The concept adopted by the Midlands WG early in lockdown - running NGS 9-High events open across a number of counties - has been replicated by some others, notably Kent and Cumbria.

Work is underway to  coordinate the calendars for these different (all online) events and make this into a programme which allows a game of this nature in most months of the year.  More details here.

REALBRIDGE LINK WILL APPEAR HERE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT

Entries will remain open until Midday on the day of the event. Please make sure you have paid your entry fee in advance or you may be excluded from the game.

• You are encouraged to login early (in the hour before play) to check that your connections and your partner's all work correctly.   

This is the entry only for the 21st June 2025 9-High Swiss Pairs.  The pair should have NGS grades which average at most 9 (if you have NGS as percentages then the max is 106, which could be 9+9 or 8+10 etc).  If someone drifts above the limit at the time of the event they can still play but will not be eligible for any prizes or their county score.

It runs on RealBridge and starts at 1400 hrs, and the link for the game will be placed on this webpage on the morning of the event.

THE EVENT IS RUN AS SWISS PAIRS.  THERE WILL BE SIX ROUNDS OF 4 BOARDS IN EACH OF WHICH YOU WILL PLAY AGAINST A PAIR WHO, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST ROUND, WILL HAVE A SIMILAR MATCHPOINT SCORE TO YOUR OWN. PLAY WILL FINISH ABOUT 5PM.

The entry fee is just £10 per pair.

Payment is by bank transfer to : account name "Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual Ltd",  account number 43186903,  sort code 20-48-95  Please use as reference "MCSP-yoursurname"