 22/23 July 2017
Wodson Park, Wadesmill Rd, Ware, SG12 0UQ
Click here entry form and brochure.
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Essex / Herts Weekend - July 2017 |
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Summer Seniors - July 2017 |
Congratulations to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer who won the first stanza of this season's Seniors competition. David Piper & Ray Clarke were second and Richard Register & Alan Cohen third.
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London Congress - GP Swiss Teams - Sun 16 Jul 2017 |
Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting were joined by Albert Kitchin & Theo Todman to form a scratch team in the above event, held at the Young Chelsea. The team came 6th out of 27 in a very tough field, so is worth a brief mention. Well done team!
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Inter-County Leagues National Final 2017 |
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Bedfordshire GP Swiss Pairs |
ECBA members are encouraged to enter the Bedfordshire Bridge Association Swiss Pairs to be held on Sunday 18th June 2017, starting at 12:00.
Click here for more information. Click the heading for a link to the Bedfordshire website which contains a menu item with the entry form.
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Berks & Bucks Swiss Teams - 18th June 2017 |
Well done to John Sutcliffe & Sandy Smith, Martin Smith & Sandy Riach who came 5th out of 45 in a strong field. They were in third place with a round to go.
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Pachabo Cup - June 2017 |
More good news! Paul Spencer, Marc Chawner, Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison acquitted themselves well in Daventry over the weekend of 11th/12th June, coming 9th out of the 29 county teams that took part. They represented Essex in virtue of winning the ECBA Teams of 4 KO.
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George Curtis Teams - June 2017 |
Well done to Winnie Godber who teamed up with Anne Catchpole of London and Rick Hanley & Graham Beeton of Suffolk to win the George Curtis Teams, in what was almost a re-run of last year. Richard Register & Robert Elliott; Ian Moss & Peter Oake were second and Linda Fleet & Jon Ward; Angela Fenton & Alan Aylott were third. A somewhat reduced field of seven teams took part.
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Corwen Trophy - June 2017 |
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World SIMS - Saturday 3rd June |
Bernie Hunt is hosting a session for this event at Barleylands. £5 for 30-32 boards. No host system on this occasion.
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EBU Really Easy Afternoon - Sat 27th May 2017 |
Congratulations to Vinaychandra Gandhi & Amarjeet Singh and Janet Pollit & Clive Smith who came first and second respectively in the Billericay heat and also nationally when the results were combined with those competing in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
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SBU Overseas Congress - May 2017 |
Congratulations to Peter Oake, Simon Moorman, Chris Taylor & Linda Fleet who - with partners & team-mates - did well in various events at the Scottish Overseas Congress in Huelva, Spain. Click on this box for the News Archive, which contains full details and some photos!
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SBU Overseas Congress - May 2017 |
Congratulations to those Essex players who did well on their travels to Punta del Moral, Huelva in Spain!
- Pre-Congress Pairs - 3rd: Peter Oake and Simon Moorman
- Open Teams - 2nd: Chris Taylor, David Wing (London), Denis Loynes and Sue Evans (both Worcs)
- Swiss Pairs - 4th: Peter Oake and Simon Moorman
- Ladies Pairs. - 2nd: Linda Fleet and Joan Lees (Scotland)
- Swiss Teams -
- 1st: Chris Taylor, David Wing (London), Sandy Davies and Carole Kelly (both Yorks)
- 3rd: Peter Oake , Simon Moorman, William Whyte (Scotland) and Knut Koppang (Norway)
- Post-Congress Pairs - 5th: Peter Oake and Simon Moorman
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Mixed Teams of Four & AGM |
Further entries are solicited for the Mixed Teams of Four being held prior to the AGM on Sunday 14th May. It is hoped that as many as possible will stay on for the AGM, and that others not taking part in the bridge will also attend.
Entries should be made using one of the usual methods, but as both the ECBA Treasurer and Webmaster are on holiday the week prior thereto, would late entrants please also let Paul Mollison know beforehand so that the correct movement can be planned.
