Wimbledon Bridge Club
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Book NOW for the Charity Pairs Championship in aid of Dons Local Action Group.  Sunday 17th November at 2pm.  £15pp, including afternoon tea.  Social bridge option available.  Raffle tickets are on sale now and on the day of the event.  Silent auction for games with Nevena Senior and Brian Senior is online now.  ENTER THE CHARITY PAIRS
BID FOR A GAME WITH NEVENA

BID FOR A GAME WITH BRIAN

WIMBLEDON BRIDGE CLUB
WIMBLEDON BRIDGE CLUB

Welcome to Wimbledon Bridge Club, one of the best bridge clubs in the UK, catering for players of all abilities. Visiting players are most welcome, please do join us for a session.  There is generally a host to make up numbers, so visitors don't need a partner to come along, but please check on the calendar.   Click here to see the regular playing schedule for our session times and descriptions, including sessions for beginners and novices, so you can select a session appropriate to your level.  The club no longer accepts cash so visitors should bring a debit card for payments.  We use Bridgemates and computer scoring so the results are available immediately after the session finishes.  We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union and Master Points are awarded for all duplicate sessions.  Special events are held throughout the year.

We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players.  Our team of experienced teachers will guide you through the fundamentals of this endlessly fascinating game.  Please click here if you would like to register interest in learning, Or scroll down for current courses available.

LATEST NEWS!
LATEST NEWS!

The Calendar of Special Events for September 2024 to August 2025 is available.  Click here to view online.  Printed copies can be collected from the club.  Please make a note of club competitions and other special events in your diary.

Sun 10 13:00 Surrey Mixed Pairs at WBC BOOK (SCBA website)

Charity Pairs Championship for the Scott Mitchell Trophy - Sunday 17th November, 2pm.  £15 including afternoon tea and donation to the Dons Local Action Group.  Raffle tickets on sale in November.  BOOK

Slam Bidding Master Class with Sally Brock - Wednesday 27th November, 7pm.  Learn from the best!  Sally Brock, Sunday Times Bridge columnist, author and top international player, is coming to WBC to give us her tips on slam bidding and play.  Aimed at intermediate players.  Start time is 7pm sharp.  Doors open at 6:30pm, expected finish time 10pm.  £25 members, £30 visitors.  BOOK

Booking opens for Christmas events on Monday 11 November. Save the dates:

Members Christmas Party Saturday 7th December

Fun Bridge Christmas Party Thursday 12th December

Christmas Ploughman’s Wednesday 18th December

New Year’s Ploughman’s Wednesday 1st January 2025

CONTACT US

For general enquiries:
Email manager@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
Phone the club on 020 8947 0147 during opening hours (see calendar below)
For urgent matters only outside opening hours:
Phone Janet on 07890 024 172

For Learning Bridge enquiries:
Email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
Phone the club on 020 8947 0147 during opening hours

Or phone Hilary on 07816 982 030

Weekly updates are sent by email to all members. If you don’t receive these updates, please check we have your correct email address on the membership database

Results
Saturday pm F2F Duplicate
Dir: Harriet Chappell
Host: Alistair Brown
Friday am F2F Duplicate - 18 boards
Dir: Harriet Chappell
Host: Charles Jones
Friday pm F2F Duplicate
Dir: Ian Tree
Host: Wanted NGS 6+
Friday pm Online Duplicate
Dir: Stefan
Thursday am F2F Supervised Duplicate
Dir: David Korman
Host: Dave/Ann
Thursday pm F2F Duplicate
Dir: Vaughan Bishop
Host: Martin Lee
Mini Duplicate
Dir: Calum Stewart
Wednesday am F2F Duplicate - Ploughmans
Dir: Shirley
Host: Wanted NGS 6+
Tuesday am F2F Duplicate - 18 boards
Dir: Calum Stewart
Host: Yvonne Harty
Tuesday eve F2F Duplicate
Dir: Alan Wakenshaw
Host: Thomas Brooks
Calendar
Mon 11th Nov 2024
Monday pm F2F Supervised Play
12:30
Dir: Martha
Mon 11th Nov 2024
Monday pm Online Duplicate
14:00
Dir: Stefan
Mon 11th Nov 2024
MA Pairs League
19:30
Dir: Richard
Tue 12th Nov 2024
Tuesday am F2F Duplicate - 18 boards
10:30
Dir: Calum
Host: Charles Dixon
Tue 12th Nov 2024
Tuesday eve F2F Duplicate
19:30
Dir: Alan
Host: Catherine Franklin
Wed 13th Nov 2024
Wednesday am F2F Duplicate - Ploughmans
11:00
Dir: Shirley
Host: Graham Balin
Thu 14th Nov 2024
Thursday am F2F Supervised Duplicate
10:30
Dir: Ann/Dave
Host: Dave/Ann
Thu 14th Nov 2024
Thursday pm F2F Duplicate
13:30
Dir: Vaughan
Host: Wanted NGS 6+
Thu 14th Nov 2024
Mini Duplicate
19:30
Dir: Calum
Fri 15th Nov 2024
Friday am F2F Duplicate - 18 boards
10:30
Dir: Harriet
Host: Michael Sigler
Visitors and Members welcome at all sessions - Please call 020 8947 0147 for any queries
SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING SOON

Save the Dates!

