WELCOME

Wimbledon Bridge Club was established as a members' club in 1986 and has grown into one of the best bridge clubs in the UK, catering for players of all abilities.

We offer duplicate bridge for all levels and a Learning programme from complete beginners to intermediate players,  Our dedicated clubhouse has a licenced bar with refreshments available at all sessions.  We are an English Bridge Union affiliated club and Master Points and NGS are awarded for qualifying sessions.

Cashless venue - debit or credit cards only (no Amex).

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PLAY BRIDGE

Regular games Monday to Saturday and some Sundays for special events.  Visitors welcome.  A host is usually available.

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PLAYING CALENDAR    SPECIAL EVENTS
Session descriptions and prices
WBC Permitted Systems

LEARN BRIDGE

Bridge is the most exciting and challenging card game there is.  It is mentally stimulating and endlessly engaging and Wimbledon Bridge Club is here to help you on your way to play.

We offer courses for all levels from complete beginner to intermediate players and Play and Learn sessions for guided practice.  Minibridge card play sessions are an ideal introduction to the game for all ages.

LEARN BRIDGE - OVERVIEW
       APRIL 2026 COURSES         PLAY AND LEARN
MINIBRIDGE CARD PLAY - Fun for all ages

SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING SOON

May 2026
Sat 16 13:00 Karlsen Cup (Pivot Teams Championship) Click here to book

Please note there is NO Saturday afternoon duplicate.  You must be a member of more than three months to enter the Pivot Teams.
Saturday afternoon supervised play is on as usual 2 to 4pm in the teaching room.

Mon 25 19:00 Monday Evening Teams Click here to book
Thu 28 18:30 Play with a Club Expert.  For Improvers, by invitation only

If you think you should have received an invitation, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk

June 2026
Tue 2 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Sat 6 11:00 MiniBridge Card Play
Sun 14 13:00 Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs Click here to Book
Wed 17 19:00 AGM followed by free bridge (time permitting)

July 2026
Fri 3 Spring Courses Finish
Sat 4 11:00 MiniBridge Card Play
Tue 7 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Thu 9 18:30 Graduation Cheese and Wine
Mon 13 19:00 Monday Evening Teams
Fri 17 11:00 NEW EVENT Mini Swiss Pairs
Tue 21 19:30 EBU British Summer Sims
Thu 23 13:30 EBU British Summer Sims

August 2026
Sat 1 11:00 MiniBridge Card Play
Sat 1 18:30 Summer Buffet and Bridge
Tue 4 19:00 NEW EVENT Summer Speedball, with Cheese and Wine
Sun 23 13:00 Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs
Mon 31 Summer Ladders Finish

Click here for the Calendar of Special Events for September 2025 to August 2026

Changes to printed calendar:
Sat 9 May 2026 The Karlsen Cup is now on  Sat 16 May 2026.  Sun 7 June 2026 The Blue Pointed Pairs is now on 14 June 2026 (to avoid a clash with LlanBrighton.

Results
KARLSEN CUP PIVOT TEAMS
Dir: Richard Banbury
Host: Vaughan Bishop
Helper: Wanted NGS 6+
Friday am Duplicate - 18 boards
Dir: Harriet Chappell
Host: David Champion
Friday pm Duplicate
Dir: Ian Tree
Host: Mags Hutchinson
Thursday am Supervised Duplicate
Dir: David Korman
Host: Dave/Ann/Ian
Mini Duplicate
Dir: Calum Stewart
Calendar
Sat 16th May 2026
Supervised Play
14:00
Dir: Shirley and Graham
Sat 16th May 2026
No Saturday afternoon duplicate - open for Members only Pivot Teams Championship 1pm start.
Mon 18th May 2026
Monday pm Supervised Play
13:30
Dir: Shirley & Graham
Host: Denny/Margaret
Mon 18th May 2026
Monday pm Online Duplicate
14:00
Dir: Stefan
Tue 19th May 2026
Tuesday am Duplicate - 18 boards
10:30
Dir: Calum
Host: Wanted NGS 4+
Release 2.19s
Visitors welcome at all sessions. New Beginners welcome. Duplicate Bridge in Wimbledon since 1986.
Contact Us

Wimbledon Bridge Club is run by a volunteer Committee which is elected by the members:
Click here for the current committee

General enquiries:
  
Email: manager@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
  Clubhouse: 020 8947 0147 during opening hours
  Urgent matters only outside opening hours:
  Janet: 07890 024 172

 We are all volunteers, so please be patient if we cannot reply straight away.

Learning Bridge enquiries:
  Email: teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk

Regular 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 (pianola)

Wimbledon Bridge Club, 56a Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4EY

Please see the playing calendar for opening hours.  The club is normally open 45 minutes before the start of play.

Latest News - May 2026
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.

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

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

 

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

Please check out the useful references tab.

Just added: EBU System cards - blank cards to download and edit.

Latest News - April 2026

40th Anniversary Week 12th to 18th April 2026


It was a year in the planning and suddenly it's all over but what a week that was!  40 commemorative medals, 14 sessions, 116 bottles of wine and prosecco, 202 tables, and about 700 pieces of cake!  We hope you enjoyed the week and tried something new!

