East Wales Bridge Association, Wales

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EWBA Committee Meeting

The next EWBA meeting is scheduled for : Friday 15th November at 10.00 am on Zoom. (Zoom link)

The meeting Agenda is HERE

Upcoming non-EWBA events

WBU Newsletter

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Welcome to East Wales Bridge Association

EWBA Mixed Pairs Competition

EWBA League and Knock-out SEASON 2024-25

The EWBA League opening fixtures announced

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Matches should preferably be played Face-to-Face wherever possible.

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The 2024/25 teams are as follows

Division 1	Division 2	Division 3
GAMA Penarth Menagerie One Off in a Laydown Royal Bulawayo Cardiff All Stars Bedwas on Tour	Chepstow Charmers Rhiwbina Ruffnecks Newport Dragons Clams Archway (Chepstow) Chepstow Archers	The Allsorts Penarth Seasiders Lisvane Livewires Ace of Clubs A Bridge too Far Cubs Rhiwbina Diamonds

To see the names of captains and team members click here. Updated 09/10/2024

Divisions 1 & 2

30-Oct	15-Dec	31-Jan	15-Mar	30-Apr
team 5 v team 1	team 3 v team 1	team 1 v team 4	team 1 v team 2	team 1 v team 6
team 4 v team 2	team 2 v team 5	team 6 v team 2	team 3 v team 4	team 2 v team 3
team 6 v team 3	team 6 v team 4	team 5 v team 3	team 5 v team 6	team 4 v team 5

Division 3

30-Oct	30-Nov	31-Dec	31-Jan	31-Mar	30-Apr
team 1 v team 6	team 4 v team 2	team 2 v team 7	team 5 v team 3	team 3 v team 1	team 6 v team 4
team 5 v team 2	Team 5 v team 1	team 3 v team 6	team 6 v team 2	team 7 v team 4	team 7 v team 3
team 3 v team 4	team 6 v team 7	team 4 v team 5	team 7 v team 1	team 5 v team 6	team 1 v team 2

Please try to keep to the published completion dates for each round. Home captains are responsible for arranging the matches with opposing team captains.

Contact details for team captains.

For the EWBA Team Rules - please click here

Knockout tournament

The draw for the 2024-25 Knockout competition has been released. Full details of the opponents and schedule can be viewed HERE

The East Wales League and knock-out competitions are run by David Smith:davidportskewett63@gmail.com

Learn to Play - Bridge Courses for beginners & Improvers

Bridge Club	Description	When	Where	Contact details
Monmouth BC	Beginners Bridge course running every Wednesday between 2pm and 4:15pm. Course costs £65 per person.	Starts 2nd October. 10 weeks.	Mitchel Troy Village Hall	Julie Davies email Julie Tel: 07977 517818
Rhiwbina BC	A beginners' course for people with no or little previous knowledge of the game, or an improvers' course for people who have some basic knowledge. They may have already completed the beginners' course. For beginners on Tuesday afternoons from 12.30pm - 2.30pm. For improvers on Monday afternoons from 1pm - 3pm. The cost is £50 per person per term payable upfront - plus a text book covering the year's course costing £20. NOTE: Improvers course is now full with a waiting list.	Start 9th September for 10 weeks until June 2025. Aligns with School terms	The Veryard Room, Rhiwbina Memorial Hall, Lon-y-Dail, Rhiwbina, Cardiff CF14 6EA.	Roger Wright Tel: 07811 509490 email Roger
Gwent Bridge Academy	A series of 10 lessons at Gwent Bridge Academy Clayton Street Newport Will begin on Tuesday October 15 ^th starting at 7.00pm finishing 9.00pm. It will be a fun and relaxed way to learn the fascinating game of bridge. Coffee & Biscuits available. Cost £30.00 for the 10 lessons.	Starts October 15th. Course runs for 10 weeks.	Gwent Bridge Academy, Clayton Street, Newport.	Bill Parkinson Tel: 01633 667844 email Bill
Mid Glam BC	We hold an assisted play session every Tuesday from 0930 till 1200. Where you can ask any questions about your hand before you bid. Non members are very welcome, cost per session is £2.50 members £3.50 non members	Every Tuesday	Pontyclun Community Centre	Clive Edwards email club
Cardiff BC	Cardiff Bridge Club have been running both Beginners' and Continuing Bridge Courses for several years now. Beginning Bridge Course run by our 4 qualified Bridge Teachers, Simon Gottschalk, Stephen Jenkins, Jon Jones or Suzanne Nesom. The current course begins on Wednesday the 2nd October 2024. The beginners cost is £190 to include Course Documentation and Associate Membership of CBC. There will be a free Taster Session the week before, ie Wednesday 25th September at 2pm. Please spread the word about the new course to anyone who might be interested in learning bridge.	Beginners Course starts 2nd October. Course runs for 10 Weeks. The Continuing Bridge Course is of the same length and proposed for January 2025	Penylan Bowling and Cardiff Bridge Club, Malborough Rd, CF23 5BU	Simon Gottschalk Tel: 07970 857716 email Simon

Western League - NEW SEASON 2024-25

Western League Bridge

The Western League is made up of 8 counties, Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and East Wales.