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Mixed Teams of Four - May 2017 |
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Eve Goblets - 2016-17 |
Congratulations to Paul & Val Mollison who have won the Men's and Ladies' Eve Goblets for the season just ended. This is the ECBA Victor Ludorum competition, with points awarded for successes in those ECBA competitions open to all ECBA members.
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West Essex League Division 1 |
Well done to Waltham Forresters (Tony Verran, Stuart Dunstan, Phil Mattacks & Andrew Barker) who won the league, beating their main rivals - Loughton Collier (Phil Collier, PeterScotting, Michael Watson & Sandy Riach) - into second place in the last match of the season.
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Essex Teams of 4 - Plate |
Congratulations to Laurie Burtt's Team (with Stephanie Burtt, Sandy Smith, John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris) who beat Chris Megahey's Team (with Alaric Cundy, Tony Philpott, Nigel Bardsley & Margaret Curtis) in the final of the Teams of 4 Plate.
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Lambourne Jersey Festival, 21st - 30th April 2017 |
Chris Taylor is up to his usual tricks with David Wing. They won the Seniors Pairs on Tuesday. Paul and Val Mollison came 3rd (of 32) in the Mid-week Pairs on Wednesday. Paul & Val again did well in the Mixed & Open Pairs on Thursday, coming 4th (of 34) and winning the Flitch, while Alan Aylott & Jon Ward were 5th. Chris Taylor and David Wing joined forces with Paul & Val Mollison in the Swiss Teams, and ended the Festival on a high, coming 3rd (of 24).
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Essex Switch Cup 2016/17 |
Congratulations to Peter Scotting's team (with Sandy Riach, Mike Watson & Phil Collier) who have won this year's Switch KO. They defeated Peter Oake's team (with Simon Moorman, Robert Elliott & Steve Cade-Bowyer) in the final.
Eve Goblets points have been assigned.
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Essex Championship Pairs, 23rd April 2017 |
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EBU Easter Festival of Bridge - 2017 |
Congratulations to Pat Johnson and her team (Peter Scotting, Tony Verran, with Brian Gladman of Surrey) who came 9th out of 63 teams in the Swiss Teams, defeating some teams replete with internationals in the process.
Tony Verran, again with Brian Gladman, came 2nd (of 16) in the B Flight Swiss Pairs.
Earlier, Mustapha Rahaman and Richard Manning, of Mid Essex DBC, won the Really Easy Pairs, ahead of 51 other pairs nationally, having taken part in the Barleylands session. Well done!
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ECBA Leagues - 2016/17 |
The season is coming to its conclusion, and first blood to the Barleylands team (Peter Oake, Robert Elliott, Steve Cade-Bowyer & Simon Moorman) who have won the S/E Essex Division 1, winning all their matches.
Eve Goblets points have been assigned to the Barleylands team, as well as to Academics in second and Ultra Llama in third. Val Mollison has now taken the lead in the Ladies, with Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison retaining their lead in the Mens.
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Essex Teams of 4 - Final |
Congratulations to Marc Chawner's team (with Paul Spencer, Peter Franklin and Frank Morrison; Alan Cohen and Richard Register had played in an earlier round) for a convincing victory in the final of the Essex Teams of Four KO. They defeated Theo Todman's team (with David Tennet, Chris Taylor and Albert Kitchin).
Click on the heading for more information on this and other Essex KO competitions.
Eve Goblets points have been applied. Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison now share the lead in the Men's. Positions in the Ladies are unchanged, with Margaret Curtis in the lead.
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EBU Really Easy Weekend |
Well done to Tony & Sue French who made their way to Wroxton in Oxfordshire over the weekend 31st March - 2nd April 2017. They won the Saturday Afternoon session (EW).
Tony and Sue are comparatively new to the game but very enthusuastic and will be well-known to many in the Brentwood area as they have been central - with other club members - in saving the Hutton Club from near-extinction, such that it is now thriving and meets twice a week.
