Release 2.19q
Results
Pairs League - Overall
Director: Stephen Brown
Pairs League - Division 1
Pairs League - Division 2
County Pairs Final
Seniors Pairs
Director: Patricia Hones
Calendar
27th Mar 2025
OBA Thursday Teams
RealBridge 19:00
Director: Patricia Hones
30th Mar 2025
Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs
Abingdon Bridge Club
1st Apr 2025
OBA Committee Meeting
RealBridge 3pm
14th Apr 2025
Seniors Pairs
Roke 11am
Director: Patricia Hones
17th Apr 2025
Pairs League - STARTING POSITIONS
RealBridge 7pm
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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 2024-2025

Click HERE to see the current standings. 

DATES FOR OXFORDSHIRE COMPETITIONS 2025

ALL ON REALBRIDGE (except congress & Wallingford & Abingdon Swiss)

Oct 2024 - Apr 2025   President's Cup Knockout Teams

Mar - Apr 2025   President's Plate Knockout Teams

Sun 30 Mar 2024       BP Swiss Pairs @ Abingdon
 
Sun 27 Apr 2025       Swiss Pairs (Junior Fundraising)
 
Sat/Sun 16/17 Aug 2025  Congress (Abingdon F2F) 
 
Sun 28 Sep 2025  F2F    Harwell Cup  Wallingford
 
Sun 9 Nov 2025        Handicap pairs TBC
 
Sun 7 Dec 2025        Swiss Pairs Championship TBC
 
Sun 11 or 18 Jan 2026    Mixed Pairs Hybrid / Oxford
 

Sun   1 Feb 2026       \

Thu   5 Feb 2026       County Pairs Semis
Mon 17 Feb 2026      /
 
Sun 15 Mar 2026     County Pairs Final
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    2024/2025 LADDER

 

     THIRD THURSDAY - Pairs ladder on RealBridge (changed from BBO), with promotion and relegation within three divisions, 7pm 21-22 boards.      CLICK TO JOIN AS A NEW ENTRANT    New players very welcome    Occasionally someone cannot play and a player is looking for a standby player. If you are willing to play to make up numbers, please submit your details here   LADDER   (alert own bids)

 

     FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, 7pm, 24-25 boards     CLICK TO ENTER 10 DAYS BEFORE EVENT     (Alerting: partner alerts)

Honours Board Harwell Cup
Honours Board Harwell Cup

Originally the Harwell Cup was an annual teams-of-four event run by the Harwell Club for which invitations were sent to clubs both in Oxfordshire and neighbouring areas. The event is now run by the OBA as its Teams-of-Four/Swiss Teams Championship. 

Date Winners
1969-70 P J Hallowell, M P Simpson, M J D Powell & R Fletcher
1970-71 D Matthews, M P Simpson, M J D Powell & R Fletcher
1971-72 W H Lovell, D N Spriggs, D A Lilley & G E Dazely
1972-73 M Turner, D Walker, J Borwein & R Balfour
1973-74 M Turner, D Walker, J Borwein & R Balfour
1974-75 W W Brown, Mrs W W Brown, G S Francis & Mrs G S Francis
1975-76 D A Riley, J A Pares, D A Pritchard & R F Holder
1976-77 G S Francis, Mrs G S Francis, W W Brown & Mrs W W Brown
1977-78 R F Holder, N Moss, D S Perkins & I Marks
1978-79 G McPherson, D J Jones, M A Wilson & B G White
1979-80 E F Bowtell, F G Constable, R T G M Parker & R G Hayden
1980-81 A R Gardiner, C C Harrison, G H Horley & D Small
1981-82 R D Avery, A J Walkden, P R Thornton & V S Savage
1982-83 R D Avery, D S Perkins, B S Best & B G Midgley
1983-84 R D Avery, B C Best, B G Midgley & J Pares
1984-85 Mrs A Salmon, L Salmon, M P Simpson & C W Keep
1985-86 B C Best, M T Green, G Somerville & G Van Geyzel
1986-87 G H Horley, J V Elstow, F V Savage & J A Hudson
1987-88 W Norman, D Willard, J Petherick & Mrs G Petherick
1988-89 J V Elstow, A R Gardiner, F V Savage & D R Small
1989-90 Mrs A Salmon, L Salmon, M P Simpson & C W Keep
1990-91 Mrs A Salmon, L Salmon, M P Simpson & C W Keep
1991-92 P Belton, G Nicholas, J Petherick & Mrs G Petherick
1992-93 A R Gardiner, C C Harrison, G H Horley & D Small
1993-94 A R Gardiner, C C Harrison, G H Horley & D Small
1994-95 Mrs A Salmon, J H Freeman, C W Keep & L Salmon
1995-96 Mrs A Salmon, J H Freeman, C W Keep & L Salmon
1996-97 D Southcombe, M Dancer, S Dutton & J Dutton
1997-98 Mrs J M Baldock, Mrs M Dawson, R F F Dawson & G Lucy
1998-99 G Nicholas, P Belton, M Webley & P Cole
1999-00 M Brown, P Baxter, Mrs P Rhodes-Fisher & Mrs D Roberts
2000-01 A Badiani, Mrs A Fearnhead, P Fearnhead & S Noble
2001-02 M Webley, P Cole, Mrs D Lintott & A Lintott
2002-03 N Cundy, T Prior, C Cooper & J Jordan
2003-04 N Gascoyne, P Finbow, Mrs J Squires & R Quainton
2004-05 Mrs J Murray, M Currie, Mrs M Sloper & R Sloper
2005-06 N Smith, A Wilson, S McPhee & R Procter
2006-07 Mrs M Day, N Perceval-Price, R Procter & N Smith
2007-08 J Clifford, C Keep, N Wilkes & Mrs G Lonsdale
2008-09 David Watkins, Tony Faint, David Flower & David Stead
2009-10 Kathy Talbot, Denis Talbot, Geoff Nicholas & Debbie Roberts
2010-11 Colin Jones, Mary-Ann Sheehy, Ron Quainton & Jennie Griffiths
2011-12 Peter Finbow, John Deech, Lorraine Jones & Peter Owen-Smith
2012-13 Stephen Brown, John Deech, John Williams & Chris Wilson
2013-14  (not held)
2014-15 John Clifford, Clive Keep, Nigel Wilkes & Gillian Lonsdale
2015-16  (not held)
2016-17 Gillian Lonsdale, Nigel Wilkes, Sandra Nicholson & Krys Kazmierczak
2017-18 Michiel Cottaar, Peter Litchfield, Kathy Talbot & Denis Talbot
2018-19 Nigel Birks, Matthew Covill, Emily Middleton & Diana Nettleton 
2019-20 Nick Smith, Alan Wilson, Robert Procter & Michael Robinson
2020-2022 Not held (pandemic)
2023 Denis Talbot, Kathy Talbot, Graham Orsmond & Jackie Fairclough