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The next members only cup competitions are:
Mixed Pairs for the Bartlett Bowl on Sunday 29th May at 14:00. Click here to enter.
The Individual for the Hetty Van Os Trophy on Sunday 5th June at 14:00. Click here to enter
The Pivot Teams Championship for the Karlsen Cup on Sunday 19th June at 14:00. Click here to enter
This concludes the 2021/22 competition season. Engraved trophies can be collected at the AGM.
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| PLATINUM JUBILEE EVENTS |
 We have an action-packed Jubilee weekend planned for you:
Thursday 2 June - open as normal for Supervised duplicate in the morning and duplicate in the afternoon.
Friday 3 June at 11:00 Platinum Ploughman’s - your usual Ploughman’s style session but on a Friday. Full menu available plus Platinum Jubilee Special Coronation Chicken (sandwich, salad or jacket potato). A slice of Victoria sponge cake and a glass of prosecco is included. Please book here.
There will be no 10:00 face to face session on the 3rd but the 13:15 online session will run as normal.
Saturday 4 June - open as normal for the afternoon duplicate.
Sunday 5 June at 14:00 – the Individual Championship for the Hetty Van Os Trophy. This is a fun event open to members of all standards – you play each round with a different partner! There are two standard system cards so at the start of each round you agree which one you are playing with that partner (Acol or 5-card majors). No special conventions are allowed, even if you happen to be playing with your regular partner. Master points are awarded but the event is not submitted for NGS. Afternoon tea is included in the price of £12. Please book here.
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| TOASTED TEACAKES IN MAY |
 Ellen will be serving up complimentary toasted teacakes at our morning sessions in May (Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays).
Come along and have a chat with friends over coffee and teacake before the session starts.
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| WIMBLEDON BRIDGE CLUB |
 Welcome to Wimbledon Bridge Club, one of the best bridge clubs in the UK, catering for players of all abilities. Visitors are most welcome, please do join us for a session. See the weekly programme of play for our session times and descriptions. We generally have a host but please check on the calendar. 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.
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| LEARNING at Wimbledon Bridge Club |
 We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players. The next New Beginners Class will start in the Autumn. Please register interest HERE.
Beginners Terms 2 and 3, Refresher and Improver courses will continue. For more information on our learning programme, please take a look at the Learning @ WBC section of the website.
Online and face to face classes are available. Trial sessions available every Wednesday evening - just drop in.
If you need more advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
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| SUPERVISED SESSIONS FOR BEGINNERS |
 There are three play sessions suitable for all levels of beginners. We encourage our students and novice players to attend at least one play session a week to practice and consolidate what has been covered in lessons.
Supervised sessions are:
Monday afternoon - Supervised Play. No movement and no recorded scores, play at your own pace. The hands that were played in the main session on Saturday are used so you can compare your results,
Wednesday evening. This is a two-level session with Supervised Play for all levels of beginners, including set hands for those who are just starting to learn the bidding, and Supervised Duplicate for those who are ready for the next step.
Thursday morning. Supervised Duplicate
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner.
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| 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 - Thank you -
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| HOSTING & ARRIVING WITHOUT A PARTNER |
 If you do not have a partner for an occasional session, a host is normally available. If you do come on your own, please arrive at the Club at least 15 minutes before the start of play so that you can be partnered in good time with another single player or the host without causing delay to the start of play.
Members with a NGS of 5+ are asked to volunteer to host a minimum of once a year. A number of members are contributing to the club by hosting more frequently than this and we thank them. Please be kind and courteous to your partner and remember that it is important to find yourself a regular partner and not rely on the host system entirely.
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| UNDO POLICY ON BBO |
 For Supervised Games "Undos" are allowed at any time during bidding or play
For other games or tournaments "Undo" is not allowed during the play of the hand.
"Undo" is allowed for misclicks during bidding providing your partner has not bid i.e. only your Left Hand Opponent. This follows the EBU Rule 25 for F2F play. If there is doubt as to whether an Undo should be accepted, the TD should be called. You might like to consider turning on "Confirm Bids" and "Confirm Cards". This is found on BBO under your Account and then Settings.
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