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| DIMMIE FLEMING AWARD |
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First Suffolk player to be honoured by the English Bridge Union
Malcolm Carey, a founding father of the Suffolk Contract Bridge Association, has been honoured by the English Bridge Union for his outstanding contribution to the game in the county and beyond.
The Dimmie Fleming Award is reserved for a select band of players and administrators, and is a public recognition of all they have done for bridge over a number of decades. The award was announced at the EBU's online annual general meeting.
Malcolm suggested the creation of a Suffolk association in 1978 and following its formation a few months later he has been a key member for more than 40 years, most notably as the county's chief tournament director, a position he held for 32 years.
As well as directing in Suffolk, his talents were regularly in demand in other counties, Jersey and Guernsey, and abroad - including Kenya, Tobago, Spain, Malta, Israel and Egypt.
Malcolm Pryor, the chairman of the SCBA, said: "Malcolm is the first person on the SCBA committee to have received this award and it is thoroughly deserved. Malcolm has been a driving force behind the development of Suffolk bridge from the county's foundation in 1979 through to the present day and the county owes him a huge debt of gratitude for his many years of dedicated service."
Click on MALCOLM to read a tribute by Phillip Edwards, and a report in the Ipswich Evening Star.
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| FOUR WINS ON THE BOUNCE |
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| Helen Mason & David Mathews posted an excellent performance for the 'B' team |
County's 'B' team excels - again
Suffolk played Cambs & Hunts at the weekend and the end result was a familiar story with the 'B' team excelling while the 'A' and 'C' teams were on the wrong end of tough matches.
The 'B' team has now won its last four matches and with two matches remaining this season - against bottom placed Beadfordshire and top of the table Hertfordshire - there is much to play for.
To see all the scores and individual performances click on RESULT
Click on REPORT to read county captain Rick Hanley's reflections on the match
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| 2021 CONGRESS ROUND-UP |
The quality of the largerst field to contest the Suffolk Congress Pairs for years was underlined by victory going to Nevena Senior, one of England's top lady internationals, partnered by Stephen Fordham.
The country's flagship event attracted 37 tables for the opening Pairs day, about a third more than normal, with competitors coming from far and wide, including Ireland and Scotland.
Carol Smith from Aldeburgh, partnered by Jaak Kand, fared best of the local players in fifth spot in the final, followed closely by David Morran and Jeff Orton in sixth.
The Consolation final went to Fowzi Baroukh & Joe Eskinazi while Suffolk pair Pauline & Con Hanson won the Open final. All the results are available in the right hand column.
BEST BEHAVIOUR
AT BRIDGE
SCBA fully supports the regulations updated and published by the EBU earlier this year entitled “Best Behaviour at Bridge”. These regulations apply to all events run by SCBA and by EBU, and to all events run by affiliated clubs. You can find the details by clicking on BEST BEHAVIOUR
The first two sentences of the regulations show their intent well: Bridge is an extremely enjoyable game. Courteous behaviour is an exceptionally important part of that enjoyment.
SCBA members are requested to call the Director to deal with any breaches which are spoiling their enjoyment of the game. The regulations apply to on-line games as well as Face to Face.
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And it was a similar story on Sunday, when a team headed by England international Jason Hackett won the Swiss Teams with a winning margin equivalent to more than a match.
However, the Suffolk quartet of Caroline Gemmell & Mark Honess and Andre Gray & John Pearson finished an excellent second.
The Ascenders Prize was won by Julie & Ian Grant and Malcolm Burch & Jacqui Bellinger.
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Jason Hackett & John Sansom
and Nick Stevens & Clive Owen
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| PLAYING BRIDGE ONLINE |
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Never played bridge on-line - and intimidated by what's involved? Don't be!
An A-B-C guide to playing bridge at BridgeBaseOnline (BBO) which covers the most basic points - how to get started, how to join a game - has been created for Suffolk Bridge by Peter Bushby, and even includes some very fancy film clips.
The big advantage of playing on BBO is that you can partner a real person (for example, your regular partner) - rather than a robot - and it can be free.
Don't feel left out...just click on HOW TO PLAY BRIDGE ON LINE.
In addition to the basics, the comprehensive guide also shows how you can enter Suffolk's regular Sunday evening duplicate, how to play a match between two teams of four, and much more besides.
The EBU has also produced a guide on how to play on BBO. Click on EBU to see.
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