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SPECIAL EVENTS

Next big event in the Midlands is the Midlands Counites Congress, running 5-7th January 2024 at the West Midlands BC in Solihull.   Full details and entry forms here.

In March 2024, on the 16th, Newent BC will be hosting the NEWENT BOWL, its annual Blue Pointed event.  Details and the entry form can be found by clicking here.

 

LATEST NEWS/CHANGES

22 Nov 23 : latest newsletter (by Garry Watson) - Nov 2023.

25 Oct 23 : draft minutes of the October committee meeting (back to face-to-face)

03 Oct 23 : draft of the AGM minutes are available

01 Aug 23 : programme for the new season is now published.   And an updated set of rules.

THE 2023 AGM : PRESIDENT'S REPORT - click here.      TREASURER'S REPORT - click here.     AGENDA FOR THE AGM - click here.

Click on this box to see the draw and the current status of the matches played.

Results from 2022 results from 2021

County Leagues

2023-2024 LEAGUES

2022-2023 LEAGUES

 

Welcome to Gloucestershire County Bridge
♠  This is the official website for the GCBA. If you want to know more about the GCBA click here.   ♣
GCBA now has a Facebook presence : search on "GCBA bridge" or click here to find it; if you have a Facebook account, you can "follow" the page and get all the news delivered to you as it happens.
GCBA sends out emails occasionally from members@bridgewebsemail.com; to ensure you receive these, you might want to tell your email client that this is a "trusted sender"
GCBA Training Day

The next special event for the GCBA is the training day on Saturday 6th January.  It starts at 1300 hrs and will finish around 1700 hrs.  All are welcome.  Click here for the entry form.

CONGRATULATIONS
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To Alan Wearmouth who, playing with Martyn from Cumbria, came second out of 88 pairs in the One Day Green Point Swiss Pairs on 25th November.

To the County Tollemache team who have qualified Gloucestershire for the final in February 2024.  Well done to Butland & Stevens & Cornell, Chamberlain & Watson, Denning & McIntosh, Davis & Wearmouth, Ritacca & Waggett. ..........

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BRIDGE EVENTS

Specially for less experienced players - there is a page on the EBU website dedicated to games for you - click here to see it.

 MONDAY EVENTS

AUTUMN 2023

  Full details on its own web page.

On the non-bank-holiday Mondays of the month (September-December) ...

  • first : Open Teams, Swiss movement, with scores cumulating over six months. Live at Cheltenham BC with a 1900 hrs start.
  • second & fourth : Pairs League on RealBridge with sessions starting at 1930 hrs and the allocation to division is on the Monday webpage.
  • third & fifth : County League, with matches live at CBC, but allowed as online when both teams want that. 

You can just turn up for the Open Teams games a a foursome, but for the Pairs League and County League you need to tell ctd@gcba.org.uk that you want to come.

There is no GCBA game on Bank Holiday Mondays.

  9-HIGH SWISS PAIRS

  Full details here 

  • first  & second series won by KINGHAM & POLHILL
  • third series won by MILES & WILLIAMS
  • fourth series won by ATKINSON & ATKINSON
  • fifth & twelfth & 14th series won by BAILEY & MUSSI
  • sixth series won by MILES & WILLIAMS
  • seventh & eighth series won by POLHILL & WILKINSON 
  • ninth & 13th & 16th & 20th & 22nd series won by REEVES & REEVES
  • tenth series won by LYTHEER & LYTHEER
  • eleventh & 15th & 17th series won by BERRY & GREEN
  • eighteenth series won by BROOKS & DAVIES
  • nineteenth series won by MOXLEY & SHORRICK
  • twenty-first won by MUSSI & WILKINSON
  • twenty-third series won by BOREHAM & JACKSON

next series (the twenty third) starting in on 10th Sep 2023

new pairs can join; email online-swissp@gcba.org.uk. 

 OTHER EVENTS

THIRD THURSDAY MATCHPOINT PAIRS

  • After two sessions with inadequate numbers, in which we happily merged with the Cheltenham bridge Club Pairs which was running in parallel, we have decided to give up on holding a Thursaday event.  GCBA regular games will focus on Mondays only from now on.
  • For the series of five sessions just concluded, we have maintained a scorecard and the leaders at the end of the series are 
    • Ian Sidgwick & Jane Rowley : with 37
    • Ashok Kwatra : with 36
    • Alastair Catchpole with 33
    • Patrick Shields with 32
    •  ..... full list here

 

CLICK ON THIS BOX FOR DETAILS OF THE NEW 2023-2024 YEAR'S PROGRAMME.  There is a fresh set of GCBA Rules also available.

BRIDGE TEACHING & LEARNING
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Courses for Beginners and Improvers, and Play at Gentle Duplicate or Improvers Sessions  If you are offering teaching or learning additional to the below or would wish to add details please notify alan. ..........

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MASTER POINT CHAMPIONS

In 2021 County-wide top scorers were Patrick Shields (overall and Green Points),  Jonathan Bailey (Blue Points) and Dan McIntosh (local points).

