The 2019 Grimshaw Cup was held on 5 June and there was an extremely close result.  The top three pairs were separated by less than 1%.

Congratulations to winners who were Inge Veecock and Barbara Kittel with 57.94%.

Second were Mike Kaufmann and Colin Hearn with 57.54%.

Third were Peter Barnes-Hogget and Alun Lloyd with 57.14%.

To add some extra spice to this event

the winning N/S and E/W pairs receive Easter Eggs. 

The top pairs were:

N/S: 1st   Jenny and Colin Hearn                             63.89%  

        2nd   Marian Diviney and David Carhart           61.62% . 

E/W: 1st  Barbara Fairbairn and Chris Haffernan   56.94%.

         2nd Janice and Jim Andrews                          55.83%.

Well played all.

The 2019 Ali Meghani Cup was won by

Peter Barnes-Hoggett and Alun Lloyd with an excellent 67.50%.

Many congratualtions.

2nd  Ken Butcher and Mike Richings with 60.00%

3rd  Ala Swietochowski and Paul Stevens with 59.58%.

Our first Cup competition of the year was won by:

Gudmundur Audunsson and Wiktor Staniaszek  63.43%

many congratulations. 

2nd Janet Curtis and Philip Middlemast 57.41%

3rd Annie Hacket and Mike Kaufmann 56.35%

This Cup competition is a closed event i.e only pairs who are both members can win it.  The above results reflect that achieved by pairs with 2 members.

Second were  Judy and Lionel Gross (52.38%)

Third were  Jenny and Colin Hearn  (51.19%)

Very well done to our 2018 Champion Pair:

Ala Swietochowski and Paul Stevens 

with an average of 59.28% .

2nd Gudmundur Audunsson and  Wiktor Staniaszek 57.20%

3rd Colin Hearn and Mike Kaufmann  56.80% 

The Open Pairs Cup has a habit of producing

very close finishes. 2018 was no exception.

Many congratualtions to the winners:

Peter Barnes-Hoggett and Alun Lloyd (63.89%)

Peter Barnes-Hogget being presented with the Open Pairs Cup by Chairman Peter Garvin.

Second were: Ala Swietochowski and Paul Stevens (63.13%)

Third were: Judy and Lionel Gross (61.62%)

There was an excellent turn out for our two Children in Need Simulaneous Pairs Events 

A FANTASTIC £300 HAS BEEN RAISED FOR THIS BRILLIANT CHARITY

MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS AND KIND HEARTED PLAYERS 

The club winners on Friday 9th November were:

N/S [1]  Pauline and Doug Orpin (61.36%) 

[2] Carolyn and Don Noble (59.32%)   

E/W [1] Claude Simpson and Gillian Zielinski (64.75%)            

[2] Catherine Rogers and Richard Yeo (57.75%)      

              National results : 55 clubs participated (873 pairs).The top ranked Brentham pairs are :

        29th Claude Simpson and Gillian Zielinski (63.20%)

52nd   Pauline and Doug Orpin (61.46%)        

         67th Carolyn and Don Noble (60.52%)    

Friday Players: To see how you did Nationally click on the link below

(for EW players click on the NS heading, it will then automatically change to EW) :

https://www.simpairs.com/localranking.asp?session=003633&ClubId=DDGJGGO4r06unzO4vqtrPy7oDFDLIJKIEED

The club winners on Wednesday 14th November were:

        N/S [1] Gilly Cardiff and Peter Griffin (59.23%)

                [2] Ali El-Agraa and Ian Fulda (55.95%)

E/W [1] Irene Fine and Saleem Sachak (64.58%)

               [2]  Liz Stevens and Mike Kaufmann (55.06%)

National results : (115) clubs  participated (1997 pairs).The top ranked Brentham pairs are :

      40th Irene Fine and Saleem Sachak (64.72%)

        331th  Liz Stevens and Mike Kaufmann (57.28%) 

387th  Gudmundur Audunsson and Wiktor Staniaszek (56.43%)

     Wednesday Players:  To see how you did Nationally click on the link below:

(for EW players click on the NS heading that appears it will then automatically change to EW) :

https://www.simpairs.com/localranking.asp?session=006143&ClubId=DDJEHGO4r06unzO4vqtrPy7oDFDLIJKIEED

Many thanks to all those who volunteer to host on a Friday session or be the director for the Wednesday and/or Friday sessions.

The host does not pay to play on that day.

If the host does not play their next visit is free.

The Director does not pay, however their partner is required to pay.

There are three types of bridge player, those that can count and those that can't.

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