Want to Play Bridge in Essex?

 

Essex Contract Bridge Association welcomes new and existing bridge players across the county. If you would like to learn bridge, play at club or county level please get in touch - john@johnmccoy.co.uk.

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CAMBS & HUNTS CBA - BLUE POINTED COUNTY SWISS PAIRS

Sunday 28 th April 2024 Fulbourn Centre Home End, Fulbourn, Cambs CB21 5BS 11.00 am - 6.00p.m. 2 sessions of 3 X 8 boards with a short break for refreshments.

Cost £15.00 per player

To avoid disappointment please enter early. Entries online by April 26th please to https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?club=cambshunts&pid=display_page79 or send cheque(s) with names, EBU numbers, and contact email for acknowledgement to Peter Last, 35 Eversden Road, Harlton, CB23 1ET Refreshments:

Bring your own food (1/2 hr. lunch break about 2.00pm.)

Free squash, tea and coffee

Licenced bar available

 www.bridgewebs.com/cambshunts/

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News Archive 2017-2019
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

 

Event Date Time Venue Winners
Summer Wednesday, 18 July 2018 10:30 – 15:00 Thorpe Bay Bridge Club Alan Cohen & Dennis Johnson
Autumn Wednesday, 24 Oct 2018 10:30 – 15:00 Thornwood Common Mike Graham & Ian Moss
Spring Wednesday, 20 March 2019 10:30 – 15:00 Barleylands Alaric Cundy & Chris Magahey

 

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

      STOP PRESS   

The Metropolitan Cup Team Selection has been announced.

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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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Advent Calendar 2019

ECBA Catch-Up

Advent Calendar days 1 to 25

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Women and Bridge

    WOMEN IN BRIDGE    

Inspiring Reading

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Children in Needs Charity

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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

EBU Overseas Congress - Sicily
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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

 enlightened       Report by Ian Moss on Hands 5, 6 and 14     ♠ enlightened  

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Metropolitan Cup

   ♠ ♠ ♠     Met Cup Results   ♠ ♠ ♠  

A good time was had by all the players.  All teams fought bravely against tough opposition.

Congratulations to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer for 2nd Place in the A Team X-IMPs.

Results A Team

Results B Team

Results C Team I

Results C Team II

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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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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

       News from Eastbourne     

   Well Done    

Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe - 10th (of 160) in Harold Poster Pairs

Chris Megahey & Gordon Bickley - 4th in Sunday evening Pairs

Tony Verran & 3 others - Four Stars Teams B Final

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Metropolitan Cup

        STOP    PRESS      

Selection for Metropolitan Cup

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Tournaments

        NEED  HOLIDAYS?          

Bridge Tournament Schedule 2020

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EBU - Scarborough Congress

     Well Done to our Essex players in Scarborough   

Linda Fleet & Winnie Godber     2nd Pre-Congress Open Pairs

Chris Taylor & 3 others    3rd= Open Teams Final A

Paul & Val Mollison, Jill & Roger Tattersfield    3rd Open Teams Final B

Linda Fleet & Winnie Godber, two others    2nd Consolidation Open Teams Green

Chris Chorley & Paddy Murray    9th Swiss Pairs  (5.25 GP!!! )

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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 -Margaret Curtis

Margaret Curtis Trophy

Congratulations to 

 Ian Moss & Mike Graham, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer

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ECBA - Warboys - June 2019

 enlightened       Report by Ian Moss on Hands 1, 8 and 14     ♠ enlightened  

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ECBA - Warboys - July 2019

 enlightened       Report by Ian Moss on Hands 1, 8 and 14     ♠ enlightened  

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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

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Eastern Counties League (Copy)

     First Game of the Season      

Essex A Team won 17-3 against Cambridge University

Results

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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

yes  for 7th place (out of 94!!) in the Corwen Trophy  yes

smiley  being through to the last 16 teams in the country for the National Crockfords Cup smiley

enlightened for playing in Round 3 in the EBU Silver Plate competition enlightened

 

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EBU - Nicko Plate

Well done to Mountnessing A for playing in R4 (last 16) of the Nicko Plate.

yes  Good luck for the next round against Young Chelsea K  yes

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ECBA - AGM
  • 02019 AGM Chairman
  • 02019 AGM Club Pairs
  • 02019 AGM Club Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Committee
  • 02019 AGM Consolation Pairs
  • 02019 AGM Essex Pairs Championship
  • 02019 AGM Eve Goblets Ladies
  • 02019 AGM Eve Goblets Men
  • 02019 AGM Fletcher Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Flitch Trophy
  • 02019 AGM George Curtis Memorial Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Gwen Gerga ladies
  • 02019 AGM Gwen Herga men
  • 02019 AGM Mixed Pairs
  • 02019 AGM Mixed Teams
  • 02019 AGM National Pairs
  • 02019 AGM Premier League
  • 02019 AGM Ray Cornell Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Seniors Cup
  • 02019 AGM Sue Taylor Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Swiss Pairs
  • 02019 AGM Team of Four Trophy
  • 02019 AGM Warboys Trophy

The ECBA Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM.

