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The 21st Century Bridge Club is bringing to club players the chance to play on-line. I will be concentrating on teaching beginners to play and offering them supervised sessions, both daytime and evening. I will also be running regular Sunday daytime tournaments for club players, with cash prizes. There will also be a two session, once a month, evening tournament for club players, with cash prizes, on Tuesday evenings, starting in 2025. My intention is to increase sessions, both daytime and evening, for club players, as demand and interest increases. From the start, there will be two sessions a week, one for Novice partnerships on Thursday afternoons, and one for Intermediate partnerships on Friday afternoons, both with pre-game series of lectures, with notes, and recommended bidding handouts, all available on-line.
There is one come-and-try FREE duplicate session, for club players, to celebrate the club opening on December 1st, as well as a come-and-try for free session for Novice players on Thursday afternoon, November 28th, and for the Intermediate players on Friday afternoon November 29th.
Phil Gue
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Who can play on-line at 21st Century Bridge Club |
Any player who is an (active) member of the Australian Bridge Federation (ABF) can play in any session. You will need a partner for all of the sessions, who is also an (active) member of the ABF. The club can organise for a player to become a member of the ABF, or to re-activate their membership, with the payment of the required registration fee.
Payment for any session is made through the MyABF web-site, in advance of the session for YOU and PARTNER, using Bridge Credits or by credit card. YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER WITH MyABF TO USE THEIR WEB-SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME, details at My ABF - Dashboard. Session details, and for bookings, can be found on the MyABF web-site in their calendar FOR THE DATE OF OUR SESSION. All bookings must be made by ACTIVE members of the ABF.
Membership to the 21st Century Bridge Club is FREE to all active ABF members. If you are NOT an active ABF member, you will NEED to BECOME ONE, TO PLAY in the 21st Century Bridge Club sessions. This club can organise for you to become an active ABF member BY PAYING THE RELEVANT FEES, currently $9 for the remainder of 2024 (from October 1st) and approximately $35 for 2025. This is the ABF capitation fee for 2025 plus the current South Australian Bridge Federation capitation fee. To become a member of the 21st Century Bridge Club, simply open the membership application form (on the Membership tab, in the Menu on the left-hand side of this page) and follow the instructions.
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Upcoming events |
Novice duplicate Thursdays 1.30pm - 4pm. Pre-game lectures in December "Opening the bidding with 1NT and responding". Notes, recommended bidding, $10/player - you must have a partner.
FREE Come-and-try session Thursday 28th November 1.30pm. If you are an ABF registered player, book using the MyABF web-site (look on their calendar for 28/11). If you are not an ABF member, please contact the club using the "Contact" us tab on the menu on the left of this page.
Intermediate duplicate Fridays 1.30pm - 4pm. Pre-game lectures in December "Opener's rebids with good hands" - the barrier principle, reverses and jump shifts, and responding. Notes, recommended bidding, $10/player - you must have a partner.
FREE Come-and-try session Friday 29th November 1.30pm. If you are an ABF registered player, book using the MyABF web-site (look on their calendar for 29/11). If you are not an ABF member, please contact the club using the "Contact" us tab on the menu on the left of this page.
Xmas Swiss pairs Sunday, December 22nd 10am to 4.45pm. One Day Swiss pairs with team scoring (Imps and Victory points), 6 rounds of 9 boards, prizes for 1st $300/pair, 2nd $200/pair, 3rd $100/pair paid into your MyABF bridge credits account. Entry fee $30/player, enter via MyABF.
New Year Swiss pairs Wednesday, January 1st 10am to 4.45pm. One Day Swiss pairs with team scoring (Imps and Victory points), 6 rounds of 9 boards, prizes for 1st $300/pair, 2nd $200/pair, 3rd $100/pair paid into your MyABF bridge credits account. Entry fee $30/player, enter via MyABF.
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The 21st Century Bridge club opens from December 1st, 2024 |
The club session times are accessed through the calendar, or from the column to the right of this front page.
HOWEVER, there are FREE-TO-TRY sessions on Thursday afternoon 28th November (Novice players), Friday afternoon 29th November (Intermediate players), and Sunday afternoon 1st December (club players). You can use these sessions to practice logging in to Realbridge and using their excellent playing platform. All these sessions are free to play and listed in the "Calendar" from the menu on the left of this front/home page. However, you will need to book on the MyABF web-site (with zero entry fee). If you have any difficulty in booking, please contact the club by email. Numbers for each session will be limited to 40 pairs, so book in early.
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