Competitions and special events run by Oxford Bridge Club, plus Oxfordshire Bridge Association or EBU events taking place on the club premises. The calendar of special events for 2019-2020 is available here. 

For details of other events being held in the vicinity of Oxford click here.

Oxfordshire Bridge Association is holding open semi-finals for the County Pairs on Sunday 26 January at 2.00 pm.  

If there are enough entrants a final will take place on Sunday 22 March. The final is green-pointed.

Further details and an online entry form are available on the OBA website. 

The club's Mixed Pairs Competition will take place on Wednesday 29 January, at 7.15pm.

The winners will receive the Winnie Ling Trophy. This event is usually held on a date that is as close as possible to the the date of Winnie's birthday, which was on 22 February. 

Members of all abilities are welcome to take part. Non-members may play in the event, but are not eligible to win the trophy. 

Entry in advance is not required - just turn up on the night.  Standard table money. 

Oxford Bridge Club is holding a heat of the Masters Pairs 2020 competition on Sunday 1 March.  This is a national two-session one-day green-pointed event held simultaneously at several different centres. 

It is open to all players below the rank of Regional Master. This includes: Local Masters, Club Masters, Area Masters, District Masters, County Masters, Masters, Advanced Masters, Star Masters, Tournament Masters or Premier Masters.

This event gives players an unusual chance to earn green points in their local area, and in the absence of higher ranked players. Further details can be found on the EBU website. 

Play starts at 11am, and is expected to finish at about 6.00 to 6.30pm. Entry fee £12.00 per player (£7.00 for juniors aged under 26 years). 

Further details about the Oxford heat and online booking are available via this link. 

Oxfordshire Bridge Association is holding the final of the County Pairs on Sunday 22 March at 2.00 pm.  

Qualification for the final is via the semi-final event held on Sunday 26 January. The final is green-pointed.

Further details and an online entry form are available on the OBA website. 

Oxford Bridge Club is holding a heat of the Portland Pairs on Sunday 29 March. 

This is a national mixed pairs green-pointed event played simultaneously at various venues across the country. 

Start time is 12pm, and there will be 2 sessions of 24 boards, with a break between sessions. The second session will start at approximately 4.00pm. 

Entry fee is £30 per player. Closing date for entries is 22 March 2020. 

Entries should be made directly with the EBU, online via your MyEBU account. 

Further information is on the EBU website.

The club's Novice Pairs competition for the Morrie Marsh Trophy will take place on Monday 18 May, at 7.15pm. 

This competition is restricted to 'Novice Pairs' who are full members of Oxford Bridge Club. Pairs who are not eligible to win the competition are welcome to play in the session but they cannot win the Trophy.

For the purposes of this competition a ‘Novice Pair’ is a partnership in which both players:

Either have fewer than 200 Masterpoints (below Club Master) and have not previously won this or any other club trophy, excluding the Roger Hughes Trophy.

Or are currently following a Bridge for All Year 1 or Year 2 course run by Oxford Bridge School.

Players with previous experience of playing duplicate bridge who have returned to the game after a long gap, and those holding a significant number of masterpoints from a non-EBU organisation, are not considered Novices for this event. 

The Novice pair with the highest score will win the Trophy. The Trustees reserve the right to review the status of all competing players. To that end, the winners will not be announced on the night.