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Playing a mixture of face-to-face and online bridge. Check the calendar for details. Click here for details of our regular bridge sessions.

Special Events

EBED Simultaneous Pairs

Mon 13th May at 10.00am

Novice Pairs (Morrie Marsh Trophy)

Thu 16th May at 7.15pm

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Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs - Sun 7th July

On behalf of Oxfordshire Bridge Association, Oxford Bridge Club is holding a Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs on Sunday 7th July, at 1.00pm. 

We will be playing 6 x 6-board matches, and there will be cash prizes for the winners, runners-up, second-half ascenders, and highest placed non-expert pair. 

Entry fee: £16 per player, to include tea and refreshments. Entry is via the OBA website: CLICK HERE TO ENTER

Click here for the information leaflet.

EBED Simultaneous Pairs - Mon 13th May

We are running a heat of the EBED Simultaneous Pairs on Monday 13th May. This is a hybrid session, so the heat will be played both online (on RealBridge) and at the club. Entry fee is £8.00 per player. 

For further information, and a link to the booking page (for online players), please click here

Abingdon Cafe Bridge - 21st May

Oxfordshire Bridge Association is running a Café Bridge event in Abingdon on Tuesday 21st May.  Proceeds in aid of Sobell House. Click here for further information and to book

Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition Thursday 16th May

The Morrie Marsh competition for novice pairs will take place on Thursday 16th May at 7.15pm at Oxford Bridge Club. This will be in place of the usual Supervised Play session. 

The competition is open to 'novice pairs' - players who have fewer than 200 masterpoints (below Club Master). Players who are members of Oxford Bridge Club and those who haven't previously won a club trophy are eligible to win the Morrie Marsh Trophy. Masterpoints will be awarded and the qualifying winners will have their names added to the club's Honours' board in addition to winning the trophy.

We'll play 14-18 boards and table money is £4. For full competition rules click here. To book tickets please click here.

Saturday Seminar with Charlie Bucknell 18th May

Competitive bidding and when to stop is a challenge for most of us. Charlie will guide us through the steps to consider when facing hands that are not straightforward, should we bid on or stop? For more information and to book click here.

Bridge for All Courses - Term 3 classes available to book

Calling all Bridge for All students - booking is now open for your respective courses, if you enjoyed the second term please sign up for Term 3. For more information click on the course you wish to join in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box to the right.

Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse

We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:

Monday mornings:  this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Tuesday mornings:  this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.

Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams.

Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions

Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted. 

As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).

Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions. 

All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome. 

RealBridge - Audio and Video problems

If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.

Social Bridge

Social Bridge

♥  Saturday afternoons 2.30pm F2F for anyone wanting to play social bridge in a relaxed atmosphere 

Back to normal this week

♥  Click here for more information
♥  No need to book - just come along!

 

SEMINARS & COURSES

Saturday Seminar with Charlie Bucknell. Competitive bidding and when to stop. 18th May at 10.00am. For more information and to book click here.

Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition

♥  Thursday 16th May 7.15pm at Oxford Bridge Club (replaces Supervised Play)
♥  Click here for competition rules
♥  Click here to book

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Bridge for All Courses

Year 1 Monday afternoons click here
Year 2 Monday evenings click here
Year 2 Tuesday afternoons click here
Year 1 Tuesday evenings click here

 

Practice Hands

PRACTICE HANDS

To book onto the Practice Hands for either Year 1 or Year 2 click here.

Bucknell Bridge

OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - training courses at OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - tips on bidding and play

Playing Bridge Online
PLAYING ONLINE BRIDGE RealBridge
Click here to book your place at a RealBridge session (& Fri evening X-Imp pairs)
Further information on playing on RealBridge is available here.
Results
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Richard (F2F); Peter L (online)
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Pamela F (online); Ruth J (F2F)
Supervised Play
Bridge Club
Director: Nick W
Scorer: Liza
Host: Anne L
9-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Christine
Scorer: Ian
Host: Carol H
Supervised Play
RealBridge
Director: Nick W
Scorer: Steve F
Host: Ella S
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Martin
Scorer: Martin
Host: Sarah C
Evening Pairs
Clubhouse
Director: MI
Scorer: DEC
Host: Peter Schr
Calendar
Sat 11th May 2024
Social Bridge
Clubhouse 14.30
 More Info
Mon 13th May 2024
EBED Simultaneous Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Martin (F2F); Steve F (online)
Scorer: Peter Sch (F2F); Steve F (online)
Host: Cyril B (online); Liza F (F2F)
 More Info
Tue 14th May 2024
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Peter Sh
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Sue McF
 More Info
Wed 15th May 2024
Supervised Play
RealBridge 10.00
Director: Kathy T
Scorer: Steve F
Host: Nick W
 More Info
Wed 15th May 2024
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge 14.00
Director: Steve
Scorer: Steve
Host: Marianne O'C
 More Info
Wed 15th May 2024
Evening Pairs
Clubhouse 19:15
Director: Martin
Scorer: Peter Sch
Host: Chris A
 More Info