| EAST MIDLANDS BRIDGE CLUB |
 We are a friendly club. We pride ourselves on our welcome for novice players, to the extent that we restrict our players to Level 2 (this means that experienced players cannot play systems that make it hard for novice players to compete against).
For any further information contact Liz Hall (01283 703705).
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| The PYM BERRY and ALAN & PAT SMITH TROPHIES |
The two competitions will run on the 2nd Monday of each month from January 2024 to December 2024, with the best 6 percentage scores for each pair being aggregated to give an overall score for the year.
Pairs with a combined NGS rating of 10 and above will compete for the Pym Berry trophy, whilst pairs with a combined NGS rating of 9 or less will compete for the Alan and Pat Smith trophy.
To make the scoring fair, on the 2nd Monday of each month the duplicate session will be run as a single winner event. A summary of scores will be updated each month and displayed below.
The NGS ratings of each pair have been recalculated for this year’s competition using the NGS ratings at the end of 2023. This means that a few pairs have changed category for this year.
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2024 Competition
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Jan
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Feb
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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Sept
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Best 6
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Pym Berry trophy
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Chris Rogers & Richard Hodgkins
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74.56
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61.98
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60.23
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67.06
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62.5
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57.5
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61.01
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387.34
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David Briggs & John Cater
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58.23
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48.83
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62.12
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54.77
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62.27
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60.12
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57.29
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54.46
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354.8
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David Taylor & Liz Hall
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57.61
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57.71
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62.57
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55.11
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53.62
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50.45
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54.17
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64.79
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55.95
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353.74
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John Griffin & Cedric Cockroft
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59.63
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63.45
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61.71
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64.77
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38.39
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51.46
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51.19
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352.21
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Stephen Read & Peter Illsley
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55.18
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54.48
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52.27
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49.38
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67.5
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47.62
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57.14
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335.95
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Jim Parker & Judy Lomas
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47.43
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59.02
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52.74
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56.44
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48.86
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67.27
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50.6
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334.93
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Michael Douglas & Philip Anstice
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61.55
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51.21
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49.14
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52.27
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53.84
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52.5
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57.44
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328.81
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James Nelson & Gill Nelson
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54.14
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42.85
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57.77
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38.41
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56.25
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49.11
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298.53
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Graham Burgess & Jane Burgess
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47.73
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55.63
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53.57
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45
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42.26
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244.19
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Steve Cave & Derek Brooks
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53.76
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60.98
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46.36
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49.55
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210.65
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Trevor Pilkington & Tony Haywood
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41.25
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56.06
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52.71
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150.02
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Pravin Tailor & Jonathan Jacobs
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54.36
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64.74
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119.1
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Pravin Taylor & Maciej Lejman
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57.54
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56.82
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114.36
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Malcolm Young & Tim Hallam
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55.81
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44.94
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100.75
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John Sowter & Amanda Sowter
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67.25
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67.25
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Pravin Tailor & Jim Parker
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52.38
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52.38
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Alan and Pat Smith trophy
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Paul Knighton & Elaine Madden
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42.59
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52.95
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45.96
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44.89
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42.24
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53.41
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57.74
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43.41
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47.32
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302.27
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Chris Paling & Glenn Partridge
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48.11
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52.12
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53.18
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51.19
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44.77
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52.38
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301.75
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Jean Rickards & Brian Rickards
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47.89
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40.69
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34.8
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54.73
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57.32
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46.59
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51.14
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44.05
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301.72
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Jeffrey Teece & Jeanne Musson
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47.13
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46.76
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47.92
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59.09
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53.87
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35.68
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45.83
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300.6
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Tony Wakeling &Tom Morris
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41.05
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46.88
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47.16
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46.99
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55.68
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48.21
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47.5
