County Swiss Pairs |
Liza Furnival and Peter Finbow on winning the OBA Swiss Pairs, held on Sunday 29 November at Oxford Bridge Club. They were well ahead of the field, which included top county players.
Claire MacDonagh, playing with Chris Dawe, also did well to finish 6th - particularly taking into account the fact that she was scoring the event and organising the catering as well.
Full results are available here.
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EBU prize draw for Sims winners |
Peter Finbow and Liza Furnival who came third in the EBU's prize draw among heat winners in Sim Pairs events over the past year. They share £200 between them.
All the winners can be seen here.
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Mixed Pairs Championship |
Cliff and Moira for winning the Club's Mixed Pairs Championship for the Binyon Cup on Monday 23 November with a very fine score of 68.18%. Bridget and John Spencer were second with 63.45% with Steph and Steven very close behind on 63.26%.
Full results can be accessed via the left-hand menu.
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British Autumn Sim Pairs |
Irina and visitor Rob Dixon, who won the British Autumn Sim Pairs with 63.23%. Paul Stevenson & Robert Gasser were close behind in second place, and Matt Wilkinson & Julie Anderson were third.
The national results, in which Sara & Neil have risen to 2nd position within the Club, are here:
and the commentary is here:
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EBED Sim Pairs 7 Sept 2015 |
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Summer 2015 Ascenders' Competition |
Peggy, who is this year's winner of the Summer Ascenders' Competition. She improved the average of her ten best scores this summer by an excellent 5.42% compared with her ladder average last summer. Very well done to her and to Bridget in second place with an improvement of 4.57% and to Liza a whisker behind in third upping her average by 4.56%.
Click on this box to see the full Ascenders list.
Please note that only Club Members who played at least ten times in both summer seasons are eligible for the Ascenders' Competition.
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Summer 2015 Ladder |
The 2015 Summer Ladder has just finished, and it's very well done to Liza on her fine win: the average of her ten best scores was 62.42%. Bridget is in second place on 61.27% with John Spencer close behind on 61.13% and Krys in fourth. To see the full results click on 'Competitions' on the left-hand side of the Club website's homepage.
Please note that this competition is only for Club Members who have played at least ten times during the Summer Season (beginning of March to end of August). It is the average of your top ten scores that count.
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August 2015 Handicap Competition |
Eileen Windows and Joanna Donkin on winning the 5th Monday Handicap Competition with the fine score of 63.50% on their handicap calculated over the past year's results. Trevor Dawn & Irina Woods were second, with Steph & Steven Bliss in third place. Well done to them all. The winners will receive a bottle of wine each.
Click on this box for the full results.
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Summer 2015 Handicap Results |
Paul Stevenson & Annabel Wade on winning the Summer Handicap Competition, played on Monday 29 June: a bottle of wine goes to each of them!
Rita Todd & Liza Furnival were second, Trevor Dawn & Peggy Manuell third. Click on this box for the full results.
Please note your handicap is calculated on the average of your results over the last year. Non-members are not eligible.
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Midsummer Pairs Competition |
Ruth Kim and Isabel Pack who won the Midsummer Pairs Competition on an excellent score of nearly 64%. They received a bottle of wine each and will receive the Bygott Trophy at the next AGM.
Well done too to Neil & Sara coming second and winning a bottle of chianti and a box of chocolates, both kindly donated by David Bygott. Lorraine & Peter did well to come third, on a night when Peter - who was directing - was called a lot.
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British Spring Sim Pairs - Mon 13 April |
Congratulations to John Deech, playing with visitor Andrew Lintott who won the British Spring Sim pairs event with a score of 64.77%. Second were another pair of visitors, Carles & Michiel, on 58.90%, and third were Christopher & Erica on 56.25%.
Nationally the situation has changed slightly, with John & Andrew still top, Kati and Jeremy in second place, and Carles & Michiel third. This is subject to change as more results come in.
