| EBU Midweek Congress 27-29 Aug 2024 |
Well done to Bob Loveridge & Nick Sutcliffe who finished 2nd in the Swiss Pairs at the EBU Midweek Congress at Harrogate.
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| LOTL Third Season 2024 |
The next season of LOTL fixtures Sep-Dec 2024 are now available via the links below.
There are two divisions with 19 teams in total.
DIV 1 DIV 2
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| NBL Match 2 17th August 2024 |
The second round of the Northern Bridge League took place on Sat 17th August 2024 on RealBridge.
In the A division, Lancashire were 3rd of 4 teams. (D Hilton/D Fazackerley, J Brearley/A Lum, M Fay/S Clarke, B Alston/A Petrie).
In the B division Lancashire were 6th of 8 teams (B Irlam/P Hepworth, J Morrell/A Whittam, S Woodcock/N Kenyon, S Challinor/A Kirby)..
In the C Division, Lancashire were 3rd of 6 teams (B Apfel/G Beattie, J Brearley/H Dent, S Bentley/K Broadbent, I Edwards/V Petrie)..
Full results at Cumbria BW but will be eventually on the Northern Bridge League site.
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| LCBA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS 2024 |
LCBA Green Point Championship Pairs 2024 – BBO 11am Sunday 13th October
A two session Green Pointed Matchpoint Pairs event will be held on Sunday 13th October 2024 starting at 11am on BBO.
● Entry Fee £24 per pair
● Prizes to 1st & 2nd overall and the pair, NGS 10 and below, finishing highest. No pair can win more than one prize.
● Green points to County Scale for the top half of the field.
● Permissible Systems and Conventions: Level 4
● General Conditions: Open to any EBU member. Entry limited to 36 pairs.
To enter please click anywhere on this item.
Many thanks
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| Llandudno Congress 3-4 Aug 2024 |
Well done to Oliver Cowan and Stephen Berson who finished 4th over the two day Llandudno Swiss Pairs. There were 40 pairs in the field. Full results at Llandudno Llandudno Swiss Pairs
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| Scarborough Congress 18-20 July 2024 |
Congratulations to John & Judy Brearley who won the Mixed Pairs at the Scarborough Open Pairs on Friday 18th July 2024. They finished 5th of 44 pairs in a two session event.In the Swiss Pairs, well done to Jeff & Ann Wilkins finishing 9th and Sue Woodcock & Stuart Clarke finishing 11th of 55 pairs.
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| NBL Match 1 13th July 2024 |
The first round of the Northern Bridge League took place on Sat 13th July 2024 on RealBridge.
In the A division, Lancashire were 4rd of 4 teams. (M Tomlinson/L Smith, S Woodcock/S Clarke, B Alston/C Mitchell, D Hilton/D Fazackerley). Sue & Stuart were best on XImps
In the B division Lancashire were 3rd of 8 teams (J &J Brearley, A Lum/D Costich, D Hilton/D Fazackerley, S Challinor/D Costich). Andrew & Dave were 2nd on XImps.
In the C Division, Lancashire were 5th= of 6 teams (C Ashworth/S Judd, M Blake/KBroadbent, L Hichen/D Fairweather, S Gregson/G Beattie).Linda & Debs were best on XImps.
Full results at Cumbria BW but will be eventually on the Northern Bridge League site.
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| LOP Quarter 2 2024 Competition |
Congratulations to all the prize winners
Main Competition
Winners Nick Woodcock and Sue Fjortoft
Second Sue Woodcock and Stuart Clarke
10 and under NGS
Winners Jeffrey Moore and Steve Ellis
Second Arthur Southwood and David Quick
BrianMas accounts are being credited accordingly
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| LCBA Simultaneous Pairs - Tuesday 10Sep24 |
FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE 2024 – LCBA SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS
As part of the national Festival of Bridge, Lancashire is holding a Simultaneous Pairs competition on Tuesday 10th September 2024. This event is open to any LCBA Affiliated Clubs to enter, free of charge.
Details
● Clubs enter by completing the online form – please click HERE. This is a FREE event for clubs, their only cost being the normal club UMS charge (44p per player). LCBA is paying for everything else including £80 in prizes. Clubs are free to charge table money or not as they wish.
● The Festival of Bridge is focussed on fundraising for Cancer Research (UK) and clubs may therefore wish to donate the table money and/or hold a separate collection for the charity. This is totally a decision for the club, and any money collected can be donated via this link HERE.
● Heats can take place at any time on the Tuesday, to suit the club entering.
● Free commentaries, by England international, Jeremy Dhondy, will be available on the LCBA website from Wednesday 11th September - please tell the players.
● There are up to 28 boards available and at least 18 must be played. Clubs can choose to play any number, 18 to 28, with any movement that suits.
● PBN/DUP dealing files will be sent to the nominated club contact on, or around, Monday 2nd September, allowing plenty of time for the boards to be dealt. These files must be confidential to the nominated contact and people dealing. Any club that cannot handle DUP or PBN files should tick the appropriate box on the entry form, and they will receive a PDF file of the deals to make up by hand.
● Clubs should score their heat but must not make their results public until the next day. The XML file must be sent to Oliver Cowan by email at oliver@hlcrecruitment.co.uk, ideally on the Tuesday but if not then the Wednesday.
● The results of the club heat should also be uploaded to the EBU as normal. A normal club UMS charge will be applied, and Master Points awarded.
● Oliver will re-score the event over the whole field and put the county-wide results on the LCBA website.
● Master Points will be awarded for the club county-wide event at District Scale (1.5 times the normal Club Scale). Players may therefore get 2 Master Point awards, one for their club heat and one for the county-wide event.
● Prizes for the county-wide event: First pair (2x£20), Second pair (2x£10), Highest pair, both players NGS less than 10 on the LCBA database on the day of the event (2x£10).
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| Play Without The Experts (PWTE) Congress |
FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE – Play Without The Experts (PWTE) - Sunday 8th to Wednesday 11th Sept
As part of the Festival of Bridge,the EBU is holding a national event at Barton Manor Hotel near Preston, for players, NGS 10 and below. This PWTE Congress will be a tremendous opportunity for developing players in Lancashire to experience a national bridge congress with a new format offering both competitive match point sessions and seminars, all taking place at a luxury spa hotel. Oliver Cowan, who is building a national reputation for enjoyable and well run bridge events is organising this event as a volunteer, with all proceeds being donated to Cancer Research UK.
Players can book into the whole event or particular sessions, and you can find all the details by clicking HERE. Continuing its investment in developing players in the county, LCBA is offering Lancashire members who are booking individual sessions, a £2 discount. Any member can book up to 4 sessions under this scheme. It’s first come, first served - once the £200 budget has been allocated it will be full price.
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| LOTL 2nd Quarter Fixtures |
The 2nd season is now complete. Final placings can be seen via the links below.
Congratulations to the winners:
Division 1 Winners
John Brearley, Judy Brearley, David Costich, Andrew Lum.
Division 1 Runners Up
Sue Woodcock, Nick Woodcock, Stuart Clarke, Michael Fay.
Division 2 Winners
Helen Dent.
Division 2 Runners Up
Peter Richmond, Dagmar Fazackerley, Don Hilton, Bill Wattleworth, John Dearing.
Div1 Div2
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| LCBA Summer League Teams of Eight |
The fixtures and results for the Summer League Teams of Eight can be found via the links below.
Div1 Div2 Div3
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