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| OBA Events & events in Oxfordshire coming up / further information |
Click on boxes for further information / more details of event / entry pages
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| Presidents & Chester Cup |
It’s time to enter Oxfordshire Bridge Association’s teams of four competitions !
The Oxfordshire Bridge Association has two county teams of events, the President’s Cup and the Chester Cup, and details are as follows:
Chester Cup
This is a friendly teams of four league, where the emphasis is on enjoyment! It’s intended to encourage teams of up to six players, including those relatively new to this form of bridge, to enjoy a pleasant evening with refreshments. Matches are of 24 boards, played in 2 stanzas of 12 boards, with automatic change of opponents. The Chester Cup is primarily a social event, and dates are arranged amicably, with home captains sending out a list of available dates to opposing captains as soon as possible after the league table is published.
Presidents Cup
The President’s Cup is Oxfordshire’s annual green-pointed knock-out county teams of four championship. Matches, with refreshments, are of 32 boards played in 4 x 8-board stanzas, with a final of 48 boards. The winners will represent Oxfordshire in the English Bridge Union’s Pachabo Cup, to be played on 8th/9th June 2019. Entries by clicking on the headings above or direct to Sandra Claridge sclaridge31@gmail.com. The entry fee is £20 per team. The closing date for entries is Monday 10th September 2018
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| County Teams - indicate your availability |
 You are invited to play in the Dawes League matches. There are three divisions so Nick Smith is looking for lots of people to play.
Please see the County Team tab at the top of this page to see the dates, read match reports and other news.
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| Wallingford Bridge Club Swiss Pairs - Sunday 16th September 2018 |
 Wallingford Bridge Club's popular Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs Event, is being held this year on Sunday 16th September, 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start.
Swiss Pairs is a form of duplicate bridge that tends to match pairs of equal ability against each other, so it makes an enjoyable event for players at all levels.
Playing 6 x 6 board matches, entry fee of £13 includes tea and refreshments. This fee will be collected on the day. Prize money totalling £250 will be awarded.
Entries on-line through the WBC website or to:
Peter Dyer tel: 079 6085 7196; email: pete.dyer@live.co.uk
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| Abingdon Cafe Bridge - 18th October 2018 |
 Abingdon Cafe Bridge, 18th October 2018.
This will be fourth year of this enjoyable social bridge event, in which the duplicate bridge movement is not just around the room; it is around the town! We have five venues and, rather like musical chairs, the one you visit at lunchtime will be where you stop and eat. It starts at 10.30 and finishes with a prizegiving at about 16.00.
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| Oxford Junior Bridge Club |
 ARE YOU AGED 8 – 18 YEARS? Do you like maths, puzzles, quizzes or card games? If so, you might well enjoy bridge!
The Oxford Junior Bridge Club runs every Sunday afternoon in Summertown Church Hall, Banbury Road OX2 7EZ
AUTUMN TERM DATES: 16th September – 9th December 2018, 2.30 – 4.30 p.m. [Half Term 21st and 28th October]
Families are also welcome, £5 per session; first visit free; family concessions
For Information, please contact Holly Kilpatrick: juniorbridgeoxford@gmail.com www.bridgewebs.com/bridge4schools/
WE CATER FOR ALL LEVELS – beginner to advanced
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| Seniors Pairs |
This event is played on the second Monday of each month at Roke and Berrick Salome Village Hall (for directions please see Wallingford Bridge Club website). It is open to all members of the OBA who are at least 55 years of age by 1st May 2018. Younger players and visitors may play but are not eligible to win the trophy.
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