Hitchin BC visit from Students

Members of the Hitchin club go every Thursday lunchtime to teach Year 5 and 6 children at Samuel Lucas JMI School how to play Bridge. Recently the club ran a session where the students came along to observe and play some games with the members. See the Hitchin website for more details.

Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season

The HBA charity for the 2023-24 season is Open Door St Albans. Their aim is to support people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of sleeping rough.  The Charity funds improvements to the Open Door shelter, as well as covering the costs of outreach services and the volunteer coordinator.

Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to all those recently achieving new master point promotions.   
Click here.. to see the full March list.

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of April 5th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

For all the latest news articles from the English Bridge Union, click here.. 

Release 2.19r
Victor Ludorum Award

The Victor-Ludorum Award is for the best overall performance in the following 3 Categories:

Category As at 1st September
Open -
Intermediate Below the rank of Premier Regional Master as at 1st September of the competition year.
Cadet Below the rank of Master ie fewer than 5000 Master Points as at 1st September of the competition year.


The best overall performance is based on the highest number of points. Points are awarded in the following competitions:

  • Championship Pairs Final
  • Humble Cup
  • Humble Plate
  • Marjorie Lukyn Final
  • Mixed Pairs
  • Rose Bowl

Click here to see the points that are awarded for each competition. Note that new points scales have been introduced since the 2019-2020 season.

Victor Ludorum 2022-2023

This season's winners are:

Open: Ivan Leung

Intermediate: Roy Cheong, Tony Yip

Cadet: Jack Leung