 

 

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ECBA - Members

   yes         CONGRATULATIONS     ♣   yes     

to Peter Scotting for his Promotion to Grand Master

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ECBA - AGM

  mail         AGM 2019 AGENDA       mail    

Please join us on Sunday 12th May for the Mixed Teams followed by the AGM.

Entry Form

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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

    Congratulations to

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner 

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs

Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe, Andrew & Ann Smith, John Sutcliffe & Peter Franklin

for joining Paul & Marc to represent Essex in the Corwen Trophy

Dave Duffy & Bernie Harrison

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs Consolidation Finals

Andrew & Anne Smith

for the only non county squad players in the finals and securing 3rd place

Richard Perryman & Mike Wren

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs Qualifier Round

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EBU Competitions - National Pairs Finals

   Congratulations to 

Sandy Riach & Jacek Lapszys

for 9th place at the National Pairs Final

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EBU Competitions - British Spring Sim Pairs

   Congratulations to 

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner

for winning the Wednesday 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

   Congratulations to 

IAN MOSS

for winning the ECBA Seniors Cup

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ECBA Competitions - Spring Seniors

   Congratulations to 

Alaric Cundy & Chris Megahey

for winning the ECBA 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)

 mail       STOP   PRESS     ♠ mail  

ECL 2019/20 DATES & SELECTIONS

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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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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

EBU - Overseas Congress
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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

Congratulations to:

Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy

for winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Men's Pairs

Pers Gozubuyukoglu & Sue French

Pat Johnson & Fran ALexander

for jointly winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Ladies' Pairs

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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

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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

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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)

  • Mary Homer & Linda Fleet
  • Bernie Hunt & Ted Latham
  • Team Sandford
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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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Club News

      SAVE THE DATE   

Wickham Bishops Bridge Day in aid of Yomelelani Trust on Tuesday 4 December.

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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

          

Well done to our Essex clubs who are amongst the 50 most active clubs in the country. 

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ECBA - AGM
  • Championship Pairs
  • Gwen Herga Ladies
  • Mayflower - Fletcher
  • Chelmsford - Club Teams
  • Mid Essex - Ray Cornell
  • Eve Goblets Ladies
  • Eve Goblets Men
  • Teams of Four
  • Switch Teams
  • Teams Plate
  • Club Pairs
  • Mixed Pairs
  • Mixed Teams
  • George Curtis Teams
  • Sue Taylor Memorial

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
ECBA Competitions

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

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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

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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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EBU Competitions

PORTLAND  PAIRS

Congratulations to the Essex Players who came in the Top 10%:

 

  12th Graham Beeton & Susan French

             30th Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting

       

Billericay Heat S 1   Billericay Heat S 2    Billericay Heat Overall    National Overall

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EBU Competitions

NATIONAL PAIRS

Congratulations to the Essex Players who came in the Top 10%:

  6th Sandy Riach & Jacek Lapszys

      11th Richard Register & John Sutcliffe

 Eastern Heat S 1    Eastern Heat S 2    Eastern Heat Overall    Regional Finals Overall

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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

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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
EBU Competitions

                   Masters Pairs and Ranked Masters Pairs

     Congratulations to all the Essex Players who ranked in the top 10:

Paul Spencer and Marc Chawner 5th  Grand Masters Pairs
Ann Owen and Cath Fox 4th  Regional Masters Pairs
Tony French and Colin Scott 5th  Masters Pairs
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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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Essex Competitions

This Sunday, 20th January  !!!  Book Now !!!

Gwen Herga Ladies' Pairs and Men's Pairs

@ Barleylands, CM11 2UD, 14:00 - 17:30

Entry Price: £13/ pair

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ENTER THE COMPETITION

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The ECBA wishes all our members

A very happy 2018

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ECBA Masterclass

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A big   THANK YOU   to

Marc Chawner

for another great seminar.

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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.

Essex Competitions - Cancellation
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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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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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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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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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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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  • 2017 Halkidiki Albert
  • 2017 Halkidiki Rest
  • 2017 Halkidiki Team1
  • 2017 Halkidiki Team2

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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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 QualifiersPaul 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
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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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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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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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

Well done to Tony Verran who - with Brian Gladman of Surrey - won the Swiss Pairs.

Also congratulations to Richard Register & Robert Elliott and Peter Franklin & Frank Morrison who came 4th in the Swiss Teams.

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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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Inter-County Leagues National Final 2017

As a consequence of their winning the ECL in the 2016/7 season, the Essex "B" Team earned the right to compete in the Inter-County Leagues National Final held in Coventry on Sunday 9th July 2107. They performed creditably, coming 3rd of the 4 qualifiers, missing out on second place by 1VP. 

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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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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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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

Well done to Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner who came 5th (of 100) in the Corwen Trophy, the national inter-County Pairs competition. Down a couple of places from last year's excellent result, but it looks like they were on course for a comfortable victory until a disappointing last round. 

