EBU Masters Pairs: 22 February 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the Masters Pairs heat at Wimbledon:
1st Simon Edelsten and Gina Chulack, 2nd Hal Hazine and Arif Solaklar and 3rd Mark Ormerod and Jane Hayball. The national results (out of 93 pairs) were: 1st Andrew and Thomas Bradkin, 2nd Simon and Gina and 3rd Hal and Arif. Well done Wimbledon pairs!
Master Points Award: December 2025
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Congratulations to John Edwards, who gained the greatest number of Master Points in 2025 at Wimbledon Bridge Club! |
Martin Warner Cup Winners: Tuesday 17th February
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Congratulations to Patricia White and Graham Balin who won the Martin Warner Cup this year! This competition is run over two consecutive Tuesday mornings and the results are averaged.
Results:
1st Patricia and Graham 62.84%
2nd Anneli Collins and Kirsty Hill 61.21%
3rd Stewart Legg and Katherine Legg 56.45%
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Book Now for the Annual Marietta Curry Night and Bridge: Saturday 21st March
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Please book soon for the Annual Marietta Curry Night and Bridge
Duplicate and supervised play sections available
Click on the image to book
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Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs Winners: Sunday 15th February 2026
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Thank you to all who played yesterday, it was great to see a full house at the club.
Congratulations to the winners:
1st Andrew Briggs and Milli Fawssett
2nd Eduard Malhasyan and Mobin Rahman (pictured separately)
3rd= Tianxiang Fu and Marvin Lai
3rd= Niall Igoe and Jonathan Hird (pictured separately)
Non expert prize Charles Dixon and Kate Woodruff
The next BP Swiss is the 40th Anniversary Swiss Pairs on Sunday 12th April - save the date!
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Happy Birthdays Peter and John!
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Happy Birthdays to Peter and John, who celebrated in the usual WBC style with prosecco and cake at the Ploughman's. Many Happy Returns to you both! |
MiniBridge Card Play: Monday 16th February 10:30am
Half term session Monday 16th February 10:30am to 12:30pm. All welcome.
Mini Workshop - the Lightner double: Thursday 19th February 4:30pm
Lis Bingham, teacher and expert player, is running a Mini Workshop on the interesting topic of the Lightner double. This will be after the Thursday afternoon session on 19th February from about 4:30pm to about 5pm. No need to book and there will be no charge. Theodore Lightner was an American bridge player in the early days of contract bridge in the late 1920s who invented the idea of doubling a slam to ask for an "unusual" lead. Come along on the 19th to find out how it works!
Master Point Promotions: January 2026
Congratulations to the WBC members below, who have received a Master Point Rank promotion in January, especially Anneli and Phil, who have achieved their first Master Point ranking.
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Graham Sadie 3 Star Grand Master
Gina Chulack 1 Star Premier Master
Diane Bricknell Advanced Master
Peter King County Master
Peter Combe County Master
James O'Donnell District Master
Ian McDonald District Master
Andrew Wileman District Master
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Philip Monjack District Master
Christopher Davies District Master
Liz Verran District Master
Julie Grainger Area Master
Dudley Smith Area Master
Sebastian Pearson Club Master
Anneli Collins Local Master
Phil Eastland Local Master |
Madeira Congress: 2nd - 9th February 2026
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Several Wimbledon players made the trip to Madeira for the 2026 Spring Overseas Congress. As well as some excursions to see the beautiful island, there was time for plenty of bridge. Congratulations to Peter Breakell and John Osmond for their wins in the Pivot Teams and the Open Pairs. It looks like a lovely holiday - book me in for next year! Full results: https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/1904 |
Annette King: 1930 - 22 January 2026
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We are sorry to let members know that Annette King, nee McGuick died on January 22, aged 95. She was born in 1930 in Tramore, Ireland and had been in hospitals and homes in recent months. Annette was always very thoughtful as a partner, playing regularly at Tuesday and Friday mornings since at least 2018 to March 2020. Her partner Jon Crisp tried to get her online during covid and was successful at setting her up to attend regular virtual church services, but sadly online bridge was too much for her. Annette returned to the club as soon as we reopened after Covid in July 2021 and played until July 2023. Annette achieved the rank of 4 Star Master. We send our condolences to her only son Neill King in Canada, family and friends. Funeral arrangements will be posted when notified - likely to be near the end of March |
Bochsler Cup Teams of Four Winners: Sunday 1st February 2026
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Many congratulations to the team of Isabel Correia, June Middleton, Simon Prager and Henryk Klocek who won the Boschler Cup this year well ahead of the runners up (Lars Mcbride, John Edwards, Simon Cocheme and Elisabeth Bingham) |
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