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Thorpe Bay vs House of Lords |
On Wednesday 29th March two teams of 4 from TBBC took on the House of Lords, winning their matches comfortably. It seems this may become an annual event. Tanya Genthe - who organised the event with Baroness Henig - has prepared a write-up for the Southend Echo. Click on this box for more information.
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ECBA Competition Programme - Summer 2017 |
The above programme has now been emailed to Club Secretaries. Click here to download. Note that the Programme may get out of date, so check the website Calendar and onward links for current information.
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ECBA Seminar - 25th March 2017 |
Essex Grand Master Marc Chawner is delivering another of his well-received Seminars at Barleylands, on Saturday March 25th at 14:00 – 16:30. The topic is Competitive Bidding. The cost is £5 on the door.
Click this box for the flyer. Further seminars will be announced in due course.
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Eastern Counties Leagues Results |
The 2016-17 season is now over and the highlight was that the ECBA "B" Team won their division, and so are eligible for the National Inter-County League Final which is provisionally scheduled for Sunday 9th July at Coventry Bridge Club. Click this box for more information.
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EBU Members Area - March 2017 Upgrade |
Please note that from 17th - 24th March the EBU will be retiring the old Members Area and replacing it with an upgraded MyEBU. This will place a temporary block on results uploads to the EBU, and the processing of Masterpoints and NGS ratings.
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Portland Pairs - 19th March 2017 |
Well done to Peter Oake who - in partnership with Debbie Sandford of London - won the Billericay heat of the Portland Mixed Pairs, held at Barleylands, coming 8th nationally (of 312 pairs). Peter and Ann Clark also did well, coming 15th.
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Seniors Cup - 2016/17 Winner |
Well done to Graham Foster, winner of this season's Seniors Cup (thereby retaining his title) and to Val Mollison in second place. In joint third were Chris Chorley (again a repeat of last lear) and Paddy Murray.
Congratulations to Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy who won the Spring session, with George & Maureen Vede in second and Monty Krimgoltz & Cecil Leighton in third place.
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National Pairs Regional Finals - 12th March 2017 |
A heat of the Eastern Region Final of the 2017 National Pairs was held at Barleylands on Sunday. The sessions were open to all comers and attracted some pairs of national standing as well as the Essex hopefuls. Four Essex pairs qualified for the 50-pair All-play-all National Finals in April in the following positions nationally:-
- 17th: Robert Elliott & Peter Oake
- 26th: Sandy Smith & Martin Smith
- 42nd: John Sutcliffe & Richard Register
- 48th: Ashley Nicklin & Frances Alexander
Well done to our qualifiers and best of luck for the Finals in Daventry.
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East Anglian Bridge Weekend - March 2017 |
Well done to Pat Johnson, Peter Scotting, Sandy Riach and Chris Taylor who came 2nd (of 24) in the Swiss Teams.
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Masters & Ranked Masters Pairs, Feb 2017 |
A super result for Ann Owen & Cath Fox who came 2nd nationally in the EBU Masters Pairs, winning the heat at Barleylands on Sunday 26th February.
Well done also to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer and to Albert Kitchin & Chris Taylor, who came 5th and 6th respectively in the EBU Grand Masters Pairs held over the same weekend in Birmingham.
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Gwen Herga Trophies - 18th February 2017 |
This year there were again sufficient entries in the Gwen Herga to enable the ladies and gentlemen to play in their own sections. Congratulations to the winners:-
- Ladies: Pat Johnson & Fran Alexander, with Ann Savory & Pat Watkinson runners-up.
- Gentlemen: Graham Foster & Ashley Nicklin, with Jacek Lapszys & Michael Watson runners-up.
The results have been applied to the Eve Goblets Victor Ludorum competitions. Margaret Curtis remains in the lead in the Ladies competition, but there's a .3-way tie for the Mens, with David Sherman now joined by Frank Morrison & Peter Franklin.
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Ray Cornell Trophy - Sunday 12th February 2017 |
Well done to Thorpe Bay B for winning the Ray Cornell Trophy and to Lingwood for coming second. Thorpe Bay also comfortably won the Teams of Eight competition - the Ray Cornell Prize and the right to represent Essex in the Garden Cities Competition, with Mountnessing and Mid-Essex in joint second.