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Well done to Hutton, who won the ECBA Club Pairs on Sunday 4th June. The overall winners were Coral Fallon & Jon Ward (Hutton) and the runners up were Paul Hickson & Ian Yeats (Waltham Forrest).

For the results - including the Club rankings - follow this link.

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  • Huelva 1
  • Huelva 2
  • Huelva 4

Congratulations to those Essex players who did well on their travels to Punta del Moral, Huelva in Spain!

  • Pre-Congress Pairs - 3rdPeter Oake and Simon Moorman
  • Open Teams - 2ndChris Taylor, David Wing (London), Denis Loynes and Sue Evans (both Worcs)
  • Swiss Pairs - 4thPeter Oake and Simon Moorman
  • Ladies Pairs. - 2ndLinda Fleet and Joan Lees (Scotland)
  • Swiss Teams -
    • 1stChris Taylor, David Wing (London), Sandy Davies and Carole Kelly (both Yorks)
    • 3rdPeter Oake , Simon Moorman, William Whyte (Scotland) and Knut Koppang (Norway)
  • Post-Congress Pairs - 5thPeter 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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Congratulations to Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting; Jacek Lapszys & Sandy Riach who won the first event of the new season - the Mixed Teams. Click here for the Results and Cross-IMPs

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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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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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Well done to Paul & Val Mollison who won the Championship Pairs - the premier pairs event in the ECBA calendar. Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner were second and Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy third. Graham Foster & Dennis Johnson won the Consolation Final. Alan Cohen & Richard Register won Qualifier.  John & Ann Davison won the B Flight Pairs

Eve Goblets points have now been assigned. It's close!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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18 players fairly new to the game paired up with more experienced partners to contest the event. Congratulations to:-

  1. Clive Smith (assisted by John Sutcliffe)
  2. Penny Hanson  (assisted by Linda Fleet)
  3. 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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Well done to the winners of the 33rd Woodham Ferrers Congress, held this year at Barleylands:-

  1. Swiss Pairs: Richard Register & Robert Elliott
  2. Swiss Teams: Sandy Riach & Chris Taylor, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer
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Congratulations to the following who took the top 3 places in the Swiss Pairs:-

  1. Jacek Lapszys & Michael Watson
  2. Paul & Val Mollison
  3. 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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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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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

  1. 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. 
  2. 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. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Some promotions may be announced a month early in these lists on account of different run-dates. 
  5. 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?
 
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   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   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

LP   No
2nd No £12 LP No

Seniors

Summer Pairs 1st No £30 £20 Results LP   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)
 
Competition Section Rank Eve Goblets? 2017/18 Entry Fee 2017/18 Prize Latest Results GP / BP / LP? Open? Trophy?

 

TEAMS EVENTS

Competition Section Rank Eve Goblets? 2017/18 Entry Fee 2017/18 Prize Latest Results GP / BP / LP? Open? Trophy?
 
Club Trophy Winners No £60 No Results LP   Yes
Fletcher Trophy Winners No £120 No Results LP   Yes
George Curtis Swiss Teams 1st Yes £36 £48 Results BP Any EBU Member Yes
2nd Yes £24 BP No
Placings Yes No BP No
League Cup
→ In abeyance for the 2017/18 season.
Winner Yes N/A No n/a LP Notes 3 & 5 Yes
Runners-Up Yes No LP No
S/F Loser Yes No LP No
S/F Loser Yes No LP No
Mixed Teams of Four 1st Yes £20 £24 Results LP   Yes
2nd Yes £12 LP No
Placings Yes No LP No
Premier League
→ In abeyance for the 2017/18 season.
Winners No N/A No Results LP Note 3 No
Ray Cornell Prize / Trophy Prize Winners No £60 £200 Results N/A   No
Trophy Winners No No LP Yes
Trophy Runners-Up No No LP No

Regional Leagues

SE Div 1 1st Yes £20 £40 Results LP   Yes
SE Div 2 1st Yes Results Yes
SE Div 3 1st Yes Results Yes
SE Friendly 4s 1st Yes Results Yes
W Div 1 1st Yes Results Yes
W Friendly 4s 1st Yes Results Yes
Sue Taylor Teams 1st Yes £36 £48 Results LP   Yes
2nd Yes £24 LP No
Placings Yes No LP No
Switch Cup Winner Yes £18 £24 Results LP   Yes
Runners-Up Yes £12 LP No
S/F Loser Yes No LP No
S/F Loser Yes No LP No
Teams of Four Main Winner Yes £30 £48 Results GP ECBA Only Yes
Runners-Up Yes £24 GP No
S/F Loser Yes No GP No
S/F Loser Yes No GP No
Plate Winner Yes N/A or £10 £24 Results LP Note 2 Yes
Runners-Up Yes No LP No
 
Competition Section Rank Eve Goblets? 2017/18 Entry Fee 2017/18 Prize Latest Results GP / BP / LP? Open? Trophy?

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Various: This competition is in abeyance for the the 2017/18 season. It may be resurrected in future years.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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