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44.64
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292.42
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Margaret Watson & Pat Hobson
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50.72
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49.62
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44.71
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50.91
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53.64
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41.67
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291.27
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Tim Hallam & Iris White
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51.07
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45.4
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40.53
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46.32
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52.05
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52.98
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288.35
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Bert Loomes & Yvonne Mackenzie
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48.35
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49.43
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45.21
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41.1
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47.26
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40.91
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55.21
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38.1
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286.56
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Brian Minion & Robert Shooter
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53.53
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46.21
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38.62
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35.45
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40.18
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52.95
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51.19
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282.68
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Wallace Bryce & Mary Styles
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44.66
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54.08
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34.09
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46.43
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48.41
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49.7
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277.37
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Mark Baker & James Francis
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33.44
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50.59
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39.07
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41.67
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34.05
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36.36
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235.18
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Derek Turner & Geoff Alderman
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50.82
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42.61
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47.09
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42.8
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46.21
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229.53
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Linda Pritchard & Sue Wright
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41.67
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36.74
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47.57
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49.7
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47.08
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222.76
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Richard & Rosemary Edwards
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53.36
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56.55
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46.67
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61.01
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217.59
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Sue Sanders & Jenny Roe
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41.54
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43.99
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39.02
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47.24
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28.64
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200.43
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Peter Lowman & Simon Duxon
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51.41
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55.05
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49.47
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42.56
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198.49
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Mary Cater & Tricia Alderman
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40.07
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50.03
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53.98
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45.53
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189.61
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Sandra Moore & Jackie Stone
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41.77
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35.23
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43.37
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41.14
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161.51
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Vic Bevan & Mehdi Modiri
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43.86
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55.65
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43.75
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143.26
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Dave Clark & Andrew Smith
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61.33
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41.96
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103.29
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Janet Jacques & Jeanne Musson
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54.96
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44.54
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99.5
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Derek Turner & Mary Cater
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40.48
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44.79
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85.27
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Tricia & Geoff Alderman
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52.95
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52.95
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Anne Townsend & Barrie Whitcomb
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51.52
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51.52
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Roger Mallinson & Gill Whalley
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44.24
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44.24
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Sandra Moore & Brian Minion
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43.44
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43.44
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Wallace Bryce & Medhi Modiri
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42.68
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42.68
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Robert Shooter & Mehdi Modiri
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40.48
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40.48
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| Club Championships 2024 |
The annual club championship will be held on Monday 21 October. The winners will be the 2024 holders of the David Wright Trophy (provided they are members of East Midlands Bridge Club).
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| Annual Subscriptions |
Annual subscriptions are now due. Please pay your £5 subs to Liz Hall before the end of September
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| Level 2 Conventions |
Please remember that EMBC Monday night bridge only allows Level 2 systems.
This item addresses the question "What does Level 2 mean'.
It has been updated with the Blue Book changes (1-9-2022).
One Level Opening Bids
A one-level opening bid in a suit must either show 11+ HCP, or show 8+ HCP and satisfy the Rule of 19. An opening 1NT must be non-forcing. It may show any agreed range with at least 10 HCP, with no singleton or void and no 7-card suit. Within those constraints, any common English system may be played e.g.:
• Natural one-level openings (such as Acol), including the possibility of a three-card minor suit opening on some balanced hands
• Five-card majors with better minor or a short club suit
• A strong club, possibly with a nebulous 1D opening (e.g. Precision, Blue Club, Nottingham Club). The 1C opening must, by agreement, satisfy
(a) any hand of at least 16 HCP
(b) any hand of as few as 13 HCP in any two suits totalling 10+ cards
All standard responses are permitted, but (apart from negative responses to a Strong 1C opening, or a catch-all 1NT response) artificial weak bids in response to a one-level suit opening are not allowed. This means transfer responses to a short club opening are not permitted.
Two Level Opening Bids
Any opening that shows 4+ cards in the suit opened is allowed (e.g. Acol Twos, Lucas or Weak Twos, a Precision 2C opening), as is any meaning or meanings showing a hand conforming to 16+ HCP or 13+ HCP in any two suits totalling 10+ cards (e.g. Benjamin 2C and 2D openings).
A two-level opening showing a three-suited (4441, 5431 or 5440) opening bid including length (three or more cards) in the suit opened is also allowed. Alternatively, two of a suit may show a three-suited opening bid short in the suit opened (such as the Precision 2D opening).
‘Multi’ style openings are not allowed. Neither is a 2NT opening bid showing the minors.
Click the title of this item for a summary. Alternatively, if in doubt, please see the EBU Blue Book https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/blue-book/blue-book.pdf or ask an EMBC TD
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| Would you like to learn to play Bridge? |
Bridge Classes are available online and can be set up on a day and time to suit you.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning to play bridge contact Anne Townsend by email at annetownsend346@btinternet.com or phone 07377 555341
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