Club results on the EBU website
Hand commentary
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Spring Handicap Competition 2015 |
Tom & Christina on winning the 2015 Spring Handicap Competition. They each receive a bottle of wine.
Richard & Dorothy were second, Rosemary & Rosalind third. Click on this box to view the full results.
Please note that your handicap is calculated on the average of your results over the last year. Non-members are not eligible.
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EBU Stratified Sim Pairs 9 March 2015 |
The EBU will in due course produce the stratified results.
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Winter Ladder competition 2014/2015 |
David Bygott, who has won this year's ladder competition: the average of his ten best scores was an impressive 64.22%. He was comfortably ahead of Sandra & Krys who finished in joint second place on 60.69%. Bridget was very close behind them in fourth place with 60.05%. To see the full results click on 'Competitions' on the left-hand side of the Club website's homepage.
To take part in this competition you have to be a club member and to have played at least ten times during the relevant season.
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Winter Ascender's prize, 2014-2015 |
Holly who has won the Winter 2014/2015 Ascenders Prize, by increasing the average of her ten best eligible scores from last winter by 4.07%. Kati was second with 3.52% and Suzanne was third with 3.14%.
To participate in this competition you have to be a club member and to have played at least ten times during both the Winter 2014/15 and Winter 2013/14 seasons.
Click on this box for the full results.
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British Winter Sim Pairs Results January 5th |
John Spencer & Bridget Watson, the NS winners on a very fine 66.98% and Peter Russell & David Bygott, the EW winners on a super 68.79%. John Cecil & Betty Dick also did very well to score 62.94% EW.
Nationally, Peter and David's score has gone up a little and they are currently leading the field with almost 70%! It may be a little while before all national results come in, so let's hope they can maintain that top position.
Club results are on the club website as usual. Click anywhere on this box to go to the EBU home page where you will find links to the National Rankings, booklet and commentary.
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EBU Ranked Masters Pairs |
Alex Lishkov, playing with a non-member, who won the National Masters section of the EBU Ranked Masters Pairs competition played over the weekend of 28 February-1 March.
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Masterpoint Promotions 2015 |
The following members who have won promotion in the EBU Masterpoint rankings. For an explanation of the ranks please click here.
December 2015
Viccy Fleming - 1 Star Master
Tom Brus - County Master
November 2015
Tunde Scott - 2 Star Master
October 2015
Miriam Seaver - Premier Master
Isabel Pack - Master
Valerie Goodchild - County Master
James Bentley - County Master
September 2015
Robert Gasser - 1 Star Regional Master
Peggy Manuell - 3 Star Tournament Master
Jane Darke - Master
August 2015
Matthew Wilkinson – 1 Star Premier Master
Diana Pick – County Master
Jane Matheson – Club Master
July 2015
Liza Furnival – 3 Star Premier Regional Master
Robert Gasser – 4 Star Premier Master
Jonathan Price – County Master
June 2015
John Deech - 1 Star Regional Master
Ruth Kim - 1 Star Premier Master
Moira Pavelin - 5 Star Master
Sara Alden - 1 Star Master
Rosemary Dorey - Advanced Master
Jane Armstrong - County Master
Christina Hardyment - County Master
Eileen Windows - Area Master
May 2015
Carol Benzie - Premier National Master
Alison Withers Green - 3 Star Premier Master
Neil Whiting - Advanced Master
Aleks Lishkov - Life Master
Rita Todd - 4 Star Premier Regional Master
Liza Furnival - 4 Star Regional Master
John Spencer - 3 Star Master
March 2015:
Howard Arnes - 1 Star Premier Master
February 2015:
Diane Coe - 3 Star Regional Master
Patrick Hodson - 4 Star Premier Master
Bridget Watson - 4 Star Premier Master
Claire MacDonagh - 1 Star Premier Master
Judy Wesselbaum - 1 Star Premier Master
Anthea Robinson - County Master
Chris Earl - Master
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