INFORMATION
KCBA Upcoming Events
County Blue / Green Point Events

Essex Green Point Event 20 Sept 2026      BROCHURE & ENTRY FORM

Surrey Green Pointed Weekend   SATURDAY  & SUNDAY ENTRY FORM

F2F at the Richmond Bridge Club. Swiss Teams Sat, Swiss Pairs Sun

West of England Congress 3-4 Oct 2026     BROCHURE & ENTER FORMS

Essex have two events, one Jack high (24 boards) and one suggested Queen or above (27-30 boards)  will take place at Barleylands at 1.00pm. Click here

Berks & Bucks Green Pointed Congress 31Oct-1Nov   BROCHURE & ENTRY FORMS

Middlesex Congress 15th/16th November 2026   BROCHURE & ENTRY FORMS

 

EBU EVENTS
DATES FOR KENT COMPETITIONS 2026 - 2027

FIND A PARTNER FOR KENT EVENTS

Oct-May 2026      Home       Arnold Cup  Arnold Plate

Sun 4 Oct 2026   BBO  Dyer Smith Mixed Pairs

Teams of four knockout  Arnold Cup  Arnold Plate

24/25 Oct 2026     TWBC    Joint Congress with Sussex

Sat 31  Oct  2026       BBO         Jack High Pairs 

Sun 13 Dec 2026  BBO  Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Wed 30 Dec 2026      BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sun 10 Jan 2027   TWBC      Mens & Ladies Pairs

Sat/Sun 23/24 Jan 2027    TWBC      Corbett Teams of 8

February 2027      Various      Larsky Semifinals

Sun  7 Mar 2027     TWBC       Green Pointed Swiss Pairs (7x7)

Sat 20 Mar 2027     Maidstone   Larsky Final

Mon 29 Mar  2027            BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sun 18 Apr 2027    RealBridge     George Griffiths Seniors Pairs

Sat 15 May 2027  RealBridge   Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Mon 23 May 2027 tbc         BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sat 12th June 2027  tbc  Hartlip  F2F 9High Pair

Sun 18 July 2027   TWBC   Phillimore BP Swiss Pairs (6x8)

Sat 7 Aug 2027 tbc    BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS 9

Sat 4th Sept 2027  tbc  TWBC   F2F 9High Pairs

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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ALL PLAYERS
The Arnold Cup - County Teams of 4 Competition


No Entry fee still with
Green Points available for all Cup matches won.  CLICK TO ENTER

Two matches guaranteed - first round losers are automatically entered into the Arnold Plate

This is a teams of four knockout (up to six players in each team) and is suitable for players of all standards. Knockout.

Matches may be played F2F or online (see regulations). Please enter by the end of September

Last updated : 3rd Aug 2026 16:19 BST
Dyer Smith Cup - Mixed Pairs - 4th October 2026

Kent's Mixed Pairs - SUNDAY 4th October 2026, 1pm start - online via BBO

Open to all KCBA primary and associate members, only £6 per player. Around 36-39 boards will be played.

1pm - 6pm, with a 25 min break around half time

Prizes:  using 20% of entry fees, to top 10% of players.    

Starting at 1pm with an approx finishing time of 6pm.  Competitions Secretary for this event is Stephen Brown

Please click here to enter online / see entries. If you are looking for a partner please add your name to the PARTNERSHIP DESK

Last updated : 1st Sep 2026 15:07 BST
Kent / Sussex Congress - 24/25th October 2026

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ENTER

Click here is  you would like TEAMS MATES FOR THE SWISS TEAMS on 25th OCTOBER

Entries close 22nd October. 

Play bridge in the comfortable TWBC. Food orders close Tuesday before the event.

Saturday

Beef Lasagne, Cold Salmon, Vegetable Quiche
New potatoes, Various salads, French bread and butter
Puddings    Cheese cake Basque style with berries
 
Sunday
Chicken curry, Dahl, Potato and spinach curry
Pilau rice, Poppadoms, naan bread
Puddings    Chocolate Brownies with berries and cream
Kent / Sussex Congress - 24/25th October 2026
Last updated : 2nd Aug 2026 17:38 BST
Corbett Leagues 2027

This competition will be played over the weekend of 23rd / 24th January 2027, 11am start

Divisions 1 & 2 play on Sunday 24th January 2027 and Division 3 & 4 play on Saturday 23rd.

Other clubs are welcome to enter a team:  PLEASE CLICK HERE

The entry fee will be the same as 2020, no increase i.e. £140 per team in division 1 (the winners qualify to represent Kent in the Garden Cities on Saturday 8th May 2027), and £84 per team in divisions 2-4

DEADLINES:   Club Match secretaries to let competitions secretary know number of teams by 30th November 2026. Click HERE please

Player names to be entered between 1st and 15th December, many thanks. No player may play in more than one team even if on different days !

 

Also, click for REGULATIONS.  As before sandwiches will be available to buy in advance. Club match secretaries will be sent the order form.

 

Last updated : 14th Sep 2026 15:16 BST
Metropolitan Cup - Saturday 5th September 2026
Metropolitan Cup - Saturday 5th September 2026

The 2026 Metropolitan Cup is being held on Saturday 5th September. 

