Release 2.19q
Results
OBA Thursday Teams
Director: Patricia Hones
OBA Pairs League -Overall
Director: Stephen Brown
OBA Pairs League - Division 1
OBA Pairs League - Division 2
County Pairs Semifinal
Director: Kathy Talbot
Calendar
8th Mar 2026
9High County Pairs / Corwen Qualifier
RealBridge 2pm
8th Mar 2026
Midland League v Warwickshire (H)
RealBridge 2pm
9th Mar 2026
Seniors Pairs
Roke 11am
15th Mar 2026
County Pairs Final
RealBridge 2pm
19th Mar 2026
OBA Pairs League
RealBridge 7pm
Director: Stephen Brown
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PREMIERSHIP LADDER

Each OBA competition counts toward this yearly ladder and give a player who has got the highest scores overall during 2025-2026

Click HERE to see the 2025-2026 current standings. 

DATES FOR COMPETITIONS IN OXFORDSHIRE 2025-2026

ALL ON REALBRIDGE (except congress and events marked F2F)

PRESIDENTS CUP    PRESIDENTS PLATE    

PREMIERSHIP LADDER

 
Sun 8 Mar 2026       9H County Pairs
Sun 15 Mar 2026     County Pairs Final
 
Sun 19th April 2026   Oxford Swiss Pairs
 
 
Sat/Sun 15/16 Aug 2026  Congress (Abingdon F2F) 
 
Sun 30th Aug 2026    Friendly Pairs 
 
Sun 13 Sep 2026  F2F    Harwell Cup  Oxford
Sun 11 Oct 2026 F2F tbc   Wallingford Swiss Pairs 
Sun 8 Nov 2026        Handicap pairs
Sun 6 Dec 2026       Swiss Pairs Championship
Sun 17 Jan 2027    Mixed Pairs Oxford
Sun   7 Feb 2027       \  tbc
Thu   13 Feb 2027       County Pairs Semis
Mon 12 Feb 2027      /
Regular monthly events
Regular monthly events

OBA offers three regular monthly events, F2F or online 

 

     SECOND MONDAY - F2F Seniors Pairs at Roke, 11am, 30-33 boards.   JUST TURN UP    2025/2026 LADDER

 

     THIRD THURSDAY - Pairs ladder on RealBridge, with promotion and relegation within two divisions, 7pm 21-22 boards.      CLICK TO JOIN AS A NEW ENTRANT    New pairs very welcome       LADDER

 

     FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, 7pm, 24-25 boards     CLICK TO ENTER 10 DAYS BEFORE EVENT

Honours Board Mixed Pairs
Honours Board Mixed Pairs

The Mixed Pairs and Flitch used to be run as a single event. The Flitch (now discontinued) was awarded to the leading married couple unless they finished as County Champions, when it was awarded to the next highest couple.

