| BRIDGE SESSIONS |
Bridge is held at the club as follows:
Sundays at 1.30pm
Mondays at 1.00pm and 7.15pm
Tuesdays at 1.00pm and 7.15pm (this session for the less experienced)
Wednesdays at 7.15pm
Thursdays at 1.00pm
First Friday of the month at 1.00pm - Social Bridge (No scoring)
Third Friday of the month from 1 - 3.00pm - Practice and Development Session
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| SEMINAR ON DECLARER PLAY IN NT |
A seminar on "Declarer play in No Trump" will be run by Michael Halfpenny from 11-12 on Thursday 15 June 2023. It is targeted at newer to intermediate players but all are welcome. For further details and to register click here or sign up at the club. Bring your lunch and stay for the afternoon session.
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| PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SESSION |
The next Practice and Development session will be held at the club from 1- 3pm on Friday 16 June 2023. These monthly sessions cater for people at all skill levels. Tables of 4 have an individual mentor and we use pre-set hands. Please register by clicking here, preferably no later than 5pm on Wednesday 14 June so that we can organise an appropriate number of mentors.
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| F & G VAN DE WETTERING FRIENDSHIP SHIELD (Red Pts) |
The F & G Van De Wettering Friendship Shield (Red Points) will be held on Thursday 22 June at 1pm. Established in 2012 by the family of Francisca and Gerard, this event is run with a "stronger" section and "social" section, reflecting the different attributes of bridge that Gerard and Francisca enjoyed. Seating will be at the discretion of the director and there is no need to register - just turn up on the day. The cost is $9 and the Director will be Michael Halfpenny.
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| MVBC GNOT HEAT (GOLD POINTS) |
The Grand National Open Teams (GNOT) is a prestigious Australia-wide event run by the ABF. The first round is a club event of at least 2 sessions to choose the best MVBC team(s) to play in the second round, the Melbourne Metropolitan Final. Our GNOT gold point qualifier is on Sunday 9 July 2023 from 10am - 4.30pm. and is the only club event where you can earn Gold Masterpoints. This replaces the regular Sunday afternoon session. Players are required to enter as teams. If you are a pair looking for team-mates, please register and we will endeavour to match you with another pair. Click here to register or volunteer to substitute/standby and for full details.
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| MVBC DAYTIME PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP |
The 2023 MVBC Daytime Pairs Champions must play in at least four Tuesday afternoon sessions with the same partner any time in June and July to be eligible to qualify for the Finals on 1 and 8 August. No registration required. The best four results for each partnership will be averaged and the 14 partnerships with the highest average will qualify. For full details click here.
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| LOOKING FOR A BRIDGE PARTNER? |
There are various options if you need a partner. MVBC has "Playing Directors" in all sessions except those that require pre-registration. You can just turn up and, if there is no one else who needs a partner, the Director will play with you. You can also call one of our Life Members, John Ashkar (P: 9337 5259) who will try and find a partner for you or click here to send your details to the club and we will try and match you up.
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| RESULTS |
To check the results of recent sessions click on the blue bar above.
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| MASTERPOINTS |
To check the latest Masterpoints visit the Australian Bridge Federation website (click here).
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