We play 7 matches, roughly once a month from September to April.

We play online on Realbridge on a Saturday from 2pm-5.30pm, playing 24 boards, made up of two stanzas of 12 boards each

the match dates are :

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September 28th : Dorset v East Wales

November 2nd : East Wales v Herefordshire

December 7th : Avon v East Wales

January 11th : Wiltshire vEast Wales

February 1st : East Wales v Cornwall

March 8th : Devon v East Wales

April 5th : East Wales v Somerset

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We enter 3 teams, an A, B and C team. Each has a criteria for selection, but the C team is the starting point and you and your partner need to be below Premier Regional Master (50 greens).

It is a friendly and enjoyable way of spending a Saturday afternoon and whilst reasonably competitive, offers a good start for regular club players if they haven’t experienced team competition before. You can earn green points or parts of green points for each match you win.

We would welcome new pairs to put themselves forward to join us.

We will try and ensure that each pair plays at least one game in the season, but if we are inundated with new pairs, this may need to be spread over a couple of seasons

If you and your partner would like to put your names forward to play in the C team, please send your details, name, email address, phone number, club and ranking to Richard Welsford, (rtw76@sky.com)

Pairs who are interested in playing in the A or B team in the league should contact Mike Best. Both are keen to attract new recruits.

The Western League co-ordinator is Richard Welsford (rtw76@sky.com), who also runs the C Team.

The A and B Teams are selected by Mike Best (mikebest778@gmail.com).

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LAST SEASONS RESULTS

For A Division standings click here.

For B Division standings click here.

For C Division standings click here.

Welsh Women's League

Spring 4's Victory for EWBA's Richard Plackett

Richard wins in the EBU Spring Foursome event

EWBA's Richard Plackett adds the EBU Spring Foursome trophy to a list of prestigious wins over the past year.

The EBU's Spring Foursome is rated as one of the toughest events in the British bridge calendar.

The victorious team comprised Richard playing with partner Espen Erichsen and team mates, Andrew Robson, Alexander Alffrey, Peter Crouch and Simon Cope.

Spring 4's Victory for EWBA's Richard Plackett

Winter European Transnational Championship

Richard Plackett wins European Winter Games trophy

EWBA's Richard Plackett playing with partner Espen Erichsen along with team mates Ola and Mikael Rimstedt won the prestigious European Bridge League's - Winter European Transnational Championship.

Winter European Transnational Championship

Tollemache Cup - EWBA Team narrowly miss the finals

The EWBA narrowly missed qualifying for the final of the Tollemache Cup.

Qualification went to the top 4 teams in each of the two sections played. EWBA team missed out by just 4 VP's and despite winning/drawing more matches than the 3rd and 4th placed teams.

The squad was.

Aida Aris & Mark Roderick, Mike Best & Kevin Maddox,

Gilly Clench & Dave Birt, Gwynn Davis & Sue Ingham,

Richard Plackett & Adrian Thomas and Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff

The qualifiers were held on REALBRIDGE

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EWBA Club Representatives

Club Representatives – In accordance with the constitution, EWBA affiliated clubs are reminded to nominate a representative(s) to represent their club on the EWBA committee – all such representatives have full voting rights and all major decisions and communications will involve nominated club representatives.

Clubs are entitiled to nominate one representative for every 50 club members.

Please email the EWBA Secretary to update your club's reps details

4th European Winter Games - Winners

Richard wins the European Winter Games

EWBA's very own Richard Plackett playing for 'Team Orca' has won the prestigious Les Etincelles Cup played in Tignes, France. Richard and his team won by 131-86 imps in the semi-final.

The match was broadcast on BBO VuGraph and you can see the match via the Vugraph Archive on BBO.

Team Orca - Erik Berg, Peter Crouch, Richard Plackett, Mikael Rimstedt, Espen Erichsen, Ola Rimstedt

For those without a BBO account you can see the hand records HERE

URGENT - Junior Bridge

Urgent - Junior Bridge

In 30 years there may be few people left to play bridge against in Wales, as we are an aging population with hardly enough youngsters to field a Junior Team. This has GOT to change, so please help if you possibly can.