Date Winners Flitch
1953-54 Mr & Mrs I Bowden
1954-55 Mr & Mrs R G Beck
1955-56 Mr & Mrs G Kelland
1956-57 Mr & Mrs F E Birkett
1957-58 Mr & Mrs I Bowden
1958-59 Mr & Mrs O E Pick
1959-60 Mr & Mrs F J Kilby
1960-61 Mr & Mrs R G Beck
1961-62 Mr & Mrs R G Beck
    1962-63          Mr & Mrs J O Simpson
1963-64 Mr & Mrs E S Harcourt
     1964-65            Mr & Mrs D N Chester
1965-66 Mr & Mrs J O Simpson
1966-67 Mrs M Pountney & F H Haynes Mr & Mrs J O Simpson
1967-68 T H Cannon & Mrs M Pountney Mr & Mrs D N Spriggs
1968-69 Mrs F B Beckett & S J H Davis Mr & Mrs R G Beck
1969-70 E S Staveley & Mrs E S Staveley Mr & Mrs R G Beck
1970-71 Mrs R G Beck & D J Wheeler Mr & Mrs D N Spriggs
1971-72 Mrs E Carter & D W Shaw Mr & Mrs R G Beck
1972-73 N J R Clare & Mrs B E Mellors Mr & Mrs I Bayman
1973-74 Mrs L Salmon & M D Hebden Mr & Mrs D Henderson
1974-75 Mrs R Bloch &  P M Hayes Mr & Mrs L Salmon
1975-76 Mrs R Bloch &  P M Hayes Mr & Mrs V Doherty
1976-77 J Rudolf & Mrs J Rudolf Mr & Mrs J Rudolf
1977-78 F G Constable & Mrs L Hayes Mr & Mrs P Day
1978-79 F G Constable & Mrs M Evans Not Awarded
1979-80 D Spriggs & Mrs D Spriggs Mr & Mrs T Hayes
1980-81 C Bolton & Mrs J Davis Mr & Mrs P Day
1981-82 J Charlton & Mrs A Owen Mr & Mrs L Godfrey
1982-83 A Lintott & Mrs D Lintott Mr & Mrs P Day
1983-84 V Doherty & Mrs V Doherty Mr & Mrs J Luck
1984-85 N Perceval-Price & Mrs A Owen Mr & Mrs M Messer
1985-86 L Ross & Mrs E Miller Mr and Mrs V Doherty
1986-87 C P Jackson & Mrs A H M Jackson Not awarded
1987-88 A M Seaver & Mrs E Alden Mr & Mrs M Renshaw
1988-89 E Bowtell & Mrs W Ling Mr & Mrs A C Steer
1989-90 D N Spriggs & Ms H Wright Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
1990-91 M Fletcher & Mrs G Willison Mr T Fisher & Mrs P A Rhodes-Fisher
1991-92 A Lintott & Mrs D Lintott Mr & Mrs V Doherty
1992-93 R Lonsdale & Mrs G Lonsdale Mr & Mrs A Lintott
1993-94 I Brooks & Mrs J Brown Mr & Mrs R Lonsdale
1994-95 A Badiani & Miss A Walker Mr & Mrs R Lonsdale
1995-96 N Gascoyne & Ms S Zinkin Mr & Mrs R Lonsdale
1996-97 S Brown & Mrs L Hayes Mr & Mrs R Haycock
1997-98 A Badiani & Miss A Walker M Atkinson & Mrs H Lawton Smith
1998-99 F Glassborow & Ms K Gould Mr & Mrs C Sheppard
1999-00 P Fearnhead & Mrs A Fearnhead Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
2000-01 A Lintott & Mrs D Lintott Mr & Mrs J S Dutton
2001-02 P Grant & Ms S Hornby Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
2002-03 T Dickinson & Ms J Brown Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
2003-04 Mrs P M Manuell & A Gidman Mr & Mrs J S Dutton
2004-05 B A Claridge & Mrs S Claridge Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
2005-06 Mrs K Talbot & D Talbot Mr & Mrs A W Lintott
2006-07 Mrs J Murray & M Currie Mr & Mrs D Talbot
2007-08 Mrs E Sheppard & C Sheppard Mr & Mrs D Talbot
2008-09 Mrs L Hayes & S Brown Mr & Mrs P Dickson
2009-10 Debbie Roberts & Geoff Nicholas Helen Lawton Smith & John Slater
2010-11 Jo Murray & Malcolm Currie Helen Lawton Smith & John Slater
2011-12 Dave Dobson & Diana Nettleton Kathy & Denis Talbot
2012-13 Christopher Whitehouse & Mary-Ann Sheehy
2013-14 John Slater & Helen Lawton Smith
2014-15 Matthew Covill & Diana Nettleton
2015-16 Liza Furnival & Nigel Birks
2016-17 Debbie Roberts & Geoff Nicholas
2017-18 Helen Lawton-Smith & John Slater  
2018-19 Sandra Nicholson & Krys Kazmierczak  
2019-22 Not held (pandemic)  
2022-23 Liza Furnival & Peter Litchfield  
2023-24 Liza Furnival & Peter Randall  
2024-25 Jackie Fairclough & Graham Orsmond