| Northamptonshire Contract Bridge Association |
 NCBA’s aim is to improve bridge for all Northamptonshire players. NCBA committee welcomes suggestions to improve bridge in Northamptonshire for all players.
NCBA is run by members of the county’s 10 EBU affiliated clubs.
NCBA runs county events. NCBA enters county players in national events
NCBA is funded by its own events plus a club players P2P levy collected by the EBU.
To find out more about NCBA: sign up for the newsletter; check this web site regularly or ask your club NCBA representative.
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| Inter-School Tournament |
Inter-School Tournament
Another hugely successful Inter-School Tournament took place at Stamford Bridge Club on Friday 21st June 2019. There were 100 children taking part in this event from 12 different schools either from Northamptonshire or Lincolnshire. Prizes were awarded to the winning students and the participating schools by Donna Wright, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of English Bridge Education and Development (EBED). Thanks go to Liz Dale, her team of buddies and the committee at Stamford for another tremendous achievement.
Lincolnshire county player and U26 England squad member, Aaron Hutton, assisted at the event with his team-mate Kripa Panchagnula recollecting: "It was a wonderful event, with 7 tables of bridge and 18 tables of minibridge. It was great to help ensure the event ran smoothly and I enjoyed watching the children try to decide how to bid and how to play their contract. The children had a break half-way through, in which they were excitedly comparing their results trying to work out who had more plus scores. The event also allowed the helpers and Alan Shillitoe to spot potential talent which they can try to push forward, some of which I heard have been invited to U16 training sessions. My personal favourite moment was when I saw a young girl finesse the T with KJ96 opposite Q8, which worked out perfectly on the hand."
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| Northants One Day Green Poits Event |
This years Swiss Pairs event was contested by 40 pairs with 4 pairs still in contention for first place starting the last round. The eventual winners narrowly lost the last round but had a sufficient lead to hold on to first place. The final results were:
| Place |
Winners |
Victory Points |
Prize |
| 1 |
Ufuk Cotuk & Robert Miller |
100 VPs |
£60 each |
| 2 |
Mark Hodgson & Maggie Jones |
98 VPs |
£40 each |
| 3 |
Nadia Stelmashenko & Victor Milman |
96 VPs |
£30 each |
| 4 |
Doreen Simpson & Robin Griffiths |
92 VPs |
£20 each |
| 5 |
Andy & Graham Cope |
91 VPs |
£10 each |
Thankyou to all those who took part and we hope to see everyone next year.
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| County Pairs Championship |
Congratulations to Robert Miller & Daniel Baines who won comfortably with a great score of 67.59%. Well done to Maggie Jones & John Walshaw who came second.
The winners and runners up qualify to represent Northamptonshire in the Corwan Trophy.
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