| EBU Silver Award for David Burn |
Congratu lations to David on his well earned Silver award. David was born in 1956 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He was educated Dulwich College and Caius, Cambridge, and is an IT consultant. He has played for England in 7 Camrose matches, 1 European Championships and 1 World Olympiad. He coached Britain to Bermuda Bowl silver medal (1987) and victory in the European championships (1991), has coached the highly successful England Women's team over recent years, picking up numerous medals, including victory in the 2016 European Championships and silver medals in the 2013 and 2017 Venice Cups, and aided the Senior team in their victory in the 2014 European Championships. He has also acted as NPC for recent Camrose teams. He lives in London with his wife, Frances and a cat called Christopher Marlowe. He is a popular bridge journalist, writing his own columns and often ghost writing for Zia Mahmood. His other interests include reading, classical music, going to the theatre, and enjoying beer and curry. David received the Diamond Award at the 2015 EBU AGM in recognition of his excellence and success over a sustained period for England's international teams. Here is a bit more information about him.
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| Susanna Gross RIP |
We are very sad to report the death of Susanna Gross on 11th November 2025, after a long illness.
Susanna was the bridge columnist for the Spectator from 2000 onwards and she was a very talented and successful player, who represented her country many times. She won the Lady Milne in English women's teams four times and was part of the England Mixed Team at the 2016 World Bridge Games. She won numerous domestic competitions, including the Hubert Phillips Bowl, the Corwen Trophy, the Easter Congress Guardian Trophy, the teams event at the London Year End Congress and the Whitelaw Cup. In London, she won the London Championship Pairs three times and the Mixed Pairs Championship twice, most recently in 2024 with Sebastian Atisen.
Susanna was a bright and lively personality who was much loved throughout the bridge community and she will be very much missed. We extend our deepest sympathy to all Susanna's family and friends.
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We are very sad to report the death of Susanna Gross on 11th November 2025, after a long illness.
Susanna was the bridge columnist for the Spectator from 2000 onwards and she was a very talented and successful player, who represented her country many times. ..........
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| London Teams in the Metropolitan Cup |
London was represented in divisions A and B of the Metropolitan Cup, held on Realbridge on Saturday 27th September.
The A team finished 3rd out 8 teams in their division. The team was David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Nick Sandqvist, Nathalie Shashou, Mike Bull, Stephanie Rohan, Gordon
Rainsford, Brian McGuire.
The B team finished 4th out of 8 teams in their division. The team was James Smith, Kit Jackson, Allison Green, Bridget Rampton, Miu Wong, David Willis, Peter Brook, Chris
Goodchild.
Results can be found on the Middlesex website, click the following link: https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwor/bw.cgi?club=mcba&pid=display_past
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London was represented in divisions A and B of the Metropolitan Cup, held on Realbridge on Saturday 27th September. ..........
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| LMBA Swiss Weekend 2025 - winners |
CONGRATULATIONS to London Congress 2025, winners.
Teams: Harry Anoyrkatis, Rob Lawy; Tom Furness, Sam Anoyrkatis 82.95,
Gordon Clark, Niall Igoe; Jonathan Clark, Kripa Panchagnula 73.64
Martin Nygren, Margaret Nygren, Miu Wong, David Willis 73.02
Pairs (see below): 1st place: Andi Boughey & Adam Hickman, 2nd place: Huaiyu Fan & Fergal Boland (only Fergal pictured).
3rd place: Martin Nygren & David Willis, 4th place: Ollie Burgess & Alice Coptcoat.
 
 
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CONGRATULATIONS to London Congress 2025, winners.
Teams: Harry Anoyrkatis, Rob Lawy; Tom Furness, Sam Anoyrkatis 82.95,
Gordon Clark, Niall Igoe; Jonathan Clark, Kripa Panchagnula 73. ..........
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| Cafe Bridge Chiswick, September 2025 |
Congratulations to winners Gary Diamond and Nigel Clayton! The event raised more than 1100 for Abundance, London.
More photos here and full results here.
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| Garden Cities Heat |
Five teams competed this year, with the results as shown here. The final score was a tie between two YC teams.
- YC Binkie (Ryan Stephenson & Guy Hart, John Pemberton & Tim Gauld, Chris Duckworth & Brian Callaghan, Sally Brock & Barry Myers
- YC Z (Richard Creamer & Konrad Mau, Heather Dhondy & David Burn, Trevor Mathews & Gordon Rainsford, Mike Graham)
The tie was split on the basis of the head-to-head match between the two, resulting in a win for YC Z. Congratulations and good luck!
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Five teams competed this year, with the results as shown here. The final score was a tie between two YC teams. ..........
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| London wins Tollemache 2025 |
London won the Tollemache Cup (inter-counties teams of eight championship) for the first time since 2017. London won the first match and took an early lead it never lost, beating every other country in head-to-head matches. The team:
David Bakhshi and Liam Sanderson; David Burn and Heather Dhondy
Brian Callaghan and Nicola Smith; Richard Creamer and John Pemberton
Ben Green and Sebastian Atisen. NPC Ian Payn
Congratulations all!
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London won the Tollemache Cup (inter-counties teams of eight championship) for the first time since 2017. London won the first match and took an early lead it never lost, beating every other country in head-to-head matches. ..........
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| Cafe Bridge Tonsleys |
Winners (Shirley Pritchard & Julie Gardiner) and Runners up (Chantal Girardin and Francis Loughridge)
With the LMBA Chairman - James Smith
 
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| London in the President's Cup Teams of Eight Online |
London's team finished 4th out of 7 teams with a score of 68 VPs out of 120. London was represented by David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Miu Wong, David Willis, Boris Nedev, Kevin Castner, Mike Bell, Sarah Bell, Mike Bull, Konrad Mau, Chris Goodchild, Peter Brook, Debbie Sandford, David Douglas, Ryan Stephenson, Paul Huggins, Allison Green, Bridget Rampton.
Juy 2025
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| Ireland win Lederer 2025, again! |
Frederic Volcker, Adam Mesbur, Nick FitzGibbon, John Carroll, Mark Moran and Tom Hanlon
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| London Teams of Four 2025 - Winners |
The London Teams of Four for the Ian Gardiner Trophy was won by (pictured L to R) Sebastian Atisen, Phil King, Stefano Tommasini and Kevin Castner. The losing finalists were David Muller, Trevor Mathews, John Pemberton and Steve Popham. The winners will represent London in the Pachabo Trophy later in the year.
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The London Teams of Four for the Ian Gardiner Trophy was won by (pictured L to R) Sebastian Atisen, Phil King, Stefano Tommasini and Kevin Castner. ..........
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