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MANCHESTER CONGRESS 2026

3rd & 4th January 2026

Airport Hotel Manchester, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow SK9 4LR

Tournament Director: Jim Edwards

Back face to face and once again organised by Oliver Cowan on behalf of and in partnership with the MCBA, at the Airport Hotel Manchester – Hotel and Spa.  This venue provides an excellent, friendly setting for this congress and has free parking for players with easy access to the local town centre with lots of nice restaurant and bar options for after bridge finishes each evening.

Saturday 3rd January – Championship Pairs (11:00-18:00)

Sunday 4th January – Swiss Teams (11:00-18:00)

Entry fees per £30 per player for 1 day or £55 if playing 2 days and the entry fee includes tea/coffee/biscuits/sweets throughout. There will also be a prize fund.

Players can order lunch/sandwiches each day on arrival to be served in the break. If you bring your own food, this must NOT be consumed in public areas of the hotel.

Also on Sunday 4th January 14:00-17:30 will be the Kevin Comrie Cup restricted to players no higher than a 9 NGS, with an entry fee of £15 per player.
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ALL ABOUT THE LANCASHIRE ONLINE TEAMS LEAGUE (LOTL)
ALL ABOUT THE LANCASHIRE ONLINE TEAMS LEAGUE (LOTL)

Lancashire Online Teams of 4 League  (LOTL)

  1. Administered through the EBU’s League Management System (LMS) – each team must have at least one EBU member who can access and use the LMS;
  2. Played on BBO;
  3. Divisions of 7, 8 or 9 teams;
  4. 14 board matches;
  5. Scored as IMP’s converted to VP’s using the EBU 14 board scale;
  6. All matches pre-scheduled for Thursday nights at 7pm.  If absolutely necessary, matches can be re-arranged by agreement;
  7. Away captain provides his/her line-up to the home captain in advance.  Home captain sets up the match on BBO.  Home captain enters the result online;
  8. Registered with EBU as an online league.  Master Points awarded to registered players;
  9. The entry fee is £22 per team for the 3 month league;
  10. Captains must enter a core squad of 4 for each team but can have as many players registered as they want;

For detailed information about LOTL, see the Homepage of the LCBA website.

To enter a team, please contact Andrew Petrie E:a.petrie.pbc@gmail.com M:07484 165 723.
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