The full results (including the Butlers) are here.
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Bridge Overseas - Chris Taylor Hat Trick |
Congratulations to Chris Taylor, partner David Wing and London team-mates, who won the Swiss Teams in Lisbon by a comfortable margin.
This is the third time in a row Chris and David have won the Swiss Teams overseas, having won in Oct 2016 (EBU, Lake Garda) and May 2016 (SBU, Dubrovnik)
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St Edith's Bridge Club |
After over 30 happy years on Wednesday evenings in the W.I. hall in Billericay, St. Edith's Lane Bridge Club has closed due to falling numbers. Formed from a night school class in the early eighties, it enjoyed a more relaxed, less formal, atmosphere.
The Hutton Bridge Club, which meets in Becket Keys School (Sawyers Hall College until 2012) in Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, was looking late last year to expand the evenings on which it ran duplicate sessions. This was a more convenient venue for quite a few of the remaining St Edith's members, so it was decided that this offered a more viable option going forward.
Play will continue to be on Wednesday evenings. The final AGM of the St Edith's Lane Bridge Club was held before play at 19:10 on Wednesday 8th March.
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Website Problems - February 2017 |
Apologies to those of you who have been unable to access the website over the last couple of days, when service has been intermittent. The problem is nothing to do with Bridgewebs, but with the servers that host the domain name.
So, if you use "http://www.essexbridge.co.uk/" and get a server error, use "https://www.bridgewebs.com/essex/" instead. This link goes directly to Bridgewebs without going via the Domain Name Server.
And jot this down for future reference!
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Play with an Expert - 4th February 2017 |
18 players fairly new to the game paired up with more experienced partners to contest the event. Congratulations to:-
- Clive Smith (assisted by John Sutcliffe)
- Penny Hanson (assisted by Linda Fleet)
- Pam Pamphilon (assisted by Audrey Hartley)
Our thanks go to all the "experts" who volunteered to play.
Click here for the full results.
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Woodham Ferrers Congress - January 2017 |
Well done to the winners of the 33rd Woodham Ferrers Congress, held this year at Barleylands:-
- Swiss Pairs: Richard Register & Robert Elliott
- Swiss Teams: Sandy Riach & Chris Taylor, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
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ECBA Swiss Pairs - 8th January 2017 |
Congratulations to the following who took the top 3 places in the Swiss Pairs:-
- Jacek Lapszys & Michael Watson
- Paul & Val Mollison
- Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison
The full results are HERE. Blue points have now been added.
Note that there was a computer problem with the assignments for Round 2. Potentially disadvantaged pairs have been compensated with VP adjustments in accord with the EBU White Book Section 3.5 ("Mismatches in Swiss events").
The results have now been sent to the EBU, and the Eve Goblets points awarded & the leader board updated.
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Teams of Four & Plate 2017 - 2018 |
The Main competition for 2017-18 contained 11 teams and the Plate contained 7 teams. Schedules and results are now recorded on the EBU website. Follow the links below:
- Teams of 4
- Winners: Marc Chawner, Paul Spencer, Peter Franklin, Frank Morrison
- Runners-Up: Peter Oake, Simon Moorman, Robert Elliott, Richard Register
- Teams of 4 Plate
- Winners: Laurie & Stephanie Burtt, Sandy Smith, John Sutcliffe
- Runners-Up: Cathy McNaughton, Maureen Walker, Paul Hickman, John Stimson, Ian Yeats
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Teams of Four & Plate 2016 - 2017 |
The Main competition for 2016-7 contained 11 teams and the Plate contained 6 teams. Schedules and results are now recorded on the EBU website. Follow the links below:-
- Teams of 4
- Winners: Marc Chawner, Paul Spencer, Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison
- Runners-Up: Theo Todman, David Tennet, Chris Taylor & Albert Kitchin
- Teams of 4 Plate
- Winners: Laurie & Stephanie Burtt, Sandy Smith, John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris
- Runners-Up: Chris Megahey, Alaric Cundy, Tony Philpott, Nigel Bardsley & Margaret Curtis
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Switch Cup 2017 / 2018 |
The competition for 2017-18 contained 8 teams. Marc Chawner's team (with Paul Spencer, Chris Taylor. Alison Spencer) defeated Val Mollison's team (with Paul Mollison, Bernie Hunt, Steve Cade-Bowyer) in the final.
