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Congratulations to Liz Commins & David Stevenson and Mark Roderick & Patrick Murphy for winning the EWBA February congress A final. Second in the A final were Diane & Filip Kurbalija and Graham Kirby & Jeremy Dhondy.
Helen Wildsmith & Tim Chanter and Graham Pollack & Andrew Whittome won the open teams final with second Louise & Norman Selway and Helen Houston & Steve Webb.
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| Winners Restricted Teams |
Congratulations to Richard Stevenson & Greg Howell and Jean Chuter & John Mayo for winning the EWBA restricted teams competition.
It was a very succesful event with 14 teams competing.
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| Claret Jug 2019-2020 Crickhowell |
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Congratulations to Joan Parry & Di Cule for winning the Crickhowell Claret Jug this yeat!
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| WBU Graded Masters |
WBU Graded Masters Pairs
Congratulations to Adrian Thomas & Tony Disley for winning Section 1 of the Graded Masters.
Also congratulations to East Wales players Richard Welsford & Michael Jones for winning Section 4.
The final results for all divisions can be found here
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| Cambria and Welsh Cup Results |
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| Claret Jug Winner Lisvane |
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Nam & Alastair Jinks for winning the Claret Juge in Lisvane!
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| EWBA Mixed Pairs |
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The EWBA mixed pairs competition took place in Cardiff bridge club on Saturday 9th November. Congratulations to winners Sue Ingham & Gwynn Davies!
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| Patrick Jourdain Teams |
It was sad to see only six teams turned up to play in this very enjoyable event in Newport. First were Mike Best & Geoff Evans with Kevin Maddox & Tony Haworth, followed by Ceri Pierce & Aida Aris with Debbie & Simon Richards. Congratulations to all!
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| Claret Jug 2019 - Chepstow |
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Congratulations to Sheila Montgomery and Ray Mardon for winning this year's Claret Jug in Chepstow.
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| Stan Berger Winners |
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The Stan Berger, played in Cardiff on Sunday 8th September, was won by Tim Barsby & Steve Webb, with Sarah Amos & Geoff Evans coming second and Mia Deschepper & Trevor Towers third. Congratulations to all!
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| Winners August Congress Swiss Teams |
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Winners of the August Congress 2019 were Tim Reece, John Salisbury, Tony Ratcliff & Julian Pottage. Congratulations!
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| Winners August Congress Swiss Pairs |
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Winners of the August Swiss Pairs 2019 were Aoife Machale & Peter Goodman. Congratulations!
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| Teams of Eight Final |
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The Teams of Eight final was held in Crossgates on Sunday 16th June. Winners were the Cardiff Red team with Aida Aris & Sue Ingham, Nalini Dewan & Jason He, Gwynn Davis & Chris Rochelle and Tim Barsby & Steve Webb. Helen Houston was playing in the qualifying round. Congratulations to all!
Full results can be found here.
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| Perry Shield, Spickett Bowl & President's cup |
The three events took place in Whitchurch, Cardiff, on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June. The Perry Shield was won by our East Wales team, comprising of Filip Kurbalija (Captain) & Tony Ratcliff, Mike Best & Mark Roderick and Sue Ingham & Gwynn Davis. The East Wales team taking part in the Spickett, Maggie Pierce (Captain) & Ceri Pierce, Sarah Amos & Mrunalini Dewan and Helen Houston & Mia Deschepper, were second. Our team in the President's Cup, Keith Edwards & Mike Clarke, Sarah Penny & Arthur Matheson and Veronica Burroughs & Martin Joseph were also second. Congratulations to all!
Also many thanks to Helen Houston for organising a 1st class buffet!
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| EWBA AGM & Arthur James |
The Arthur James Pairs took place on Sunday 28th April in Gwent Bridge Academy. It made for a very enjoyable day with a fabulous buffet at lunchtime, prepared by Helen Houston with the help of several other players. Many thanks for this wonderful effort!
The AGM took place after lunch. Minutes of the meeting will follow. Prizes were awarded to the winners of the various EWBA competitions during the past year. This year the Victor Ludorum price went joinly to Susan Ingham and Gwynn Davies. This price is awarded to the individual with the highest score when the results of the Arthur James Bowl, the Mixed Pairs, the Stan Berger and the Patrick Jourdain are combined.
The Arthur James was won by Susan Ingham & Gwynn Davies with 62.35%. Joint second were Chris Rochelle & Simon Gottshalk and Tim Barsby & Steve Webb with 57.29%. The Beatus cup was awarded to Margaret Harrop & Anna O'Brian. Full results can be found here:
Arthur James Combined results
Arthur James Session One results
Arthur James Session Two results
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| Winners Arthur James Pairs |
Susan Ingham & Gwynn Davies
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| Winners Beatus Cup |
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Margaret Harrop & Anna O'Brian
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| EWBA Restricted Pairs |
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Congratulations to Mike Clarke & Guy Thomas for winning the EWB Restricted Pairs with an impressive 68.90% in Cardiff Bridge Club on Monday 8th April. Please click here for full results.
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| Champion of Champions 17th March |
Congratulations to Tony Ratcliff and Julian Pottage for becoming the Welsh Champion of Champions, scoring 67.69%. They were representing the West Wales club Bridgend. Two East Wales pairs came in the top six: Rob Charlesworth and Tony Haworth were (Pencoed) 2nd with 62.35% and Mike Pownall and Mia Deschepper (Cardiff) came 3rd with 59.78%. This new event was a great success. All participants very much enjoyed it and are keen for it to take place again. We hope that every East Wales club will be able to send their champions next year.
Full results can be found here.
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| Cardiff Blue win the East Wales qualifier for the WBU Teams of 8 |
Click on "latest results" above for full details.
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| WBU Mixed Pairs 24 Feb 2019 |
Congratulations to Eric Cummings and Ceri Pierce, the overall winners with 63.15%. They also won the East Wales Section. Other successful East Wales pairs included Liz Atkinson and Chris Rochelle (4th overall with 60.59%) and Joy Secular and John Salisbury (6th with 59.4%). Click on the Mixed Pairs Result lower down this column for the full East Wales results.
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