Swiss Pairs Championship - 7th December 2025    (BLUE POINTED)

It's time to enter this very popular competition. This year's Swiss Pairs competition will be held online (RealBridge) on Sunday 7th December 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: to top 10% of pairs playing, using 20% of entry fees.  

NOTE:   This event requires a full number of tables, so the last pair that enters may not be able to play if there is a half table......

Chief TD: Patricia Hones          CLICK TO ENTER

Handicap Pairs Championship - 9th November 2025

A pairs events with handicaps will be held on RealBridge on Sunday 9th November 2025. Please be online by 1.45 for a prompt start at 2.00pm.  Entry Fee:  £12 per pair. Session 1: 2.00pm - 4.30pm, ca 20 boards,         Session 2: 5.00pm - 7.00pm, ca 16 boards.   The masterpoints will be awarded according to scores before NGS adjustment. To apply handicaps, if a pair has a mature partnership NGS then this will be used, otherwise use the average NGS of the two players. The date of the NGS being used for the handicap is the date of the event.

PLEASE ENTER HERE

There are still places on the upcoming teachers' course run by EBED on November 8^th 2025, in Swindon.  Clubs may be eligible for free places.  See https://www.ebedcio.org.uk/club-teacher-training-essentials for the course schedule.

Oxfordshire changed the format in 2024 which generated significantly more entries and interest (75 pairs competed). Any club pairs duplicate (20+ boards, not gentle duplicates or like) in the weeks commencing 17th November 2025 , 1st December 2025 or 5th January 2026 entitle pairs with 50% or more to play in one of three County Pairs Semifinals. NOTE. Players must have primary membership Oxfordshire. Each player may only play in one Semifinal, so if a player qualifies twice can only enter once and if with two different partners, must choose which partner.

Click here to enter one of the semifinals, dates are Sunday 1st February 2pm, Thursday 5th February 7pm, Monday 16th February 7pm 2026 (24-26 boards, MPs at Regional Scale, £4 per player, all on RealBridge). CLOSING DATE: for each semi is midnight two days before i.e. on 30th Jan, 3rd Feb and 14th Feb. Entries only accepted after this to complete a half table). In proportion to players in each semifinal there will be a 10 table final on Sunday 15th March 2pm (38 boards, Green points awarded, £9 per player, again on RealBridge).  

     FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, next one 27th November, 7pm, 24-25 boards     CLICK TO ENTER FOR NOVEMBER

                 Click here for LADDER     The next ladder will be from July - November 2025. Premiership points are awarded for the ladder.

       This event uses self alerting. click HERE for more information.

Divisions for Nov      Ladder

Click to join as a new entrant   New pairs very welcome (32 pairs are already entered). Premiership points are awarded for the ladder.

Click to pay entry fee for 20th Nov (for current players)

       This event uses self alerting. click HERE for more information.

SECOND MONDAY - F2F Seniors Pairs at Roke, 11am, 30-33 boards.   NO BOOKING NEEDED   2025/2026 LADDER

The entry fee was reduced to £4 per player from June. Feel free to come along, you are very welcome.

The Seniors Ladder is open to all members of the OBA who are at least 55 years of age by end of 2025 (i.e. born 1970 or earlier). Younger players and visitors may play but are not eligible to win the trophy.

Director and coordinator: Patricia Hones

This will be held at Roke Village Hall on Sunday 18^th January 2026. Approximately 36 boards to be played. Level 4 conventions may be played. Entry fee £24 per pair. 2pm start.

Please arrive by 1.45 for a prompt start at 2.00pm. Sandwiches / Cake & tea/coffee is included in the entry fee. 

Session 1: 2.00pm - 4.15pm, ca 18 boards,         Session 2: 4.45pm - 7.00pm, ca 18 boards

Director: Patricia Hones.   PLEASE CLICK HERE TO PAY £24 AND ENTER

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]