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| Competition & Trophy Winners/Runners Up for 2025 Season (Pictures) |
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| Last updated : 3rd Feb 2026 10:44 GMT |
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| Competition & Trophy Winners/Runners Up for 2025 Season |
Retford Bridge Club Committee is delighted to announce and congratulate the following winners and runners-up of the competitions and trophies awarded for the 2025 season.
Scratch Cup
John Rolph & Sandy Fulton 65.77%
Julia Staniforth and Roger Stock 58.09%
Hopkinson Cup (handicapped pairs)
Graham and Norma Bonson 55.93%
Valerie Ovington and Wendy Chandler 53.43%
Judy Shinner Trophy (master points)
Sandy Fulton 1740
John Rolph 1503
Al'n'Sal Trophy (best 20, less than 52% overall in 2024)
David Garside 57.15%
Graham and Norma Bonson 56.53%
Hallcroft Cup (cumulative ranking points. <50% in 2024)
Peter Hunt 653
Lynda Starling 410
Haslam Trophy (sessions in 2025 by a member of < 3 years standing)
Judith Phillips 47
Wendy Chandler & Valerie Ovington 44
Joyce Irving Rose Bowl (charity afternoon 3rd August 2025)
Julia Staniforth and Roger Stock 62.70%
Sandy Fulton and John Rolph 61.57%
The Tuesday Cup (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
Judith Phillips 52.80%
Sandy Fulton 51.56%
Les Harris Trophy (largest improvement from 2024 to 2025, less than 48% in 2024)
David Fulton 5.24% (44.50% to 49.74%)
Improvers Cup (runner up for the Les Harris Trophy)
Helen Tulip 4.56% (44.94% to 49.50%)
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| Last updated : 3rd Feb 2026 10:44 GMT |
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| Club Promotions |
We are pleased to announce that the following members of Retford Bridge Club have received Masterpoint Promotions from the EBU during the past six months:
2 Star Master: Richard Howard
Master: Joan Heagin
County Master: Svavar Hauksson
Club Master: Judith Phillips
Local Master: Hazel Marsh
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| Last updated : 30th Oct 2025 12:33 GMT |
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| Joyce Irving Rose Bowl Charity Event 2025 |
17 pairs competed for the Trophy on Sunday 3 August. The event was won by Julia Staniforth and Roger Stock. Full results are on the Results Page. At least £325 was raised for the Bassetlaw Hospice through donations and a raffle, and players enjoyed an excellent spread of cakes and buns generously provided by some of the members. A picture of the winners is on the News Page.
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| Last updated : 9th Oct 2025 13:51 BST |
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| Joyce Irving Charity Bridge Event 2025 |
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| Last updated : 9th Oct 2025 13:51 BST |
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| Significant Promotion for our Chairman |
We are delighted to announce that Retford Bridge Club Chairman, John Rolph, has achieved Masterpoints Ranking promotion to the level of Premier Life Master.
The committee sends its congratulations to John
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| Last updated : 15th Jul 2025 09:49 BST |
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