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Welcome to the Bracknell Bridge League.
We have been running a teams-of-four Bridge league in the Bracknell, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Camberley and Yateley area for more than 50 years and currently have three divisions in the League as well as a knockout handicap/pivot competition. Since the start of the 21-22 season, we have been operating as a 'hybrid' league, where matches may be played either face-to-face or on-line, as agreed between opposing captains. New teams are welcome to join. Team members do not need to be EBU members or members of a local club to play in the league. You do need a minimum of four players (preferably 5 or 6 to provide reserves), and a venue where you can host your face-to-face home matches. Entries for the 2024/25 season are now closed, but if you wish to register interest in entering a team in the 2025/26 season or just receive more information on the league then please contact info.bbl@bridgewebs.com.
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| April 5th 2026 |
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End of Season Pairs 2025/26
The annual End of Season Pairs competition will be held as a face-to-face event, taking place on Thursday 21st May, starting at 7.30pm. The venue will again be the Finchampstead Memorial Hall, The Village, Finchampstead RG40 4JU.
Entry is open to all members (and their invited guests) of participating clubs/team, not just those who took part in the League or Pivot Handicap Cup. There will be cash prizes for the leading pairs, Master Points will be awarded at District level and scores will contribute to your NGS. Entry will be via the BBL website as detailed here.
As usual, trophies for the winning teams in this season’s League and Cup competitions will be presented before the start of the bridge. Players are requested to be seated by 7.15pm for the awards.
The entry fee this year remains at £5/player. Although cash payment will be accepted on the night, the preferred method of paying the entry fee is via BACS transfer. Account name: Bracknell Bridge League, Account number: 93260461, Sort Code: 20-16-99. Payment for the pair is preferred if possible, although payment can be made for an individual player. Please use the name of the player(s) as a reference. It is also possible to pay for a group of players from a team/club. As references on a bank transfer are usually limited in size, it would be helpful if an email could be sent to the organiser (click here) listing the names if you are submitting a payment this way,
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| The New Season |
The new season is nearly with us. Sadly, we have to say goodbye to the Aerospace team who, as Sperry, were one of the founder members of the league when it started in the mid 60’s. This means we have a 6-6-7 divisional structure for the 25-26 league season. Dianthus, winners of Division 2 in their first season in the league, have ‘re-badged’ and will be competing as Suthrige.
The fixture schedule for the new season is now on LMS; team captains are reminded that any changes to their schedule should be recorded in LMS.
In addition, the annual pivot/handicap knock-out cup will be running, with 9 teams competing. The draw may be found here on the website and the handicaps for individuals will be posted shortly. If you wish to include any extra players in your team, please let David Pinder know and he will provide a handicap for the individual(s).
There has been an important change to the rules for the new season regarding on-line matches.To date matches have been played on the preferred platform of the home team. A proposal put forward by Bracknell Forest that RealBridge should be the default platform was carried by a clear majority at the AGM and the league rules have been updated to this effect. Of course, if the two teams agree, matches may still be played on BBO or face-to-face.
All the best to teams for the new season and enjoy your matches.
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| 15th May 2025 |
End of Season Pairs 2024/25
Basingstoke top the table (1st and 2nd !)
Winners: John Fairhurst & Keith Bennett 62.80%
Runners Up: Philip Brown & Andy Fry 61.61%
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| News (Click here for Archived News) |
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