Results
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Switch Cup 2016 / 2017 |
The competition for 2016-17 contained 8 teams. Peter Scotting's team (with Michael Watson, Phil Collier & Sandy Riach) defeated Peter Oake's team (with Robert Elliott, Simon Moorman & Steve Cade-Bowyer) in the final.
Schedules and results are now recorded on the EBU website. Click this box for a direct link.
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2017 - 2018 Season |
Essex League Competitions
Have you thought about Entering the Essex Leagues? Teams is a format that many players prefer and find more relaxed. If you haven't tried it before, why not give it a go.
South-East Essex and West Essex Leagues
The Essex Leagues are teams competitions consisting of a series matches generally played in players own homes (although some teams use clubs as their home venue). Teams play approximately one match per month over the season which runs from October 1st to April 30th. The Leagues are divided into two regions: South East Essex and West Essex to minimise travelling distances as much as possible. Teams can be entered by clubs or by a group of players (up to 6). The number of divisions depends on the number of teams in each area, and there is room for all standards of players.
If you are a pair who would like to play but without team mates, let us know and we will try to match you with a pair of similar standard.
Entry fee: £20 per team Enter by date: 1st Sept 2017
Friendly Fours League
For players new to Teams/Leagues
We hope to introduce a new league for teams new to League competitions. Whether this will be regionalised will depend on the number of teams. The divisions should be slightly smaller than in the main leagues so there will be fewer matches to play. Matches can either be played at home or at a club if you have a nearby club who will let you play a match on their club night (normal table money would apply). This league will only be open to teams who have not played in the main leagues. Any team who wins this league in several consecutive years (number yet to be determined) may be asked to join the main league for their area.
If you are a pair or an individual who would like to play but without team mates, let us know and we will try to match you with a pair of similar standard. We already have a few names of players looking for teams.
We hope to run a seminar on team tactics (TBC) to which new league players will be given free entry.
Entry fee: £20 per team Enter by date: 1st Sept 2017
Please Contact:
The League Secretary, Mr B Hunt at
Suite 60, Barleylands Craft Village, Barleylands Road, Billericay CM11 2UD
Tel: 01268 533961 Mobile: 07973 925315
email: essexbridgeleagues@btconnect.com
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ECBA Master Point Lists & Ranking Promotions (Copy) |
Follow the links below showing Master Point Promotions for ECBA members:-
These lists are updated monthly (on the first of the month, if I remember).
Follow the links below showing Master Points Lists for ECBA members. These lists are updated annually (usually in February) so are mostly somewhat out of date.
Notes
- Individuals belonging to more than one club appear against all the clubs of which they are deemed members by the EBU in the "Club" reports but only against their Primary Club in the "Date" / "All ECBA" reports.
- The Club-level reports show members, not visitors. Also, they depend on clubs having made their membership lists available to the EBU, from whence the club links are sourced, and to have kept them up-to-date. The All Master Point - Alphabetic list can be used as a cross-check.
- Promotions can of course be found by accessing the EBU website here, and the Master Points Lists by accessing the EBU website here. It is hoped that the reports on the ECBA website will make these promotions easier to find for Clubs and the Master Point ranking orders more transparent.
- Some promotions may be announced a month early in these lists on account of different run-dates.
- Some individuals who have transferred allegiance to Essex will be announced as "promoted" - treat these as welcome announcements!