In 2022 County-wide top scorers were Jackie Davies (overall and local Points),  Ro Kaye (Blue Points) and Garry Watson (Green points).

The 2023 figures for Gliucestershire at the end of February show Jackie Davies leading on all categories (she also leads nationally on total points).

The club champions for 2022 are now available - click here for the Gloucestershire leaders.  Well done to John Skjonnemand for the highest of those scores, but also to Kanwar Rahim who came first at two clubs and was second at Cheltenham as well.

REGULATIONS IN ONLINE BRIDGE
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There are some key differences in online play of which players should be aware:

  • The GCBA Regulations on UNDOs apply in bidding and in play, and are (EBU and others allow fewer cases): 
    • Please only request an UNDO for a genuine mis-click and not for a change of mind or because you were not paying attention.
    • Be generous in trusting your opponents to be honest and accept as often as you can. ..........
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TEACHING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

The lockdown is a wonderful opportunity for people to learn this game.  Why don't you look for anyone you could teach - see if these slide shows (updated 10 May) help

If you want to illustrate the game quickly to people - this amazing 3 minutes video shows it all.

Once you have got past this introduction you might find the material at this NZ site worthwhile.

ON-LINE BRIDGE
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This is a great way to keep your brain active, and to keep in touch with your friends. There are three primary options available, and these are well described on the EBU pages - click here to read.  

The key attributes of the options are

>>    BRIDGEBASEONLINE (BBO) : there are tens of thousands playing BBO each day, and the first EBU games on 17th March had 26 tables and 21 tables and ran smoothly. ..........

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Latest Trophy Winners
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BREDON VALE Cup : North Cotswolds 

COUNTY PAIRS : Joe Angseesing & Kanwar Rahim

COUNTY LEAGUE DIV ONE : Patrick Shields & Garry Watson, Diana Nettleton & Tom Paske

COUNTY LEAGUE DIV TWO : Allan & Judy Sanis, Brian Goalby, Tony Letts & Roger Schofield, Keith Sharp

COUNTY LEAGUE DIV TWO-A : Mike Wignall & Richard Harris, Tony Roberts & Roger Williams. ..........

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External Results

Please email any external result to results@gcba.org.uk for inclusion here.

  • The GCBA team which played in the friendly match against Essex on 29th July - and came out on top with a score of +46 imps across the four teams.  Full details - click here.   Well done!

  • Well done to the team of Paul Denning & Garry Watson, Dan McIntosh & Rob Myers who - representing Gloucestershire (as the County KO winners+1) - have just won the Pachabo Trophy.    Last year the County representatives were 3rd, and the County representatives have won the event previously in 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2008.  Paul Denning also played in three of these wins.

  • In the Midlands County Congress (RealBridge 6-8 Jan 2023) we can report
    • Ian Sidgwick & Paul Spencer came 7th out of 34 in the Open Pairs
    • Arun Nanda and partner came 13th, Jane Morton & Pam Pearce came 17th, and Roger Williams & partner 21st - in a field of 80 pairs in the Swiss Pairs 
  • The team led by Garry Watson (Richard Chamberlain, Paul Denning, Patrick Shields) won the 2022 run of the Gerald Faulkner Salver - the EBU Seniors Knock-Out Championship.
  • The County team failed - on a split tie - to qualify in November 2022 for the final of the Tollemache Cup.
  • Well done to Alison Pritchard (playing with Ollie Burgess) coming second in the 2023 Portland Pairs (British Mixed Pairs Championship) - in a field of 100 pairs. 
  • ....  waiting for something good to happen ....

NEW ONLINE OFFERING - INTOBRIDGE

There is a newcomer in the space of online bridge that you might want to look at.  One of its unique features is the concept of "Ranked Play" - click here to read all about it.

YOUTH BRIDGE in 2023
YOUTH BRIDGE in 2023
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Gloucestershire Youth Bridge happening this autumn. ..........

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BBO BIDDING COMPETITION
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If you want a test of your bidding prowess. ..........

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Results
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M4
WINTER TEAMS 4 (Swiss)
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M3
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 6
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M2
COUNTY LEAGUE 4
MIDLANDS LEAGUES (STAF,away)
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M1
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 5
WINTER TEAMS 3 (Swiss)
EVERETT CUP (for Sue Ryder)
COUNTY LEAGUE 3
Calendar
10th Dec 2023
MIDLANDS LEAGUES (LEIC,home)
11th Dec 2023
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 7 AND FINAL
1930
 More Info
12th Dec 2023
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M5
18th Dec 2023
COUNTY LEAGUE 5
1900
 More Info
19th Dec 2023
9-HIGH Swiss Pairs S24 M6 - FINAL MATCH
6th Jan 2024
TRAINING DAY
1300
14th Jan 2024
MIDLANDS LEAGUES (OXFO,home)
15th Jan 2024
COUNTY LEAGUE 6
1900
 More Info
29th Jan 2024
COUNTY LEAGUE 7
1900
 More Info
5th Feb 2024
WINTER TEAMS 5 (Swiss)
1900