Middlesex Congress & Oxon Swiss Pairs |
Congratulations to Club Member Diana Nettleton, whose team came second out of 55 teams in the Swiss Teams Competition at the Middlesex Congress on Sunday 26th November 2017.
Congratulations to Club Member John Deech on winning the Oxfordshire County Swiss Pairs event on Sunday 3rd December, playing with Robert Procter the County Chairman. They retained their title from the previous year. Liza Furnival was in a fine second place in a good competition that saw 34 pairs taking part.
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Children in Need |
Well done everybody! We raised £1,005 for Children in Need, a magnificent effort for a small club which only meets on one evening a week. Here is a link to all the donations from bridge clubs. Thanks go to Maison Francaise for waiving the room rent for the evening, Christina for selling her honey, and Krys and Neil for selling raffle tickets (picture of raffle prizes above!). And thanks to all of you for being so generous. If you’d like to see the history of our donations over the past 15 years, click on Club History on the left of this page.
Anna Gudge of ECats says "I just don't know how you do it - you come up trumps year on year, thank you so so much. You will thank all your lovely members for us won't you ? they are just so generous and we really do appreciate it. Give them all big hugs from us please!”
Many congratulations to Alison & Robert who won our heat of the CiN sim pairs with a score of 58.33%. Ruth & Judy were second on 57.95%, and Lawrence & Annabel were third on 56.59%.
For the national results see here. For the commentary see here.
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October Handicap Pairs |
Congratulations to Ruth & Judy, who won the Handicap Pairs on Monday 30 October with a handicap adjusted score of 66.73%. They will each receive a bottle of wine as a prize. In second place were James & Valerie, with Claire & Sue in third.
Full handicap results can be found by clicking on the Competitions tab on the left-hand menu.
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EBU Autumn Congress |
Congratulations to Sandra, Krys, Liza & Rita on winning the ‘C’ team final at Reading over the weekends for 20th-24th October, thus winning the Sussex Cup. Full results are here.
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Binyon Cup |
Many congratulations to Sandra & Krys who won the mixed pairs competition on 16th October for the Binyon Cup.
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July Handicap Pairs Competition |
Congratulations to Jeremy Mitchell & Rod Cook, who won the Summertown Handicap Pairs on Monday 31 July with a handicap adjusted score of 58.28%. They will each receive a bottle of wine as a prize. In second place were Sara Alden & Neil Whiting, with Alison Withers Green & Robert Gasser in third.
Full handicap results can be found on the Club Website by clicking on the Competitions tab on the left-hand menu.
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Summer Ladder 2017 |
Congratultions to Moira & Cliff who have jointly won the 2017 Summer Ladder with an average of 60.49% for their ten best results since the start of March. Peter Russell is 3rd with 60.12% (having only played ten times so unable to discard any poor results), and Sandra & Krys are 4th= on 60.02%. The full results can be seen under Competitions on the lefthand side of this page. You have to be a member and to have played at least ten times during the relevant period to qualify.
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Play with two Experts |
Menagerie Bridge Club hosted a successful and enjoyable "Play with Two Experts" session on Wednesday 21st June at Maison Française. Congratulations to Tom Brus, Tim Sheehy, Emily Middleton and Mary-Ann Sheehy, who won. For the full results see here.
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Midsummer Pairs winners |
Many congratulations to Sandra & Krys who won the 2017 Midsummer Pairs competition on 19th June with a score of 62.08%. They win the David Bygott trophy, and also two bottles of wine, an additional prize kindly donated by David.
Second were Tom Brus & John Spencer, and third were Mary-Ann and Tim. Well done to them too.
And thanks to everyone for coming along and stoically playing bridge on a hot, hot evening!
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Double congratulations |
Congratulations are due to Peter Finbow, playing with non-member Lynne Hayes, who came 3rd= out of 126 pairs in the Oxfordshire Congress Swiss Pairs on 10th June. A splendid result, well done.
Well done also to Mary-Ann Sheehy and Aleks Lishkov who came 6th in the Pachabo Cup over the weekend of 10th/11th June. This is an event contested by the holders of the teams-of-four championships of each EBU county association. Another splendid achievement!
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May Handicap Pairs |
Congratulations to Kay Bicknell & Mary Bennett, who won the Summertown Handicap Pairs on Monday 29 May with a handicap adjusted score of 60.54%. In second place were Christina Hardyment & Tom Brus, with Pat Lewis & Ursula Bowler in third.
Full handicap results can be found on the Club Website by clicking on the Competitions tab on the left-hand menu.
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EBED Spring Sim Pairs |
Many congratulations to Joanna Donkin and Rosalind Sword who came top in the Club in the EBED Spring sim pairs on 8th May. David Bygott and Peter Russell were second, just ahead of Trevor Dawn and Bridget Watson. Nationally the results are somewhat different with David and Peter currently leading the field within the club: click here for details. To see the commentary click here.
