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Our more than 1900 members belong to one or more of over 20 EBU- and Oxfordshire-affiliated clubs. Go to Map and Clubs in Oxfordshire tabs County Administration to see where clubs are and when they play.. If you wish to learn bridge or improve your game those providing teaching are listed here.
With more Juniors than any other county, Oxfordshire is often represented in England’s Junior International teams. Information about junior bridge, schools that teach bridge and performances may be found here.
The county runs a number of one day annual Competitions, some only open to Oxfordshire members, as well as a teams of eight inter-club league (Wessex), a teams of four knock-out (President's Cup) and a social teams of four league (Chester) and some acting as qualifiers for national competitions. Highlight of the year is our two-day green-pointed Congress, open to all comers, which is held annually in early June.
The county runs teams in all three divisions of the Midlands League and enters a team in the Tollemache Cup (the county championships). Over recent years we have won each of the three divisions of the Midlands League and have qualified more than once for the eight team final of the Tollemache. Information about the selection and performance of teams can be found here.
The county is bound by its Constitution and managed by its officers reporting to our Management Committee which also has five non-executive members. Day to day responsibilities are delegated by the Management Committee to five management teams each with separate objectives covering the following areas:
Promotion, Education & Social; Competitions; County Team; Youth; Administration and Infrastructure
| County Night Team Practices - Please sign up |
Please SIGN UP on the OBA website by clicking on the County Night tab on the left hand side under competitions (or clicking on this news item). You can enter a pair by simply entering names with a comma after e.g. Matthew Covill, ,...….
If you are not in a pair, please enter your name anyway so that we can pair people up if necessary.
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| OBA Competitions - Dates for your diary |
| Harwell Cup / Presidents Cup Qualifier |
Sunday December 1st |
| Jack High |
Sunday December 8th |
| County Pairs Semi Final |
Sunday January 26th |
| Swiss Pairs |
Sunday March 8th |
| County Pairs Final |
Sunday March 22nd |
| Mens Pairs & Ladies Pairs |
Thursday March 26th |
| Mixed Pairs |
Sunday April 26th |
| Oxfordshire Congress |
Sat/Sun June 6th-7th |
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Other Events
Abingdon Swiss Pairs
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February 9th |
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| A Trillion Trees - Charity Swiss Pairs on Sunday 27th October |
Arrive 1:30 for 2pm start, 24 hands, £12 per person
At Berrick & Roke Village Hall, Berrick Salome OX10 6JJ
Refreshments provided - Champagne & Wine Prizes - Raffle
CLICK HEADING FOR FLYER
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| County Teams - indicate your availability |
 You are invited to play in the Dawes League matches. There are three divisions so Nick Smith is looking for lots of people to play.
Please see the County Team tab at the top of this page to see the dates, read match reports and other news.
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| Competition results / Congratulations to winners |
Results / calendar can be found on top left hand side of this page, under Competions (& the most recent five are at the bottom left of this page). Click on individual congratulation pages for full results
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| Guernsey Congress Pivot Teams Winners - September 2019 |
 The Guernsey Congress has been taking place all week, with the teams events concluding the congress this weekend.
The Pivot Teams was won by the Goldwin Team of Denis Talbot, Kathy Talbot, Shirley Goldwin & Brian Crack (pictured), who scored an emphatic victory finishing 38 VPs ahead of second place team.
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| World Youth Open Championships - August 2019 |
 The World Youth Championships took place in Opatija, Croatia. The event, which features pairs and teams events in four age/gender categories, took place from 20th - 29th August.
Congratulations to Zane Soonawalla & James Cater (pictured) who won the B Final of the Under 16 event.
In the teams events, England had one team reach the semi-finals, in the Under 26 Open teams category, as well as one English player, Laura Covill, being in a trans-national team that reached the semi-finals of the Under 26 Women's event. Both teams won bronze medals.
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