Sheppards on a High |
Congratulations to Erica and Christopher Sheppard on winning the OBA's first-ever "Jack High" competition, held on Sunday 8th December.
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Binyon Cup winners |
Congratulations to Peter Finbow and Alison who won the Binyon Cup on Monday 21st October with a magnificent 73.48%! Sandra and Krys were second, Linda Edwards and Diane third. The Cup will be presented at the next AGM, but the winners received a bottle of wine each on the evening.
Nancy and Tim Binyon, mother and son, were two loyal members of the club in its early years.
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British Autumn Sim Pairs |
Congratulations to Moira and Trevor who came top in our heat on 7th October with 65.66%. Also to Mike and Irene who were second with 63.66% and Annabel and Sandro with 60.1 who were third.
You can go directly to the national listing (where Mike and Irene are currently lying first in the club) here and to the commentary by clicking here.
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Double congratulations |
Very well done to Mary-Ann Sheehy, who played in the Derbyshire County Bridge Congress on 28th & 29th September. She and her partner (not an SBC member) came top of 50 pairs on Saturday and top of 20 teams on Sunday - in very stiff competition.
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Summer Ladder Winners |
The Summer 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 60.55%. Diane & Linda were third equal with 59.69%.
To see the full results click on 'Competitions' on the left-hand side of the Club website's homepage. To qualify for the ladder you have to be a Club Member and to have played at least ten times during the season (March to August, but not including teams).
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EBED Autumn Sim Pairs |
Congratulations to Alison & Diane and Mike & Irene who were first equal in our heat of the EBED Autumn Sim Pairs on 2nd September with a score of 59.66%. Tom & Ameena and Dave & Linda were very close behind, on 59.47% and 59.09%.
Here is a link to the national results which, as always, are slightly different. Here is a link to the commentary.
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Double congratulations |
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Congratulations to Zane Soonawalla, who, playing with James Cater, won the B final of the Under 16 Pairs event in the World Youth Championships held in Croatia from 20th to 29th August.
Also, congratulations to Diana Nettleton, whose team won the Plate competition of the Crockfords Cup.
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19 August 2019 Handicap |
On Monday 19th August, the Club held its now annual handicap event.
Congratulations to Christopher and Erica on their fine win with a handicap adjusted score of 61.38%. They will each receive a £10 Marks & Spencer voucher.
Well done also to Peter Stevenson and Trevor in second with 57.86% as well as Diane and Linda in third with 57.81%.
The full table of results can be found by clicking on "Competitions" in the left hand menu and selecting "19 August 2019 Handicap".
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Summer Sims and charity event |
A splendid effort on 22 July by all you generous people: we raised £900 in aid of Flexicare (more information at http://flexicare.org/.)
Huge thanks to all those involved: Christina (in particular for selling her delicious honey), Moira, Valerie, James and Cliff.
Many thanks also to Maison Francaise who waived the rent for the evening, meaning that we could add the table money to the proceeds from the raffle and the sale of honey.
Congratulations go to Peter Stevenson & Steve Nyman, who came top in the Club with 60.86%. Diane & Linda were second with 59.09, and Cliff & Moira third with 57.41. Here is a link to the national results (where the positions are rather different) and here is a link to the commentary.
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Congress Winners |
Many congratulations to Sandra & Krys who, with another pair, won the Green Pointed Swiss Teams on 21st July at the Gloucestershire & Herefordshire Congress! 34 teams took part.
The previous day they came 9th out of 66 in the Swiss Pairs - also a very respectable result.
Hugh Simmonds played in the team which won the leading non-expert prize.
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BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS |
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A very successful Blue-Pointed Swiss Pairs was held on Sunday 23rd June, jointly with Oxford Bridge Club. There were 17 tables, and the winners were Judy & Isabel. Congratulations to them! Lorna & Alastair were second. Full results are here. Holly, playing with Freddie Beneat, won the second half ascenders' prize.
Many thanks to all involved in the organisation: primarily Sandra who masterminded the whole event, but also Lawrence for directing, Liza scoring, Claire catering, Judy for collecting the money and Krys for selling raffle tickets. Thank you also to Eileen & Anna who acted as our standby pair but in the end were not needed.
A grand total of £640 was raised for our two charities, Pancreatic Cancer UK and Safeline.
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Midsummer Pairs |
Congratulations to Linda Edwards & Diane Coe on winning the Midsummer Pairs Competition on 17th June with the fine score of 64.41%. They will be
presented with the David Bygott trophy at the Club's AGM next April.
Very well done also to David Dobson & Brian Wright in second place with 63.64% and to Mary-ann & Tim Sheehy in third with 59.00%.
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County teams |
As some of you know, Oxfordshire fields three teams-of-eight in the Midland Counties League. A few of our Club's members represent the County in these teams. This year Oxfordshire's B team won their Division. The team then went on to play in the National Finals of the Inter-County Leagues on 16th June against all the other counties that had won in their various regional leagues. Oxfordshire emerged victorious for the second year running. Very well done to Mary-Ann Sheehy and Matthew Covill who were part of this winning team.
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Oxfordshire Congress 8-9th June |
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Congratulations to new junior member Zane Soonawalla, playing with his father, Zahir, on winning the Friendly Pairs cup in the Oxfordshire Congress.
Also to Mary-Ann Sheehy and Matthew Covill who were part of the team who came third in the Swiss Teams and Liza Furnival who was in the team finishing in sixth place out of the 48 competing.
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World Bridge Federation Under-16 Online Championships |
The partnership of Henry Rose and Freddie Beneat played for the England under-16 team in the World Bridge Federation online championships and have won! They beat the favourites, the USA in the final. Freddie and Zane (see above) have also won the Oxford Times Cup which will be presented at the OBA AGM on Thursday evening 13th June at the Oxford Bridge Club.
