| BERKS AND BUCKS CBA ONLINE PAIRS |
The programme for the County online events to the end of August is :
August 15 Jack High – Level 2
August 29 Main Pairs – level 4
These on-line events will be open to all Berks & Bucks members and also, at request, members playing with a visitor will be allowed.
We will continue to award prize money depending on the number of people entered.
This event will be held every fortnight, please check the calendar for future dates.
If you haven't entered one of our on-line events before we need your username in advance, so please complete the online entry form by clicking on this news box.
If you have played before you do not need to complete another entry form, just register as usual on the day, however, please click on this news box for the full event details.
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| INCREASES IN BBO CHARGES FOR ON-LINE GAMES |
BBO have increased their charges for online games from 30% to 40% of the table money for all games in July and August.
In addition the charge will be further increased to 50% from September onwards.
Consequently the County will increase our table money from 3 $BBO to 4 $BBO from September onwards.
Prize money for County events will still be paid but will vary according to the number of entries in each event.
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| LEAGUE OF EIGHT 2019-2020 |
34 teams of eight representing 19 clubs competed in the 4 divisions of our league over the 2019/20 season. Scores for matches that had not taken place before lockdown were assigned according to the rules.
The final results were:
Div 1 (10 teams): Burnham A won with 122 VP (out of possible 180); joint runners up were Reading A and New Amersham A on 115 VP
Div 2 (10 teams): Loddon Vale A won in style with 137 VP; runners up were Burnham B on 113 VP
Div 3 (9 teams): Amersham CC B won with 114 VP (out of possible 160); runners up were Tessa Templeton Bridge School A on 106 VP
Div 4 (5 teams playing each other twice): Austenwood B won with 98 VP (out of possible 160); close behind were Chalfont B on 96 VP.
Well done to all those who played.
The League of 8 Championship will not be played in its current form for 2020-21, however, the Competitions Committee is looking into the possibility of running a different online inter-club teams of 8 event for that season.
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| GRADUATE LEAGUE WINNERS 2020 |
Congratulations to Mary's Berries - Gary Jennison (captain), Alan McBride, Elena McBride and Sally Tilleray - on winning the Graduate League for the second year running, so retaining the Margaret Hatch trophy. All five teams in the League won at least one match and the four newcomer teams gave Mary's Berries a run for their money, with Elaine Rushforth's Ruff and Ready (who won the Student's League the previous year) in second place.
Mary's Berries were taught by Mary Sharp (hence the team name) and Ruff and Ready by Rob Wilkinson.'
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| TONY ASTON |
 Tony Aston has recently decide to stand down from the B&B CBA Committee.
We would like to acknowledge Tony's many years of service, particularly to youth bridge in the county.
We will miss having him on the Committee and thank him for all his help over the past years.
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