European Sim Pairs 26 Nov 2012 |
Sara and Neil who won the Summertown heat of the European Sim Pairs, with a score of 67.8%. Second were Lorraine and Peter, and third Erica and Christopher. The Europe-wide results are slightly different, with Lorraine and Peter being the top-ranked Summertown pair, although this may change as more results are uploaded.
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Middlesex Congress 11 November 2012 |
Lorna Swadling & Alastair Gidman and Sandra Nicholson & Krys Kazmierczak who came joint first in the Swiss Teams event at this year's Middlesex Congress. An excellent result.
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Autumn Handicap Competition, 29 October 2012 |
Ursula Bowler & Rosemary Dorey who won the Autumn Handicap competition with a result of 61.04%, closely followed by Mike Prew & Ann Lee, with Patricia Kirwan & Anna Rosenberg in third. The winners will receive a bottle of wine each. Click on this box to view the full results.
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British Autumn Sim Pairs, 9 Oct 2012 |
Lorna and Alastair who came top within the club with 66.25%, and are currently top within the country on 68.92%. A great achievement! Rita Todd and John Deech were second within the club on 65.18%, and are currently 23rd nationally.
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Binyon Cup |
Lorna and Alastair who won with over 64%. Of those who were eligible for the competition as both mixed pairs and members of the club, Liza and Peter were second, and Betty and John third.
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EBU Autumn Sim Pairs, 10 Sept 2012 |
Sandra and Krys who came first within the club, with Suzanne and Jane 2nd, and Howard and Judy 3rd. The national results are a little different, with Sandra and Krys currently first, Jeremy and David 2nd and Suzanne and Jane 3rd. The national results may change as more clubs upload their results.
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Ascenders' Ladder Summer 2012 |
Pauline Grant, who has won the Summer Ascenders' Competition, by increasing the average of her ten best average scores by 5.80%. Liza Furnival came second, on 3.97%, and Alison Withers Green third on 3.51%.
Please note that you are only eligible for the Ascenders' Ladder competition if you are a member of the Club and have played in at least ten Club sessions in each of the last two summer seasons. [Click anywhere in this box to see the full ladder].
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Summer Ladder 2012 |
Sandra on winning the Summer Ladder with her ten best scores averaging 63.25. Krys was in second place, with Christopher third, and Erica fourth. Well done all. For the full table of results click here
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Summer Handicap, 30 July 2012 |
Patricia Kirwan & Anna Rosenberg who have won the Summer Handicap competition with a handicap adjusted score of 71.79%. They each receive a bottle of wine as
a prize. In second place were Vita Granelli & Jill Brandini, with Sabina Pugh & Joanna Donkin in third. Well done to them all. Click here for the full handicapped results.
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British Summer Sim Pairs, 30 July 2012 |
Lorraine and Peter who came top within the club with 63.24%. Liza and Carol were second, and Sabina and Joanna third. Nationally, the results were different, with Liza and Carol currently top, Lorraine and Peter second and Paul and Roger third.
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Bygott Trophy Monday 25th June |
Bridget Watson and Peter Sherry on winning the Midsummer Pairs Competition for the David Bygott Trophy with 62.56%. They just pipped Lorna and Alastair, last year's winners. Holly and Krishan finished third with over 60%.
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EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress |
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20th Anniversary Cup |
Jeremy Mitchell who is the Individual Competition Champion for 2012, winning the 20th Anniversary Cup with a superb score of 67.5%. Very well done to Liza in second place, and Clodagh in third. Kati and Irina also did well to score over 60%. Click here to see the full results
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Spring Handicap Competition 2012 |
The winners of our Spring Handicap Competition from Monday 7th May, Yvonne Carpenter & Patsy Luck, with a fine handicap score of 65.98%. They reap a reward of a bottle of wine each. In second place were Maggie Wheeller & Jean Alexander followed by David Tuohy & Krishan Jalie. Congratulations to them all. For a full list of results on handicap click anywhere on this box.
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Schapiro Spring Foursomes |
Alastair Gidman and his team who reached the final stages of the Schapiro Spring Foursomes, a challenging event played over 5 days (4th to 8th May). "Our members at SBC are well capable of competing at bridge at all kinds of level. However, the sustained performance of Alastair Gidman's team over several days of intense competition against England's top teams (plus numerous very strong internationals from other countries) must surely mark out Alastair's achievement as the finest at a high level by any individual in the first 20 years of the club's history. Well done indeed!" commented former club Chairman, David Bygott.
