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Competitions 2020 -21
 
 
  2020/21 Competitions

The York Bridge Club :  2020/21 Competitions (Victor Ludorum to be confirmed)

Competition

Sessions

Criteria

Award

Notes

On going competitions

Victor Ludorum

Tues & Fri eve

Highest average percentage of their best 12 scores in MPs Tues & Fri eve with other members but only the best two games with any one partner to count

Jubilee Salver in memory of Keith Sowerbutts

TBC

MP Championship Pairs

Tues Eves – any MP sessions

Best 10 results from any Tues eve MP

Horsfall Trophy

Qualification changed from 6 to 10

End date amended from Dec 2020 to March 2021.

X IMP Championship Pairs

Last Tuesday Each Month

Highest Average from best 5 results

White Rose saucers in memory of Tom Paton

Qualification changed from 6 to 5 

End date amended from Dec 2020 to March 2021

Monday Afternoon Pairs

Monday Afternoon MP sessions

Highest average MP score over best 10 events

Cantillon Cup

Qualification changed from 20 to 10

End date amended from Dec 2020 to March 2021.

Monday 6-high

Mon evenings

Highest average from best 10 scores:

certificate

Oct 1- March 31 

Wednesday Afternoon Pairs

Wednesday afternoon MP sessions Highest average MP score over best 8 games City cup Qualification changed from 20 to 8. End date amended to March 2021

Thursday Afternoon Pairs

Thursday Afternoon MP sessions

Highest average MP score over best 10 events

Munster beakers

Qualification changed from 20 to 10

End date amended from Dec 2020 to March 2021.

Friday Pairs

Friday Evening MP sessions

Highest average MP score over best 10 events.

Entrants below Regional Master as at 1 Jan only

Gerry Anderson Cup

Qualification changed from 20 to 10

End date amended from Dec 2020 to March 2021.

X IMPs ladder

Last Tuesday each month

Highest average from best 6 scores for individuals only below Regional Master as at 1st Jan

Ted Brown Winter cup

Qualification reduced from 7 to 6 games

Best Improver (49-53%)

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All Tuesday and Friday MP sessions

The person whose average %age score during the period 1st April to 31st March exceeds their average %age score from the previous year by the greatest margin. The competition is based on scores achieved in Match Pointed pairs events on Tuesday and Friday evenings combined.

Players' starting percentage: (a) between 49% and 53%, have at least 10 scores during the course of the year and at least 10 scores during the previous year

Charles Anderson Trophy

Qualifying events reduced to 10 for current year

Best Improver (below 49 %)

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All Tues & Fri eve MP sessions

Tuesday and Friday evenings combined.

Players' starting percentage: below 49%.

Have at least 10 scores during the course of the year and have had at least 10 scores during the course of the previous year

Doreen Jones Cup

Qualifying events reduced to 10 for current year

Slammer of the Year

All evening competitions

Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point. Any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the Winner will be the player/players who have the highest total of points. In the event of a tie. the player having made the most GRAND SLAMS will be the winner.

Evening Competitions Shield

Finish date extended to 31/3/2021

Afternoon Slammer of the year

All Afternoon Competitions

Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point. Any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the Winner will be the player/players who have the highest total of points. In the event of a tie. the player having made the most GRAND SLAMS will be the winner.

Afternoon Competitions (YBC Flitch)

Finish date extended to 31/3/2021

Monday Best Improver

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All Monday Afternoon MP sessions

10 scores are required and 8 during the previous year. 

All players with a starting average below 54% will be eligible.

Jubilee Mug

Qualifying events reduced to 10 for current year

One Off Competitions

Spring Equinox Handicap

TBC

Handicapped event

Jubilee Cups

Summer Solstice Handicap

7th August

Handicapped event

Pam Kennedy Trophy

Autumn Equinox Handicap

25th September

Handicapped event

Silver Vase

Winter Solstice Handicap

19th December?

Handicapped event

Silver Jug

Date to be confirmed

Bill Hall Mixed Pairs

16th October

Mixed pairs only

Bill Hall silver vase

 

Ladies Pairs

Sun Eve near AGM - tbc

No masterpoints. Women only

Wendy Horsley Rose Bowl

Date to be confirmed

Not running:

Thursday Evening Ladder

All team comps

Weds Afternoon comps

Victor Ludorum – TBC

  Monday Evening 6-high

Monday Evening 6-high

This is a competition specifically aimed at players new to club bridge.  Though anyone including guests may play on Monday evenings, members with NGS above 6 as at 1st October will be ineligible for the competition.  The winner will be the pair with the highest average from their best 10 scores played between 1st October 2020 and 31st March 2021.