11am start with a 40 minute break between sessions. Teams, in no particular order. 

A Team B Team C Team
Kay Preddy (Capt) / Norman Selway
Colin WIlson / Gerald Soper
Tom Furness / Tom Gardner
Mike Hampton / Michael Prior
Stephen Brown / Michael Collins
Matt Brown / Luke Kerr
David Cock / James Cole
Steve Auchterlonie / Mark Benson
Peter Bibb / Nick Osler
Ali Imam / Colin Game
Angela Treen / Mark Mortimer
Richard Sissons / Daran Steele
Results:       4th= / 8  DIVISION A          2nd / 8    DIVISION B      2nd / 8    DIVISION C
 
                                                     
 
Again organised by MCBA in association with B&BCBA. The invited Counties are Berks & Bucks, Essex, Hants & IOW, Kent, London, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.
Last updated : 14th Sep 2026 15:45 BST
Results
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
F2F 9High event AM
Director: Paul Gibbons/Sharon Bayne
F2F 9-high PM
Director: Paul Gibbons/Sharon Bayne
Metropolitan Cup Division A
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
Calendar
26th Sep 2026
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(Click to Enter)
4th Oct 2026
Dyer Smith Mixed Pairs
BBO 1pm
Director: John Oakland
(CLICK TO ENTER)
24th Oct 2026
Congress Swiss Pairs
Tunbridge Wells BC 11am
Director: Rob Sassoon, John Oakland
(CLICK TO ENTER)
25th Oct 2026
Congress Swiss Teams
Tunbridge Wells BC 11am
Director: John Oakland, Dave Cock
(CLICK TO ENTER)
31st Oct 2026
Jack High Online Duplicate
BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(CLICK TO ENTER)
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NGS 9 / JACK & BELOW
NGS 2-9 EVENT @ TWBC - 5th SEPTEMBER 2026

6 tables played in the morning and 8 tables in the afternoon. Well done to the winners

Morning Session:   Chris Robbins and Margaret Parkinson and Andrew Kennedy and Karen Marsh. £12 per pair

Afternoon Session:  First Dawn Hopson and Penny Eliot and second place pair Warrick Hale and Jeff Murray.   £20 & £12 per pair
AM RESULTS        PM RESULTS

 

SATURDAY BRIDGE 9-High
SATURDAY BRIDGE 9-High

The NS/EW winners / Howell winners get a free Saturday game. After each event a commentary on the hands is sent out to all players.

The organisers check the NGS grades via an automated check on the EBU database on Friday afternoon and would be grateful if pairs would enter by 12noon on Friday. Any entries after this time need to be manually checked and incur extra work. Many thanks

Please enter here and then register on the day (cost $3) for 26th September 9-High@ 2.30pm

FOR A PARTNER:  CLICK TO ADD NAME TO PARTNERSHIP DESK AND INVITE SOMEONE TO PARTNER YOU for 9-High event 

To play in Kent Saturday events  all players must either be Primary Kent Members or Associate Kent Members. but players from outside the county are welcomed. Click for more information or to be come an Associate Member

Jack High Pairs Event on BBO - Satuday 31st October 2026

We invite you to enter Kent's Jack High event for players graded 7-Jack on the NGS, playing on BBO

Kent plans to run these once a quarter on the last Saturday of each month (instead of the 9High)

Although NGS 7-Jack is recommended, any player graded Jack or below may play.

An 18 board session, 2.30pm - 4.45pm.      PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ENTER

$3 to play as you register/join the duplicate on Sunday - but if you enter and then are no longer able to play, please email   KCBAcompetitions@gmail.com

If you are looking for a partner, click on FIND A PARTNER FOR KENT EVENTS and choose the Jack High event

Open to Kent Primary and Associate members only who are NGS Jack & Below on the Friday before the event.

The winning pair will receive $3 prize in BBO$

 

Click for more information or to be come an Associate Kent Member

Master Points will be awarded. The event will be submitted for NGS

The Competitions Secretary for this event is:  Stephen Brown           

Director is: Charles Scott

SUMMER CONGRESS 2026 - IMPROVERS PAIRS

Well done to the overall winners:   Kishore Jani & Sally Pool (& session winner) $30,  second: Dawn Taylor & Maurice Seamons (& session winner) $20, third: David Small & Susan Merrell $10, 4th: Gillian Swann & Simon Lee

Well done to the session winners: Michael Franklin & Richard Clifford, Gillian Swann & Simon Lee  each winning $20

and coming second:  Kath Pearson & Doreen Seedon, Alaine Hamilton & Ute Langen, Ray Franklin & Joanne Frenkel, Paul de Rooij & Yukiki Sugimoto  each winning $10

The number of pairs competing: Session 1: 66 pairs, Session 2: 72 pairs , Overall: 39 pairs

Note: No pair wins two prizes, just the higher of the two.

Click here for: OVERALL COMBINED RESULTS  (see results above for the same with Blue Points. They will not be uploaded to P2P until September when the person at the EBU who deals with this returns from holiday.

 

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