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Club Office Bearers 2022

President: Greg Nicholson

Vice President: Robert Graham

Secretary: Roxy Lamond

Treasurer: John Marsiglio

Contact Details

Mail: The Secretary, P.O. Box 1849, Traralgon 3844

Email: bridgeintraralgon@gmail.com 

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Latrobe City Council

Our council has helped us to relocate and update our premises. They have done some of the larger works on it and are most helpful when we need assistance. They can be contacted on www.latrobe.vic.gov.au

 

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Players Achievements
Above and beyond

Well done to club members Roshni Chand and Greg Nicholson who achieved a huge score of 73.15% in a field of 15 pairs on Thursday 13 May 2021.  They will receive a free table pass for their efforts.

Silver National Master
Silver National Master

Rob Graham has achieved the rank of Silver National Master, having earned over 300 masterpoints.  Rob actually achieved this milestone in March 2020 however the awarding of his certificate was delayed due to the COVID-19 shut down.  Club President, Anne Den Houting, congratulated Rob on his achievement saying “Rob’s achievement is truly significant as he is only the 20th player in the club’s twenty-six year history to reach this rank."  1st Feb 2021

Robyn Couch and Ken Tierney travelled to Paynesville on Wednesday 20th September to play in the Individual. This is the 3rd leg of the Bridge Triathlon. Robyn won the Individual with 64% and was then declared the Triathlon Winner. Robyn has successfully defended her title won in 2016. She is shown here being presented with a cheque for $50 by John Haylock.

GNOT
GNOT

The Regional GNOT Final was a closely fought event played at Traralgon on 20th September. The winning team was Moira Hecker, Fred Sundermann, Helen McAdam, Don Tylee and Robin Hecker (absent from photo). Just 1 point away In 2nd place were Dina Drury, Jack Kuiper, Colin Hope and John Sutton. A further 1 point away were Robyn Couch, Ken Tierney, Lynne and Lou Veenstra.   

South Gippsland Congress
South Gippsland Congress

The pairing of Robyn Couch and Ken Tierney teamed up with Helen McAdam and Don Tylee to play in the South Gippsland Congress Teams on November 8th. They were ranked 15th of the 20 participating teams. Having played teams 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 20 our members finished 5th with 4 wins. They were also the Best ERBA Team. The Best Restricted Team went to another Traralgon team - Marion and Kevin Taylor, Deb and Mark Reynolds.   

Australia Wide Novice Pairs
Australia Wide Novice Pairs

Jan Woollacott and Marion Taylor paired up for the 1st time to play in Traralgon's heat of the Australia Wide Novice Pairs. They did very well scoring 67.94% and are at present in the top 40.  

Women's Pairs
Women's Pairs

Elizabeth Morrish and Robyn Couch represented ERBA at the Women's Pairs Final. They played 11 x 10 board matches against the top women's pairs in Victoria. Some of these players had represented Australia and/or Victoria. Elizabeth and Robyn won 5 matches, drew 3 and lost only 3 matches. This is the best result ERBA has achieved in this event.      

Congress 2015
Congress 2015

The Traralgon Congress Pairs section was played on August 22 with 88 players participating. The Best Restricted Pair was Marion and Kevin Taylor who were ranked 40th yet finished 27th. Robyn Couch and Ken Tierney were ranked 24th and finished 9th to win the Best Traralgon pair. 

Congress Winners
Congress Winners

Jocelyn Pilmore and Fred Kaminski partnered each other for the 1st time at the recent Bairnsdale Congress. Not content with just winning the Best Novice Pair, they also won the Best Restricted Pair. Well done.

Congress 2015
Congress 2015

The Teams section was played on Sunday 23rd August with 60 players in the event. The team of Robyn Couch, Helen McAdam, Moira Hecker and Ken Tierney were ranked 5th and finished 5th to take out the Best Traralgon Team..

Adelaide Autumn Nationals
Adelaide Autumn Nationals

The team of Helen McAdam, Don Tylee (Traralgon), Pam Dingwall and Sandor Varga (Lakes Entrance) were invited to play in the Autumn Nationals in Adelaide. This was as a result of winning the Restricted Teams section of the Victor Champion Cup in 2014. In Adelaide the team recorded 8 wins from their 9 matches and won the Under Life Master section. They have now gained a free entry to the Victor Champion Cup to be played in Melbourne in June. 

Charlie Snashall Trophy
Charlie Snashall Trophy

Helen McAdam and Don Tylee combined with Pam Dingwall and Sandor Varga from Lakes Entrance to form an ERBA team. There were 10 teams entered in the Restricted Teams event at the Victor Champion Cup. The combination was very successful winning 8 of their 9 x 14 board matches. After claiming the Charlie Snashall trophy the team also won the Best Regional Team.    

ERBA Championship - Novice Pairs 2014
ERBA Championship - Novice Pairs 2014

Irene Pappas and Fred Kaminski continued Traralgon's good Eastern Region Championship record by winning the Novice Pairs section.

2013 ERBA Open Champions
2013 ERBA Open ChampionsERBA Championships were held on February 16th & 17th at Sale. Glenis Lohr and Rob Graham were victorious in winning the event. This is only the second time in ERBA history that Traralgon bridge club has won this event. The pair will now represent the region in Melbourne at a state level.
Sale Open Teams Champions
Sale Open Teams Champions

Robyn Couch and Ken Tierney played with Helen McAdam and Don Tylee to win the Sale Open Teams Championship. The event consisted of 5 rounds of 5 board matches played on Friday 13/11 and 20/11. The team won all 5 matches.   

Silver Life Master
Silver Life Master

Robyn Couch was promoted to the rank of Silver Life Master after the May points were sent in. To reach that milestone Robyn needed at least 500 masterpoints in total. There must be 50 gold points included in the 300 red and gold points total. Robyn is only the 3rd Traralgon member to have reached this rank.  

Tra - Fra -Rye Interclub
Tra - Fra -Rye Interclub

The inaugural Interclub between Traralgon, Frankston and Rye Beach was played on June 3rd. All clubs played the same boards at the same time. The winning pair was Rhonda van Dyke and Elizabeth Morrish. To check on the final results click on the "Competitions" tab.      

2013 ERBA Restricted Pairs
2013 ERBA Restricted PairsThe ERBA restricted pairs were won by Fred Kaminski and Irene Pappas.
2012 ERBA NOVICE PAIRS
2012 ERBA NOVICE PAIRSThe 2012 ERBA Novice Pairs were held at Bairnsdale Bridge Club on Thursday, September 20, for players between 0 and 50 masterpoints. Winners were Fred Kaminski and Irene Pappas, 2nd John Brazier and John Haylock and 3rd Margaret Hillier and Helen Leach.  It was a most enjoyable day, and thanks were expressed to Bairnsdale Bridge Club for their hospitality.
ERBA Novice Teams 2013
ERBA Novice Teams 2013ERBA Novice Teams event won by Chris Oberink, Monika Cornell,Kathleen Elkington and Bill Morrish.
GNOT Reps
GNOT Reps
The team of Helen McAdam, Don Tylee, Moira and Robin Hecker came 2nd in the Regional final of the Grand National Open Teams. They then represented the Eastern Regional in the National final held in Tweed Heads on November 30 to December 2. There will be 64 teams playing in the final. It was a great experience playing against teams that had played internationally.