Oxfordshire Bridge Association, Oxfordshire

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Results

4th Dec 2022

Swiss Pairs

Director: Patricia Hones

24th Nov 2022

OBA Thursday Teams

Director: Patricia Hones

17th Nov 2022

BBO Pairs League - OVERALL

Director: Stephen Brown

17th Nov 2022

BBO Pairs League - DIVISION 1

Calendar

12th Dec 2022

Seniors Pairs

Roke 11am
Director: Patricia Hones

15th Dec 2022

BBO Pairs League - DEC starting positions

BBO 7pm
Director: Stephen Brown

22nd Dec 2022

OBA Thursday Teams

RealBridge 7pm
Director: Patricia Hones

9th Jan 2023

Seniors Pairs

Roke 11am
Director: Patricia Hones

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EBU F2F EVENTS

The Year End Congress is in London - four days of various competitions, events for everyone, 27-30 Dec.

MIDLAND COUNTIES LEAGUE

Current Results Tables

Remaining matches:

Away v Nottinghamshire 11 Dec 2022

Home v Staffs / Shrops 15 Jan 2023

Away v Warwickshire 12 Feb 2023

Home v Gloucestershire 12 Mar 2023

PRESIDENT'S CUP DRAW

Click here to see the draw

Green Point Weekend / Events

Sussex Green Pointed Swiss Pairs - Sun 4th December 2022 (BBO)

Convention Cards using MyEBU

The EBU has now created a facility for each player to upload system cards to their MyEBU (for use when playing online bridge)

See their instructions. Players should go to their MyEBU then Utilities....System Cards.

You can store cards with any partner here, choose your own convention card name, and copy the link from MyEBU at any time.

[Any partnership who has already submitted a convention card for the Wessex League may of course continue to use the link they have been sent, but if they wish to update their convention card, please use the EBU facility]

ONLINE BRIDGE AT OXFORDSHIRE CLUBS

Monday morning - Oxford (RB)
Monday afternoon - Abbey Smith (BBO), Wallingford (RB)
Monday evening - Faringdon (gentle) (RB), Summertown (RB)

Tuesday afternoon - Wallingford (gentle) (RB), Oxford (RB)
Tuesday evening - Abingdon (RB)

Wednesday morning - Oxford (Learn and Play) (RB), Aylesbury Aces (gentle) (BBO)
Wednesday afternoon - Oxford (gentle) (RB)
Wednesday evening - Abbey Smith (BBO), Oxford (some are teams) (RB)

Thursday morning - Central Yarnton and Abingdon (RB)
Thursday evening - Oxford (RB), Banbury (BBO), Wantage alternating with Blewbury (RB)

Friday morning - Oxford (RB)
Friday evening - Oxford (some are teams) (RB)

In every case please see the appropriate club’s website for further details and if you are not a member check with them that you may play, as well as how to register and pay

WELCOME TO THE HOME OF OXFORDSHIRE BRIDGE

WHAT THE OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY ASSOCIATION DOES (Clicking on the green highlighted words links to the appropriate page)

Serves more than 1900 members at over 20 EBU- and Oxfordshire-affiliated clubs - Map and Clubs in Oxfordshire show where and when they play
Working with clubs we promote the game in Oxfordshire - see Promotion, Education & Social. In particular under Learn to Play you can find out where to learn the game, how to progress to club play and how to improve your game further after that
We have more juniors than any other county and are regularly represented at international level - read about Oxfordshire's Youth bridge
We run weekly and annual one-day Competitions, see the calendar, an inter-club league (Wessex), and a teams of four knock-out (President's Cup) some acting as qualifiers for national competitions. Annually in June we hold a two-day open green-pointed Congress
We run teams in all three divisions of the Midlands Inter-County League and in the Tollemache Cup. Information about the selection and performance of teams can be found under County Teams.
County Administration in accordance with our Constitution is carried out by a Management Committee comprising officers and non-executive members appointed by the Annual AGM
Agreed objectives are split between five subcommittees: Promotion, Education & Social; Competitions; County Team; Youth; Administration and Infrastructure

OBA Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs

Swiss Pairs Championship - 4th December 2022 (BLUE POINTED)

It's time to enter this very popular competition. This year's Swiss Pairs competition will be held online (RealBridge) on Sunday 4th December 2022. 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: £8 per player.

PRIZES: 1st: £48, 2nd: £32, 3rd: £16, 4th: £16 all per pair

Chief TD: Patricia Hones CLICK TO ENTER

Last updated : 3rd Dec 2022 08:46 GMT

Regular monthly events

OBA offers three regular monthly events, F2F or online

SECOND MONDAY - F2F Seniors Pairs at Roke, 11am, 30-33 boards. Next one: 12th December JUST TURN UP LATEST RESULTS

THIRD THURSDAY - Pairs ladder on BBO, with promotion and relegation within three divisions, next one 15th December, 7pm 21-22 boards. CLICK TO JOIN AS A NEW ENTRANT New players very welcome LATEST RESULTS DIVISIONS FOR DECEMBER

FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, next one 22nd December, 7pm, 24-25 boards CLICK TO ENTER LAST MONTH'S RESULT

Last updated : 28th Nov 2022 13:13 GMT

County Events 2022-2023

Swiss Pairs (RealBridge) - Sunday 4th December

County Pairs Semifinal - Sunday 5th February (TBC)

Fundraising event for Juniors - Sunday 15th February

County Pairs Final - Sunday 19th March

Mixed Pairs - Sunday 16th April

ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES

There is a new Blue Book, effective from September 1st.

There are changes to

Rules on announcements
Rules on strong opening bids
Rules on non-strong 2-bids and 3-bids (at Level 4)

For the players, there are news stories

Updates to Blue and White Books 2022
New Alerting and Announcing Bidding Rules
and an article by Stephen Green (vice-chair of the Laws and Ethics committee)

Something similar will appear in September’s English Bridge magazine.

More detail of the new announcements is in the Announcement Summary

Partnership scheme

OBA are pleased to say that we are now offering a Partership Service for the online Thursday Teams games. Peter Finbow has kindly offered to organise this, and will pair up those individuals who let him know they would like a game. Please leave your details here

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