The Perry Shield, Spickett Bowl and President’s Cup 2023 will be held at Gwent Bridge Academy on the 8th and 9th July.

The EWBA is looking for pairs to represent the Area in the Perry (Open) and Spickett (Ladies)

Please could interested pairs contact Jennifer Wardell
ato@ewba.org.uk
by Wednesday 31st May

Chepstow Archway Bridge Club will provide the team to represent the Area this year in the President’s Cup.

Richard wins the European Winter Games

EWBA's very own Richard Plackett playing for 'Team Orca' has won the prestigious  Les Etincelles Cup played in Tignes, France. Richard and his team won by 131-86 imps in the semi-final.

The match was broadcast on BBO VuGraph and you can see the match via the Vugraph Archive on BBO.  

Team Orca - Erik Berg, Peter Crouch, Richard Plackett, Mikael Rimstedt, Espen Erichsen, Ola Rimstedt

For those without a BBO account you can see the hand records HERE

The President’s Cup is an inter-county teams of eight green pointed competition run by Merseyside & Cheshire Bridge Association for English counties, Scottish districts and Welsh areas, traditionally in the North and Midlands of England and Wales, plus some others. This year it will take place on Realbridge on 24^th-25^th June. The cost is £162 per team for the entire weekend.

We have not entered a team for this in recent years but will do so if enough EWBA members want to take part. The entry fee will have to be shared between the participants though (it comes down to £10 per person per day). If you are interested, please send the names of your partnership to EWBA secretary Keith Edwards (keith.edwards@mac.com) before 1^st May. Although it is a team of 8 event, we are allowed to enter 16 players in total, so you could enter even if you can only play one of the days.

Note that this event is not to be confused with the President’s Cup teams event which is run by the WBU alongside the Perry Shield and the Spickett Bowl during the WBU AGM weekend.

EWBA committee

Western League Bridge

Come and try it: You may even enjoy it

The Western League is made up of 8 counties, Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and East Wales.

We play 7 matches, roughly once a month from September to April.

We play online on Realbridge on a Saturday from 2pm-5.30pm, playing 24 boards, made up of two stanzas of 12 boards each

the match dates are :

  ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣  24/9,  5/11,  3/12,  14/1,  4/2,  11/3,  1/4 ♥ ♦ ♣ 

We enter 3 teams, an A, B and C team. Each has a criteria for selection, but the C team is the starting point and you and your partner need to be below Premier Regional Master (50 greens).

It is a friendly and enjoyable way of spending a Saturday afternoon and whilst reasonably competitive, offers a good start for regular club players if they haven’t experienced team competition before. You can earn green points or parts of green points for each match you win.

The current C team comprises John Dewsnap, Iain Brisbane, Mike Clarke, Keith Edwards, Enid Snelgrove, Alan Snelgrove, Ann Kelly, Bob Hellier, Michael Jones and Richard Welsford.

We would welcome new pairs to put themselves forward to join us.

We will try and ensure that each pair plays at least one game in the season, but if we are inundated with new pairs, this may need to be spread over a couple of seasons

If you and your partner would like to put your names forward, please send your details, name, email address, phone number, club and ranking to Richard Welsford, (rtw76@sky.com)

Pairs who are interested in playing in the A or B team in the league should contact Mike Best.  Both are keen to attract new recruits. 

The Western League co-ordinator is Richard Welsford (rtw76@sky.com), who also runs the C Team.

The A and B Teams are selected by Mike Best (mikebest778@gmail.com).

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Click here to view 2021/22 players and results.

For A Division standings click here.

For B Division standings click here.

For C Division standings click here.

Urgent - Junior Bridge

In 30 years there may be few people left to play bridge against in Wales, as we are an aging population with hardly enough youngsters to field a Junior Team.  This has GOT to change, so please help if you possibly can.

Volunteers to help mentor or coach new young players needed.

Can you let me know if you are able to help in any way please.  It is time to give something back.

gillyclench1@gmail.com  02920 615245 / 07877 460847

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