November 2024
Sun 17 14:00 Charity Pairs Championship for the Scott Mitchell Trophy BOOK
Wed 27 19:00 Slam Bidding Master Class with Sally Brock BOOK

December 2024
Tue 3 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday and Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Thu 5 13:30 Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Sat 7 18:00 Members’ Christmas Party (social bridge available) BOOK
Thu 12 18:30 Fun Bridge Christmas Party (all welcome) BOOK

Wed 18 11:00 Christmas Ploughman’s  BOOK
Closed eve 24, all day 25 and 26 and eve 31 Dec

January 2025
Wed 1 11:00 New Year’s Ploughman’s BOOK
Sun 5 12:00 Surrey Teams of 8 at WBC
Mon 6, 13, 20 19:30 Marietta Andree Pairs League
Sat 11 10:00-13:00 Open Morning
Mon 13 Winter Continuation Courses Start
Tue 7 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Sat 11 10:00-13:00 Open Morning
Mon 13 19:00 New Beginners Course starts
Sun 19 11:00 Gullick Cup (Blue Pointed Pairs Championship)

Click HERE for the Calendar of Special Events to August 2025

CHARITY PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP
CHARITY PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

Please support the Charity Fundraiser in aid of the Dons Local Action Group.  You can contribute by buying a raffle ticket, with a chance to win on of the many prizes on offer.  Or enter the Charity Pairs Championship on Sunday 17th November; your entry fee of £15 includes an afternoon tea with sandwiches and cake and a £6 donation to the charity.  Or make a bid in the silent auction for a game with Nevena Senior or Brian Senior, who are generously supporting us again this year.

The silent auction will close at midnight on Saturday 16th November and any further bids will only be accepted at the Charity Pairs event which starts at 2pm on Sunday 17th November.  Bidding closes at 3:30pm on Sunday 17th November.
The raffle will be drawn at 3:30pm on Sunday 17th November and winners not present will be notified by email.

The winners of the Championship will be presented with the Scott Mitchell Trophy, holders are Kirsty Platts and Marianne Tudor-Craig.

  

WINTER 2025 COURSES BOOKING NOW!!
WINTER 2025 COURSES BOOKING NOW!!
We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players

Don't see the course you want? CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTEREST IN LEARNING.
For more information on our learning programme, take a look at the Learning at WBC section of the website.  If you need advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk 

Course Schedule January to March 2025
Classes start w/c 13 January, Half term w/c 17 February.  Last lessons w/c 24 March.

Open Morning

 

FREE, drop in session - come and meet the teachers and find out about what makes bridge the most brilliant card game ever.  Taster games available,  no need to book.

Tea/coffee and cake available.

"Bridge helps you think. It's a game you can play your entire life and keep getting better and better."  Bill Gates

Saturday 11 January 10am to 1pm
Beginning Bridge Term 1 Suitable for complete beginners.  Rules, card play, scoring, tactics and basic bidding. Mondays 19:00 Click HERE to Book
Beginning Bridge Term 2  Priority booking for existing students
Continue learning bidding sequences, declarer play and defence techniques
Mondays 10:30 Click HERE to book
Beginning Bridge Term 2 Thursdays 19:00 Click HERE to book
Improve your Bridge 1 Set 1 of the Year 2 course - planning the play, hand evaluation techniques, transfers, fourth suit forcing, defensive cards plays, more about doubles.  Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order.  Mondays 19:00 Click HERE to book
Improve your Bridge 2 Set 2 of the Year 2 course – more doubles, improve your declarer play, develop the auction.  Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order.  Fridays 10:30 Click HERE to Book
tbc Lis Bingham will be running a class on Tuesday mornings - either a refresher or Improvers 1 Tuesdays 10:00 Click HERE to book
Intermediate 2
NEW COURSE
Advance your bridge with our brand-new course designed specifically for WBC players.  Learn conventions commonly played at the club plus develop your play and defence techniques Mondays 13:30 Click HERE to Book

Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming.”  – Omar Sharif

LEARN AND PLAY SESSIONS
LEARN AND PLAY SESSIONS

FACE TO FACE LEARNING SESSIONS:

WBC offer a range of face to face play sessions suitable for all levels.  We encourage beginners and improvers to attend at least one play session a week to practice and consolidate what has been covered in lessons.
Monday afternoons 12:30pm -
 Supervised Play  Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted.  All levels

Thursday mornings 10:30am -  
Supervised Duplicate  12 to 15 boards are played in a competitive format with guidance if wanted.  Improvers/Intermediate
Thursday evenings 7:30pm -
Mini Duplicate Introduction to duplicate. 10 to 12 boards in a competitive format with guidance and review of selected hands.  Beginners/Improvers
Saturday afternoons 2pm -
Supervised Play  Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted.  All levels
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner
No booking required.
When you are ready, our shorter 18-Board Duplicate sessions on Tuesday and Friday mornings are suitable for novice pairs.

ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS (with Richmond Bridge Club) Click here for the RBC website

Supervised Play sessions run weekly on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge.  There is no need to book, just click on the link on the RBC website about 10 minutes before the start of play and you’ll be taken to the RealBridge login page.  Enter your full name and EBU number to log in to the session.  Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your WBC member’s account.

Three board reviews with Tim Chanter, Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am.  Suitable for improvers.  If you wish to attend, simply click this Zoom link from 10.20 for a 10.30 kick off (no pre booking is required).  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431  If you cannot make it, but wish to be copied in on the recording and the commentaries then please let Tim know to add you to the distribution list.  The session will take about 1 hour and costs £5.  There will be a follow up of answers to the quiz.

Here are our Monday afternoon players enjoying their game!

Members' Account Balances
Members' Account Balances

To receive an Email of your balance and statement of activity, please enter your EBU number and click.
Payments into your account do not appear immediately, so recent payments may not show for a week or so.



 

 

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ONLINE BRIDGE SCHEDULE
ONLINE BRIDGE SCHEDULE

Online Schedule:
Monday 14:00
Friday 14:00

The games are listed as MBC & WBC.  All games are 18-board duplicates with Master Points.  NGS calculated if sufficient players are EBU members.

Going to be LATE?
Going to be LATE?

If you are going to arrive later than 10 mins before the start of the session, it is essential that you call the club on 0208 947 0147  at least 15 minutes beforehand so that you can be included in the movement. If you don't do this you may not be able to play.

Best Behaviour at Bridge
Best Behaviour at Bridge

Regular sessions at WBC are intended to provide a friendly and enjoyable environment to play the game of Bridge, and members should conduct themselves in the spirit of this aim.  If you feel you have been affected by anything at the table that is not in the spirit of the Best Behaviour at Bridge code then the director should be called immediately.  The other players should not retaliate or enter into an argument or discussion.  Please click here to see the BB@B code.
It is hoped that most incidents can be resolved at the time.  If any player wishes to make a formal complaint, they should do so at the time so that the director can complete the appropriate report, which must be signed by all parties.  Where the incident occurs outside a play session or, if occurring at a play session is, for a valid reason not reported to the director, it must be reported in writing (or via e-mail) to the Chair or Secretary of the Club within two weeks of the incident.

Surrey County Bridge Association
Surrey County Bridge Association

SCBA supports and promotes bridge in Surrey.

Click here for the SCBA home page

CONGRATULATIONS
Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs 3rd November

Thank you to all who took part in the latest Wimbledon Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs.  It was a pleasure to see regular supporters and some new faces.  Congratulations to the first placed pair: Bill Gardner and Fergal Boland.  Second were June Middleton and Isabel Correia and third were Tim Gauld and Guy Hart.  The highest placed non-expert pair (NGS <9) were Paula Sargent and Malcolm Allitt, playing in their first blue pointed event.  Thank you to Ellen and Philip for the catering, to Richard for directing and Linda Wilson for being our standby player.

Pictured are Fergal, Isabel and June.  Prize money will be credited to members' accounts or by bank transfer for non-members.

Marietta Andree Memorial Swiss Winners

 We welcomed 84 people to the club to play in the annual Marietta Andree Memorial Trophy on Sunday 13th October.  Overall winners were Tony Verran and Brian Gladman, who were presented with a bottle of Prosecco each.  The highest placed members were Peter King and Alan Wakenshaw, who win the Marietta Andree Trophy.  The highest placed members with NGS 9 or below were Pat and Penny Brown, who win the Marietta Andree Award.

Thanks to Richard Banbury for his expert directing and Ellen and Philip for the delicious afternoon tea.

