Kent Contract Bridge Association, Kent

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Welcome to Kent Contract Bridge Association

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Last updated : 23rd Jun 2025 10:41 BST

George Griffiths Cup - April 2026

Congratulations to John Amor & John Hemington for winning the seniors pairs. Gerald Soper & Frances Connell and Barry Quinnell & Philip Hatton were joint runners up.

Click here for the full results

Last updated : 19th Apr 2026 19:23 BST

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ALL PLAYERS

Online Swiss Pairs - Blue Pointed - Saturday 16th May 2026

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 (both players NGS 9 or below) 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: including prize for the leading NE pair (both players NGS 9 or below)

CLICK TO ENTER

Last updated : 19th Apr 2026 19:24 BST

MORE SUCCESSES & CONGRATULATIONS - see Kent Player News 2018-2025 on main menu

Mike Kingsland

We are sorry to report that Mike died recently in hospital, funeral arrangements unknown.

He was a leading Kent player for many years, won over 20 cups including Congress Pairs 3 times, Arnold, Congress Owl Cup twice etc. He also won Harold Poster cup when it was held at Brighton & they had hundreds of pairs. He was part of the Tollemache team back in the 1980s. Click for BIOGRAPHY

Last updated : 6th Apr 2026 18:07 BST

Results

19th Apr 2026

George Griffiths Seniors Pairs

Director: John Oakland
Scorer: Stephen Brown

18th Apr 2026

NGS9 & below Online Duplicate

Director: Sharon Bayne

11th Apr 2026

NGS9 & below Online Duplicate

Director: Sharon Bayne

6th Apr 2026

EBU/Kent Improvers Pairs Session 1

Director: Sharon Bayne, Paul Gibbons
Scorer: Paul Gibbons

Calendar

25th Apr 2026

NGS9 & below Online Duplicate

BBO 2.30pm
Director: Stephen Brown
(Click to Enter)

26th Apr 2026

Jack High Duplicate

BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
(CLICK TO ENTER)

EBU EASTER CONGRESS - IMPROVERS PAIRS - APRIL 2026

Well done to the session winners and the overall winners

Freda Moore / Kenneth Moore	Freda Moore / Kenneth Moore	1st
Nick Heptinstall / Emma Heptinstall	Lyn Roseaman / Yong Choong	2nd
David Martin-Sperry / Charles Scott	Penny Brook / Valerie Blake	3rd
Lyn Roseaman / Yong Choong	David Bloxham / Peter Wright	4th

The number of pairs competing: Session 1: 74, Session 2: 74, Overall: 46

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: $30, 2nd: $20, 3rd: $10, 4th: $10 Each pair receive higher of overall or session award - but only one prize)

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

For results see top right of the homepage.....

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NGS 9 & BELOW

9-High Corwen

The 4 primary Kent pairs who play 5 or more times in the Saturday 9-High between Feb 1st and 30th April whose average score across their best 5 events are the highest will qualify for the 9-High Corwen (an inter-county event of two sessions each of 18 boards on 30th May 2026, BBO & RealBridge). CLICK for the current scores (note only Kent Primary members may qualify). EBU INFO PAGE on 9-High Corwen

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.

Note no event on Saturday 4th April

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 25th April 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

OTHER INFORMATION

Jack High Pairs Event on BBO - Sunday 26th April 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

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