| Kirwan's League 2019/20 |
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Kirwan's League suspended until further notice
Check links below for present running order
SABC have three 'Inter B' teams and two 'Novice' teams entered
Teams consist of four members with up to two substitutes
Dublin North Region (DNR) is very keen to promote this very popular event
♥ Kirwan's League 2019/20 ♥
 All grades are catered for 
Click on links below for results as updated by DNR
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Inter B update
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Novice Update
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| %%%% How are you doing? %%%% |
How are you doing?
(On average)
Four result logs have been compiled related to results since 1st September 2019
As each nightly event is a 'Pairs' competition, placings have been listed accordingly
The lists have been collated, from % results, based on you playing with your partner on at least eight occasions since the season commenced
There are no awards/rewards related to these placings
They are listed under the 'Results (subject to verification)' tab as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday Mixed, Wednesday Novice & Friday 19/20
Personal Analysis can also be viewed under this same 'Tab'
As you are aware all results are private and are only accessible to WEB registered members of SABC
(See under 'Need to Know' tab on Home Page regards to registering)
There may be some discrepancies and these may be attributed to misspelled players' names.
If you identify such instances please advise to: lynchpaulp@gmail.com
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| Teams Competition 2020 |
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Postponed until further notice
Teams Competition will now take place on Tuesday 24th March 2020
At 19:00 hrs
This competition is open to all grades
The registration book is in circulation at the club
(An official Tournament Director has been engaged to run the event)
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For members who have not previously participated in such an event, here are a few points to note:
1. A team is made up of four players. Half of your team plays half of the opposing team so the N/S pair on your team plays the E/W pair of the opposing team and vice versa.
2. You will be playing the same boards. After both pairs in the team have played each board, their raw scores are added and converted to International Match Points (IMPs).
You then move to the next team and play them in the same way.
3. In your usual pairs competition, you can see from the score sheets the results achieved by the other players, a top is a top no matter how much better it is than the next score.
In a team competition you can compare the results immediately, the difference in the scores are converted to IMPs.
The tournament director is responsible for calculating these IMPs.
4. The main objective is to bid and make your contract.
A 'Teams' competition can be even more enjoyable than the usual pairs competition and are particularly recommended for the participation of all grades.
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| Malahide Congress 6th/8th March 2020 |
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Malahide weekend Congress Friday 6th March to Sunday 8th March
See attached schedule for further details
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| CBAI Simultaneous Pairs 4th Feb |
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The CBAI Simultaneous Pairs 2020
20 Pairs of SABC members participated on Tuesday 4th February
along with over 1,620 other pairs, from 89 clubs throughout the length and breadth of Ireland
SABC winners will be presented with the MacDevitt Salver
Competing in this all Ireland competition from the comfort of their own club
Congratulations to Kathleen Sheridan & Peggy McMahon, on their great achievement, who are now ranked 20th
Check link below for the leaderboard (Page by Page)
(Please be aware that these results will change as other clubs submit their results)
Leaderboard
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Check link below for list of participating clubs
Participating Clubs
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| Norma Madden Trophy 2020 |
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The Norma MaddenTrophy is the Region's Competition for Intermediate A2 pairs
This one session event will be held in Malahide Regional Bridge Club (DNR)
Saturday January 25th @ 2 p.m.
A competition confined to Intermediate A2 players, who must be members of an affiliated club
Entry fee €10 p.p.
Entries by text to Frances at: 0863612321
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| The McLoughlin Cup 2020 |
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The McLoughlin Cup is the Region's Competition for Intermediate B pairs
This one session event will be held in Malahide Regional Bridge Club (DNR)
Saturday January 25th @ 2 p.m.
A competition confined to Intermediate B players who must be members of an affiliated club
Entry fee €10 p.p.