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British Spring Sim Pairs 16 April 2012 |
Sara & Neil, winning within the club with over 62%, Krishan& John who came 2nd, and Sandra & Krys in 3rd position. Nationally these positions change slightly and Krishan & John are top at the moment. Positions and percentages may change further as more results come in.
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National Pairs Regional Final |
David & Jeremy Bygott who won the National Pairs Regional Final held in Solihull on 18 March. Peter Finbow, playing with a non-member, is also among the qualifiers. Very best of luck to them in the finals, which are due to be held on 14-15 April.
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EBU Ranked Masters Pairs |
Robert Gasser & Alison Withers Green who came 4th out of 55 pairs of the same or similar ranking in the EBU Ranked Masters competition held over the weekend of 3-4 March.
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Winter Ladder 2011-2012 |
Lorna & Alastair on jointly winning the Winter Ladder with their ten best scores averaging 63.23%. The next few positions were closely fought over but Krys finished third on 61.97%, Sandra fourth on 61.55% and David Bygott, who only played 11 times during the ladder season, finished fifth on an average of 61%. Well done all! Full results can be seen by clicking on this box.
Please note that you are only eligible for the Ladder competition if you are a member of the Club and have played at least ten Club sessions during the winter season.
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Ascenders' Ladder Winter 2011-2012 |
Mary Bennett, the winner of the Winter Ascenders’ Ladder, who increased the average of her ten best eligible scores (as compared with the previous winter) by a remarkable 8.27%. Pat Lewis was close behind on 8.07%. Rod Cook, Jeremy Mitchell and Ursula Bowler were 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. Well done everybody!
Please note that you are only eligible for the Ascenders’ Ladder competition if you are a member of the Club and have played at least ten Club sessions in each of the last two winter seasons. [Click anywhere on this box to see the full ladder.]
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Trial Sim Pairs 27 February 2012 |
Lorna and Alastair on a very fine win in the club with 71.83%, and to David & Jeremy who were not far behind on an almost as impressive 69.08%. Nationally, those two positions are still maintained but currently with with a much narrower margin between them. As more results come in that may change. See the full Club Results by clicking on the 'Results' button in the menu on the left as usual.
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Winter Handicap Event |
Ursula Bowler & Rosemary Dorey who won the Winter Handicap Event with a fine score of 65.78% on handicap. They win a bottle of wine each. Jean Alexander & Rosemary Morton-Jack were second on 57.90%. The full handicap results can be viewed by clicking on this box.
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Masterpoint Competition Winners 2011 |
A number of members have done very well in the EBU's annual Master Point competition for 2011. Full details are available in a separate document, which can be viewed by clicking within this box.
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Pat Husband Trophy Friendly Mixed Pairs |
Irina Woods, playing with non-member Aleksander Lishkov, who won the Pat Husband Trophy Friendly Mixed Pairs on Sunday 29 January.
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Harwell Cup 2012 |
Peter Finbow, John Deech, Lorraine Jones and Peter Owen-Smith who won the Harwell Cup teams-of-four event on Sunday 22 January. They will be representing Oxfordshire in the intercounty Beck Cup to be held in April.
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BGB Winter Sim Pairs |
Irina Woods (playing with non-member AleksandarLishkov) in the Sim Pairs on Monday 9th January on a good win in the club with 62.10%. Club Results can be found as usualby clicking on the results button on the left, while the National Results can be found by clicking anywhere in this box.
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Summertown A win NICKO 2nd round |
Summertown A, who defeated Wallingford in their second round NICKO match this weekend. It was closely fought throughout with only two boards with large swings, but Summertown came out the eventual winners by 3 IMPS. Well done to all the team: Lorraine Jones & Peter Owen-Smith with John Deech & Peter Finbow. We wish them good luck in the next round.
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OBA Swiss Pairs |
Lorna and Alastair for a commendable 6th place in the OBA Swiss Pairs event held at Oxford Bridge Club on 4th December.
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Master Point Promotions 2012 |
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