PLEASE NOTE ALL COMPETITIONS ARE MEMBERS ONLY.

Competitions - Rules and Conditions

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

The Championship Pairs is, as the name suggests, the most prestigious Club Competition and the winners are presented with a magnificent cup to retain for 12 months. The cup was generously donated to the Club by John and Jill Williams.

This members only competition starts in January and is finalised at the end of October.  The competition includes both Wednesday and Friday events. A minimum of 16 events must be played to qualify, and ranking scores will show whilst this is theoretically feasible - when it is not names will be removed. The winners will be the pair with the highest average score over their best 16 matches and receive the Championship Pairs Trophy.  

2.  The Championship Pair will be the pair that is in first place at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. In the unlikely event of a tie between two or more pairs the average of the weekly scores that comprise the ladder will be re-calculated fully and not rounded to two decimal places. If that still produces a tie the competition will be extended on a weekly basis until a winning pair is declared. 

3. The winning pair and runners up pair are sponsored to represent the Club in the WCBA Club Championship Pairs event.

SWISS PAIRS

FOR 2022 on - refer to web site Competition Results and not information below.

Twice a year we hold Swiss Pairs events, which are great fun. Visitors are particularly welcome to join us. See our Calendar for details. The winning pair receives a small prize.  In the event of a tie for first place, the final rankings for the purpose of taking the prize will be decided by adoption of the following in order until the winning pair is found:-

 1.  if the tied pairs have played each other, the result of that match

2. the pair with the most victories

3.  the number of maximum scores (or highest scores if no maximum achieved by either pair)

4.  a cut of cards 

MICHAEL FAREY TROPHY - Handicap Pairs

This is an annual competition in memory of Michael Farey, a founder member of the Club.

1. The Michael Farey Trophy is a Handicap Pairs event with the winners being decided after application of handicap scores. The Handicaps will be calculated using the average scores of the preceding 13 weeks results.

2.  A partnership without a handicap will be ineligible to win the Trophy as will players of NGS 10 and above.

3. The competition will be held on a normal club night.

4. Masterpoints will be awarded for the normal club evening result but no masterpoints can be issued for the Michael Farey Trophy event.

5. The Trophy will be presented to the winning pair at the earliest suitable opportunity.

WEIR TROPHY - Teams Competition

Due to the generosity of grandmasters Grahame and Sharleen Weir, we hold an annual single session multiple Teams of Four Competition. The winners are presented with the Weir Trophy.

The date of the competition will usually be in July but members should check their calendar of events for precise information. The competition will be decided by VP's. In the event of a tie for first place the winning team will be decided by applying the following until a winner is known:-

1.  Result will be recalculated using Net IMPS

2.  The result of the match between the two tied teams

3.  If that fails to produce an outright winner, the winning team will be the team which has the highest number of victories

4. If still tied, the scores of matches against the same opponents will be compared

5.  As a last resort, on the cut of the cards.

Teams will NOT be randomly selected - therefore members should team up in good time and appoint a Captain. All teams will be expected to register their entry prior to the actual event by notifying the Events Secretary.

 The Trophy will be presented as soon as practicable after the event.

LADIES PAIRS (Michael Hill Cup) & MENS PAIRS (Lawrie Hunt Trophy)

In August 2005 we introduced two new competitions to our schedule – the Ladies Pairs and Mens Pairs. Both competitions are held on the same evening and feature single pair winner movements. From 2022 The Michael Hill Cup will be awarded to the highest placed Ladies Pair and the Lawrie Hunt Trophy awarded to the highest placed Mens Pair at a  special evening event.  Mixed pairs may enter but will not be eligible for any trophy!

SLAMMER OF THE YEAR

1. The competition will run from 1 January to the week preceding the November AGM each year.

2. Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point, any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points.

3. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the winner will be the player or players who have the highest number of points.

4. In the event of a tie, the player having made the most grand slams will be the winner. If the result is still a tie the prize will be shared.

5. No masterpoints are awarded for this competition.

6. The prize will be presented at the AGM.

DOUG STAINTON CUP - restricted to pairs both of whom are below Master

Competition open to players whose NGS ranking seven or below. Starts April and ends September.  You must play 10 qualifying events and highest average of those 10 matches wins.  Games can be played on Wednesdays and Fridays or both. See specific competition for exact dates and details.

Masterpoints are not awarded for the Individual Ladder result.

The Doug Stainton Trophy will be presented at the AGM  

SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS

The club enters for many simultaneous events with differing sponsoring organisations. Visitors are welcome at these events but we limit visitors to two simultaneous events only. The sponsors of some events can take up to three weeks to confirm / ratify the results and for that reason our own scoring of these events is provisional pending that confirmation.