Monday 10th April 2023, Improvers Pairs on BBO, as part of the EBU Easter Congress

Open to players who are NGS 9 & below on Saturday 8th April

• 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$. 

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

Full details and programme of the EBU Easter Congress can be found by clicking here

Kent's Seniors Pairs - TWBC Sunday 23rd April 2023

Open to all KCBA primary and associate members, age at least 63, or your 63rd birthday falling in 2023 (i.e. born in 1960)

only £13 per player with an optional two course lunch available to book in advance for £12.50.

Enjoy playing bridge in the confortable surrounds 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.  If you prefer to download an entry form please click here.

 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

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

Club Tournament Director training- Pembury  (Pembury Cricket Club, Chalket Lane, Pembury , Kent TN2 4AA )

Day 0 (How to run a club duplicate)  - Saturday 4^th February 2023

Day 1 (Book rulings)  -                         Saturday 25^th February 2023

Day 2 (Book and judgement rulings)   Saturday  11^th March 2023

Day 3 (assessment)                            Saturday 1^st  April 2023

The trainer is Stephen Brown.  Price £68.50 per session for EBU members, £75 for non EBU members

 EBU members can book via myEBU, or by calling Lisa Miller (01296 317217)

 More details on the content of these courses is available here:  http://www.ebedcio.org.uk/td-training 

or by calling Mark Humphris, Bridge Education and Development Manager, EBED,  mark@ebedcio.org.uk or 01296 317218

EBED’s TD course calendar can be found here: https://www.ebedcio.org.uk/td-course-calendar

15 Teams have entered for the Arnold Cup. SEE ENTRIES

These teams are seeded, based on Gold points, except last year's winners who are seeded 1)

1. (Last years winners): John Amor, John Hemington, Jon Chapman, Bill Charlwood  (bye in round 1)

2. Kay Preddy, Norman Selway, Michael Prior, Mike Hampton

3. Peter Law, Gerald Tredinnick, Ian Draper, Joe Sivayogan

Two matches guaranteed - first round losers are automatically entered into the Arnold Plate.
Matches played F2F (but if both teams wish to play online and agree the platform this is fine)

The Draw is made:    SEE DRAW.      REGULATIONS

The Arnold Plate Draw is made.  SEE DRAW,   all 7 teams that lost in the first round entered

EBU Events, click for more information:

You can view all upcoming EBU events and licenced club and county events on the EBU Calendar.