The Chester Bowl is a charity event held every year in favour of a charity nominated by the Club President.

It is usually held on a Sunday in October and the winners' names are engraved on the Chester Bowl trophy.

The Chester Bowl is run as two match-pointed pairs sessions on the same day - a qualifying session followed by a meal break after which qualifying pairs will play in the final and non-qualifying pairs will play in a consolation competition.

Initial seating will be by a random draw on arrival. The final will be a 7 table full Howell consisting of 13 x 2 board rounds.

Entry (which must be pre-booked) is open to all EBU and WBU members.

The Chester Bowl blue-pointed pairs competition was held on Sunday 20th October and attracted a high-quality field of 32 pairs. The first session was a qualifying session with the 14 top pairs playing a final in the second session and other pairs playing a consolation final. The winners of the overall final were Peter Richmond and Roger Allison with Paul Roberts and Julian Merrill coming second. Here are the winners and runners up being presented with their prizes by the Club President, the winners are holding the Chester Bowl trophy.

The remaining 18 pairs contested a consolation final session which was won by Ian Blackhurst and Peter Sumption, with Brian Crawford and Frank McAleavy coming second. Here they are (less Peter) being presented with their prizes.

The qualifying session was won by Paul Roberts and Julian Merrill with Jackie Pye and John Holland coming second. As Paul and Julian were overall runners up (and the competition rules included that no pair could win 2 prizes), Jackie and John received the qualifying session 1st prize, and Philip Waring and Jerry Hopkins (who were 4th) the 2nd prize. Thanks also go to the EBU's James Vickers who directed the event and is seen here with the overall winners and the Club President, David Smith.

The Chester Bowl took place on Sunday (15 October) in the club at Christleton. There were 30 pairs and it was especially pleasing that half the field were visitors to Deva coming from other Bridge Clubs in the North West. There was a qualification session followed by a final for the top 14 pairs and a consolation final for 16 pairs. Everyone played at least 50 hands (a good quota) and there was a delicious 2 course meal in the interval (to fuel us up for the second half). Congratulations to the overall winners (Keith Shuttleworth & Seb Jones) and to the runners-up (David Stevenson & Liz Commins). The qualification session was won by Bob Loveridge and Nicholas Sutcliffe with Nick and Sue Woodcock coming second. The consolation final was won by Frank Salt and Jeff Angove with Eddie Thornton-Chan and Tony Hodgson coming second. Here are photos of the winners being presented their prizes by Sheena our President.

The Chester Bowl is one of our charity events and we raised £415 for the President's chosen Charity, The Hospice of the Good Shepherd in Chester.

• 2024: Peter Richmond and Roger Allison
• 2023: Keith Shuttleworth and Seb Jones
• 2022: Frank Salt and Jeffrey Angove
• 2021: David Stevenson and Liz Commins
• 2020: John Currie and Rodney Lighton
• 2019: Mark Weeks and Rhona Goldenfield
• 2018: Mark Weeks and Stuart Mathews
• 2017: Laurence Stone and Peter Hall
• 2016: Paul Holt and Peter Sumption
• 2015: David Flacks and Laurence Stone
• 2014: Julian Merrill and Paul Roberts
• 2013: Barry and Beth Wennell
• 2012: Angus Clark and George Eakin
• 2011: Ian Kane and Ken Hassell
• 2010: David Flacks and Julian Merrill
• 2009: Joy and Irving Blakey