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Cheltenham Congress success |
Congratulations to Club member Diana Nettleton, who had a most remarkably successful time at the Cheltenham Congress (28-30 April). Playing with a non-member in each event, she won both the Mixed Pairs (out of 30 pairs) and the Multiple Mixed Teams-of-Four (out of 15 teams) on Friday; came second in the Swiss Pairs (out of 99 pairs) on Saturday; and fourth (with Sandra & Krys) in the Swiss Teams (out of 56 teams) on the Sunday.
Well done, Diana! (and Sandra & Krys)
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Stratified Sim Pairs 13 March 2017 |
Nobody managed to achieve a result within the club that broke the 60% barrier, so well done to Christina & Tom on emerging top of the pack with just under that mark. Bridget & John Spencer did well to finish second with 59.09% and Moira & Cliff third on 58.52%.
As is quite commonly the case, the positions are somewhat different when performances are compared against many other pairs nationally. Currently Sandra & partner have top spot in the club with around 61%, Bridget & John second of the club pairs with about 59%, and Christina & Tom third on approximately 56.5%. These percentages will change as more clubs upload their scores.
Our club's National Scores are at
http://www.ebu.co.uk/sim-pairs/000210/clubs/00210427
and the hand commentary is at
http://www.ebu.co.uk/sims/results/000210/display/commentary/commentary.pdf
This evening's event was stratified. The explanation for the stratification and award of Master Points is given at the beginning of the commentary.
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Winter Ladder 2016-17 |
The Winter Ladder has just finished and it's very well done to Sandra & Krys who have jointly won the ladder: the average of their ten best scores was an impressive 63.45%. Robert was third on 60.64% and the Sheppards joint fourth on 60.36%. To see the full results click on 'Competitions' on the left-hand side of the Club website's homepage. You have to be a Club Member and to have played at least ten times during the season for your result to feature on the list.
The Committee has made the decision to discontinue the Ascenders' Competition, since it seems that it is no longer generally being won by improving players, as was the original intention when it was first introduced. We are still keen to recognise and encourage better play at all levels. We run handicap events several times a year and at each AGM the Chairman's Cup is presented to the most improved player (in the eyes of the Committee). We therefore hope that improving players feel they are still being catered for!
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Harwell Cup success |
On 12th February Sandra & Krys, playing with two non-members, won the OBA's Harwell Cup for the county multiple teams-of-four championship. For the full results click here.
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Harrogate Congress |
Congratulations to Aleks Lishkov who was in a team of four which came 4th (out of 63) in the recent Harrogate Congress Swiss Teams event!
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2016 Master Point lists |
The EBU has published its annual Master Point reports. To see details of Club members who have done well click here.
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Winter Handicap Pairs |
Congratulations to Joanna Donkin & Pat Lewis, who won the Summertown Handicap Pairs on Monday 30 January with a handicap adjusted score of 61.46%. They will each receive a bottle of wine as a prize. In second place were James Bentley & Valerie Goodchild, with Jill Brandini & Vita Granelli in third.
Full handicap results can be found by clicking on the Competitions tab on the left-hand menu.
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British Winter Sim Pairs - 9th January |
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Master Point Promotions 2017 |
The following members who have won promotion in the EBU Masterpoint rankings. For an explanation of the ranks please click here.
January 2017
Christina Hardyment - Master
February 2017
Hugh Simmonds - Premier Tournament Master
Viv Stevenson - 2 Star Premier Master
Matt Wilkinson - 2 Star Premier Master
Joanna Donkin - County Master
Tony Lewis - County Master
March 2017
Sue Smith - 5 Star Premier Master
Anita Feiger – District Master
Graham Walcroft – District Master
April 2017
Alison Withers Green - 4 Star Premier Master
Tom Brus - Master
May 2017
Chris Whelan - Premier Regional Master
Jane Whelan - Premier Regional Master
Howard Arnes - 1 Star Regional Master
Judy Wesselbaum - Regional Master
Pat Lewis - 2 Star Premier Master
John Fleming - Premier Master
June 2017
Aleks Lishkov - Premier Life Master
Henry Rose - County Master
July 2017
Peter Finbow - Premier National Master
Peter Sherry - 2 Star Regional Master
Rosalind Sword - 1 Star Master
Lawrence Haines - County Master
August 2017
Suzanne Abell - Master
Jennifer Marsden - County Master
Mary Perryman - District Master
September 2017
Liza Furnival - Premier National Master
Irina Woods - National Master
Trevor Dawn - 3 Star Master
Isabel Pack - Advanced Master
Annabel Wade - Master
October 2017
Marion Stevenson - 1 Star Master
November 2017
Pat Lewis - Regional Master
Matthew Wilkinson – Regional Master
Henry Rose – Premier Master
Sabina Pugh – County Master
Tim Sheehy – County Master
December 2017
Carol Benzie – Life Master
Steven Bliss – 3 Star Regional Master
Anthea Robinson – Master
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