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SPECIAL EVENTS

On Saturday 19th October there is a Midlands Counties 9-High Swiss Pairs event running on Realbridge.  Click here for details.   Click here for the website entry form.

The West-of-England Congress- CHANGE - now longer at Weston and this year only a Swiss Teams day (Sunday 13 Oct) to be held at Woolavington Village Hall. Details - click here.

The Malvern Congress this year will take place in Worcester on 26th/27th October.  Two Green Point events.  Details can be found by clicking here.

The Midlands County Congress will take place as usual over the first weekend of the new year, over 3rd-5th January 2025.  Full details click here.

LATEST NEWS/CHANGES

08 Oct 24 : latest newsletter (by Garry Watson) - October 2024.

17 Aug 24 : the programme fo r the new season  is now published.

06 Aug 24 : draft minutes of the second meeting of the new committee (07 Jul)

02 Jun 24 : draft of the AGM 2024 minutes are available (and includes the President's and Treasurer's reports)

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

Results from 2023

Results from 2022

Results from 2021

County Leagues

2024-2025 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"

CLICK ON THIS BOX FOR DETAILS OF THE NEW 2024-2025 YEAR'S PROGRAMME.  There is a set of GCBA Rules also available.

CONGRATULATIONS
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The Midlands cross-county pairs event was played at Ross-on-Wye for the Edgar Foster Cup, and it was won by Alastair Catchpole & Paul Denning. Our other entrants came 6th of the 20 pairs competing. ..........

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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 TEAMS EVENTS

AUTUMN 2024

On the first Monday of every month (but skipping Bank Holidays) we run a teams game live at Cheltenham bridge Club. Teams can turn up unannounced and they will be incorporated.

On the third and fifth Mondays of every month (two exceptions) we run the County League, which is a series of 24-board matches for teams assigned to multiple divisions.  All entries need to be made before the first round on 16th September. The entry form can be found by clicking here.

Alongside the League (3rd/5th Mondays) we will run a separate 9-High teams game.  Any appropriate team can just turn up on the night.

 

  MONDAY PAIRS

AUTUMN 2024

  Full details here 

On the second and fourth Mondays of every month (but skipping Bank Holidays) we run an online Pairs League on Realbridge.  Pairs are assigned to multiple divisions and move up and down each week. It is easy to incorporate new pairs at any point. If interested email pairs-league@gcba.org.uk. 

 OTHER EVENTS

BREDON VALE CUP

  • On Sunday 29th September at 1400 hrs: every club (affiliated or not) can enter up to three teams (each four players) for a single session teams event. Entry fee is £20 per team.

LESLIE EVERETT CUP

  • On Sunday 3rd November we run this team-of-4 event.  The format will be determined by the number of entries and we expect to play about 24 boards. The entry fee will be £20 per team.

 

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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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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NEW ONLINE OFFERING - INTOBRIDGE
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INTOBRIDGE has a new (late May 2024) feature - a daily challenge against a known expert. You play 5 boards that the expert played and compare results; often the day after they publish a video commentary on these deals, which is interesting to listen to.  Do try this. ..........

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TEACHER & TD TRAINING

Both the EBU and the GCBA can be persuaded to financially support volunteers - so don't be shy.

GENERATION GAME

There is a free game for child+guardian happening on RealBridge once a month.  The next game is Sunday 18th August (then 22nd September and 20th October).  To register your interest (and receive the RealBridge link) contact Joan Bennett on 07548 782538 or joan@ebedcio.org.uk

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

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Results
AUTUMN TEAMS 2
COUNTY LEAGUE 2
BREDON VALE Cup
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 2
COUNTY LEAGUE 1
MIDLANDS LEAGUES 1 : WARW (A)
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 1
AUTUMN TEAMS
CHELTENHAM CONGRESS - Swiss Teams
Congress 9-High SESSION TWO
Congress 9-High SESSION ONE
CHELTENHAM CONGRESS - Swiss Pairs
Calendar
13th Oct 2024
MIDLANDS LEAGUES 2 : LEIC (A)
14th Oct 2024
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 3
1930
21st Oct 2024
COUNTY LEAGUE 3
1900
 More Info
28th Oct 2024
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 4
1930
3rd Nov 2024
LESLIE EVERETT Cup
1300
 More Info
4th Nov 2024
AUTUMN TEAMS 3
1900
 More Info
11th Nov 2024
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 5
1930
17th Nov 2024
MIDLANDS LEAGUES 3 : STAF (H)
18th Nov 2024
COUNTY LEAGUE 4
1900
 More Info
25th Nov 2024
AUTUMN PAIRS LEAGUE 6
1930