Click here for the congress programme

♥ If you plan to enter any of the pairs’ events this weekend please go here and enter user name, real name and EBU number so that we can convert user names to real names and see that you get your master points and NGS data. You only need to do this once and not at all if you have been playing Somerset on line games including virtual clubs.♥ 

FIRST WEEKEND

Saturday September 26th at 1pm

♥ CONGRATULATIONS TO KEITH RAYFORD AND JOHN BRANDON-JOYCE WINNERS OF THE OPEN PAIRS ♥ 
AND
♠ CAMILLA AND THOMAS GRUNDY WINNERS OF THE RELAXED PAIRS♠ 

MIDWEEK AFTERNOON PAIRS WINNERS
♦ Monday  N/S Jason Frost & Michael Friis  E/W Sue & Stephen Custance-Baker♦ 
♠ Tuesday  Janet & Barbara Cohen♠ 
♥ Wednesday N/S Colin Simcox & Frank Coltman  E/W Hilary Anthony & Richard Feetenby♥ 

Sunday September 27th

BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROY FRANCE AND KATHERINE HODGSON

♥ MIDWEEK PAIRS at 1pm each day , registration from 11am♥ 

SECOND WEEKEND

Saturday October 3rd at 1pm

GREEN POINTED CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS 
Qualifying round at 1pm 12BB$
FINALS at 4.30pm 3BB$

Registration open from 11am for the qualifier. You will be told which section to enter for the finals

and

RELAXED PAIRS 18 boards 5BB$ at 2pm

Sunday October 4th

GREEN POINTED SWISS TEAMS at 1pm sponsored by First for Bridge (4x £75 vouchers to the winning team)

7x6 board matches with a break after 4

CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF ENTRIES AND THE JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

There is no pre- registration for pairs' events. Log onto BBO/COMPETITIVE/ALLTOURNAMENTS and search for West of England  Event. Then register with your partner ensuring both are online when the invitation is issued.
To enter the Swiss Teams and or Midweek KO teams please send your entry by email to Tony. Payment for teams events should be made to Somerset Contract Bridge Association  30-98-45  03080007
To send us your real name/user name/EBU number please click  here. 

Congress results will be at bridgewebs.com/somerset  

Looking for a partner? Email Tony with details of your request e.g. Event, NGS?

What's on offer:

TOURNAMENTS on BBO with FEEDBACK from top of the range bridge teacher Lou Hobhouse. (See elsewhere on this page for details)

RELAXED 9 HIGH TOURNAMENTS on BBO at 11am and 7.30 pm dailty. To register for the games, log on to Bridge Base Online -> Competitive -> All Tournaments and put “EBU” in the search box. You will be able to select the appropriate game from the list from about two hours before it starts.

RELAXED DUPLICATE SESSIONS within a supported environment. https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents//education-and-teaching/pdfs/EBED-relaxed-duplicate.pdf

 In order to provide a regular game for less-experienced players who work or are otherwise busy during the day-time, starting on Monday 14th September we will offer a new “Relaxed 9-high Tournament” daily on BBO at 7.30pm. It will have the same format as our popular 11am game: $1.50 for 12 boards, 8 minutes per board, no robots, aimed at novice-intermediate players with an NGS of 9 or less.

To register for the games, log on to Bridge Base Online -> Competitive -> All Tournaments and put “EBU” in the search box. You will be able to select the appropriate game from the list from about two hours before it starts.

There is a series of videos here giving the full low down on how to enjoy Bridge Base Online. Thanks to Paul Gipson for these.

If you need help using EBU score then our county scorer, Andy Ridgers, is available to help. He may be contacted at andyridgers@gmail.com

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