INFORMATION
DATES FOR KENT COMPETITIONS 2025 - 2026

FIND A PARTNER FOR KENT EVENTS

Teams of four knockout  Arnold Cup  Arnold Plate

February 2025      Various      Larsky Semifinals

Sun 22nd Feb  2026       BBO      Jack High Pairs

Sun  1 Mar 2026     TWBC       Green Pointed Swiss Pairs (7x7)

Sat 28 Mar 2026     Maidstone   Larsky Final

Mon 6 Apr 2025            BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sun 19 Apr 2026    RealBridge     George Griffiths Seniors Pairs

Sat 16 May 2026  RealBridge   Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs (6x6)

Mon 24 May 2026         BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sun 28th June 2026 TBC   Maidstone  F2F 9High Pair

Sun 19 July 2026   TWBC   Phillimore BP Swiss Pairs (6x8)

Sat 8 Aug 2026     BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS 9

Oct-May 2026      Home       Arnold Cup  Arnold Plate

Sat 5th Sept 2026 TBC       TWBC   F2F 9High Pairs

Sun 4 Oct 2026   TWBC  Dyer Smith Mixed Pairs

24/25 Oct 2026     TWBC    Joint Congress with Sussex

Sun 30th Nov  RealBridge TBC  Jack High Pairs

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

Wed 30 Dec 2026    TBC        BBO    Improvers Pairs NGS9

Sun 10 Jan 2027    TWBC      Mens & Ladies Pairs

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

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Welcome to Kent Contract Bridge Association
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ALL PLAYERS
KCBA One Day Green Pointed Swiss Pairs Sunday 1st March 2026

The KCBA's green pointed Swiss Pairs is being held at Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club on Sunday 1st March 2026 starting at 11am. 7 x 7 board matches with a break of approx 1 hour after match 3. Tasty lunch available to purchase. Please click here to enter.

MAIN: Lamb Moussaka, Cold Salmon, Spinach and Feta Pie, New Potatoes, Various Salads, French Bread and Butter

DESSERT: Basque Cheese Cake, Apple crumble

An opportunity to play bridge in the comfortable TWBC. Bar open throughout. 

Prizes to top four pairs and ascenders (using 20% of entry fees). The winning pair is likely to receive  £140. 

(We are searching for standby pair. If one is not found then the last pair that enters will not be able to play if there is a half table)

 

Last updated : 3rd Dec 2025 14:51 GMT
Tollemache Final - Jan 31 / 1st Feb 2026

Following coming 3rd in the qualifier in November and qualifying for the final, the players representing Kent will be:

      Jeremy Willans (Capt)/ Peter Law

      Norman Selway / Kay Preddy

      Luke Kerr/ Matt Brown

      Jon Hemington/ Michael Collins

      Colin Wilson /Gerald Soper

The final takes place at the Cambridge Belfry Hotel and Spa.

THE KENT TEAM CAME  4th / 8 teams  SEE RESULTS

Last updated : 2nd Feb 2026 08:44 GMT
Results
Larsky Semifinal
Director: John Oakland
Scorer: John Oakland
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
Director: Sharon Bayne
Corbett Plate Kippington win the Plate and promotion by virtue of winning the head-to-head match between the teams
Director: Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne
Corbett Cup
Director: Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne
Jack-High BBO Pairs
Director: Charles Scott
Calendar
14th Feb 2026
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(Click to Enter)
1st Mar 2026
Green Pointed Swiss Pairs
Tunbridge Wells BC 11am
Director: John Oakland & David Cock
(CLICK TO ENTER)
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NGS 9 & BELOW
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

NOTE: Due to insufficient entries for the F2F 9-High at Canterbury, the Saturday online event is reinstated

Please enter here and then register on the day (cost $3) for 14th February 9-High@ 2.30pm

FOR A PARTNER:  CLICK TO ADD NAME TO PARTNERSHIP DESK 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 - Sunday 22nd February 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 on the last Sunday of each month. 

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

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

OTHER INFORMATION
Corbett Weekend Results 2026
CORBETT CUP CORBETT PLATE
MITCHELL SALVER BUCK CUP

 

   
2026 Corbett Divisions after Sunday
Corbett Cup Corbett Plate Mitchell Salver Buck Cup
1 Farnborough A Kippington Otford Canterbury
2 Farnborough B Tunbridge Wells C Bromley North B Tunbridge Wells D
3 Tunbridge Wells A Maidstone A Farnborough D Thanet
4 Tunbridge Wells B Bromley North A Beckenham B Bromley North C
5 Beckenham A Farnborough C Gravesend Orpington
      Maidstone B
Results subject to adjustment for unplayed / fouled boards..... Beckenham C
Many thanks to the 176  players who played this weekend and to the directors  

Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne, Stephen Kennedy & John Oakland and to volunteers at Tunbridge Wells

club who helped to make the events such a success.

The results will count towards NGS and have been uploaded to P2P.