The club currently runs six competitions. The latest standings in each competition can be seen by clicking on Competitions on the menu. Note that only results from the club's Thursday sessions are currently eligible for inclusion in the competitions.

1. Match-Pointed Pairs Championship

Held from 1st January to 31st December. All sessions count towards the championship (with the exception of the Christmas Party) provided they are match point scored. Teams and Butler Pairs evenings are, therefore, excluded. The winner is the pair with the highest average percentage score for all their attendances provided they have played a minimum of 10 sessions.

2. Butler Pairs Championship

Held on the first available (*) Thursday of each month from May to April. Scoring is for Butler Pairs (ie IMPs). The winner is the pair with the highest net aggregate IMPs total from their best 7 scores. Pairs with less than 7 scores also qualify provided that they have played at least 5 times. (A guide to Butler scoring is available under the Documents menu item.)

(*) occasionally the club may be closed on the first Thursday of the calendar month (eg elections or Bank Holiday). In July and October the Butler sessions are replaced by teams events.

3. Slam Champion of the Year

Held from 1st January to 31st December with all sessions (MP, Butler Pairs and Teams) counting. The winner is the individual who, with any partner, bids and makes the most slams with Grand Slams counting 10 points and Small Slams 1 point each. In the event of a tie, the individual who has the lower number of attendances during the qualifying period will be the winner. If the tie cannot be resolved the award will be joint.

4. Improver of the Year

Held from 1st January to 31st December and related to the previous year, qualifying sessions being identical to those for the Match Pointed Pairs Championship (see 1 above). The winner is the individual whose average percentage score has increased over the previous year by the highest percentage. To qualify they must have a minumum of 10 scores in each year. In the event of there being no improver who meets this specification, the attendance requirement will be reduced progressively by 1 attendance per annum (ie 9 and 9, then 8 and 8, etc.) until a winner is found. In the event of a tie between two persons the award will be joint.

5. Mavis Drake Challenge Shield

A club teams event with teams being selected by ballot on the night. This event will be held regularly on the first Thursday of July each year.

6. Third Thursday Competition

This is the most recent club competition (started in May 2015) and takes place on the Third Thursday of each month, running from May to April. It is a handicap competition designed to level out different player's standards, so all members have a reasonable chance of winning. The results from Third Thursdays are used for both this and other competitions (eg Pairs and Slams) which are thus unaffected by this competition.

Pairs must compete in at least 8 Third Thursday events to appear in the final ranking list. The winners are the pair with highest score, calculated from the average of the pair's best 8 handicap scores. A handicap for each player (the BridgeWebs Rolling Monthly 12 Month handicap) is applied to the scores of each Third Thursday event, based on their results over the previous 52 weeks. 

For those who are interested, a full explanation of BridgeWebs handicapping can be found in the BridgeWebs Guide under Competitions.