| Description |
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.
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| Rules and procedure |
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.
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| 2018 competition |
The 2018 Chester Bowl was held on Sunday 14th October. National Tournament Director David Stevenson presided over a full house of forty pairs.
The results from the final can be seeen by clicking here.
The winners, Mark Weeks and Stuart Mathews, are seen here holding the trophy.
Keith Boulton and Nigel Pearce finished second.
Russ Whelan presented the consoilation winners, Linda Smith and Michael Tomlinson with their prize.
Russ also presented the consolation runners-up prize to John Griffith and Joan King.
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| Previous winners |
- 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
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