This is the website for inter-club duplicate tournaments, held with a 6.35pm prompt start on the 3rd Tuesday of most months at the Athenaeum Club in London's Pall Mall. Dinner is held at around 8.30pm, shortly after the mid-point for the evening's hands.
Members of a St James's or other kindred club wishing to play in these sessions should contact Christina Hemmett at Christina@hellenist.org.uk. Players are requested not to invite professionals as partners.
Sir Basil Hall Trophy
The Sir Basil Hall Challenge Trophy is awarded to the player with the highest average percentage score over their best five Interclub appearances during the season, not more than three of which are with the same partner and subject to a minimum of five appearances. The winner must be a current member of a St James's or kindred club. A list of previous winners is available on this website. The picture above shows John Neilson, winner for the 2023-2024 season, being presented with the trophy by Geoffrey Lloyd, the previous year's winner, at the Bridge Circle's annual dinner held on 3 December 2024.
Dark horses Terence Stephenson and Fauzia Crockford won the June Interclub event, with Greg Stone and Randa Snow in second place. Bill Shanahan remains top of the leaderboard but Greg has reduced the deficit. The result of the July event is going to be decisive.
St James's Bridge Drive
Congratulations to Catherine Rice-Evans who, with her partner, and husband, Rex Goad (O&C) won this year's St James's Bridge Drive with an impressive score of 70.35 per cent. This is a fitting reward for Catherine and Rex who pioneered the bridge drive which has proved such a popular event and which has now completed 14 cycles. It was a good day for The Athenaeum with five of the top ten pairs containing at least one club member.
Centenary Cup
A relatively inexperienced Athenaeum team participated in the RAC's Centenary Cup competition on 19 May 2025. This was a day when established partnerships prevailed and The Athenaeum sadly finished the event propping up the rest of the table. The Cup was won by Phyllis Court Club from Henley, newcomers to the St James's bridge scene.
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