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Congratulations to Jane Hall & Peter Dawes who won the recent  Cheddar Championship pairs event.  The Wedmore Championship pairs event will take place on the 17th March.

The Cheddar session on the afternoon of the 26th February will be a heat of the Somerset-wide Michael Coda Cup charity event.

Roll of Honour

Single events

No single nights events were played in 2023- 24. We will be starting such events 2024 – 25 with Club pairs championships on a Monday night and Wednesday afternoon.

Whole Year Competitions

The notation 2023 - 23 below refers to the first part of 2023 up to 31st August since the clubs merged at the beginning of 2023 but the club year was chosen to run 1st September to 31st August.  Where a number of attendances are required to compete in a competition the requirement was reduced proportionately for the short 2023-23 season.  

Individual

This competition is judged on a person’s average percentage score in their best twenty face to face club events at all venues. (If more than 20 events are played only the best 20 are scored.) Competitors must have played with at least two partners.

2023 - 23 1st Barbara Biggin 69.5%, Gilian Toogood 65.4%, Michael O'Brien 63.5%
2023 – 24 1st Barbara Biggin 68.7%, Gilian Toogood 66.9%, Peter Dawes 65.1%

Monday % Pairs

This is a competition based on a pair’s average percentage score on a Monday night over at least 10 face to face club events. (If more than 10 events are played then all are counted in the average.)

2023 - 23 1st Michael O'Brien & Ray Harper 62.0%, 2nd Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood 57.7%, 3rd Gillian Toogood & Michael O'Brien 56.5%
2023 – 24 1st Jane Hall & Peter Dawes 56.2%, 2nd Michael O’Brien & Ray Harper 55.7%, 3rd Geoff Davies & Paul St. Quintin 54.4%

Wednesday % Pairs

This is a competition based on a pair’s average percentage score on a Wednesday afternoon over at least 10 club face to face events. (If more than 10 events are played then all are counted in the average.)

2023 - 23 1st Gillian Toogood & Geoff Davies 60.2%, 2nd Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood 56.7%, 3rd Jane Hall & Peter Dawes 54.1%
2023 – 24 1st Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood 62.1%, 2nd Anne Skinner & Barbara Biggin 61.0%, 3rd Jane Hall & Peter Dawes 60.3%

Master Points

This competition is for the total Masterpoints won in all face to face club events throughout the year.

2023 - 23 1st Barbara Biggin 620, 2nd Gillian Toogood 588, 3rd Geoff Davies 399
2023 – 24 1st Barbara Biggin 1373, 2nd Gillian Toogood 1147, 3rd Peter Dawes 808

High Scores

All scores in excess of 69% in club face to face events

2023 - 23 Barbara Biggin & Mike Smith 81.7%, 72.2%, Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood 71.9%, 69.6%, Michael O’Brien & Ray Harper 72.2%, 69.1%,  Barbara Biggin & Gary Langdale 73.0%, , Anne Skinner & Barbara Biggin 69.0%
2023 - 24 Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood 73.1%, 71.4%, 71.2%, 69.6%, 69.4%, Jane Hall & Peter Dawes 72.0%, 71.9%, 70.2 %, 69.4%, Anne Skinner & Barbara Biggin 74.6%, 72.6 %, Geoff Davies & Paul St. Quintin 71.2% 69.0%, Mike Smith & Steve Pedrick 70.0%