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Essex Competitions & Prizes 2017/18 |
PAIRS EVENTS
Competition |
Section |
Rank |
Eve Goblets? |
2017/18 Entry Fee |
2017/18 Prize |
Latest Results |
GP / BP / LP? |
Open? |
Trophy? |
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Championship Pairs |
Final |
1st |
Yes |
£30 |
£60 |
Results |
GP |
ECBA Only |
Two |
2nd |
Yes |
£40 |
GP |
No |
3rd |
Yes |
£20 |
GP |
No |
Placings |
Yes |
No |
GP |
No |
Consolation |
1st |
Yes |
£24 |
Results |
LP |
Yes |
2nd |
Yes |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Heats |
Winners |
Yes |
£10 |
Results |
LP |
No |
B Flight |
Winners |
No |
£10 |
£20 |
Results |
LP |
No |
Club Pairs |
1st |
No |
£10 |
£20 |
Results |
LP |
NOT Essex A/B Squad |
No |
2nd |
No |
£10 |
LP |
No |
Gwen Herga Trophies |
Ladies |
1st |
Yes |
£13 |
£24 |
Results |
LP |
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Yes |
2nd |
Yes |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Placings |
Yes |
No |
LP |
No |
Men |
1st |
Yes |
£24 |
Results |
LP |
Yes |
2nd |
Yes |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Placings |
Yes |
No |
LP |
No |
Mixed Pairs |
1st |
Yes |
£21 |
£50 |
Results |
LP |
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Yes |
2nd |
Yes |
£30 |
LP |
No |
3rd |
Yes |
£20 (> 20 pairs) |
LP |
No |
Placings |
Yes |
No |
LP |
No |
Flitch |
Yes |
No |
LP |
Yes |
National Pairs |
1st |
No |
EBU |
No |
Results |
GP |
Note 1 |
Two |
Play With An Expert
→ In abeyance for the 2017/18 season. |
1st |
No |
£5 |
£24 |
Results |
LP |
Note 3 |
Yes |
2nd |
No |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Really Easy Pairs |
1st |
No |
£10 |
£24 |
n/a
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LP |
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No |
2nd |
No |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Seniors
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Summer Pairs |
1st |
No |
£30 |
£20 |
Results |
LP |
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No |
2nd |
No |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Autumn Pairs |
1st |
No |
£30 |
£20 |
Results |
LP |
No |
2nd |
No |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Spring Pairs |
1st |
No |
£30 |
£20 |
Results |
LP |
No |
2nd |
No |
£12 |
LP |
No |
Cup |
Winner |
No |
N/A |
£40 |
Results |
LP |
Yes |
Runner-Up |
No |
£2 |
LP |
No |
Swiss Pairs |
1st |
Yes |
£25 |
£50 |
Results |
BP |
Any EBU Member |
Yes |
2nd |
Yes |
£24 |
BP |
No |
3rd |
Yes |
£12 |
BP |
No |
Placings |
Yes |
No |
BP |
No |
Warboys |
N/A |
No |
£5 session |
N/A |
Results |
LP |
Note 4 |
(Yes) |
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Competition |
Section |
Rank |
Eve Goblets? |
2017/18 Entry Fee |
2017/18 Prize |
Latest Results |
GP / BP / LP? |
Open? |
Trophy? |
TEAMS EVENTS
Notes
- National Pairs: From 2015, the County heats will be discontinued, so this competition has been dropped from the Eve Goblets. There will, however, continue to be Trophies awarded to each member of the Essex pair that progresses furthest through the competition and is highest placed.
- Teams of 4 Plate: Free entry for first- and second-round losers in the Teams of 4. Direct entry is possible for a fee of £10.
- Various: This competition is in abeyance for the the 2017/18 season. It may be resurrected in future years.
- Warboys: This is now a 4-session training scheme for the Essex A/B Squad. It is by invitation only, £5 / session. It is not envisaged that it will have an overall winner, so the status of the trophy is moot. In addition, a B-Flight event for the C-Squad is under consideration.
- League Cup: This competition (was) open to any Regional League Team, but is currently in abeyance.
Last Updated: 13/07/2017
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