INFORMATION
DATES FOR KENT COMPETITIONS 2024

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Sun 21 Apr 2024     TWBC        George Griffiths Seniors Pairs

Sat 18 May 2024    RealBridge   Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Sat 29 Jun 2024   Maidstone  Event for 2-9 on NGS

Sun 14 July 2024     TWBC       Phillimore BP Swiss Pairs (6x8)

Sat 7 Sep 2024      TWBC     Event for 2-9 on NGS

Sun 6 Oct 2024     TWBC      Dyer Smith Mixed Pairs

26/27 Oct 2024     TWBC    Joint Congress with Sussex

Sat 7 Dec 2024    Online  Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Sun 12 Jan 2025    TWBC      Mens & Ladies Pairs

Sat 25 Jan 2025  Canterbury  Event for 2-9 on NGS

Sun 9 Feb 2025      TWBC      Corbett Teams of 8

 February 2025      Various      Larsky Semifinals

Sun  2 Mar 2025     TWBC       Green Pointed Swiss Pairs (7x7)

Sat 29 Mar 2025     Maidstone   Larsky Final

Sun 27 Apr 2025     TWBC        George Griffiths Seniors Pairs

Sat 17 May 2025    RealBridge   Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Sun 20 July 2025     TWBC       Phillimore BP Swiss Pairs (6x8)

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Welcome to Kent Contract Bridge Association
UPCOMING EVENTS
George Griffiths - Seniors Pairs

Kent's Seniors Pairs - TWBC Sunday 21st April 2024

Open to all KCBA primary and associate members, age at least 64, or your 64th birthday falling in 2024 (i.e. born in 1960)

only £13 per player with an optional two course lunch available to book in advance for £14.00 [Bookings for food are closed]

Enjoy playing bridge in the comfortable surroundings of Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club, 

Starting at 11am with an approx finishing time of 6pm.  TD: John Oakland   Competitions Secretary for this event is Stephen Brown

Please click here to enter online. 

Last updated : 18th Apr 2024 00:27 BST
ONLINE SWISS PAIRS - SATURDAY 18th MAY 2024
ONLINE SWISS PAIRS - SATURDAY 18th MAY 2024

ONLINE Swiss Pairs - 18th May 2024    (BLUE POINTED)  REALBRIDGE

This event will be held online on RealBridge on Saturday 18th May 2024.

Please be online by 12.45 for a prompt start at 1.00pm.

There will be six 6-board matches. Session 1: 1.00pm - 3.15pm, 18 boards, Session 2: 3.45pm - 5.45pm, 18 boards.   

Entry Fee: £9 per player-:  All players welcome, from Kent or wider afield, whatever your ability. You play pairs with roughly the same score after round 1 (which is a random draw). If there are a good number of non-expert pairs then there will be a prize for the highest placed non-expert pair. 

PRIZES: to top 10% of pairs playing, using 20% of entry fees

(players who have indicated that they are non-expert must ensure their NGS on their MyEBU is set to be Public viewable  [or having no ranking because e.g. they play at a non-affiliated club]. The TD will check using NGS viewer: NGS (ebu.co.uk)  

         CLICK TO ENTER       

 

Last updated : 11th Mar 2024 10:53 GMT
SPRING BANK HOLIDAY CONGRESS 2024 - IMPROVERS PAIRS
SPRING BANK HOLIDAY CONGRESS 2024 - IMPROVERS PAIRS

Monday 27th May 2024, Improvers Pairs on BBO, as part of the EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress

Open to players who are NGS 9 & below on Saturday 25th May

  • This event is aimed at club players who are interested in taking the first steps into congress bridge but who may have found it daunting to jump straight into a major congress event. 
  • The format will be two 18 board sessions with a break between the sessions. Players can play in either or both sessions.
  • Competition organisers / directors:  Stephen Brown, Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne [email via KCBAimprovers@gmail.com]

Each session is 18 boards, 9x2 board boards. Click: Pre-entry required   10% of entry fees will be given as prizes in BBO$. Likely to be top 3 playing in both sessions ($30,$20,$10 per pair) and top2 NS & EW in each session ($12,$10 per pair)

If you are looking for a partner: please submit details here

Full details and programme of the EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress can be found by clicking here

Last updated : 9th Apr 2024 15:04 BST
Results
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
Beginners Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: John Oakland
Calendar
20th Apr 2024
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(Info & Booking)
20th Apr 2024
Beginners Duplicate
BBO 2.45pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(Info & Booking)
21st Apr 2024
George Griffiths - Seniors Pairs
Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club 11am
(INFO & BOOKING)
18th May 2024
Blue Pointed Online Swiss Pairs
RealBridge: 6x6 board matches 1.00pm
SATURDAY BRIDGE 9-High
SATURDAY BRIDGE 9-High

The 9-High events will continue every week. The NS/EW winners / Howell winners get a free Saturday game. So please enter for a BBO event. 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 20th April: 9-High@ 2.30pm

To play in Kent Saturday events  all players must either be Primary Kent members or Associate Kent Members. Click for more information or to be come an Associate Member

BEGINNERS / 7-High DUPLICATE - 12 Hands - SATURDAYS
BEGINNERS / 7-High DUPLICATE - 12 Hands - SATURDAYS

EBED used to run 6 or 7-High events and have asked Kent if these would like to run this on Saturday afternoons each week. This will be 12 hands, 2.45pm start, 9 mins per board, $3 per player, on BBO.     

After each event a commentary on the hands is sent out to all players.

Ideal for players in their who completed their first year of learning bridge, or more experienced players with a NGS (National Grade Scheme) rating below about 6 or 7

The TD can be contacted via vEBU_KEN on BBO from 2.15pm

Please enter here and then register on the day (cost $3) for 20th April: Beginners 12 board duplicate (7-High)@ 2.45pm 

 

FOR A PARTNER:  CLICK TO ADD NAME TO PARTNERSHIP DESK

CLICK HERE TO BECOME ASSICIATE MEMBERS OF KENT FOR 2024-2025

EBU EASTER CONGRESS - IMPROVERS PAIRS - APRIL 2024

Well done to the session winners: Tina Sharp & Victoria Berman, Lyn Roseaman & Yong Choong (& 3rd overall), Dorothy Rivers & Marian Rudd (& 5th overall), Karen Yvonne Murphy & Kevin Thakrar

And to the overall winners: Michael Wilson & Ulla Adilz and runners up:   Keith Gee & Mary Ferguson.    The number of pairs competing: Session 96, Session 2: 86, Overall: 

Michael Wilson & Ulla Adilz Mary Ferguson & Keith Gee

PRIZES awarded to 1st & 2nd NS & EW in each session, (per pair) Each event 1st: $20, 2nd: $10  and overall to top 4 pairs   Overall 1st: $40, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20 and 4th: $10,  Each pair receive higher of overall or session award. 

PRIZES (PER PAIR):    All prizes will be credited as BBO$

NOTE: The Blue Points for overall result will be credited in a week's time.   For results see top right of the homepage.....

SE Regional Pairs - Sunday 24th March 2024

Well done to Mark Benson and Steve Auchterlonie who won the SE Region Heat of the National Pairs. Click here for the FULL RESULTS