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Corwen Trophy |
Many congratulations to Sandra Nicholson & Krys Kazmierczak who finished in 11th place out of a national field of 94 top pairs in the Corwen Trophy on 1st - 2nd June.
Please click here for the full results.
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Spring Bank Holiday Swiss Pairs |
Many congratulations to Liza Furnival who, playing with a non-member, came 4th= in a tough field at the EBU's Spring Bank Holiday Swiss Pairs event at Stratford on Sunday 26th May!
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EBED Spring Sim Pairs |
Congratulations to Alison & Robert, who won our heat of the EBED Sim Pairs on 13th May with 62.71%. Tunde & Kati were very close behind with 62.09% and Peter Sherry & Mary were third. Here is a link to the national results and here is a link to the commentary.
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Success for the juniors! |
Here are Freddie Beneat and Zane Soonawalla, pictured at SBC where they played on the May Day Bank Holiday. Earlier this year they won the Oxford Times Cup, which is awarded to the highest placed Oxfordshire pair competing in the annual EBED Student Simultaneous Pairs. Click here to see previous winners.
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OBA Mixed Pairs |
Many congratulations to Sandra & Krys on winning the OBA Mixed Pairs on Sunday 7th April.
Here is a link to the results.
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British Spring Sim Pairs |
Congratulations to James & Valerie who won our sim pairs heat on 1st April with 61.67%. Close behind were Matthew Covill & Mary-Ann with 60.42%, and Claire & Robert were third with 60.21%. Well done all!
Here is a link to the national results in which Claire & Robert are currently lying first in the club, and here is a link to the commentary.
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County Pairs Final |
Sunday 17th March saw 20 pairs, who had qualified in the semi-final, taking part in the County Pairs Final at OBC.
Well done to Sandra & Krys who came fourth in a tough field - see here for the full results. This qualifies them as one of four pairs to represent Oxfordshire at the Corwen Trophy in June, where they will compete against top players in other counties.
Liza also did well to finish fifth.
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Stratified Sim Pairs |
Congratulations to Mary-Ann & Tim who won our Stratfied sim pairs heat on 11th March with 64.46%. Steph & Steven were second with 60.9%, Diane & Linda third with 60.8%. Well done all!
For the national results click here and for the commentary click here.
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Masters Pairs |
Several members took part in the Masters Pairs event for those ranked below Regional Master, which was held at multiple venues around the country on Sunday 24th February including Oxford Bridge Club, and scored nationally as a Sim Pairs.
Notable results of SBC members out of the 242 pairs taking part nationally were as follows:
Tom Brus, playing with a non-member, won the Oxford heat and came 11th nationally with 59.83%.
Bridget & Holly came third in the Oxford heat and 29th nationally with 57.22%.
Well done! Click here for a link to the Oxford results, and here for a link to the national results.
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Annual Master Points Lists |
The EBU has just published its annual Master Point reports.
In the list of players who scored the most local points in sessions played at our Club in 2018 (i.e. Master Points gained at Summertown only):
Krys Kazmierczak was top with 931 MPs
Sandra Nicholson was 2nd with 889 MPs
Cliff Pavelin was 3rd with 756 MPs
To see the complete list click here.
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Winter Ladder |
Congratulations to Krys who has won the Winter Ladder. The average of his ten best scores was 59.48%. It was all very close: Alison was second with 59.34% and Robert third with 59.13%. To see the full results click on 'Competitions' on the left-hand side of the Club website's homepage.
To qualify for the ladder you have to be a Club Member and to have played at least ten times during the season (September to February - but Monday 25th February doesn't count as it's teams).
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Master Point Promotions |
Congratulations to the following members promoted in the EBU's monthly rounds of master point promotions:-
December 2019
Steph Bliss – 2 Star Premier Regional Master
Irene Holland – 3 Star Regional Master
Kati di Gleria – 4 Star Master
Christine Bishop – District Master
Elizabeth Middlemiss - Area Master
November 2019
Ian Bishop - District Master.
October 2019
Ruth Kim - Premier Regional Master
September 2019
Howard Arnes – 2 Star Regional Master
Lawrence Haines – Regional Master
Brian Wright – 4 Star Premier Master
Ruth Jones – Advanced Master
Freddie Beneat – Area Master
August 2019
Liza Furnival – Life Master
James Bentley - 1 Star Premier Master
Valerie Goodchild - 1 Star Premier Master
Moira Pavelin – Tournament Master
Rosemary Morton Jack – Advanced Master
Kate Brown – Club Master
July 2019
Linda Allen - County Master
June 2019
Tim Sheehy – Premier Master
Tom Brus – Advanced Master
Joanna Donkin - Master
May 2019
Bridget Watson - 2 Star Regional Master
Lucy Edwardes - Advanced Master
April 2019
John Deech - 1 Star Premier Regional Master
Lawrence Haines - Regional Master
Ann Lee - 1 Star Premier Master
Paul Stevenson - 2 Star Master
Ameena Ahmad - Advanced Master
Elisabeth Long - Club Master
Elizabeth Middlemiss - Club Master
March 2019
Diane Coe - 5 Star Premier Regional Master
Annabel Wade - Premier Master
Steve Nyman - 4 Star Master
Anthea Robinson - Advanced Master
Sandra Devaney - Area Master
February 2019
Mary-Ann Sheehy – Premier Life Master
Diane Coe – 4 Star Premier Regional Master
John Deech – 2 Star Regional Master
Lawrence Haines – 1 Star Premier Master
Neil Whiting – 1 Star Master
Christina Hardyment – Advanced Master
Erika Syba – District Master
January 2019
Matthew Wilkinson - 1 Star Regional Master
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