Bainton Trophy Final |
The Bainton Trophy Final was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 29th January. Ten pairs had qualified and played a 5 table 9 round X 4 boards full Howell "All Play All" movement. Congratulations to overall winners Alan Millington & Graham Marshall, closely followed by Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton. The top 2 (or 3) pairs qualify to play in the Corwen Trophy on-line on Realbridge on 3rd & 4th June. If any of the top pairs are unable to play on-line, then substitute pairs having scored in excess of 50% will qualify.
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Last updated : 29th Jan 2023 18:36 GMT |
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Bainton Trophy Semi-final |
The Bainton Trophy Semi-final was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 15th January. Twenty-three pairs had entered, but three unfortunately had to drop out, leaving 20 pairs playing a 10 table 10 round X 3 boards share and relay Mitchell. Congratulations to overall winners Jane Brown and Nicholas Holmes. The top 10 pairs qualify to play in the Bainton Green Point Final at Dunholme VH on Sunday 29th January.
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Last updated : 29th Jan 2023 18:37 GMT |
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Chairman's Questionnaire |
A Message to all LCBA affiliated club Chairs
Hello, The lengthy lockdown caused by Covid 19 has caused a significant drop in numbers attending club bridge across the country, but I hope that bridge has been flourishing (or at least continuing) at your club. The County Association has run a variety of events this year, both face-to face and on-line, and attendance in general has been strong. Face-to-face events usually offer something different from a standard club pairs, and include variations on pairs events, as well as teams events, all played at Dunholme Village Hall. We have also run a Winter League, with two divisions: this is for teams of four, with all matches played on-line. The Knockout Cup(s) will also run on-line. County sim pairs events can be played through your local club, which may be on-line or face-to-face. All details are on the LCBA website at http://www.lincsbridge.org.uk/
The LCBA committee would welcome any suggestions with regard to what we offer to players across the county. With this in mind I have included below a short survey/questionnaire, and wonder if you might share this with your members? You can either forward this whole email, or just the survey. Replies to m.s.wardell@btinternet.com.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, and a successful 2023!
Survey
1. What are your views on the bridge events that are currently offered?
2. Are there events that you would like to see introduced? These might include Charity events, or restricted events (9-high for example)
3. We currently play our face-to-face at Dunholme Village Hall. Is this a good choice, or should we aim to play at other venues, either instead of or as well as
4. Our face-to-face events are currently held on Sundays, from 1200 to about 1630. Would other days / times be better?
5. We currently have a short break for sandwiches about half way through. Would it be better if events were more sociable, with longer break and food provided?
6. Our players currently have the opportunity to represent Lincolnshire in the Northern Bridge League, and also national competitions such as the Corwen, the Pachabo and the Tollemache. Would you welcome more opportunities to represent your county?
7. Is the balance between face-to-face and on-line about right? Or should we implement some changes?
8. Anything else you think we should provide?
Thanks in advance for your replies, Mark Wardell (on behalf of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association)
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A Message to all LCBA affiliated club Chairs
Hello, The lengthy lockdown caused by Covid 19 has caused a significant drop in numbers attending club bridge across the country, but I hope that bridge has been flourishing (or at least continuing) at your club. The County Association has run a variety of events this year, both face-to face and on-line, and attendance in general has been strong. Face-to-face events usually offer something different from a standard club pairs, and include variations on pairs events, as well as teams events, all played at Dunholme Village Hall. ..........
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Last updated : 18th Jan 2023 09:32 GMT |
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Garden Cities Qualifier |
Six teams of eight from four affiliated clubs participated in this event on Sunday 27th November. Each team was split into two sections and the separate sections played identical stagger movements of 5 x 6 board rounds. The results were combined to provide the overall winner. Congratulations go to the Louth Diamonds team of Edward Harris & Ron Wall, Rodney Mitchell & Glyn Jackson, Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister, Mary Jo Mangion & Janice Troughton having a VP score 83, well ahead of runner up Scunthorpe's 68. Everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon of teams of 8 bridge, which was significantly scored using our computer software for the first time.
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Last updated : 28th Nov 2022 08:57 GMT |
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Random Seeded Pairs |
The Random Seeded Pairs (Teams event) was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 30th October. Twelve pairs had entered and so we were able to make up 6 teams by randomly selecting the tables occupied by the seeded and unseeded pairs. All pairs played 30 of the 36 boards in play in a standard stagger movement consisting of two parallel rows of tables sharing boards. Congratulations to the North/South seeded pair Maurice Lynn & John Hill and the East/West unseeded pair Brigid Hughes & Keith Stewart who won convincingly. Everything seemed to run smoothly with yours truly directing, and it seems that everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon of bridge. Roy Brixton
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Last updated : 2nd Nov 2022 16:26 GMT |
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Ghost Pairs |
Our second event of the season was the Ghost Pairs played at Dunholme on Sunday 16th October. It attracted a reasonably healthy attendance with eight tables. Sadly, one pair failed to inform that they would default, giving the organisers something of a headache. Hearty thanks to Cathy and her partner, Gary, for stepping into the breach to make up our full table complement. Winners N/S were Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister and E/W were Colin Ryan & David Minnis. Well done both pairs. Our next event is the Random Seeded Pairs on October 30th. The event today was played in a very friendly spirit and we would encourage as many members as possible to play in all our events. There is nothing to fear.
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Last updated : 16th Oct 2022 22:54 BST |
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Northern Bridge League |
The last Saturday of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8th of October. The Lincolnshire team taking part were:
“A” team 1 Rodney Mitchell & Edward Harris, Ron Wall & Brian Smith
“A” team 2 Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Kiat Huang & Aaron Hutton
“B” team 1 Roy Brixton & Megan Williams, Cos Corry & Chris Barnard
“B” team 2 Paul Yarwood & Rose Davey, Patricia Donaldson & Louise Lewis
The “A” team had a reasonable day with 2 wins and a draw, but 2 heavy losses. We were placed 4th out of the 6 teams on the day. The “B” team had a rough day and lost all their matches. The NBL finished with Manchester and Yorkshire in 1st and 2nd places in both the “A” and “B” divisions. Lincs were 4th equal with Mersey/Cheshire in the “A” division and at the bottom of the “B” division. Next year, our 2nd team will almost certainly be in the “C” division playing against less testing opposition. Thanks to all who took part. I hope you all enjoyed the experience and developed your bridge playing against some high-quality opponents.
“A” division results: https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20221008_2&club=adamwiseberg
“B” division results: https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20221008_3&club=adamwiseberg
Final tables: http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2022.html
Rodney
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The last Saturday of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8th of October. The Lincolnshire team taking part were:
“A” team 1 Rodney Mitchell & Edward Harris, Ron Wall & Brian Smith
“A” team 2 Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Kiat Huang & Aaron Hutton
“B” team 1 Roy Brixton & Megan Williams, Cos Corry & Chris Barnard
“B” team 2 Paul Yarwood & Rose Davey, Patricia Donaldson & Louise Lewis
The “A” team had a reasonable day with 2 wins and a draw, but 2 heavy losses. We were placed 4th out of the 6 teams on the day. ..........
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Last updated : 10th Oct 2022 11:55 BST |
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Waitrose Trophy |
The Waitrose Trophy is awarded at the AGM to the Pair with highest percentage score above 70% in a club duplicate session of 6 tables or more in the previous 12 months.
Best 2023 so far
Derek & Carmel Muhl 75.89% at Falconer BC on 04/11/22
Winners 2022 Zubair Ahmed and Dee de Wit with 75%
Please notify the Vice Chairman if you achieve a contending score.
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Last updated : 15th Nov 2022 11:54 GMT |
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