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See "Other Forthcoming County events" on homepage for upcoming events from our County neighbours. 

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2024 Announcing & Alerting Rules

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Welcome to Dorset Contract Bridge Association
Western League v Wiltshire

The latest match in the 2025/26 Western League was played against Wiltshire on Sat 10th January.. The results were :-

A Team (Won 16-4)

Miles Cowling & Derek Maggs
Mike Jackson & Dave Willis

B Team (Lost 15-5)

Hugh Kevill-Davies & Jon Holland
James & Shirley Dutton

C Team (Lost 19-1)

Catherine Lynn & Royd Laidlow
Andrew Barnett & Jacqueline Darts

Frost Rose Bowl (Blue Pointed) Swiss Teams

The Frost Rose Bowl (Blue Pointed) Swiss Teams will be played for, on RealBridge, on Sun 8th February 2026 @ 1pm.

Click for event information and entry form.

Kayleigh Coll

The Committee notes with deep sadness the passing of Kayleigh Coll. Members express their condolences to her family and friends, and acknowledge Kayleigh's valuable contribution as Tournament Secretary for the County.

County Directors Course - May 2026

There is an EBU County Directors Course in May 2026. If you are interested in attending this course please contact Mark Hooper.

Other Forthcoming County events

Click to view forthcoming Hampshire county events - click for details 

Candlestick Swiss Pairs, Hampshire - online - Sun 11th January 2026 - click for details.

North Devon Congress - 27th Feb - 1st Mar 2026. click for details.

Wiltshire Green Pointed Congress - 7th-8th March 2026. click for details.

Devon Green Pointed Congress - 17th-19th April 2026. click for details.

Teaching in Dorset

The following Teaching initiatives are available in Dorset.

Private lessons are available though David Berwitz, Miles Cowling and Chris Mower in Bournemouth.

Online Bridge in Dorset

Click here for all clubs sessions - F2F & online

Online

Updated Oct 2024. All on RealBridge.

Monday - Dorchester, 7pm
            - Christchurch, 7:30pm

Tuesday - Gentle Bridge, Allendale, 2pm 
            - Thursday Club & St.Luke's, 7pm
            - Allendale, 7:15pm

Wednesday - Christchurch, 7:30pm
                  - Sherborne, 7pm

Thursday - Allendale, 7:15pm

In addition, see Dorset calendar for major county competitions (some online) which normally take place on Sundays.

The County's policy on Data Protection can be viewed by clicking above or on the left menu.

Should any member wish to know what data we hold in respect of them or if they wish their data to be deleted they should contact the Dorset secretary.

Click above to view the latest EBU Rank promotions.

Click Masterpoint Ranks to view.

Dorset KO update

The latest results for the Dorset KO can be viewed here. Click on the 2026 tab.

Updated 20/12/25.

Tollemache

Congratulations to the Dorset team who won the qualifier and will now play in the final. The team members were Miles Cowling, Derek Maggs, Michael Hornung, Tom Townsend, Janet Smith, John Gardner, Jo & Phil Norman.

Click to view the results.

Results
Knight & Simeon Cups (Green Pointed)
Director: Mark Hooper
Scorer: Robin Wright
Weymouth & Hardwick Cups (Swiss Pairs)
Gee Trophy - 9 High Swiss Pairs
Director: Mark Hooper
Scorer: Robin Wright
Chope Salver (Blue Pointed - Swiss Pairs)
Director: Mark Hooper
Scorer: Robin Wright
Calendar
7th Feb 2026
Western League v Avon
8th Feb 2026
Frost Rose Bowl (Blue Pointed) - Swiss Teams
RealBridge 1pm
 More Info
1st Mar 2026
Garden Cities Qualifier (Teams of 8)
14th Mar 2026
Western League v Herefordshire