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KCBA Archives and Biographies

Gerald Soper updates the archive pages (further articles in KCBA people section welcome). The following have been updated in the past year:

Committee members, EBU awards, Tony Clark, Pat Dudgeon, John Durden, Albert Farmery, Baroness Knoop in KCBA people, KCBA officers - chief TD

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To request any additions / amendment / removal of information, please contact Stephen Brown on KCBAcompetitions@gmail.com

Update your contact details at the EBU and also tell the KCBA. Please would you check your Club Details so they can be updated if necessary. Are there any Bridge Teachers who would like to be included in our listings?  

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Welcome to Kent Contract Bridge Association
SPRING BANK HOLIDAY CONGRESS 2023 - IMPROVERS PAIRS
SPRING BANK HOLIDAY CONGRESS 2023 - IMPROVERS PAIRS

Monday 29th May 2023, Improvers Pairs on BBO, as part of the EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress

Open to players who are NGS 9 & below on Saturday 27th 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 : 29th May 2023 22:54 BST
SATURDAY BRIDGE - Spring 2023
SATURDAY BRIDGE - Spring 2023

 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 3rd June: 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

Last updated : 20th May 2023 15:41 BST
Results
Spring Bank Holiday Congress Improvers Pairs (Sess 1)
Director: Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne, Stephen Brown
Spring Bank Holiday Congress Improvers Pairs (Sess 2)
Director: Paul Gibbons, Sharon Bayne, Stephen Brown
SBH Overall Result
Calendar
10th Jun 2023
NGS9 & below Online Duplicate
BBO 2.30pm
Director: Sharon Bayne
16th Jul 2023
Phillimore Cup - Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs TBC
Tunbridge Wells BC 11am
16th Sep 2023
F2F 9-High Event
Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club
RESULTS & CONGRATULATIONS
EBU SPRING BANK HOLIDAY - IMPROVERS PAIRS - MAY 2023

Well done to the session winners: Jonathan Bailey & Pauline Mussi, Carol & Guy Tritton, Tessa Watkiss & Paul Phillips, and Bob & Hiroko Plant

And to the overall winners:    Bernadette Mathias & Colin Seabridge.     The number of pairs competing: Session 1: 78 pairs, Session 2: 60 pairs , Overall: 38 pairs

PRIZES awarded to 1st & 2nd NS & EW in each session, (per pair) Each event 1st: $12, 2nd: $10  and overall to top 3 pairs   Overall 1st: $30, 2nd: $20, 3rd: $10   Each pair receive higher of overall or session award. 

  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.....

The Arnold Cup / Plate - County Teams of 4 Competition

Congratulations to the winners:

ARNOLD CUP: Kay Preddy, Norman Selway, Michael Prior, Mike Hampton  SEE RESULTS

ARNOLD PLATE: Christine Kempton, Colin Game, Konrad Mau, Norman Inniss,      SEE RESULTS

Players representing Kent in May / June 2023

GARDEN CITIES REGIONAL FINAL on 13th May:  John Hemmington & John Chapman, Norman Inniss & Christine Kempton, Michael Collins & Stephen Brown, Stefan Syplywczak & Mike Hampton

                 They came 3rd/ 6 in the South Heat. FULL RESULTS

CORWEN on 3rd/4th June: Jeremy Willans & Jill Skinner, Franco & Helen Carlotti, Steve Auchterlonie & Mark Benson, Martin Hammer & John Williams

PACHABO on 10th/11th June:  Norman Selway & Kay Preddy, Mike Hampton & Michael Prior have been invited to represent Kent (TBC)