Hitchin BC visit from Students

Members of the Hitchin club go every Thursday lunchtime to teach Year 5 and 6 children at Samuel Lucas JMI School how to play Bridge. Recently the club ran a session where the students came along to observe and play some games with the members. See the Hitchin website for more details.

Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season

The HBA charity for the 2023-24 season is Open Door St Albans. Their aim is to support people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of sleeping rough.  The Charity funds improvements to the Open Door shelter, as well as covering the costs of outreach services and the volunteer coordinator.

Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to all those recently achieving new master point promotions.   
Click here.. to see the full February list.

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of January 26th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

For all the latest news articles from the English Bridge Union, click here.. 

Release 2.19r
Championship Pairs

2022 winners: Tom Dessain & Tugrul Kaban

This is the HBA's premier championship for pairs. The HBA will select the leading four available pairs in the Final rankings (down to a limit of 8th place and otherwise meeting the EBU entry requirements) to represent Hertfordshire in the Corwen Trophy.

The competition comprises club qualification, semi-final and a two-session all-play-all final. 

Championship Pairs Final

The final will be a 10 table event for the 20 pairs who qualified through the semi-final.

When: 2pm on Sunday 21st April 2024
Where: RealBridge. 
Cost: FREE - note that all players must have Hertfordshire as their primary county affiliation
Format: A 38 board Howell event, all-play-all
Entries:

Pre-entry is required.

Click here to enter

RealBridge
Sign-in details:
You will not be able to sign in until the director has opened the session approximately 45 minutes before the start time. 

The session key is:  Not Yet Available

Please enter your name exactly as per your entry e.g. John Doe and then put your EBU Number in the ID field. 
The password field will be pre-set and should not be changed. 

When you log in, please sit with your partner at any table.

Club Qualification

Any pair scoring 55% or more at a Herts club session during October will be eligible to enter the Semi-Final in January - provided that they have HBA Membership with Hertfordshire as the County of Primary Allegiance.  This applies to both club members and visitors. The sessions will have no restriction on level but must be submitted to the EBU to count.

Players may enter as many club sessions as they wish in their attempt at qualification for the semi-final and heats can be played with different partners, but a player must have the same partner throughout the later stages of the competition.

For more information contact the Tournament Secretary at hbatournamentsec@gmail.com

Championship Pairs Semi-Final

The semi-final will comprise a 36 board Howell event. The leading 20 pairs will qualify for the final with any pair dropping out being replaced by the next available pair. Should there be a tie for the final qualifying positions; the Split-tie Procedures in the EBU White Book will apply.

When: 2pm on Sunday 14th January 2024
Where: RealBridge. 
Cost: FREE - note that all players must have Hertfordshire as their primary county affiliation
Format: A 36 board Howell event, with the top 20 pairs qualifying for the final
Entries: Pre-entry is required. You may enter at any time prior to the day of the session. No entries on the day.
RealBridge
Sign-in details:
You will not be able to sign in until the director has opened the session approximately 45 minutes before the start time. 

The session key is:  https://play.realbridge.online/dt.html?p=240114124059&q=PlayHBAChampionPairs

Please enter your name exactly as per your entry e.g. John Doe and then put your EBU Number in the ID field. 
The password field will be pre-set and should not be changed. 

When you log in, please sit with your partner at any table.