From April 1st 2026

** New format for this year

Monday and Thursday evenings
Eisen Trophy - A pairs event.  The best 15 percentage scores will count for the final result.
Marks Trophy - A pairs event.  The best 15 percentage scores will count for the final result.  Only players graded Jack or below on the NGS on April 1^st 2026 will be eligible.
Kent Trophy - An individual event.  The best 20 percentage scores will count.  Not more than five scores can be with one partner and at least six partners must be used. Only scores with HBC members count.

Wednesday evenings
Wednesday Night Trophy - This is a pairs event open to all players. The best 12 percentage scores will count.
Mayo Trophy - A pairs event. Only players graded 9 or below on the NGS on April 1st 2026 will be eligible. The best 12 percentage scores will count.

Monday afternoons
** Mrs Black's Cup - This is a pairs competition. The best 12 percentage scores will count.  The Trophy will be awarded to the highest placed pair both of whom are graded Queen or below on the NGS on April 1^st 2026.

Tuesday afternoons
** Healey Trophy - The rules are the same as those for Mrs Black's Cup.

Teams Competition
This is a Teams of 4 event and will be played on five designated 5th Mondays and Thursdays with the best three results counting.  Teams may use up to four HBC members as reserves.
Dates: Monday June 29^th , Thursday July 30^th, Thursday October 29^th, Monday November 30^th and Monday March 29^th.

Men's and Ladies' Pairs
Wednesday January 20^th
The Monica Campbell Trophy will be awarded to the winning ladies’ pair and the McKenzie Trophy to the winning men’s pair.

Mixed Pairs
Paton Trophy - Wednesday November 18^th.

Illingworth Rose Bowl
Friday March 12^th.  A mixed pivot teams competition.  All teams will consist of four club members and contain at least one lady and one gentleman.

** Swiss Pairs
Ian and Mary Rodger Trophy.  This is a Swiss Pairs competition.  The best 4 scores out of 6 will count.  The Trophy can be awarded to a pair or to an individual as it is not necessary to play with the same partner each time.
Swiss pairs will be played on the following Friday afternoons: July 24th, September 25th, November 6th, December 4th, January 8th, March 19th.

** Slam Prize
This will be given to the person who has bid and made the most slams during the year.  3 points will be awarded for a grand slam and 1 for a small slam.  Both members of the bidding pair bidding the slam will be awarded the points.

Janet Latham
8/3/26