  MP Championship Pairs

The competition will run from January 2020 to MArch 2021. Games for this Event will take place on Tuesday Evening and scoring is by matchpoints. The winner will be the Pair that has the highest average of their best 10 scores during that time. Entry is automatic, just turn up and play. Each event will be a one winner movement. Members are allowed to enter with more than one partner.

  X-IMPS Championship Pairs

The competition will run from January 2020 to March 2021. Games for this competition will take place on the last Tuesday of each month .  The winnner will be the Pair that has the highest average of their best 5 scores during that time. Entry is automatic, just turn up on the last Tuesday in the month and play. Members are allowed to enter with more than one partnership

  Tues X-IMPS : Individual Below Regional Master

The scoring of X-Imps will be every last Tuesday .  The Winner of the X-Imp Ladder will be the Member BELOW Rank of Regional Master with the Highest average of their best 6 IMP scores.

 

  Afternoon Pairs

Competitions will be run for each of the Monday and Thursday afternoons sessions and will run from January 2020 to March 2021

In each case the winners will be the Pair who achieve the highest average score over their best 10 Events played.

The Monday winners will be awarded the Cantillon Cup,

 

 

  Gerry Anderson Cup : Friday Evening Pairs - Below Regional Master

The winners of the Gerry Anderson Cup will be the pair with the highest average from the best 10 of their scores.  This competition will run from 1 Jan 2020 to 31 March 2021 and is only open to members below the rank of Regional Master as at 1 Jan 2020

 

  Equinox Handicap Pairs

These are handicap events played on the Thursdays nearest to 20th March and the 22nd September. Handicaps are those calculated as for the Thursday Evenings ladder. The handicap for a partnership is the mean of the handicaps of each partner.

Each event will be scored as a one winner movement.

All Members are eligible to play with the winners being decided after application of their handicaps.

A winning pair may only receive the trophy for one of the quarterly handicapped events ONCE during any twelve month period

Masterpoints will be awarded for the normal club evening, but NOT for the Equinox Handicap.

  Summer Solstice & Winter Handicapped Pairs

These handicapped events are played on Midsummer Thursday and a Thursday in early January. Handicaps are those calculated as for the Thursday Evenings ladder

Each event will be scored as a one winner movement.

All Members are eligible to play with the winners being decided after application of their handicaps. 

A winning pair may only receive the trophy for one of the quarterly handicapped events ONCE during any twelve month period

Masterpoints will be awarded for the normal club evening, but NOT for the Summer Solstice or Winter Handicap.

  Bill Hall Mixed Pairs
This is an open mixed pairs one winner competition to run alongside the Handicapped Autumn Equinox.
 
  Wendy Horsley Rose Bowl

LADIES PAIRS.

A 1 Session Event to be played on the nearest Sunday Evening to the AGM.  A "play all" I winner movement will be used.  Masterpoints will NOT be issued for this Event.

  Evening Slammer of the Year

The competition will run from 1 January 2020 to  31 March 2021 on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point. Any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the Winner will be the player/players who have the highest total of points. In the event of a tie. the player having made the most GRAND SLAMS will be the winner.

  Afternoon Slammer of the Year

The competition will run from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021 on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Any partnership bidding and making a small slam will be awarded 1 point. Any partnership bidding and making a grand slam will be awarded 3 points. Points will be accumulated throughout the year and the Winner will be the player/players who have the highest total of points. In the event of a tie. the player having made the most GRAND SLAMS will be the winner.

 

 

  Best Improver

The winner will be the person whose average %age score during the period 1st April to 31st March exceeds their average %age score from the previous year by the greatest margin. The competition is based on scores achieved in Match Pointed pairs events on Tuesday and Friday evenings combined. There are 2 sections according to a players' starting percentage: (a) between 49% and 53%, (b) below 49%. To qualify, a player must be a paid up member of the club, have at least 10 scores during the course of the year and have had at least 10 scores during the course of the previous year. The winner will receive a Trophy.

  Monday Best Improver

The Rules for this competition are the same as for the 'Best Improver' above except that only 10 scores are required and 8 during the previous year.  Only scores achieved in Monday afternoon Pairs events count; there will only be one section, all players with a starting average below 54% will be eligible.