Entries by text to Frances at: 0863612321
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| Christmas Party 2019 |
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Christmas Party
St. Anne's Golf Club
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Following a very welcoming glass of Prosecco a delicious meal was served to all in attendance
Copious glasses of wine were consumed and a 'fun' game of Bridge ensued
Marian (President) encouraged members to participate in a sing along
Full results of both events are available on Results tab
By all accounts a very enjoyable night was had by all
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♦ There was no game of Bridge at the club ♦
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| Turkey Draws 26th & 27th November |
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The annual Turkey Draws took place in SABC
On 26th and 27th November
The events were 'draw for partner'
Tuesday's event attracted 31 pairs and Wednesday's 23 pairs
Results to be announced at Christmas Party
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| Individual Competition 2019/2020 |
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Individual Competition 2019/20
The overall winner Brid Carter being presented with the Hollybrook Cup
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This competition was open to members of all grades and attracted 36 participants
Testing their skills and wits, as individuals, competing for the Hollybrook Cup
Special mention to Therése Duff (3rd place) and Ciara Finucane (2nd place (winner 2018/2019))
Heartiest of congratulations to Bríd Carter (pictured above left), recipient of the Hollybrook Cup for 2019/2020, from all her friends at SABC
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Many thanks to Bernie Rountree who acted as TD for the evening
Full results are available on the results tab
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| IBU Simultaneous Pairs 2019 |
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Presentation of the Jubilee Cup was made at the Christmas Party
Pictured above, SABC winners of the IBU Sim Pairs 2019
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Maura Dempsey & Maureen Matthews
Congratulations from all members to Maureen & Maura
A special mention to our Novices Audrey & Marie who ranked in the top 16%
Irish Bridge Union (IBU) Simultaneous Pairs 2019
SABC competed in the Tuesday 5th Nov. event
30 SABC pairs competed for the Jubilee Cup
This event proved to be the biggest of the IBU Sim Pairs week with
1385 pairs from 76 clubs throughout the length and breadth of Ireland competing
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The highest ranking IBU Pairs from SABC are as follows
Maureen Matthews & Maura Dempsey
Catherine Ward & Noreen Lyons
Maura Bird & Maura Kennedy
Audrey Foy & Marie Whelan (Novice Players)
Róna Booth & Eileen Hickey
Click link below for results
(Find St. Anthony's under list of clubs)
https://www.simpairs.com/default.asp?session=005294
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| EBU SkyBlue Book 2020 |
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This is a supplement to the Blue & White Book for online Bridge
It covers items such as Alerting, Behaviour, Communications, Calling TD, Late arrivals, Replacements, Slow Play, etc.........
It is a very interesting read, click below for access
Skyblue Book EBU 2020
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| Improve your game play on BBO (updated 7th July 2020) |
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A guide to help you relax and improve your game on BBO
A big thank you to Aidan Synnott for taking the time to compile this useful document
It covers general etiquette, alerting, slow play and Internet disconnect/reconnect issues, to mention but a few
Please take time to take a read, it explains a lot
Improve your game play on BBO
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| Virtual Bridge - BBO Movements, Scoring and Game Play |
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Members have asked questions regarding the Movements, Scoring Systems and Game play
Below is a link to a document that has been kindly compiled, by Aidan Synnott, outlining the vagaries you may encounter whilst playing Bridge on BBO
(Just give the link a click for a pop-up)
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BBO Movements, Scoring and Game play
Hopefully you will continue enjoying the game of Virtual Bridge with CAVBC on BBO
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| Virtual Bridge Tournaments (update from 8th June 2020) |
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Virtual Bridge Tournaments on BBO have been extended to run Mondays to Fridays
(in agreement with CAVBC (Clontarf Area Virtual Bridge Club))
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The Programme for the week is:
Monday - host club Vernon - (open to all grades)
Tuesday - host club Raheny - (open to all grades)
Wednesday - host club Clontarf - (open to all grades)
Thursday - host club St. Anthony's - (Novice & Inter B grades)
Friday - host club St. Gabriel's - (open to all grades)
Registration is open from 17:30 on day of each event
Please try and register before 19:00, to allow the TD finalise the Movement and number of boards for the event
Be sure to be logged back in again and waiting in the 'Competitive' area by 19:20
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N.B:. All SABC members should expect to get an Email during the coming week outlining the vagaries of the different 'movements' that you may encounter on BBO
(This is dependent on the number of tables being played in your tournament)
If you have a guest/visitor who has not already played with the CAVBC group
and they wish to play in an event on that day please advise of their BBO Username to:
Aidan - 0872469129 or Dan - 0876824300
Before 15:00 on the day
(It may be possible to facilitate them by using a reserved guest 'Username')
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| Virtual Bridge updates (from 1st June 2020) |
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Following the fantastic success of our recent Virtual Tournaments it has been agreed to extend the playing opportunities on BBO
An alliance has been formed with other Bridge clubs in the Clontarf area and all registered members are eligible to compete
The clubs are: Clontarf, Foxbay, Raheny, St. Anthony's, St. Gabriel's and Vernon
An Email has been issued to all SABC members outlining the above, if you are aware of any member not on the circulation list please inform them, so that they can avail of the same opportunity as you
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Tournaments will be scheduled with effect from Monday 1st June and will continue for the 'open' season on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays
(Registration for each event will be open from 17:30 on the day - be sure to register your interest early)
< There are no Tournaments scheduled for SABC members on Wednesdays >
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All visitors are very welcome to participate - contact the Secretary in advance
Please ensure you are registered with BBO and have your account in credit with a few BBO$
Table fee per game is 3 BBO $
See other pages below with regard to registering your Username and paying into your BBO account
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Results will be available on our Website - with a link to hands played
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| Checking results on BBO |
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At this stage you are aware that the Virtual Bridge Tournaments for SABC are commencing on Wednesday 27th May
(These Tournaments are arranged by CAVBC (Clontarf Area Virtual Bridge Clubs))
From earlier notifications you will be familiar with the registration and the payment processes
Now I will give you links to Tutorials on how to view results on BBO
First link is for a brief overview of results in games you have played
Quick look at basic overall results
The second link is more detailed and demonstrates as to how to view hands played, etc.....
