| Eccles Cup |
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2025 winners: Hitchin Alpha (Simon Bloomfield & Andrew Bacon, Christine Gibson & Liz Orrock, Valerie Blake & Gill Humby)
This is an inter-club competition for teams of 3 pairs, with limits on the NGS grades that may take part - see Eligibility below.
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2pm on Sunday 16th February 2025 |
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RealBridge |
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FREE for all players whose primary county affiliation is to Hertfordshire, otherwise £4 per person. |
| Format: |
This is a single-session competition of around 24 boards for club teams comprising 3 pairs. It will be played in 3 NGS-graded sections (see below).
The same set of boards will be played in every section and a ranking list produced across the entire field.
A team's position will be determined by the sum of the ranks of its three pairs. A tie would be broken by comparing the total percentage scores of all pairs. There will be no overall winning pair.
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| Eligibility: |
Team members must have a public NGS grade, and be included in the club's list of members as registered with the EBU for purposes of the Universal Membership Scheme.
All players in section 1 must be NGS Jack or less, and all players in section 2 must be NGS9 or less , and all players in section 3 must be NGS7 or less.
Provided that an entry form is filled out in full (including EBU numbers for all players), the team need only meet the NGS requirements on the date that the entry is received. Once the Tournament Secretary has confirmed that the NGS requirements are met, the team will be eligible for the competition even if some players’ grades have increased by the date of the event.
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| Conventions: |
Players are only allowed to use conventions that are permitted under 'Level 2' systems. These include the common English systems but not artificial bids which may be weak e.g. multi two diamonds. The EBU Blue Book has full details in Chapter 6. |
| Entries: |
Pre-entry by clubs no later than Saturday 15th February please. No entries on the day. |
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Click here to enter
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RealBridge
Sign-in details: |
Player links will be added below. You will not be able to sign in until the director has opened the session approximately 45 minutes before the start time.
The session keys are:
Section 1: https://play.realbridge.online/dv.html?p=250216128259&q=PlayEcclesSection1 or click here
Section2 : https://play.realbridge.online/dv.html?p=250216128260&q=PlayEcclesSection2 or click here
Section3 : https://play.realbridge.online/dv.html?p=250216128261&q=PlayEccclesSection3 or click here
Please ensure you use the correct key for your section, and sit at any table with your partner
Please enter your name exactly as per your entry e.g. John Doe and then put your EBU Number in the ID field.
The password field will be pre-set and should not be changed.
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For more information contact the Tournament Secretary at hbatournamentsec@gmail.com
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