Medal Winners were:

Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs 1st Eduard Malhasyan and Mobin Ramen, 2nd Joseph and Woody Cohen, 3rd Debbie Sandford and Jon Cooke, non-experts Penny Clarke and Dawn Bordbar
Chicago Bridge: 1st Peter Blake and Jane Chivers with 1,580, 2nd Peter and Jan Gibbs with 1.530 and 3rd Keith Thomas and Christine Galustian with 1,140
Speedball: N/S John Jeffrey and Ali Baig, E/W Rachel and Jeremy Sumeray
Ploughman’s: N/S David Newman and Ivor Snowden, E/W Ann Lindsay and Sandra Grossman
Pick and Mix Teams: Pat Brown and John Smith, John Sheppard and John Michael Coyle
Introduction to Duplicate: N/S Maurice Woolf and Pankaj Amin, E/W Will Porter and Jane Moss
Mini Swiss Pairs: 1st Vaughan Bishop and Harriet Chappell, 2nd Beverley Radcliffe and Frank Hazewindus, 3rd Wendy Young and Charles Dixon
40th Anniversary Supper: N/S Robert Griffiths and Nina Cohen, E/W Judi Lawson and Dan O’Farrell

Thank you to everyone who made this week of special events possible:

The directors of our special events: Richard Banbury, Harriet Chappell, Vaughan Bishop, Calum Stewart and Shirley Pritchard.
The catering team: Ellen Choe, Anita and Emily.
Julia Ellis for the Newsletter and photo competition.  Answers are A: Lis Bingham, B: Hilary Stewart, C: Ian Tree, D: Harriet Chappell, E: Jane Carpenter, F: Calum Stewart, G: Terry Hewett.  There was no overall winner so the champagne will be carried forward to a future event!
Andrew Thomas for designing our new logo, event posters, adverts and leaflets.
Ann Lindsay, Sheena Osborn, Michelle Cox, June Middleton, Pat Brown, Mark Reece for help with planning, catering and set up.
Ruby Reynolds, member number one, who came to most of the events and has given the club a beautiful 40th Anniversary rose for the garden to mark the occasion.

And all our hosts, people who contributed photos, and you, the members, without whom the club would not be the same!

Janet and Hilary

April 2026

Click here for the photo album  If you have any photos of the events you would like to share, please do send them in to be added to the album.

Surrey County Pairs Cup, 19th April 2026
We are delighted to see that the winners of the Surrey County Pairs Cup are WBC members Conor Murphy and Imogen Davies.  The top 14 pairs from the 26 board qualifier play for the Cup and the remaining pairs play for the plate.  It was a close competition, with Conor and Imogen winning on a split tie.
Annette King - Memorial Mass Service

Annette's Memorial Mass will be on Friday 24th April at 12noon at the Sacred Heart Church, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, SW19 4LU.

Following the mass, there will be refreshments in the church lounge.

Improver Cup Winners, 8th April 2026

Congratulations to Tania Tyatina and Maria Nicholson, who won the Improvers Competition for the Hilary Stewart Cup.  It was a close competition, with the top 4 pairs all scoring over 60%.

Master Point Promotions, March 2026

Congratulations to the WBC members below, who have received a Master Point Rank promotion in January, especially Nallathamby, Judith and Liz, who have achieved their first Master Point ranking.

Kevin Robins  2 Star Premier Regional Master
Simon Edelsten  Premier Master
Hazel Rumbelow  Tournament Master
Sheena Osborn  2 Star Master
Michael Wood  1 Star Master

Caroline Wilkins  Master

Kirsty Hill  District Master
 

Harry Hansford  Area Master
Sebastian Pearson  Area Master
Salette Avison  Club Master
Sushma Sabnis  Club Master
Jason Pearson  Club Master

Nallathamby Paramasivam  Local Master
Judith Davies  Local Master
Liz Beaumont  Local Master

Individual Winner 3rd April 2026

Congratulations to Alistair Brown, the winner of the Good Friday Individual Championship for the Hetty Van Os trophy.

Thank you to Harriet for organising and directing and to Ellen and team for lunch and Easter treats.

Autumn/Winter Ladder Winners 31st March 2026


Congratulations to the winners of the Autumn/Winter ladders which ended yesterday:
Don King Ladder (Tuesday morning): Karen Fearon and Sue Perin
Norman Robson Ladder (Tuesday evening): Mike Skelly
Bill Medd Ladder (Wednesday): Gordon O'Hair.
Doreen Chartertis Ladder (Thursday afternoon): Shirley Pritchard
Robert Pope Ladder (Friday morning): Lesley Hawksworth
Peggy Griffin Ladder (all full sessions): Mike Skelly and Hilary Stewart
Winter Novice Ladder: Helen and Peter Patricios

Pictured: Gordon O'Hair, Shirley Pritchard, Lesley Hawksworth, more to follow.

40th Anniversary Newsletter

This newsletter has been produced in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Wimbledon Bridge Club as a members' club.  Thanks to Julia Ellis, newsletter editor, and all the contributors.  There is a competition in the newsletter, with the winner receiving a bottle of champagne. There will be a few printed copies at the club.  We hope you enjoy reading about the origins of your club.

40th Newsletter March 2026.pdf

Time and Leisure published an article about the anniversary, which you can read here:

https://timeandleisure.co.uk/local-news/wimbledon-bridge-club-turns-40/

Easter Opening Times

Good Friday - open for the Individual only at 11am. No regular morning or afternoon session

Saturday 4th April - MiniBridge card play 11am, Duplicate 2pm, Supervised Play 2pm

Sunday 5th April - closed

Monday 6th April - Supervised Play 1:30pm.

Members' Account Balances

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Payments into your account do not appear immediately, so recent payments may not show for a week or so.



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Membership Database

 
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Get more information about your game: Personal results history; Your average score with different partners; Your score as declarer, defender - even dummy(!).

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

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.

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