Monday Bridge Club – Club Competitions
Throughout the year, Monday Bridge Club runs a variety of friendly yet competitive events.
Some are long-running “trophies”, others are one-off evenings with a more relaxed feel.
Below is a brief guide to what each competition is about and who it might appeal to.
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Goblet
Annual individual trophy – based on performance across the year.
The Goblet is an individual competition that runs throughout the club year.
Instead of being tied to one regular partner, your results are tracked on a
personal basis over a series of designated club evenings.
Each qualifying session contributes to your overall Goblet standing, and at the end
of the year the player with the best overall record is awarded the Goblet. It’s a
lovely way to recognise consistent performance, no matter who you have been
partnered with along the way.
🌟 Who it’s for: any member who comes along regularly and would like their
personal results over the year to count towards a friendly “player of the year”-style trophy.
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Salver
Flagship pairs trophy – played on the first Monday of each month.
The Salver is our main pairs competition and is contested on the
first Monday of each month. Each of these monthly sessions contributes
to the overall Salver standings for the year.
The partnership with the best combined performance across all Salver evenings
wins the trophy. It rewards consistency, good partnership understanding and
strong performance over the course of the year.
🌟 Who it’s for: established or aspiring partnerships who enjoy
playing together regularly and would like their monthly performance to count
towards a year-long trophy.
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Championship Pairs
Annual event – teams of four players (two pairs) competing for the club championship.
The Championship Pairs is our flagship competitive event of the year.
It is run as a teams-of-four competition, with each team made up of
two partnerships (four players in total).
Over the course of the evening, teams play against one another to decide the
Monday Bridge Club champions for that year.
The emphasis is still on friendly, good-spirited bridge, but there is an extra buzz in
the room as scores add up and the leading team can change right up to the final round.
🌟 Who it’s for: players who enjoy a more competitive evening and would like
the chance to become club champions as part of a team of four.
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Mixed Pair
A man and a woman playing together as a partnership.
The Mixed Pair competition is for mixed partnerships – one man and one woman
playing together as a pair. The format is a standard duplicate pairs session, but with
separate recognition for the Mixed Pair winners.
It’s a lovely social evening and a chance to see how you fare against other mixed partnerships
in the club.
🌟 Who it’s for: any man–woman partnership, whether long-standing or newly formed,
looking for a fun and slightly more “special” pairs night.
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Individual
Played at the Christmas Party – relaxed, informal and very social.
Our Individual competition takes place during the Christmas Party and is designed
to be one of the most sociable evenings of the year. Instead of staying with one partner,
you play with a variety of different partners during the session, which is a great way to
mix with other members and get to know new faces.
The bridge is deliberately more relaxed and informal than usual, with the main focus on
enjoyment, good company and a festive atmosphere. There are still winners, of course, but
the real prize is the chance to play with lots of different people.
🌟 Who it’s for: everyone! Especially those who enjoy a light-hearted evening
and would like to play with as many fellow members as possible.
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Handicap
Results adjusted for strength of pair – EBU scores remain unchanged.
In our Handicap competition, the raw results are adjusted to take account of the
relative strengths and weaknesses of different pairs. This “handicap” approach helps to level
the playing field so that less experienced pairs have a realistic chance of doing well, even
when playing against stronger pairs.
Importantly, the handicap adjustment is applied only for the purposes of the club
competition. It does not affect your underlying EBU scoring or your official
NGS rating. Your EBU results are still recorded exactly as normal.
🌟 Who it’s for: all members – it’s a particularly good night for newer players or
those returning to bridge who would like a fairer shot at the top places.