Open Morning and Autumn Courses
Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs, Sunday 14th June 2026
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, 46 pairs arrived for the Wimbledon Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs. After 6 matches (including a break for coffee and cake), the successful pairs were:
1st Fergal Boland and Huaiyu Fan, 2nd Kevin Robins and Graham Cunningham, 3rd Shivam Shah and Meena Samani, highest placed non-experts Denise Grimston and Ann Ingel. Congratulations to all and thank you for coming.
The next Wimbledon BP Swiss is on Sunday 23rd August.
Pictured below are all the winners (except Fergal's partner Huaiyu!)
   
Masterpoint Promotions, May 2026
Congratulations to the WBC members below, who have received a Master Point Rank promotion in April, especially Christina and Gillian who have achieved their first Master Point ranking
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Mark Nelson Premier Regional Master
Wendy Young 3 Star Master
Diane Paler Master
Dave Starling Master
Mike Mace Master
Isabel Edelsten County Master
David Heasman County Master
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Liz Hearle District Master
Michael Jolly District Master
Nick Lambert District Master
Tracy Sherman Area Master
Christina Berkley Local Master
Gillian Martin Local Master
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Play with a Club Expert. 28th May 206
A huge thank you to all our club experts who gave their time and expertise on Thursday evening. After one of Ellen's delicious cheeseboards and a glass of wine, each expert played with a novice or improver player and gave tips and pointers for improving bidding judgement, declarer play and defence. Our next Play with a Club Expert will be on Thursday 29th October, invitations will be sent out to all eligible players.
Pivot Teams for the Karlsen Cup, 15th May 2026
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Congratulations to the team of Meeka Burke, Wendy Lancaster, Martin Lee and Alan Wakenshaw, who won the Pivot Teams on Saturday. Here is the winning team with the Karlsen Cup. Just one point behind were Liz Hearle, Kirsty Hill, Ian Tree and Tanya Heasman. If there had been a prize for best dressed team, they would have won it! |
Masterpoint Promotions, April 2026
Congratulations to the WBC members below, who have received a Master Point Rank promotion in April, especially all those who have achieved their first Master Point ranking.
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John Troiano 2 Star Premier Regional Master
Liz Fraser 1 Star Master
Zabena Hasnudeen 1 Star Master
Tony Winship 1 Star Master
Michelle Cox 1 Star Master
Daniela McBride Master
Gulnar Jivraj County Master
Stephen Horn County Master
Farida Lodhi District Master
Jeremy Sumeray District Master
Ian Wyatt District Master
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Sian France Area Master
Rita Alavi Club Master
John Hendra Club Master
Mark Reece Club Master
Gwyneth Davies Local Master
Alice Sheldon Local Master
Xiaoyu Valev Local Master
Ivaylo Valev Local Master
Linda Diamant Local Master
Tania Tyatina Local Master
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New Special Events Announced!
We are delighted to announce that, following the very positive feedback received for the new events during the 40th Anniversary week, we will be holding some extra events in the next few months. Please make a note in your diaries!
Friday 17 July, 11:00 - Mini Swiss Pairs (replacing the Friday morning and afternoon sessions)
Tuesday 4 August 19:00 - Summer Speedball with Cheese and Wine
Useful References
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Just added: EBU System cards - blank cards to download and edit.
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