| Meltzer/Rubber Bridge Knock-out Competition 2024-2025 |
This is Oxford Bridge Club's rubber bridge competition, played between October and May every year. The winners receive the Meltzer Trophy.
- open to all members, at all levels of playing abilities
- arrange matches between yourselves, as soon as you know who your opponents are
- play your matches by the dates shown in the draw
- matches are played in person (ie face to face) by default
- you may play online (using rubber bridge scoring) only if both pairs agree
- matches may be played at home or on the club premises; if you wish to play at the club, please contact the Diary Secretary to book a room
- use of a room at the club is free, but you may need to arrange access if the club is locked
- each match consists of a maximum of 30 hands, or 6 rubbers, whichever comes first
- don't forget that honours count!
- rubber bridge supplies are available in the Mary Good room
- let the Tournament Secretary know the results of your match as soon as possible, so that the draw can be kept up to date
- there will be a plate competition for those who lose their first match, so as long as there are sufficient entries, you are guaranteed at least 2 games
Entry fee is £5.00 per player, payable via online banking.
Trophy holders 2023-2024: Amr El-Kashef & Martin Illingworth
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| Competition Rules |
These are the rules for the competition (extracted from the Competition Bylaws)
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Event
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OBC Rubber Bridge Knockout Competition
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Trophy
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This competition shall determine the Club Rubber Bridge Champions for the year and the winners of the Meltzer Trophy
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Eligibility
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Pairs of Full Members of OBC.
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Dates
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Agreed by the competing pairs, within a timescale set by the Tournament Secretary in the first week of October. Pairs should make every effort to arrange a suitable date; it is not permissible to offer only daytime weekdays unless agreeable to both parties: i.e. players should recognise that participants may work and require a match during the evening or weekend. In the case of failure to agree a date, the Tournament Secretary shall arbitrate, awarding the match to the pair deemed not at fault. Late matches may incur a carry-forward penalty of minus 300 points for the offending pair. The default is that matches will be played face-to-face; matches can be played online with the agreement of both pairs (note that scoring will still need to be done by hand taking account of the correct vulnerability for rubber bridge)
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Boards
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Each match will be 30 boards or 6 rubbers, whichever is the shorter. Players must decide before the match starts whether or not a passed-out hand will count towards the total of 30 boards
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Entry fee
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£10 per pair. Players may use the OBC premises free of charge to play their matches
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Draw
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A draw shall be made to determine the order of play. The Chief Tournament Director or Tournament Secretary shall furnish all pairs with details of the draw and closing dates for each round at least four weeks before the date by which the first round is due to be complete. Where the number of teams entering is not 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc., byes shall be introduced in the first round only. Byes shall be spread through the draw; as far as possible, the same number in each half, each quarter, each eighth, etc. If sufficient pairs enter for the competition, there will be a plate competition for those who lose their first match. The draw for the plate competition will follow the rules outlined above
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Scoring
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The event shall be a knockout competition with rubber bridge scoring, including honours
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Masterpoints
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Not relevant
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