Swiss Pairs raising funds for Juniors - 27th April 2025    (BLUE POINTED)

Following the popularity of the last Swiss Pairs in December, OBA are running another one to raise funds for Juniors. The competition will be also be held online (RealBridge) on Sunday 27th April 2025. Please be online by 1.45 for a prompt start at 2.00pm.There will be six 6-board matches. Session 1: 2.00pm - 4.15pm, 18 boards, Session 2: 4.45pm - 7.00pm, 18 boards.   Entry Fee: £18 per pair.    

     PRIZES: 20% of entry fees:  

Chief TD: Patricia Hones          CLICK TO ENTER

This event counts to towards the Premiership Ladder (for OBA members). The winning player in the Premiership receives a free entry to one day of the Congress in August. See HERE for latest Premiership Scores. 

Congratulations to Kathy & Denis Talbot, who have won the Pairs Ladder for Oct 2024 - Mar 2025 with an excellent score of 115  (Max 120). 

FULL RESULT

     FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, next one 24th April, 7pm, 24-25 boards     CLICK TO ENTER

            Click here for LADDER     Note: Self-Alerting from this month (as in the Thursday Pairs League)

A Directors' training course is being run at the Oxford Bridge Club, on these dates:

25th May Day 1 Book Rulings

8th June Day 2 Book Rulings continued and Judgements Rulings

22nd June Day 0 Essentials

29th June Day 3 Assessment

There is a cost involved -  attendees need to book each session directly with the EBU, using their myEBU account if they are EBU members.  Further details are available from the EBU or from Martin Illingworth at "martin.illingworth415@btinternet.com".

Note that if your club needs directors in order to promote the game and facilitate the running of more sessions, you may be eligible for a grant from the OBA: contact Kathy Talbot on "kathy_talbot@hotmail.co.uk".

OVERALL RESULTS       LADDER

CLICK TO JOIN AS A NEW ENTRANT    New players very welcome (32 pairs are already entered)

CLICK TO PAY ENTRY FEE FOR 17th APR (for current players)

To play in Oxfordshire events (regular monthly events i.e.  Senior Pairs, BBO Pairs Ladder or Thursday Teams) or the occasional Sunday events e.g. Harwell Cup, Handicap Pairs or Mixed Pairs) all players must either be Primary Oxfordshire members or Associate Oxfordshire Members. The committee discussed and decided this recently. 

Oxfordshire welcomes players from other counties and at no cost, we ask you to register for Associate Membership.

To check Primary Oxfordshire membership click: NGS (ebu.co.uk) - you should see OXF by your name.

[Note the County Pairs and Presidents Cup are only open to Primary OBA Members. All Blue Pointed and the Congress are open to all so no associate membership is required for these events]

Congratulations to all of those who have represented the county in the B Division this year which resulted in Oxfordshire winning all its matches and the Division. As a result OBA has the opportunity to compete with the winning counties from the other Regions as well as the title holders from the year before - Hertfordshire.   The Selectors have made the following selection for the above finals:

Chris Wilson and Matthew Covill

Christopher Whitehouse and Mary-Ann Sheehy

Finn Clark and Stuart Forsyth

Gillian Lonsdale and Nigel Wilkes

Reserve: Graham Orsmond and Jackie Fairclough