Tight race in bridge championship
It’s a very close race in the Westport Bridge Club’s Championship Pairs series after four out of nine sessions. Jo Gear and Val Mundy are leading with an average score of 56.49 percent. Defending champions Garry Howard and Jill Ireland are sitting just in behind on 55.46 with Glenys Tyler and Wendy Coburn in third place on 55.07. Phil Rutherford and Ray Curnow are fourth on 54.96.
Mundy and Gear helped their cause by winning the Monday session this week with 59.02. Howard and Ireland were second equal with Curnow and Rutherford on 58.33.
The Coburn team of Val Mundy, Wendy Coburn, Jo Gear and Glenys Tyler maintained its healthy lead in the Championship Teams series with three wins out of three matches on Tuesday. The other three teams each recorded a win and two losses.
Susan Dobson and Cherie Hooper did very well in last night’s session to score 68.0 percent. Phil Rutherford and Bevan Russell were second on 56.0 closely followed by th sibling combination of Kate and Ray Curnow on 55.0.
Some reminders
Lessons continue at 5pm on Mondays. This Monday's lesson is on doubles.
There’s a club committee meeting at 5pm on Tuesday next week. All members are welcome to attend.
Kate Curnow is the temporary convenor for Thursday nights. She can be contacted by email on curnowkate39@gmail.com or by text on 021 052 2580.
Glenys Tyler is the Monday night convenor. She can be contacted by email on glenarttyler@gmail.com or by phone or text on 021 086 13653.
The contact for Friday social bridge is Val Mundy on 027 252 2445.
And, don’t forget to tune in to Coast FM on Saturday morning at 9.20am to hear a review of the past week in bridge world.
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