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.

We are delighted to announce that the first Marietta Andree Memorial Trophy will be held on Sunday 9^th October 2022.  One of our members has generously donated the trophy, which is an interesting and modern design, unlike any of our other cups.  You can see it in the trophy cabinet on the stage.

The format of the event will be a Swiss Pairs, with 6 matches of 6 boards each.  The Swiss Pairs format was much loved by Marietta as all standards of player can participate and have a chance to do well.  We have been able to get Blue Pointed approval from the EBU so Blue Points (that’s enhanced Master Points) will be awarded for each match won or drawn.  After each match, you play against a pair with the same running score so you should be matched against players of a similar standard.

The event is open to anyone but only club members can win the Trophy.  There is also a special award for the highest finishing members with NGS below 8 (that’s NGS 7 or below).  The Award is a mini version of the Trophy, (donated by the same member).

Cost for the event, which includes a sumptuous cream tea for the break is £12 per player.  Play starts at 13:00.  Please book here.

The club will be holding a free cheese and wine bridge evening on Thursday October 13th for all full members who have joined or re-joined the club this year.  This will be an opportunity for you to meet members of the committee and also to meet other new members with a view to forming bridge partnerships. 

The evening will start at 18.30 with some wine and cheese followed by bridge at 19.30 finishing by 22:00.  We will be playing Chicago bridge, which is a game where you partner several different players during the evening.  A simple system card will be provided with a choice of acol or 5 card majors.

There is absolutely no need to come with a partner.

If you would like to come please click here to book.

With the evenings drawing in, we have a delicious, warm and comforting menu for the Autumn Buffet Supper on Saturday 15th October. 
The menu includes Chicken Casserole with Rice, Chickpea and Roasted Vegetable Casserole, a selection of cold meats and seafood, and an array of salads, accompanied by new potatoes, followed by Homemade Apple Crumble with custard, a selection of mini deserts, and cheese and biscuits.
The cost of £25 pp includes 18-20 boards of friendly and relaxed bridge.  Everyone is welcome.  Suitable for all levels of duplicate players.  Doors open 6pm, supper at 6:30pm, bridge from about 7:30pm.

Please click here for the full menu and to book

We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players.  The next New Beginners Classes start on Monday 26 September.  Afternoon and evening courses are available.

Please see the full course schedule for Beginners Term 3, Refresher and Improver courses and Intermediate Seminars.  Please CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE AND TO BOOK

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.

If you need more advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk

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 and Wednesday evening -  Supervised Play. No movement and no recorded scores, play at your own pace.  Set hands available if you are not ready for random deals!
Wednesday evening and Thursday morning  Supervised Duplicate for those who are ready for the next step.  12 to 15 boards are played in a competitive format with help available if wanted.
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner.

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 -

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 an NGS of at least 4 are asked to volunteer to host a minimum of once a year.  To host at any session other than supervised sessions or Tuesday or Friday morning sessions you should have an NGS ranking of at least 6. 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.

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.