Release 2.19q
Results
OBA Pairs League - Overall
Director: Stephen Brown
OBA Pairs League - Division 1
OBA Pairs League - Division 2
Seniors Pairs
Director: Patricia Hones
OBA Thursday Teams
Director: Patricia Hones
Calendar
25th Jun 2026
OBA Thursday Teams
RealBridge 7pm
Director: Patricia Hones
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25th Jun 2026
Annual general Meeting
Zoom 6pm
(INFORMATION)
13th Jul 2026
Seniors Pairs
Roke 11am
Director: Patricia Hones
16th Jul 2026
OBA Pairs League - starting positions
RealBridge 7pm
Director: Stephen Brown
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County Green / Blue Point Events

Gloucestershire & Herefordshire Green Point Event 18-19th July Ross-on-Wye  Details and entry form here

Sat-Sun 29-30 August is the Cheltenham Congress.  Details and entry form here.

Notting Swiss Pairs 20th Sept  Details and entry form here

West of England Congress 3-4 Oct 2026     BROCHURE & ENTRY FORMS

New Bridge book by Nick Smith

King Arthur and the Knights of the Bridge table

Click here for more information. 

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

Sat/Sun 15/16 Aug 2026  Congress (Abingdon F2F) 
 
Sun 30th Aug 2026    Friendly Pairs 
 
Sun 13 Sep 2026  F2F    Harwell Cup  Oxford
 
Tue 15 Sep 2026              Cafe Bridge, Henley
 
Sun 11 Oct 2026 F2F    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      /
 
Sun 7 Mar 2027 tbc      9H County Pairs
Sun 14 Mar 2027 tbc    County Pairs Final
Sun 19th April 2027  tbc  Oxford Swiss Pairs
Sun 13th June 2027      Abingdon Swiss Pairs
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.   PLEASE ENTER IN ADVANCE   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

EBU EVENTS
EBU EVENTS
Tollemache
2025-2026

The Selection Committee has made the following selection to represent OBA in the Tollemache Cup Qualifying Round:

     Alan Wilson and Nick Smith       Chris Wilson and Matthew Covill 

     Ian Angus and Tom Rainforth     Jaak Känd and Priit Võhandu

Reserve Pair (please): Denis and Kathy Talbot

The top four team in each of the two sections will qualify for the final in early 2026. Oxfordshire came 8th / 15 RESULTS

2024-2025

Matthew Covill is very pleased to let you know that Oxfordshire qualified for the finals of the Tollemache Cup Final in February 2025. The team selected for the final is

     Abbey Smith and Robert Procter,      Alan Wilson (captain) and Nick Smith,      Charlie Bucknell and Jonathan Davis,      Diana Nettleton and Ollie Burgess, In reserve: Chris Wilson and Matthew Covill.

Results:   8th / 15 in qualifiying group. FULL RESULTS

2023-2024

The following have been selected to represent Oxfordshire on 10-11th November 2023

    Alan Wilson & Nick Smith, Diana Nettleton & Ollie Burgess, Charlie Bucknell & Ewa Wieczorek, Denis Talbot & Kathy Talbot, Robert Procter & Abbey Smith

5th / 15 in qualifying group    FULL RESULTS
2022-2023

Oxfordshire qualified for the final in 2022-2023.

At the final, Manchester won scoring 88 VP, Middlesex were second on 69 VP, Kent were third on 61 VP and Oxfordshire were fourth on 54 VP.  RESULTS

Oxfordshire were represented by: Alan Wilson & Nick Smith, Matthew Covill & Chris Wilson, Ollie Burgess & Diana Nettleton, Tom Rainforth & Ian Angus, Robert Procter & Abbey Smith, Christopher Whitehouse & Mary-Ann Sheehy

The team will be seeded in 2023-2024

2021-2022
 Representing Oxfordshire were            Alan Wilson, Chris Cooper, Diana Nettleton, Jonny Richards           Kathy Talbot, Denis Talbot, Michael Robinson, Robert Procter           Nick Smith, Jonathan Davis

4th/9 in their qualifying division. Full Results

2020-2021

The selectors are pleased to announce that the following represented Oxfordshire in the Tollemache competition over the weekend of 21/22nd November, coming 15th/27 counties. RESULTS

Alan Wilson & Ewa Wieczorek, Diana Nettleton and Charlie Bucknall, Robert Procter and Michael Robinson, Ian Angus & Chris Cooper

2018-2019

The selectors have picked the following four pairs: Nov 2018     Results 1st= in qualifier RESULTS    8th/8 in final RESULTS

Alan Wilson (capt) & Chris Cooper; Kathy & Denis Talbot, Robert Procter & Michael Robinson; Ian Angus & Aleks Lishkov. 

2017-2018

Oxfordshire team wins Group B at the Tollemache Qualifier 2017

The EBU’s main inter-county event took place on 18-19 November 2017 in Solihull. For the 2nd year running, Oxfordshire topped its group and so qualified for the final in February. Oxon scored 100 VPs with Lancashire 2nd on 98 VPs, Avon 3rd on 94 VPs and top seeds Middlesex 4th on 90 VPs. Full results are on the EBU website.  The following pairs represented the county and have been selected for the Final: Alan Wilson (capt)/Chris Cooper, Aleks Lishkov/Ian Angus, Christopher Whitehouse/Mary-Ann Sheehy, Emily Middleton/ Nick Smith, Michael Robinson/Robert Procter. 

Results of the qualifier  1st / 9

Results of the final   6th /8