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 March list.

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of April 5th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

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

Release 2.19r
Humble Cup

2023 winners:  Ivan Leung, Tony Yip, Roy Cheong and Jack Leung

The Humble Cup is the HBA premier championship for teams. The competition comprises a qualifying round followed by up to six rounds of a knockout competition. Participants require HBA Membership with Hertfordshire as the County of Primary Allegiance.

The winning team will be invited to represent Hertfordshire in the Pachabo Cup and if they wish supplement the team with additional members at that stage, this must meet the EBU’s requirements for entry to the Pachabo. If that team is unable to accept the offer within 14 days of the Humble Cup Final the HBA will select a team from the two finalists according to the procedure set out by the EBU.

A team can have up to six members over the course of the competition. When a player is added to an existing team, that player must not have previously played in the knockout stages for a different team. 

If you would like assistance in forming a team, please contact the Tournament Secretary at hbatournamentsec@gmail.com who will be able to put you in touch with any others who are also looking.  

Teams who did not make it through the qualifying round are eligible to play in the Humble Plate which will be run as a knock-out provided there is sufficient interest. Note that teams who do not take part in the Cup qualifying round may may still compete in the Plate by entering directly  - click here.. for details.

Qualifying Round

Click here.. for the results.

Quarter Finals 

Arrighi beat Woolf by 86-54
Rawlins beat Button by 76-39
Oram beat Eyre by 80-34

Fawcett beat Eddleston by 36-17

Semi Finals

The semi-final draw is:

Fawcett v Arrighi
Oram v Rawlins

Matches to be played by April 10th.

Final

The toss of a coin at the end of the semi final determines the home team for the final which has a play-by date of April 30th. 

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