Detailed tutorial on how to view hand records, etc....
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Updated for the extra Tournaments
Please be aware that results (for Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) will be available on the SABC Website in usual manner
When viewing the results if you click on your 'Score (%)' beside your name, you will be presented with the BBO Login page
Following 'Login' you can view/check all the hands you played
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| Virtual Bridge is ready, are you? |
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Virtual Bridge game is ready to go - are you?
CAVBC (Clontarf Area Virtual Bridge Club) - St. Anthony's
Starting Wednesday 27th May @ 19:30
(Registration for each tournament is from 17:30 on the day)
Cost per game is 3 BBO $
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The Committee has compiled details in the attached document, ably guided and assisted by Orla Murnane
Outline of Virtual game process
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Having registered and getting practice before the inaugural event
Link to Video to get practice - tutorial to set up table of four
Tutorial - How to play online with 3 Friends
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Remember you have to have a few BBO $$s in your account
There is a small charge for each game, similar to 'Table Money'
The link below brings you to the purchase process
All you need is your Userid, Password and your Credit Card
(Pay in a nominal amount and top up as required)
BBO $ Account
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| Virtual Bridge with BBO |
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So you have been playing Bridge on-line and are fed up beating the 'Robots' all the time
Well the opportunity has arisen to play with people you know
(BBO operates best when using a Laptop or Tablet)
The Committee at SABC are looking into the prospect of joining or co-joining into Virtual games, by using
facilities provided by Bridge Base On-line (BBO) and in conjuntion with Aidan Synnott and Dan O'Mahony
You can play these games from the comfort of your own home
If you read into the links below and find it all very daunting, believe me it is not.
Declare your interest by sending an Email to the Secretary, at:
stanthonysbridgeclub@gmail.com
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Or if you are a member of the SABC WhatsApp Group why not send a short message declaring your interest
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Below are some links to more information on the operation of 'Virtual' games
This is for information only and don't worry about the operating process
Most of the setting up has been completed at this stage
You will need to be registered as a user on BBO - yes it is free to register
(There will be a small charge, similar to the 'table money' for each game you participate in)
Video of Login process
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Information as provided by Aidan Synnott on DNR Website
Explanation of Virtual game on BBO
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Information as provided by CBAI
Information from CBAI
Don't forget declare your interest to the Secretary, so that Committee will know what they have to cater for
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| Dublin North Regional Competitions |
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DNR Competitions
Venue: Malahide Regional Bridge Club
Regional Pairs: Saturday 30th November
Start at 10.30 a.m. - Entry fee €20pp
Two session events for separate competitions: Masters, Inter A's and Inter B's/Novice players
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Regional Teams: Sunday 1st December
Start at 10.30 a.m. - Entry fee €20pp
Two session events for separate competitions: Masters, Inter A's and Inter B's/Novice players
Please note: These competitions are qualifiers for the Nationals and are taking place over one weekend
Entries by phone: Mary Reid - 0861010698 or Frances Scally - 0863612321
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Link to DNR website below for more information
http://www.dnrbridge.com
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| Charity Night Tuesday 8th October |
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Pictured above on the occasion of Cheque presentation
Our President chose 'Jigsaw' as the beneficiary of the proceeds from the charity night
To coincide with Mental Health Week 7th/11th October
The President, members and friends are proud to announe that €1,545 was donated to the charity 'Jigsaw'
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This is one of the major events and indeed the most popular in the club's calendar
It was held in the main hall on Tuesday 8th October
It was well attended by many members and their guests who participated in the game of Bridge and the monster raffle
A big thank you to everyone for the many many prizes that were donated for the raffle
Full results, for both games, are available on the club website
'Jigsaw' is the national centre for youth mental health, it was founded in 2006, by Dr. Tony Bates (a local man)
For further information check out the link below:
https://www.jigsaw.ie
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