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NEW BLUE BOOK

The EBU have announced the publication of a new Blue Book which becomes effective from 1st September.

There are changes to

  • Rules on announcements
  • Rules on strong opening bids
  • Rules on non-strong 2-bids and 3-bids (at Level 4)

It can be downloaded from the EBU website at :-   Blue Book

In addition there are also new Alerting and Announcing rules which can be found at :-

New Alerting and Announcing Bidding Rules

It is recommended that clubs should advise their members of the new rules and

club directors should make themselves familiar with the three main changes.

League of Four Entry Form

To enter a team into the League-of-Four (Brown Cup), the form below must be completed and submitted online.

A team may have up to 6 named members.  A minimum of 4 team members (including the team captain) must be identified at this stage.
   Others members, up to the maximum of 6, may be added later by emailing a request to the League Secretary.

For all named members of the team the player's Name and EBU Number are required     eg.    Joe Black  123456
                (The EBU Number is not essential if the player has been a member of this same team in the previous season.) 

Once submitted, a copy of this completed form will be emailed to you as an acknowledgement of your entry, and a copy will also be sent to the League of Four Secretary.

To complete your entry you are required to pay the Entry Fee of £15.    The email acknowledgement of your entry will give the instuctions for making this payment.

Sometime in late August, providing your payment has been received, you will receive, by email, all the information you need to get started with this season's League of Four (LO4).  This will include the Division you will be playing in, and contact details for the other Team Captains in your Division.. 

The rules for the competition are on this website.   By entering, you are agreeing to abide by these rules.
Also by entering, you are also agreeing that your contact information will be given to other Captains in your Division.   See also the BBCBA Privacy Policy on the Home Page.

All boxes below marked * in the form below must be completed.