Volunteers to help mentor or coach new young players needed.

Can you let me know if you are able to help in any way please. It is time to give something back.

gillyclench1@gmail.com 02920 615245 / 07877 460847

Results

Sun 6th Oct 2024

Patrick Jourdain Teams

Sun 6th Oct 2024

Patrick Jourdain team's event - Green Pointed

Cardiff Bridge Club

Sun 8th Sep 2024

Stan Berger 1

Sun 8th Sep 2024

Stan Berger - Green Pointed pairs

Cardiff Bridge Club

Calendar

Sun 8th Dec 2024

EWBA mixed pairs

Cardiff Bridge Club
(Full Details)

Sat 8th Feb 2025

EWBA Green Pointed Swiss Pairs

Gwent Bridge Academy

Sun 9th Feb 2025

EWBA Green Pointed Swiss Teams

Gwent Bridge Academy

Sun 11th May 2025

EWBA AGM /Arthur James/Beatus Cup

Cardiff Bridge Club

Latest Results

Western League - November Match

Results for the East Wales teams who played Herefordshire on Saturday 2nd November.

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A Team:

Mike Best, Kevin Maddox, Maggie Pierce, Viking Yuen. Lost 8-12 (34-41)

B Team:

Richard Stevenson, Greg Howell, Anna-Marie O'Brien, Margaret Harrop. Won 13-7 (63-52)

C Team:

Iain Brisbane, John Dewsnap, Michael Jones, Richard Welsford. Won 13-7 (46-31)

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Lisvane Claret Jug -2024

Congratulations to Marilyn Wood & Halina Davies and to Merril Stone & Maxine Brown on winning the EWBA Claret Jug for Monday and Tuesday respectively.

Barrivale EWBA Claret Jug 2024


Barrivale Bridge Club held its heat of the EWBA Claret Jug in August, the winners were Diana Kendrick and Sean Macdougall.

Stan Berger Winners


Congratulations to Sue Ingham and Gwynn Davies winners of the Green Pointed - Stan Berger event that was held at Cardiff Bridge Club on Sunday 8th September.

Perry Shield, Spickett Bowl and President’s Cup 2024

Congratulation to the EWBA team on winning the Spickett Bowl. The team of Mia Deschepper & Ceri Pierce / Helen Houston & Jenny Vaughan / Sophie Cunningham & Debbie Richards had an unassailable lead going into the final match.

Our Perry Shield team of Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff / Gwynn Davis & Susan Ingham / David Birt & Gilly Clench came second.

Susan Biggin & Bev Cox / Keith Edwards & John Carroll / Sarah Wilcox & Johanna Hunt made up our Presidents Cup team who narrowly missed out on securing the trophy by less than 3 VPs

(Click anywhere in the article to go the WBU Results page for full details)

Penarth Claret Jug winners - Youth & Experience

Congratulations to Welsh Junior player James Brindle and his grandfather Adrian Trickey on winning the Penarth Claret Jug.

Arthur James & Beatus Cup Winners 2024

Congratulations to Chris Rochelle and Simon Gottschalk who won the Arthur James Bowl trophy at the EWBA AGM event held on 12th May at the Cardiff Bridge club.

The Winners of the Beatus Cup were Janet Cunnington and Darren Bellamy who were also second in the overall standings.

Crickhowell Claret Jug

Congratulations to Phil Reid and Ann Jeremiah winners of the EWBA Claret Jug for Crickhowell

Brecon Claret Jug

Congratulations to Andy Fryer and Tony Davies, winners of the Brecon Club's Claret Jug competition for 2024.

EWBA Claret Jug - Gwent Bridge Academy

Congratulations to Martin David and Steve Webb, winners of the EWBA Claret Jug for the Gwent Bridge Academy.

Abergavenny Claret Jug

Congratulations to Iain Brisbane and John Dewsnap, winners of the 2024 Abergavenny Claret Jug.

February Congress - Swiss Teams Winners

Congratulation to Mia Deschepper, Richard Plackett, Julian Pottage and Tony Ratcliff, winners of the EWBA Swiss Teams.

Full results can be seen HERE

February Congress - Swiss Pairs Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the EWBA February Congress Swiss Pairs - Cathy Smith & Andrew Smith.

Results of the event can be found HERE

EWBA Mixed Pairs Winners

Congratulations to Gwynn Davis and Susan Ingham, winners of the EWBA Mixed Pairs tournament held on 10th December at Cardiff Bridge Club.

Full results can be found HERE.

Midland Counties - Flitch Winners


Congratulations to Simon and Debbie Richards who won the Flitch title at the recent Midland Counties Congress on 7th January.

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