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| LOP Open |
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| Friday |
| LOP Intermediate <= 10 |
2pm |
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| LOP Open |
7pm |
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| Saturday |
| LOP Open |
7pm |
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| LCBA Competitions 2023 |
LCBA EVENTS - SEASON 2023
We have added a further F2F event to the calendar – the LCBA Mixed Pairs Championship at St Anne’s BC. The full calendar for 2023 is
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Club Teams of 8
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Sun 26th Feb
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F2F - Bury BC
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EBU Garden Cities qualifier
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Championship Pairs
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Thu 30th March and 6 April
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Online - BBO
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EBU Corwen qualifier
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Madeline Berney
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Sun 14th May
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F2F - Brierfield BC
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Swiss pairs
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Restricted Pairs (Jack High)
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Sun 6th August
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F2F - Brierfield BC
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NGS J and below
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LCBA KO Teams of 4
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Nov – May (entries by 31Oct)
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Online - BBO
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Pachabo qualifier
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LCBA Congress
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18-19 November
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F2F - Barton Manor Hotel
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Swiss pairs & Swiss teams
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LCBA Mixed pairs
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Sun 10th December
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St Anne’s BC
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Match point pairs
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Conditions of Contest and entry details are published on the LCBA website.
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| NBL Match 4 14th October 2023 |
The fourth and final round of the Northern Bridge League took place on Sat 14th October 2023 on RealBridge.
In the A division, Lancashire were 3rd of 6 teams. (M Tomlinson/L Smith, S Woodcock/N Kenyon, M Fay/S Clarke, R Bentley/P Hepworth,). Mike & Linda were best on XImps
In the B division Lancashire were 6th of 9 teams (J &J Brearley, A Whittam/J Morrell, Judy Brearley/P Meadowcroft, D Hilton/D Fazackerley, S Challinor/D Costich). Dagmar & Don were best on XImps.
In the C Division, Lancashire were 3rd of 8 teams (P Worswick/J Adshead, B Apfel/S Gregson, L Hichen/D Fairweather, I Edwards/H Dent).Paul & Julie were 3rd, Brian & Steve were 3rd on XImps.
Lancashire are 4th,2nd and 3rd in the A,B,C Divisions respectively.
Full results are at NBL Results but should appear eventually on the Northern Bridge League site.
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| LOTL Q3 2003 |
LOTL season Q3 2023 is now complete with the final leading two teams in each division as below
Division 1
Winners: John Morrell, Marianne Farr, Mike Nicholson, Rod Greenhalgh, Jeff Smith, Rhona Goldenfield
Runners Up: Sue Woodcock, Nick Woodcock, Stuart Clarke, Michael Fay.
Division 2
Winners: Linda Wilson, Bill Niccol, Paul Evans, Alan Whittam, Clive Henderson.
Runners Up: Dave Thomson, John & Sandra Dootson, Barbara Heaton, Cilla Prescott, Catherine Ashworth, Paul Vose, Ken Wood.
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| Cumbria/Westmorland Swiss Teams/Pairs 23/24 Sep 2023 |
Well done to Mike Tomlinson, Bob Loverdge, Stuart Clarke, Michael Faye who won the Cumbria/Westmorland GP Swiss Teams held at Kendal Bridge Club on 23 Sep 2023. Second were Jeff Smith, Rhona Goldenfield, Jackie Pye & John Holland. Full results at Swiss Teams Well done to Jackie Pye and John Holland who won the Swiss Pairs on 24 Sep 2023. Full results at Swiss Pairs
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| Cumbria Match 10Sep2023 |
The annual Lancashire v Cumbria match took place on Sunday 10th September 2023 at Poulton BC. The final score was Lancashire 260 Imps Cumbria 177 Imps so Lancashire won by 83 Imps. Andrew Lum / David Costich and Mike Tomlinson/ Brian Irlam were the top pairs on XImps. The full details are at Lancs v Cumbria Match
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| NBL Match 3 2nd September 2023 |
The third round of the Northern Bridge League took place on Sat 2nd September 2023 on RealBridge.
In the A division, Lancashire were 4th of 6 teams. (J Morrell/M Nicholson, A Petrie/D Hilton, R Bentley/P Hepworth, A & J Wilkins). Rick & Paul were 2nd on XImps
In the B division Lancashire were 5th of 9 teams (M Fay/S Clarke, Judy Brearley/P Meadowcroft, John Brearley/D Fazackerley, S Challinor/A Kirby). MIke & Stuart were 2nd on XImps.
In the C Division, Lancashire were 5th of 8 teams (B Apfel/G beattie, L Hichen/D Fairweather, B Irlam/P Holden, S Fanning/B Perrry).Brian & Gwen were 2nd on XImps.
Lancashire are 3rd,2nd and 1st in the A,B,C Divisions respectively.
Full results are at ADAM NBL but should appear eventually on the Northern Bridge League site.
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| Jack High Event Sunday 6th August 2023 11am |
 Brierfield BC hosted this competition for all players with NGS Jack or below on Sunday 6th August 2023 at 11am. There were 23 pairs taking part. Congratulations to the winners Karen Jones & Barbara Eastabrook, with second place Dave Pendlebury & Marjorie Owen. Full results at Jack High 2023 Results.
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| Scarborough Congress 13-16 July 2023 |
In the EBU's Northern Summer Congress on 14th July 2023, Jackie Pye playing with John Holland, Andrew Woodcock and Catherine Draper won the MultipleTeams competition. Second was Jeff & Ann Wilkins, Mike Tomlinson & Linda Smith. In the pairs, best Lancashire were Nick Woodcock & Sue Fjortoft 7th, Jeff & AnnWilkins 13th and Sue Woodcock & Stuart Clarke 14th
Full Results are on the EBU web site.
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| LCBA Teams of 4 Cup Final 2022-23 |
Congratulations to Mike Nicholson's team (R Greenhalgh, J Morrell, M Farr) who have won the LCBA 2022-23 Teams of 4 competition. They beat Mike Tomlinson's team (L Smith, J & A Wilkins) in the final by 12 Imps. The winning team (or a combination with runners up players) may represent Lancashire in the EBU Pachabo Cup on June 10/11 on RealBridge.
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| Madeleine Berney Swiss Pairs Sunday 14 May 2023 |
There were 9 tables at the Madeleine Berney Swiss pairs held at Brierfield BC on Sunday May 14 2023. Congratulations to the winners B Loveridge & N Sutcliffe with a big winning score (126 out of 140!) 2nd was Jeff Smith & Marianne Farr, 3rd John & Judy Brearley. The event was ably run by Stuart Davies.
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