  

Marietta Andree Pairs League
Marietta Andree Pairs League

Congratulations to the winners of the Marietta Andree Pairs League in October:
Gold: David Harris and Paul Skinner (Prize £48 per pair)
Silver: Ann Ingel and Denise Grimston  (Prize: £42 per pair) 

The November MAPL starts on 4th November, continuing on 11th and 18th.  BBO as usual, with Richard as your TD and starting at 7:30pm. There are three sessions per month and we normally play between 18 and 21 boards, so it’s not too onerous and in fact with IMPs scoring it’s a lot of fun.  £15 per person per month (of which £3 goes direct to the prize fund).  

The MAPL will take a break for December due to so many events leading up to the Christmas period.  We will restart in January 2025
Please email Janet at Manager@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk to enter.  All levels are welcome; whatever your grade or experience you can play, compete and enjoy.

New Life Masters

Congratulations to WBC members Martin Lee and Lorna Vestey, who have been promoted to the rank of Life Master in September 2024.

Master Point Rank Promotions and NGS Increases
Master Point Rank Promotions and NGS Increases

Congratulations to our members listed below who have attained a Master Point promotion in September:

Martin Lee Life Master
Lorna Vestey  Life Master
John Adams  National Master
Pat Bohan  5 Star Premier Regional Master
Malcolm Bricknell  1 Star Premier Regional Master
Denise Grimston  2 Star Regional Master
Geoffrey Chapman  5 Star Premier Master
Margaret Dean  Area Master
Bozena Zegarlinska Club Master
Luciano Lolli  Local Master

Congratulations to members who achieved an increase in their NGS in September:
Top 40 NGS Increases for Surrey Members:
> Month
> Annual

Click here to see the EBU Master Point Ranks and NGS Bands

Festival Photos

Thank you for supporting the Festival of Bridge.  Wimbledon Bridge Club members raised over £1,600 for Cancer Research UK, contributing to the national total of over £80,000.  Click here for the EBU news item.

The Festival kicked off on Sunday with the National Handicap Pairs.  Winners before handicapping were N/S: Gianfranco Celani and Mumun Kilic and E/W: Vaughan Bishop and Geoff Chapman.

On Monday we welcomed 76 members and visitors to the Chicago bridge afternoon,  After a delicious lunch, we all settled down to an enjoyable afternoon of chicago bridge.  Winners were Sue with a score of 3,870, Tracey with 3,830 and Rita with 3,810.

Wednesday at the Ploughman's guest speaker Simon gave an amusing talk about the Language of Bridge.

Thursday evening we enjoyed cheese and wine and duplicate bridge.  Winners of the main session were Martha Jaynes and Jane Carpenter and in the supervised section, the winner was Helen Dyson.

On Saturday, we opened our doors to visitors for the Open Morning.

In total, Wimbledon Bridge Club Members raised £1,608 for Cancer Research UK, including the amount raised from pay to play at normal sessions.

         

Competition and Ladder Winners 2024
Competition and Ladder Winners 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Competitions

Gullick Cup (Blue Pointed Pairs Championship).  Winners: Lars McBride and John Edwards
Bochsler Cup (Teams Championship).  Winners: Andrew Bannock, John Dagnall, Conor Murphy and Imogen Davies
Martin Warner Cup (Tuesday morning Championship).  Winners:  Sue Perin and Karen Fearon
Gwyneth Sather Cup (NGS <6 Championship). Winners: Mary Dickens and Rosemary Hickson
Peel Bowl (Ladies’ Pairs Championship).  Winners: Janet Cahm and Hilary Stewart
Jim Ratcliffe Cup (Men’s Pairs Championship).  Winners Andrew Bannock and John Dagnall.
Hetty Van Os Trophy (Good Friday Individual Championship).  Winner: David Champion
Improvers Cup (NGS < 8 Championship).  Winners: Eric Humphrey and Veronica Kerslake
Bartlett Bowl (Mixed Pairs Championship) - Winners: Wendy Lancaster and Peter King
Karlsen Cup (Pivot Teams Championship) - Winners: Roger Pratt, Elisabeth Bingham, Henryk Klocek and Martha Jaynes

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023/24 Ladders (Sept to March 2024)
The Peggy Griffin Ladder (all full sessions): Calum Stewart and Janet Cahm
The Don King Ladder (Tuesday morning): Lynda Melly and Susan Michie
Norman Robson Ladder (Tuesday evening): Janet Cahm
Bill Medd Ladder (Wednesday Ploughman's): Janet Cahm
Doreen Charteris Cup (Thursday afternoon):  June Middleton
Robert Pope Ladder (Friday morning): Tanya Heasman
Winter Novice Ladder: Bozena Zegarlinska

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Summer Ladders (April to August 2024)
Summer Ladder: Janet Cahm
Summer Morning ladder: Gina Chulack
Summer Supervised Ladder: Kirsty Hill and Liz Hearle