 Great end to season for Blaby B |
Well done Blaby B. Their final match of the season was second successive 19 - 1 win, this time against County Eagle.
This cements their second place in Division 3 with a chance of top spot depending on the results of Loughborough A's final 2 matches.
Blaby A are in 4th position in Division One. Assuming the league structure remains the same they are guaranteed another season in Division One as the bottom team cannot overtake them.
You can see the current positions, scores and fixtures in Division One here and Division Three here.
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| Mike Deakin and David Green win Blaby Club Cup |
The final round of the Club Cup has been played. Well done Mike Deakin and David Green who are the new champions.
Fifteen pairs played in at least the required 3 rounds necessary. Dave Pollard and Chris Bancroft were second. Gerry Bucciero and Alan Lord and Doreen and John Arnold were third equal.
You can see the full final positions in the menu on the left under Competitions Club Cup 2025/26. Pairs who played less than 3 rounds are not included.
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| Gimson Trophy |
The LCBA Gimson Trophy is the County's main pairs competition.
Blaby is holding a heat on Tuesday 10 March. Those pairs who are awarded master points will qualify for the final which will be held at the County BC at 1.00 p.m. on Sunday 29 March. If qualifying pairs are unable or do not wish to play in the final then one or more pairs who score 50% or more will be invited to play.
Furthermore, a qualifying player can play in the final with any Blaby member if their partner is unavailable.
The top three pairs in the final will be invited to represent Leicestershire in the national Corwen Trophy, a competition for counties' pairs champions. It will be held over the weekend 30th - 31st May 2026 at Telford Hotel and Spa.
Do try to play in this prestigious event.
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| EBU Masterpoints Promotions - December 2025 |
Chris Horner - Advanced Master
Well done Chris on being promoted in the December EBU Masterpoints Promotions list for Blaby members:
You can see your current status on this and the National Grading Scheme by logging on to My EBU (see Useful Links in menu on the left).
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| BLABY BRIDGE CLUB EVENTS |
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| Blaby is continuing its Christmas Party and two Cup Competitions |
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| Blaby BC Christmas Party – 2025 |
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| This will be held on Tuesday, 16 December. As in previous years, it will be an individual event, so you don’t need to bring a partner. Hands will be pre-dealt (Duplimated). |
| At the half-way stage, there will be a break for buffet style food. As usual, we will ask each player to bring some food, cold as we will not be using the County BC oven. |
| The Club will provide wine. There will be a prize for the top three winners. |
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| Blaby Club Cup – 2025/26 |
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| The Club Cup was presented in 1966 by Viscountess Hall OBE. It is Blaby's major pairs tournament. The winners are the ones with the best three performances out of six designated sessions. Scoring is by what is (or was) called County Pairs Scoring. If there is a tie for first place, the winners (but not other positions) will be determined by countback. |
| Visitors are allowed but will not be eligible to win the cup |
| The dates of each round are: |
| Round 1 – Tuesday 7 October |
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Round 2 – Tuesday 4 November
Round 3 - Tuesday 2 December
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| Round 4 – Tuesday 6 January |
| Round 5 – Tuesday 3 February |
| Round 6 – Tuesday 3 March |
| Please try to attend at least 3 rounds so that they count towards winning the cup. |
| Blaby Toon Cup – 2025/26 |
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| The Toon Cup was presented in 1980 by Mrs Nora Toon. It is awarded to the most improved pair comparing a year’s results with previous year. This will start in April 2025 and the Cup awarded at the April 2026 AGM. |
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| Blaby Summer Cup |
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Unfortunately, this was cancelled this year. due to insuffient numbers.
The Summer Cup was presented in 1991 by Neil and Pat Beasley. This was a teams-of-4 competition, teams being drawn according to their current NGS Grading in such a way that each team is roughly equal.
Your Committee are considering a different format.
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| Blaby Christmas party great success |
Blaby's Christmas Party was a great success enjoyed by all. The turnout enabled us to play a 28 player Individual Event. There was an excellent spread of food. Thank you all for your contributions.
The prize winners of the competition were :
1st - Mike Deakin
2nd - David Green
3rd= - Angie Sollofe, Charles Gurr, Neil Stokes and Tom Lindop.
Well done to them.
Also thanks to Doreen for her hard work arranging the event and everyone helping to set it up - and clear up afterwards.
We will be playing bridge as usual on the Tuesday before Christmas, 23 December, but the Club will be CLOSED the Tuesday between Christmas and the New Year, 30 December. We reopen on Tuesday 6 January which is the Club Cup Round 4.
The Committee wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas.
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