Championship week at the bridge table
It was championship pairs and teams at the Westport Bridge Club this week.
Phil Rutherford and Ray Curnow extended their lead in the pairs series with 66.07 percent on Monday night. Val Mundy and Diane Groom were second on 58.33. Ellen Curnow and Susan Dobson were third on 53.87.
The Curnow team comprising Ellen and Ray Curnow, Phil Rutherford and Michelle Ritchie had three convincing wins on Tuesday to accumulate 49.61 victory points. The Coburn team of Wendy Coburn, Glenys Tyler, Val Mundy and Jo Gear was second with two wins and 39.88 vps. The Coburn team retains a commanding lead in this series.
Last night’s Thursday session was won by Garry Howard and Phil Rutherford with 58.5 percent. Bevan Russell and Lucy Wratten were second on 53.5 followed by Cheire Hooper and Val Mundy on 51.5.
Two news series begin next week – the Okari Pairs on Monday and the Dickson Pairs on Thursday.
Some reminders
Ellen Curnow is the convenor for Thursday nights. She can be contacted by email on ellencurnow1@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 021 265 5627.
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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